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Show I Fairy Tale for the Children f By MARY GRAHAM BONNER Jr--S' SEA FAIRIES The sand fairies went rushing out to the sea fairies. The sea fairies laughed as they fell right over them with their boats of foam in which they were riding. "Ah," said the sea fairies, "aren't you glad you joined us? Our boats are going so well today. "There are no boats in the world like the breaker boats." "They seem to have rather rough names," said the sand fairies. "Of course," said the sea fairies, "and they are good and rough, too. "Although of course it is the ocean that helps. These boats will not come out unless the ocean is just right. "When the ocean is just right they do what the ocean tells them to do. "We think old Mother Ocean Is pretty pret-ty powerful. She rules the waves. "She rules the breakers. And she rules the boats which we call the breaker boats. "Some people just call them breakers, break-ers, and others call them high waves or angry waves, or waves covered with whitecaps and foam." "Here, here, here," whistled a voice from above. It' was the voice of old Mr. Wind. "Now, don't you start saying that Mother Ocean docs all the work. I do ome of it myself "I am a friend of Mother Ocean, I am, and I like to help her." "Oh dear, oh dear," laughed the sea fairies. "The wind must always get some praise, too." "Of course I must," said the wind. "There are so many people who abuse me. "They talk about the 'frightful mSmM "Enjoy Yourselves." wind,' and the 'terrible wind' and the 'great gale' that I am blowing up." "Oh, well, well," said the sea fairies, "you can't please every one. We're satisfied, so that's enough praise for you today, Mr. Wind. "And we know you help Mother Ocean. But we like to tease you sometimes by giving Mother Ocean all the praise. "It never fails to make you very angry." ' "I suppose that is what you like," said Mr. Wind. "Of course," said the sea fairies. "Then you blow up into a rage and we have more fun than ever, and the breaker boats go so wonderfully." "I should say they did," said one poor little sand fairy, who had been knocked over and over all the time by the sea fairies." But she really didn't mind. It had all been quite jolly. The sea fairies wore their fluffy white dresses and their green shoes and stockings. Such gorgeous green shoes and stockings as they were. And their collars and hats were like glorious white ruffles all made by Mother Ocean. All of the sea fairies were now back In their boats and how the breaker boats did toss and break I They roared with the fun. and the low, deep voice of Mother Ocean murmured mur-mured all the time: "That is right, my children. Enjoy yourselves. You are so beautiful, so young and so active. It does my old watery heart good to see you." And the sea faries went on roiling back and forth iu their breaker boats. Aud as they went they played with tie sand fairies on the beach. (, 1931. Western Newspaper Union.) |