Show D ing rallY Taa Ta a GraM Graham ra Jl Bonner r MO HIS BIRTHDAY ROBE I III have hn It I have It shouted tho the Fairy Queen An And all the tile fairies from far fm and near came me rushing to her sn saying have Beautiful Fairy Queen what you 1 I 1 know why Mr r Sun Is looking so gorgeously this late lutc afternoon she said All the fairies looked at Mr Sun and then the Fairy Queen ran in and out of the groups of fairies whisperIng whisper- whisper Ing something to each euch and all of ot them Now she exclaimed Head Heady set go going to ha have e n n a race said Mr Sun when he heard the Fairy hairy Queen say Ready Ills His face had been a little sad Ho He was afraid they the had forgotten A tiny cloud yd ha 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 l In Many Jinny n. n happy returns of the thc day Mr Sun Many Jinny happy returns of the da day clay Many l many many many many man many happy returns of tho the day How V Mr h Sun smiled And thi th sun fairies all ull came out and danced dancel danceland ance and und played games up In the sl sky y Ah Ali you OU remember said Mr l Sun Yes you rou remember to be sure suretha tha that that- when hen I r wear m my beautiful red t I Many Happy Returns of the Day robe as I 1 start for bed lied It means menns that it is m. m my birthday And you ou have so many birthdays said the fairies laughing merrily To be sure to be sure sal said i Mr r Sun An old oM fellow such as I I Iam am am must have lots of birthdays so as ns to keep himself young oun Well ell well well said the Fairy Queen you ou will have ha to explain that speech How can you ou keep young having so many man birthdays Each birthday makes you ou older ohler Isn't that so Ill tell you OU Fairy Queen and littie little lit lit- tie tle fairies said Mr Sun That is true when wilen It comes to the birthdays of the earth people people boys boys and girls and grown grownups ups but not when It comes to the time birthdays of ot the sun You 1 ou see I am so er very very very cry old that It doesn't really make much difference how old I amBut amBut am nun But I like lIJe to have IHl birthdays often and to celebrate them b by wearing my beautiful red reel robe because It keeps me young young like like a boy or girl Bo Boys s 's an and girls have good sense to like birthdays and to celebrate them therm with candles and cakes eg and ice cream and maybe he creamed chicken though chicken though perhaps I should have named those fO foods ds in the opposite order from the thc way I 1 did All the fairies laughed when they heard hemd old Mr Sun suggesting creamed chicken as ns as a part apart part of a birthday party You see he hc said as us he saw that thc they were laughing at nt that idea of his I I know the they sometimes sometime have hn creamed chicken for fOI I have looked down upon lIllon birthday i celebrations where when the they ha have e laud had sUl supper per in the garden But you OIl see It l keeps me young like boys bOrs find and girls to celebrate my birthday often and l I do it by wearing wearIng wearing wear wear- ing my rny bright red robe as us you ou allI all nil I know ow The Time earth people always speak of ot the gorgeous sunset on my ray birthday but the they dont don't know the reason reason for forIt It W Ve We c do Jo shouted the fairies 1 Yes and nud I I dont don't mind If you ou tell some other friends Mr Sun Sun Stun salt You might aright tell teU bo boys bos s nud and girls or any nice people We Ve will If we wc get the chance said the fairies So Mr r. r Sun went to bed lied wearing weaving his birthday robe of red while everyone everyone every every- one admired th the brilliant sunset and while the sun fairies arid and twilight fairies said suld good nl night goodnight ht to each other for the sun fairies had gone to bed too tool |