Show ping ta fairy Tal W fj rw A T THE E WINDS WIND'S COSTUMES Tommy th the b boy y who was having adventures was very very much excited when he saw the place where t the Wind went went when the Wind died down Be He saw the w Winds Wind's nc g Sleeping Palace which was In n a sunny Runny hilly field field Just Justoff of off the edge of the woods Above the the- Winds Wind's was the sky for the Wind liked pl plenty nty of air lr when he lie slept There wore many little creatures outside humming n a low soft melody which was very so soothing and much like a n lullaby They did this fo for the wind and there were katy bumblebees bumblebees bum bum- humming birds in the chorus cholus Just b by the door of the palace there was a notice It begged those who came to pa pay attention to the the notice and nad Tommy read rend it all nIl He was particularly Interested Interested in interested In- In In the part that said When the Wind dies down and goes to his Sleeping Palace it Is s so very ery quiet and so o very very ery very verv still sUIl and so very calm that even evell the earth people cannot feel any any breeze The Wind lia ha has completely d died d d n they thuy say It Is Id b bG ll we ar are ke keeping keep keeping pIng p- p ing his P Palace la e so quiet Uphold these tr traditions And remember IThe I The Is tired He l has as been oft off on a Gale Occasion A Gale ale Occasion Occa Occa- sion slon Is the same sarrie with him as a Gala Occasion Is Is' Is with the Earth people Remember the rules Tr Tread Trad ad g gently Uy Just li us Tommy finished reading the thedoor thedoor do door r o of the Palace wa was o opened ened and standing there were two little g gentlemen gentle gentle- men men dressed dressed In IIi fly away fly away coats oi of green They held the door back bac and one of them whispered to Tommy Tomm Were the Breeze e Brothers Were We're keeping v very ry quiet If we began to get excited the Wind might to see what was up Tommy walked on along th the great hall hail It was made of beautiful stones stones' and small pine and fir trees stood In great green buckets on either side As Ashe Ashe Ashe he walked along he saw th the Tread Softly Cupboard and picked out a n pair of Guarante Sound Not Not Mak Sound et Moss Slippers SUppers Then he turned down a corridor to the right and before long he was Inthe Inthe In to the Royal Wardrobe room talking to th the Wardrobe Chief What a wardrobe the Wind had hadt l There were c costumes for tor windy rainy days for windy-sunny windy days for windy windy- cold days for windy mild days There I I i- i They Held the Door Back were wild wIla costumes for h hurricanes rr canes gales blizzards storms torms a. a and d there ther was one costume which looked like a clowns clown's costume which which the Wardrobe Chief said was the costume the Wind wore when he went on his howling parties parties par par- ties sometimes of a very windy evening eve eve- eve ning Youve heard him howl at night the Wardrobe Chief asked Tommy and Tommy said he had what he wears the Wardrobe Wardrobe Wardrobe Ward Ward- robe Chief said It was tie wildest costume the costume the sleeves and trousers trouser all aJl frazzled the hood covered ered with bells and whistles and horns Tommy had no Id Idea a the Wind had so many costumes yet et he could see ee that there was a time when the Wind wore ore ea each h of them And then he saw the Wind asleep ep Above him was his sky slay roof root and h he had a n bed which looked ed as though It had come from the deep deep forest The Wind was as sound asleep The chorus outside the Palace could be heard faintly the sun was yas shining down and the Wind looked like e a n beautiful knight of ot old or or maybe a prince slim and hands handsome me and young oung and a brave merry fellow too When the Wind caught sight of Tommy he laughed Well VeIl upon my word as ns the Wind so here you ou are arc And now now t to pay me back buck for running run oil ofT with your our kite last week and your balloon two weeks before you ou have ha now ov discovered dIsco where the tho Wind goes when the Wind dies down Good for you Jou Tommy nut But come come Jump on my back and Til ru take you rou to the tho Mountain Top If Ir youve you've come this tills far fur that's wh where re y you u must be Ing goIng going go- go Tommy Jumped upon the Wind Virid and riding piggyback fashion they dashed off the Wind flinging his windy sunny day cape capo about him And as they flew oft off the Palace y e began to sway and the trees and ferns n all 1 bowed again anc and u again aln and ever everything thing which had been so still began to move mo Were Vere off oft crl cried the now wi vId Id Jo- Jo awa awake e Wind VIEd I |