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Show )aMyshminj fairy lal Bonner j? iTtLf HIS BIRTHDAY ROBE i "I have it, I have It," shouted the Fairy Queen. And nil the fairies from far and near came rushing to her, saying : "Beautiful Fairy Queen, what have you?" "I know why Mr. Sun Is looking so gorgeously this late . afternoon," she Bald. All the fairies looked at Mr. Sun and then the Fairy Queen ran In and out of the groups of fairies whispering whisper-ing something to each and all of them. "Now!" she exclaimed, "Ready, set, go!" : "They're going to have a race," said Mr. Sun when he heard the Fairy Queen say "Ready!" 1113 face had been a little sad. He was afraid they had forgotten. A tiny cloud had passed over It, but It had lasted only a second, for after the Fairy Queen had said "Go!" every little fairy shouted with might and main: "Many happy returns of the day, Mr. Sun.. Many happy returns of the clay. Many, many, many, many, many, many happy returns of the day!" How Mr. Sun smiled! And tht sun fairies all came out and dance and played games up In the sky. "Ah, you remember," snld Mr. Sun "Yes, you remember, to be sure that when I wear ray beautiful re "Many Happy Returns of tha Day. robe as I start for bed It means that It 13 my birthday." "And you have so many birthdays, said the fairies, laughing merrily. "To be sure, to be sure," said Mr. Sun. "An old fellow such as I am must have lots of birthdays so as to keep himself young." "Well, well, well," said the Fairy Queen, "you will have to explain that speech. "How can you keep young having so many birthdays? , Kach birthday makes you older, Isn't that so?" "I'll tell you, Fairy Queen, and little lit-tle fairies," said Mr. Sun. "That is true when It comes to the birthdays of the earth people boys and girls and grownups, but not when It comes to the birthdays of the sun. "You see, I am so very, very, very old that It doesn't really make much difference how old I am. "But I like to have birthdays often, and to celebrate them by wearing my beautiful red robe, because It keeps me young like a boy or girl. y "Boys and girls have good sense to like birthdays and to celebrate theni with candles and cakes and Ice cream and maybe creamed chicken though perhaps I should have named those foods In the opposite order from the way 1 did." All the fairies laughed when they heard old Mr. Sun suggesting creamed chicken as a part of a birthday party. "You see," be said, ns he saw that they were laughing at that Idea of his, "I know they sometimes have creamed chicken, for I have looked down upon birthday celebrations where they have had supper In the garden. "Cut you see It keeps me young, like boys and girls, to celebrate my birthday often, and I do It by wearing wear-ing my bright red robe as you all know. "The earth people always speak of the gorgeous sunset, on my birthday, but they don't know the reason for IL" , "We do," shouted the fairies. "Yes, and I don't mind If you tell some other friends," Mr. Sun said. "You might tell boys and girls or any nice people." "We will If we get the. chance," said the fairies. So Mr. Sun went to bed, wearing his birthday robe of red, while everyone every-one admired the brilliant sunset, and wlille the sun fairies and twilight fairies said good-night to each other, for the sun fairies had gone to bed, too! |