| Show t sD j w 0 a i c I THE DANCING GIRL China Dancing girl stood on the shelf in the and at night night she danced for the toys but Inthe in inthe inthe the daytime daytime she stood on t 01 the to toes s of one pink shoed foot and held the held the sl sides es of her pink lace skirt in ln each hand Dolls Della Doll DoH also 11 II ed h ed in the playroom playroom playroom play play- room and she had a trunk full of such clothes clothes such pretty ones too Dancing Dane Dane- ing Girl thought and she looked Blocked with great longing on on Della Delia Dolls Doll's s clothes for tor she had nev never never r in all her days had but the one dress she else had on To be sure her hair was and hung in curls about her c cunning little pink cheeks cheeps and h her r dress was trimmed with lace ace all all' dotted with gold and around her neck was a gold goldchain goldchain goldchain chain with a tiny locket jacket on it and andall andall all this this' Della Delia Doll did not have But there were nere many things that I Della Delia Doll did have even If her hair did not curl She Ise he had clothes lots of them that could be lie taken off and put I on and besides that she had a bed Now New I wonder how it feels Peels to lie down clown in a bed thought Dancing I Doll DoH How I wish I could have abed a abed bed and clothes like Della Delia Doll Doll DollAnd And all this time while Dancing Girl was wishing sh she had all of 01 Della Delia Doll Dolls Doll's s clothes Della Delia was wishing she C coi cos 1 i dance like little china china Dancing I Gi Gf and r stand on one foot Oh Oh how lovely it must be beI P thought Della Delia D Doll ll to be beable able to dance and wear weal that pretty frock all the time and she shA sh has such pretty hair I wish I could could- be belittle little china Dancing Girl One night a faIry came came to the playroom playroom playroom play play- room Just before 12 o'clock lock because there h had d been so much wishing go- go goI go I I ing on she had to come and find out I what it t was all about So she he whispered to D Delia Doll that she should have her wish wish- that t. t night and take little china Dancing Girls Girl's place pIne She Sh wants tp change places with you said sold the fairy so it can be easily arranged w 0 But why does sh she want to be in I Imy my place place asked Della Delia Doll 1 She admires your our clothes I jour and she thinks to sleep in a bed must be nicer nicer than standing up all the time said the fairy I I will be he back back at 12 and change you you Then the fairy went vent to Dancing Girl Crl and told her she should Shoud have her wish b because cause Della Delia Doll Dolly wanted to change hange places with her fy 3 Why does she wish to Dancing change change pla places es with me 7 asked asked- Dancing Girl Just as as Della Delia Doll Dol had hael asked Because you are so pretty and can dance so well she thinks it must be much nicer standing up here with witha a beautiful dress dress' dresson on all the time and she wants to dance s sold said ld the fairy I I will be b back ck at 1 12 and change you Della Delia Doll began to think it over or after the fairy had gone If It the ht Dancing Girl wants my place it must be better than her her- herway way of living thought Della Delia Doll I I guess I wont won't range change ange after all all So when the fair fairy came carne back at I 12 Della Delia Doll told her she had changed her mind that she wished to remain as she was Then off to china Dancin went the fairy an and found that she I too had changed her mind I think I will ke seep keep p on dancing she said if it Della Delia Doll wishes wishes' to be like me Iguess I Iguess Iguess guess my life must be the best beat besides besides be besides be be- sides that I am sure asire sure sh she could never dance as well as as I do d r I I am sure she couldn't couldn t said the fairy fatty n nor r could you you- do the things that Della Delia Doll does as well as she can Her clothes would not look aswell as aswell aswell well on you you and you would soon grow tired tred of 01 sitting still as she has to sometimes all day long They were satisfied soon enough when they found out some envied them said the fairy as she flew away away Dancing Girl danced as she had never before that night because I she knew Della Delia Doll DoH admired her and Della Delia Doll dress dressed d in her best frock walked up and down in front of the shelf shelt happy because she knew Dancing Dancing ing Girl admired her clothes After that neither of them wished to change places with the other They changed their minds quick quck enough when they found out someone wanted j i their place and began to think they were much happier than they were Copyright 1918 1915 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News Newspaper News News- I paper New New York City |
