208 THE FAIRY-FOLK OF THE BLUE HILL.

Thou shalt have a fairy spell.
Soon the prince will come this way,
To him thou these words must say : —

Toto the Slim,
I know thee well,
And o’er thee cast
This fairy spell.
I have thee now, —
No more thou’lt roam,
But seek at once
Thy fairy home.

While thou chantest, o’er him shower
Petals of this fairy flower.

Perfumes sweet that in it dwell

Work o’er him a fairy spell.”

As the fairy ceased, she held a bright flower
toward Wassa, the perfume of which was so
sweet that it pervaded the whole grotto in an
instant. Before the little maid had time to
thank her, the fairy had vanished. At the
same moment Wassa espied the little prince,
and, bounding toward him, she shook the flower
over him, at the same time saying : —

“Toto the Slim,
I know thee well,

And o’er thee cast
This fairy spell.