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Show Evening Fairy Tale for the Children X By MARY GRAHAM BONNER FLY-HIGH Now Fly-High, you know. Is the special bird of the elves. He has a great red body and enormous black wings. "Come, Fly-IIIgh," called Ellle Elf. And from somewhere no one could hardly tell where Fly-IIIgh swooped down Into Elfland. "Here I am," said Fly-High. For as Fly-IIIgh Is only a bird of Elfland he can talk, aud very often he explains ex-plains the tripsthe elves take. "Hurrah 1" shouted Ellle Elf. "You came so quickly. We want to see our cousins, the members of the oaf family. fam-ily. "Will you take us to Oafland?" "By nil meaus," said Fly-High. "Shall we start right away?'' asked all the elves. "I am ready," said Fly-High. "I am Just anxious for a good fly. I want to stretch my wings and feel the wind against them. "And I want to feel all the little elves on my back." "That's our wondrous Fly-High," said the elves, dancing happily about. "But, Fly-High, do you suppose there would be room on your back for the members of the Bogey family and the Gnomes? A great many of them want to go with us. "Do you think you could manage us nil?" "Certainly, certainly, by all means," said Fly-High. "Let's be off." So all the elves and a great many of the gnomes and Bogeys climbed on Fly-nigh's back, and his broad black wings spread way out until every lit- "We're Off at Last." tie creature had a fine, soft, feathery seat. "We're off at Inst," said Fly-High. "And let's go quickly," said the elves. They flew along so very quickly, and as thoy flew they passed by birds who were chirping and singing. The birds were not frightened by the enormous size of Fly-High, for they knew he was the bird of Elfiand, and that he would never do them any harm. At last they all reached the spot where the members of the Oaf family were. All the family joined In the trip and a wonderfnl, wonderful trip they had. At the end of It the members of the Oaf family asked the Elves to send around word once more that there were no dangerous, naughty little creatures among the Oaf family. So many untrue stories had gone around about them, and the Elves promised. In fact they wanted to see the members of tbe Oaf family particularly particu-larly this time to ask them if they didn't want those messages to go around again. "And tell them that not a single member of the Bogey family would hurt them," said the members of the Bogey family. "It's cruel of creatures to sny we'll catch children. We wouldn't hurt a single child for anything In the world whether good or naughty." And the Elves knew this was true. UcX 1931. Western Newspaper Union.) |