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Show M DADDY'S OfBHK A W.TAlt JUDGE ROCK. "The Snow Fairies," said Daddy, "thought they would like to take a long walk along the top of a mountain. moun-tain. " 'We'll start right away,' one of jthem said. "So a little Fairy named 'Snow Drop' led the walk, and another Fairy called 'Snow Flake,' made all the suggestions. sug-gestions. "Now Snow Flake was the mother fairy of all the little snow flakes and she called all the children to the walking walk-ing trip. " 'Come Snow Flake children,' she whistled through the wind. And along came the Snow Flake children scampering scam-pering and laughing. " 'Isn't it strange,' said the Grownups, Grown-ups, 'that tlie mountain top is covered with snow but that very little Is coming com-ing down here? Just now and again a few flakes come down but along the mountain top there Is a long ridge of snow.' "Of course that was because dd King Snow hadn't come out. And the snow flakes that fell to the earth were some of the trimmings of the little dresses and suits worn by the Snow , ill H 1 Snow Fairies Settled Around the Cave. Flake children which fell as they walked. Most of them fell off as they "'Here Is the cave owned by Judge Rock,' said Mother Snow Drop. " 'Is he a friend of ours?' asked the Snow Drop children. " 'Ah,' said Mother Snow Flake, 'we old mothers know so many more peo-pie peo-pie than the children.' "'That's because you've been -around more than we have,' said the Snow Flake children. "And both Mother Snow Drop and Mother Snow Flake agreed. "When they got to the cave of Judge Rock they knocked on the side of the biggest rock of all. " 'TJgh, oh, jimminy crlckety, dear me, oh my,' said Judge Rock. 'What are you hitting my great toe for?' "Are we hitting your toe?' asked the Snow Flake children. " 'Did we hurt you?' asked the Snow Drop children. "'Ah, no,' said Judge Rock, 'the Snow Flakes and Snow Drops can't hurt a tough old fellow like Judge Rock. I'm made of stone hard, hard stone, you see, and nothing hurts me. I'm so solid and strong.' " 'That's good,' said the Snow Flakes and Snow Drops. "'Won't you tell the children the story of your life?' asked Mother Snow Flake. " 'Oh do,' chimed In Mother Snow Drop. " 'Thank you. Til be happy to,' said Judge Rock. And all the Snow Fairies settled around the cave and listened while Judge Rock told his story. " 'You see,' he commenced, 'I am the largest rock around these parts, and for that reason I have been named Judge Rock. My home and myself are all one. It's so convenient not to have a separate home for oneself. The Cave is Me. I am the Cave. Isn't that fine?' "And all the children laughed and thought Judge Rock was very wonderful won-derful indeed. " 'I have a great many children.' said Judge Rock. 'They are not as big or as strong as I am for that is quite right. They are called the Stones, and I have grandchildren, too,' he added proudly. "'Who are they?' asked the Snow Fairies. " They are the little pebbles,' said Judge Rock. 'And such fine little pebbles peb-bles as they all are. . They often play with your cousins the Sand Fairies when Mr. Wind blows them about and Old Father Ocean roars around the Sea Shore.' " 'What a splendid family you have,' said the Snow Fairies, 'and we are so grateful to you for telling us about them. " 'You're welcome,' said Judge Rock, 'and before you go you must have some of my Moss soup and snow ice cream.' "So old Judge Rock gave a party in his cave which was both his home (Ad limselfl" |