Show FAIRY QUEENS QUEEN'S THOUGHTS I really dont don't know sal sold said the Fairy Queen which of ot Mother Natures Nature's Na Na- N Natures Nature's tures ture's creatures I n admire d m 1 r e the thea a most They are all pretty wonderful p In one way or an an- other M u Yes Fes It Is hard to make up ones one's mind The Thc Fair FairQueen Fairy Queen an and th the Fairies were all a at atm m WIt Witty t y Witch's where they had hac been Invited to a aC C big banquet Oth Others t ers were com corning coming In later Inter on but Wit Wit- The Most Won- Won ty Witch had said derf ul t that b n t any who could come ome early would be more than welcome Of course I mean she said that tha you will be so very ery very cry welcome I think think- welcome Is a n wor word which hick speaks speak for r Itself as ns a word should do For no word to me has ban more of a n welcome sound than has welcome But ut I would be delighted If an any could come early It so happened that the the Fairy Queen I an and the Fairies were able to arrive ahead of the banquet time Witty Witch had everything e In tn readiness readIness readIness read read- Iness for the banquet except a few minute last-minute things and th they y ha had al all asked ed the Fairy Queen to tell the ones she considered most wonderful of alIn all al allIn allin In Mother Natures Nature's marvelous family Sometimes said the Fairy Que Queen QueenI n I think butter butterflies les are as wonderful as any of her children ren Of f course all insect must be e little grubs or worms and must must be tiny am anc and of little consequence before they be be- come full fledged Insects But the butterfly has so 80 many changes Take the Common Eastern Swa Swallowtail Butterfly for example that splendid family with their handsome handsome handsome hand hand- i some dark decorated decorate wings and the little tall at nt the end of either wing First there Is a little bit of an egg and then a n tiny caterpillar And then the caterpillar twice Next he turns Into a chrysalis and hangs bongs by a silken n thread to a twig while getting read ready for fol his nex next Big jIg change Then he will come out as ns the but butterfly but but- but but first he will rest after he comes out before spreading forth to the glories of the world The mothers know enough to lay their eggs by leaves upon which the little caterpillars can cnn later feed The little caterpillar eats until he has eaten earen enough then he rests and molts and eats again When he Is frightened he be knows that his family hr have ye e little kinds of horns from which they can send forth fortha a Y very ry unpleasant odor an and that this is a means of protection It is when he Is frightened or nervous that he does this And An then It Is so amazing to think of the way the caterpillar attaches himself elt to a twig by the silken threads In this chrysalis state he lie becomes becomes becomes be be- comes nothing but a kind of ot a jelly nn and yet et slowly he Is becoming a butterfly but but- And when he becomes a butterfly he be Is so magnificent so so full of color and glory and beauty Then It Is that he ho meets a lovely Miss Butterfly and asks her hel to become his mate mate and they choose a beautiful flower for the spot w where ele the wedding will take place And An they sip of the sweetness of ot flowers for tor their wedding feast Oh yes yes the Fairy Queen said I r think I would say that butterflies to me are arc the most wonderful of Mother Natures Nature's s creatures There are others I love Im I'm very fond lond of the dear little house wren and of at the way he comes up north northa a ahead lJ e a d in the 7 spring to get everything everything everything ev ev- In read readi r readiness adI- adI ness for tor homemaking homemaking homemaking home- home making leaving the tho tin finishing Ish I n g touches for his mute mate to make He lIe seems to know It t twill 4 will be lie her ller last Jast tau touches c h e s which will m mn make n k e the home a cosy place I I love 0 chis' chis his hla c cheery h e eel e r y singing too Vegetables always al nl- Dear Little a ways s se seem m to be House Wren prize children of ot 0 Mother Nature giving us of ot I their heir help hep to make us strong And I never ne se see string beans without wondering Where Is a hoe hoer r They do FCc u to demand hoeing without saying a avord word vord about It Its They quite make me smile The animals who have gone gone- to sleep for tor the winter are re so Interesting jut but butI I l do believe C the butterfly who was on once c nothing but hut a little ugly uKly squIrmIng squirming squirm- squirm Ing worm Is la the most wonderful of ot nil all Then It was v time to finish h the tle last few tew things timings for for tor the banquet but everyone everyone cry c every every- one mill Mid they had loved IO l rearing hearing the I Fairy l Queens Queen's thoughts |