Show e lv P MERMAID FAIRIES there luiere are some fairies called the fric rinald fairies because in the water more than they are arc out of it they had decided to help the little fishes with alth a swimming party aich which they were planning they knew just what the other fairies would like ilke iery biery fairy in fairyland was invited there were the wood fairies the dawn tallies fairies the evening fairies nil 1111 of them were invited incited and they made rent great preparations over the way they should go in the first place they wore lovely dresses of green seaweed which really were uie beautiful and they put on their writer ft aln ings g of green too to help them thein cherf ft hen they got tired fired swimming the llie balry queen wore a chain of vc deiy Y line fine sen sea shells shella which once upon a thile line old sir mr pickerel had bad sent her they had been given to him by one of ills his relations who lived in the sen sea for of course mr pickerels home la Is always in III fresh water such as a W lake i e or a river or a stream this swimming party was given in a lale lake and mr pickerel was tile the host you can well guess how flattered he was ft when lien lie he saw the fairy queen the present he had once given to tier her the fairies nil all arrived in their boats f 47 vl ff 7 f i ic 0 3 U A and n dd MM mr rr pickerel was the host made of glass through which they could see right down to the bottom of the lie take lake which was very deep the mermaid fairies and the fishes were all swimming around waiting for them and when they came all tho the fishes fins wiggled with pleasure and the mermaids their beautiful hair around their heads splash splash I 1 came from sir mr pickerel Ilc kerel which really meant delighted to see i ou on then airs pickerel splashed too and after the little pickerels splashed for all they were nere worth and so on until every single fish had given a wel n elcome to tile fairies the fairies sailed about in their boat which went under tho the water as well as on top and then eveia little while they would get out from one ot of their glass port holes and swim around with great glee now for the race shouted sir air pickerel when I 1 say one two three go remember what it 11 means 1 I will hlll give three small splashes with my tall and then I 1 will jump away up and come down clown with a ter rifle splash which will mean got gol all the fairies got ready for the big swimming race and the little all iviam around in circles to cheer them along for of course the fishes ashes go in the race that would hardly have been fair 1 and when ft hen clr pickerel said go and made tile tho terrific jump and splash with wit ills his 1111 all the fairies jumped and it was uns several minutes before any of them actually lly got started they had been so startled by sir mr pickerels mighty splash plash fc that amused the fishes and it amused the fairies too granny perch gave the prize and how she did wiggle her fins when she presented it the prize was a new set act of water wings made out of the softest and loveliest of moss that came from the bottom bottom of tile the take lake and which had been made by granny perch into the wings then all the fishes took the fairies to their pond lily cove where they had a banquet of delicious water weed salad water moss tee ice cream and pond lily illy lemonade buethe hut the winner of the prize was a little fairy named fairy perch because she was so eo at home in the water arent you glad that she won tho the prize |