The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-06
Both Kory.

- NEE upon a time there was the dear
"a est. sweetest little fairy you ever
~ saw--iust the kind of fairy you
would have liked to snatch up and
kiss. She was dressed In glistening white
thistiedown, which sparkled with sun
beams all the day long when she played
In the meadows.
She loved the sunshine and the warm
summer air She never futtered down
into the dim ravines or lost her way
through the dark woods. she always
played in the shimmering heat OF the
Homegrown meadows.
All day long the bees hummed around
her. Sometimes she would call to them
TO come play with her, but the bees only
hurnmed the louder and worked the hard
err. Then a cross and grumpy old bee
would buzz close to her and sing out
sRiz-z-zyi biz-z-Zyl" which OF course
meant BUSY, busy" and this always
frightened the little fairy so much that
she would leave the bees alone for days
at a time.
But 1t was so dreadfully lonelyl Poor
Nttle fairy. her gauzy wings would droop
very mournfully, and once or twice
tear was seen to trickle down her pink
checks
Then one day she saw beautiful bird
nying high In the air above her. He
darted go quickly. like a brilliant fash
of light. that the fairy gained courage.
Here at last was a playfellow, and she
was quite sure he wouldn't buzz out
"Biz-z-zyr" TO her. She hurried after
him Up hill, down dale, through the
warm summer air he few with the fairy
futter1ng behind him as fast as she could
follow Then just as she was begin
ming to get very tired, he stopped to rest,
and so she caught up TO him
"Oh am so glad" she cried. "Will
"a no nj va all dny
long In the fragrant meadow yonder?"
The bird piumed his wings gracefully
with his shiny bcak, and then looked the
little fairy over critically. lie was such
conceited fellowD well, hardly" he
said "You see, / have the care of a fam
lily on my hands. and. besides you are too
little" And with this last cutting re-
mark, which was really very unkind OF
him, he spread his wings and flew off
again. and was soon bright dot against
the blue ether. SO fast and so far did he
ny
The little fairy sank down upon the
earth completely discouraged. She could
not Ana a playfellow, try as she might.
But as she lay face downward upon the
turf she felt something warm and soft
touch her hand why do you cry, little
girl7" said mournful voice at her elbow.
She looked up. half frightened, and what
do you think she saw? Nothing less than
q great golden caterpillar. with dreadful
horns and any number OF feet all set In
rows II was too awful TO contemplate!
The fairy recoied In horror she could not
bear the thought OF touching caterpillar.
but the poor caterpillar only looked at her
sadly when she edged away from him
81 am crying" she said because I
find no one TO play with me-"
The caterpillar looked thoughtful.
well" he said. ''you are not the only one
tl,l.s To-. II.
body turns away from me because have
so many feet and crawl on the ground"
The little fairy began to be ashamed OF
herself. She wished she hadn't treated the
poor caterpillar so rudely.
The caterpillar looked up at her timdly.
Perhaps" he said. you would be willing
10 take me for playfelow. | know | am
clumsy and ugly. but would do my best
30 please you"
The fairy pursed up her lips doubtfully.
"But you cannot dance lightly over tho
mNdows," she said. 'and you cannot fit
from flower 10 flower"
The caterpillar gained courage "But
could crawl up the stems OF the flowers.
couldn't ~
The little fairy ignored his question; an
idoa had come TO her and she evidently
thought Il Eoos one. for she darted
swiftly away, and the poor caterpillar.
thinking that she was angry with him,
signed uttllN ana CfhNicd INTO the heart
OF a red poppy 20 sleep
The fairy had not gone far Half way
across the meadow stood big milkweed
plant The brown seedpods we're Just
bursting with their slken treasures, and
the fairy gathered her tiny arms ful OF
the mllkweed floss. Then she sat down
and wuve long silken robe. singing a
mystic chant the whilc-tor she was "A
fairy. you must remember and could work
magic
When the robe was finished she flew
lightly hack with 81 TO where the cater
pillar was. and found him fast asleep in
the poppy
She tried 90 waken him and proddcd HIM
perhaps not too gently with her dainty
foot. hut 81 WAS OF no uso The poppy ~
s.eep-plaut and the caterpillar would
not wakcn.
So she took ne rohs and wound Il round
and round mo caterpillar untn he was
completely covered rrVm top 20 too Then
she took PAR magic-boN and painted aim "A
sott golden brown. almost The color OK the