Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-05-17
Sytonths' Column.
THREE LITTLE FAYS.


there lived three little fays, whose
names were Fay, Gay, and Hay.
Fay was very mischievous and used to
play all sorts of tricks on every crea-
ture he met; Gay was very merry
little chap, and loved dancing better
thu anything else; Hay, who was
not at all like his brothers, was rath-
err sober, and much smaller than they
were, but he had kinder heart; and
when he saw people in distress he
used to help them all he could, and
try to make them happy again. AL
though Hay was very good-natured
to his brothers, they used to tease
him and call him names, such as Tiny,
Little Fellow, Stumpy, and say all
kinds of unkind things to him, merely
because he was smaller than they
were. Little Hay did not mind them
sometimes, but at others it made him
very unhappy.
One day, after they been teasing
more than usual, and had been calling
him Stumpy before some chaffinches,
he lost his temper.
"I'll 60 right away from you, that
| WILL" he said.
"Do!" replied Fay. $50 and
live with our friend, the raven; am
sure he will be pleased to see you
Now you must know that Fay could
not have said more insulting thing,
as fay dislikes raven very much,
and would not live with one to save
his life.)
81 will 60 now, and never come
back any more; so good-by' and
Hay ran off, leaving his brothers rath-
Ell astonished that their words had
taken so much effect upon him.
He ran good way without stop
ping, until at last, quite out of breath
he threw himself down on a bank of
moss, and began thinking. ''Why
should they be so unkind to me?" he
sighed. 81 can't help being small.
Never mind; will not go back any
mo1e. / wonder where l am % he
went on. Il have never been in this
part of the wood before. | must have
run long way. What is that?' he
exclaimed, as a low kind of a whine
fell upon his ears,-''something IN
pain, | am sure"
So saying, he sprang up, and began
peering about him. After looking
for some time, he at length espied a
black rabbit, caught in trap, and
very nearly dead.
"Poor little Bunny!" he said anG
pulling with all his might at the spring
of the trap, he managed to get thu
rabbit out. Then filling his little cal
with water from tiny stream clos,
by, he began to battle her face.
After little while, she revived
enough to thank him. 81 shall neve
forget the service you have rendered
me, all my life, and will try to repa,
your kindness" She soon afterwar,
hoped off into the wood.
Hay sat little longer, and the
got up and went on. Thus he wan
dered for several days, doing deed
of kindness wherever he went, heir
ing every creature that was in trouble
One night, as he was fast asleeI
he felt something touch him. Wax
ing up, he saw a bright light just i
front of him suddenly, it grew brIgh
er still, and he saw the Fairy Queer
surrounded by her fairies.
She smiled graciously at him, an
said: Little Hay, have for Ion
time been watching you, and ha,
been pleased at the way you boz
your brothers taunts and have helpe
my subjects when they have been
distress. Come, therefore, with m
and you shall be my little page, al
60 with me wherever | CO."
Little Hay was at first so surprise
that he could not speak at last ia
ing at the Queens feet, he beg:
thanking her.
up" said the Queen; 1--WE mu
be going to my palace )" and, TAXI
Hay by the hand, she made him
beside her in her chariot. So tn
flew away, and were soon out of sigl
The Queen changed Hays nan
and called him Plnkey, which was
that time very honorable name at t
fairy court; and, as he was alwa
with the Queen, he lived as long
she did, and, for all l know, he ~
be living now.
AS for Fay and Gay, Fay was kill
by fall from tree, and all the
habitants of the forest were VI
glad. Gay went on dancing all q
long, and night too, in spite of all
friends could say, until one morni
they found only his little red {
where the night before he had BE-
dancing. After they had inqui
about him for some time and CO
get no news of him, they came to
conclusion that he had danced h
self away. And so he had II
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