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Show AARY GRAHAM. -BONNER. THE CLOUD DANCE I haven't told you yet about the dance the fairies gave at the top of Mountain Peak for their friends, the clouds. So I must tell you about It at once. The fairies had had such a good time at the dance the clouds had given that they wanted to make theirs a huge success, too. It was a cool day, and Mr. Sun was shining hard while Mr. Wind was having an argument with him as to whether It was a warm day or not. They almost had a quarrel about it, and then they overheard some grownup grown-up say : "It's warm In the sun today, but otherwise it's really quite cold, for the wind has a sharpness to it" So that settled the dispute, for then they both knew they were right Well, it was just the sort of a day the fairies wanted for their dance. The sky was the most beautiful shade of blue, and the clouds came along to the party in fine array which means fine feathers or fine clothes. You know how sometimes you've seen the clouds go so quickly along you've wondered where they were bound for. Well, usually when they're hurrying hurry-ing like that on a cool day when the SIB The Clouds Came Dancing. sky is a very deep blue, more than likely they are on their way to a dance on Mountain Peak which the fairies are giving. But this afternoon the fairies had a special treat for the clouds. In the first place, Mountain Peak wore his very finest blue cap, which he only wears on very important occasions, oc-casions, and In the second place the fairies did their mountain dance. They flew from one little peak to another, and then -they flew about In groups, carrying with them garlands of beautiful honeysuckles and ivy vines. The clouds were delighted and began be-gan tearing about in glee. Then Mr. Sun was so excited that he came over 1 to see the fairies dance, too. And he went behind one of the clouds, so that the earth-people said It was surely going to rain. And, of course, Mr. Wind flew about having the gayest sort of a time. And, too, he was pleased, for he had won the dispute with Mr. Sun. Now it certainly was a very cool day for the earth-people when Mr. Sun was so lazy and bad to watch parties ! But Mr. Sun didn't care. He had to have some fun, too. And surely he deserves to have fun. As for the clouds and the little fairies, they had the jolllest, best sort of a time, and Just before It was time for the clouds to leave, all the little gnomes who lived In Mountain Peak came out and did their tricks. |