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Show page 8 Sugar House Thursday. December 19. 1957 INDEPENDENT they wre- - sure her father was. very nice indeed, and that theyj would be very glad to meet him. J "I'm so glad to hear you sayj so," the Ice Fairy nodded herj pretty little head. "For here we are, and I'm sure my father would not want to meet anyone who was afraid of him. Please come in," ie added, and pushed open a door which was banded all around! with gold leaves, from the tips of which dripped glittering jewels of every color. They came into a great room, carved from the inside of the mountain and lined with silver, sparkling with lovely lights. At the far end of the room there was a Throne, all of gold andj rubies and diamonds, and seatedj on the . Throne was the tiniest lit-tle man! in an ermine robe trim-med with beautiful blue stones, it iiiiiiiiiiii milium By Ruth Heodrick As Chitter and Chatter followed the Ice Fairy into the gleaming loveliness of her palace under the Waterfall, they were SO excited that they fairly shook. At first it was light and pretty as anything, but as they followed her back a little further it grew darker and darker, until they almost couldn't see. And when it seemed like they just would have to stop because there was no place to put their feet except in the very darkest spot, the Ice Fairy waved her little flame fipped wand, and the flame grew and grew until it shed the brightest light all up and down the hallway. For that is where our two little friends found them selves. A hallway all trimmed md he had a long snowy beard and two twinkling blue eyes.' "This is my father, the Ice King," the little Ice Fairy said, bowing gracefully, and Chitter and Chatter just stood arid gazed in amazement. Chitter and Chatter nodded their heads quickly and flirted their little tails and said "how do you do, pleased to meet you", in very frightened and squeakey voices. 'Now, now, don't be frightened of me" "exclaimed the Ice King. "I wouldn't hurt you for anything in . the world. And besides, you are my guests and were brought here by the Ice Fairy, my daugh-ter. Would you enjoy a nice plate of pine nuts?" "Oh, yes sir," Chitter answered quickly. (You see, like most boys, Chitter never could seem to get full.. "Thank you, please," Chatter 'agreed very politely. ( And they hurried forward to jhelp themselves from a large j plate of nuts on a beautiful silver j table beside - the King's throne. I "What's this I ,hear, Master ' ; Chitter, about you not believing there were Faries?" the little King looked very severely at Chitter, who had his mouth so full of nuts he could hardly find room "Well," Chitter finally defended himself. "I never saw one before." to talk around them. "No, you couldn't. You didn't believe. You have to. vou know. with shining gems of. blue and red and silver, what looked like sparkling diamonds and pearls. "This is the Main Hall," the Ice Fairy explained. "It leads direct ly to the Throne Room. There you will meet my Father, the Ice King. He is really the ruler of the forest in the winter time." "You mean he freezes things?" Chitter ventured to ask. "Oh, yes, it is his job to see that the snows are frozen so that they do not melt' and run away too fast, so Men may have water in the summer as well as in the winter. And he sees that all the plants stay asleep in the winter, so that they are ready to come out in the spring when it is warm. Oh, he is a very busy person, my Father." , "Does he freeze people and ani mals, too?" Chitter asked fear fully. "Not unless they are foolish en ough to get out when he is busy freezing the snow and. water. You see, he doesn't mean to freeze the things that don't need freez ing, but sometimes people and an imals make it awfully hard, for him." "I think it's him makes things hard for the rest of us," Chitter observed solemnly, and Chatter had to let just a tiny giggle es-cape. "Well, I like him," the Ice Fairy looked a little indignant and Chit-ter and Chatter hurried to tell her lor you can't see them." the King nodded his head wisely and his long white beard swished grandly. "But how can you believe if you can't see?" Chitter wanted to know. "Why, - - well, you just believe ! Like you can't see the air, but 'lyou breath and you can't see the ! song the birds sing, but you list-Me- n and you can't see the sun at ! night, but you kn9w it will come up in the morning. You just believe, and there it is. Same way with the Faries. You believe, and ? you can see them. Chatter believed, i and so the Ice Fairy led you here." f "You see, I told you so, Chitter and you just wouldn't listen to J me. It's because I'm a girl," S she explained, turning to the Ice ) King with a neat little courtesy. "You mean he doesn't believe ? in Faries because, you're a girl?" i the old King asked, but there was ? a merry twinkle deep in his little 5 blue eyes. 6 "Oh, na sir," Chatter ernestly explained. "It's that he doesn't believe me, because I'm a girl. Girls aren't supposed to know as s much as boys. Or anyway, BOYS J think they don't." k "Oh - ho ho ho! laughed the' Ice King, and the Ice Fairy 5 joined in with the merriest little J laugh, too. "Oh - ho - ho - hee- - hee - ee! never heard anything so funny in my life. Why Chitter, boy, you'll never in this world get to know as much about faries and witches and things of that sort as your sister and it's because she IS a girl. Mind you,, just l? remember that when you get back 6 to your cozy little pine tree nest." 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Some 18 girls participated in the play. g Parent of the Brownies were treated to a special performance wjjof the show the day after the play was given for the children. k- Junior Y-Te-en Night ife December 16 is the night schedul-- $ ed for the Junior Y-Te- en Night. S The Roosevelt ns will be the hostesses for a party right after school, in place of the usual swim--N ming. There will be a delicious $ dinner served, and lots of food. The program to follow the dinner will be spotlighted by Elaine Can-j- k-non, speaking on "Dating." |