| Show D Dade rI ing fairy Tal 6 GrAM May I aw Bonner v 52 r DRESSING UP Off Oft went the Gnomes Gnomes to get their sleds while the Brownies began coastIng coastIng coast coast- Ing down the bill to make It goot good s 's and hard When It was wall all all' ready rendy back bock came came the Gnomes with their sleds sleds' They were ere new I sled led s a athey 4 they had been given given en for tor Christmas and on each one was written Gnomes Flyer Firer What beautiful sleds you ou have said the tho Brownies t admiringly am Yes said sold the Brownies Began G Gnomes n nom o m e s a t the ii h e Coasting Down Fairy alry Queen gave the Hill HIli them to us for Christmas lion How good of ot her hen herl exclaimed Billie nit nit- lie Brownie She gave gu all nil of ot us the most wonderful skates Can Call you ou skate asked Peter Gnome looking as ns though his eyes eyl's would pop out of his tots hen head Of course 1 I You know we skate I 1 You shouldn't ask that question laughed We can cnn skate skate and and we can also fall down Were ere going to try this winter to loam learn to skate as 9 much as liS we fall tan tanI down I I At present we fall down better I tuna we skate But we love lo It Just the sumo same Then sold said Peter Gnome well wen give he n skating party tomorrow night or lr perhaps the next night the night the first one olle when It II Is clear and cold and the Is up And nd lets let's ask the Fairies too shall we 11 Oh yes IS said Billie and well we'll try Iry to show off and d do some som ks f fur V tie the Fairy Queen If U I Iere were ere you ou Peter Gnome I 1 wouldn't try too many tricks but hut just try to keep your balance and not topple over tr Hood Good advice ad said DIllIe Billie Brownie well we'll try Iry to 10 take It It Hut But Just at nt that moment Mr lr Moon began to 10 grow Impatient Arent you ou ever going to stop talkIng talk talk- lag Ing 1 he III asked You can talk Just justus Justas us as well wll In the dark and here 1 t am nun giving you all nil the lite light 1 t can call for Cor the coasting party Well Hell go off nIT right I. I way uway Iway sa said d one of ot the Gnomes They all nil began piling on their sleds Sometimes they put the sleds together together to to- gether and a great many went down at lit a time Usually the last sled unturned upturned but that only added to the fun tun Mr Moon grinned and ond said This Is the theay way ay I t like to spend a winters winter's night I so enjoy a party Gnome will Then said Peter Ieter you ou come to our skating party we are ore going to give for tor the Fair Fairy Queen and the other Fairies and at which the Brownies are going to do some special social stunts Indeed Ill I'll come with pleasure said Mr Ur Moon smiling broadly Im glad this Is to be a gay week I like It gay when I dress up and wear my best suit and look well and round and fat tat So you like hike to dress up for parties par parS ties eh eb asked Peter Gnome Yes Yea said suid Mr Ur Moon I 1 love It 1 I like to look well and as a matter of fact I do look pretty well most of ot the time E Even en en if It my shape is only half this size its it's Interesting and when Im I'm a 0 c crescent res c e n t shape Im I'm qui quite t e beautiful The Brownies row Die f and Gnomes laughed for tor Mr Moon Aroon was so 10 happy hap bap- Le py he kept boast boastIng 7 M tag lug about himself all the floe evening e elie He lie Ie talked of ot hi his dressing u p p-h p h I a s colors color clouds shadows shapes And all 1111 the time 1 the Brownies and andO O G Gnomes n a o ollie in e s a coasted r down the smooth A A. LIttle Later LaterI snow enow hill bill while a little later h They Had the tho I t they e y had hud their skating party I party parly which was such auch fun tun even though there were many many tumbles tum turn bles bits But oh oh how Mr Moon did enjoy his hili evening e He lie Ie didn't know when he toe had hod enjoyed an ao evening so ao much j sod and he was glad he looked bright and I dressed up for tor t the be festivities I I I |
