Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-08
March, April, May and June

the way all the old nurses used to begin
their fairy tales. Nowadays everybody
knows that only one person can go into
Fairyland at once, and it is seldom that
two ever go to the same Fairyland. The
trip made by the four little girls In this
story was the very last that so many took
together, They were four very inquisitive
little girls. Perhaps you know that the
| little girl is the most inquisitive animal in
the world, not even excepting the little boy,
One morning four little girls, all cousins,
and very near of an age, found themselves
out in>the orchard under the poisoning
apple trees with nothing particular to do.
Their names were. March. April, May and
June. after their birth months. March was
the taIlest and widest Of the lot. and 1t
was she who suggested that they go, to
Fafryland. - rs ~ -
1--WE can dance ourselves there any time
IL we dance hard enough" said March, de-
cidedly, and so they clasped hands and be-
gan to dance round and round untii you
would have thought they would drop from
kept.
''CIose your eyesw shouted March, and
they closed them and kept on dancing.
ITO Fairyland To Fairyland! To Fairy
land!" shouted March.
A minute of wilder dancing followed, and
then a voice said slowly and sweetly:
"Close tight your eyes for surprise
And twinkle not winker;
Then follow where Cherultc leads,
And do not use your thinker
At this command the little girls closed
their eyes even tighter. for fear Of losing
Fairyland.@ In minute they felt them
and they wanted to scream for joy, but
didn't dare AS their breath gave out the
dance grew slower and slower. until they
stopped entirely and ali: fell down, exactly
arosy." Instead Of falling long distance
and hitting the ground hard. as they half
expected to do, they apparently touched
nothing, but yet stopped failing.
81 declare whispered June. II Ieeis
softer than feathers"
Its soapsuds," said March
IT'S whipped cream" declared April.
May.opened her eyes, Girls. it's cloud
she cried.
-Three other pairs Of eyes opened, and dis
covered themselves sitting in mess OF
something white which was SO SOFT they
could scarcely feel it, and in front OF them
a fovely little fairy dressed IN pink eauze
and enchanting to behold
IT'S Cherulic," gasped May, and all -FOUR
little girls went down on their knees, az
they thought proper before such beautiful
"Where are we, HighnessT' asked March.
The fairy laughed. do you call me that
because this is my kingdom up here In the
clouds?" ,.au
..You may peek over the edge and see.
responded the fairy. "Only De careIui you
don't fall overheard.
The little girls crept to. the edge ana
,ooEed over. sure enough, there below them
was the earth, and they could faintiy see
something they thought was the apple
blossoms in their own orchard. But mere
was such a bright white light that II al
rnost blinded them, so they went back to
Cherulic ,. cold
April, "but we saw that this really Is
ciou qt .. +ha lining that makes the light"
exclaimed Cherulic.
"The lining?' echoed the little girls.
.eYes-every cloud has a silver lining
S "oh!. said the little girls. we've heard
And insist that the lining Of my cloud
oraat many people on the earth who are
looking for bright Innings In the clouds, ana
I like them to find mine the very nrst
thing. You know that as soon as cross OF
discoura ged person sees the silver lining
he cheers up at once. BE cheerful and
Won viii be happy Is my motto You
can't be cheerful unless you are GOOD so
It's really the same as the old saying, ING
ing to try it,
with me-" Cherulic went on. This one Is
only ny. my s ft1e srs As they
reached the edge Of the cloud. Cheruiic
spread her wings and flew toward the next
cloud, telling the little girls to wait min
ute and she'd send over the wingmaker 20
AZ them each with a pair of wings. They
stood gazing at the fascinating bright SILL
yer edges of the lining. until March. put
ting her hand in her pocket. brought 10TH
a knife, while May produced pair OF Sells
sors- ..L a..
real or not" declared March.
Lets each cut piece on to take nome
with us, If it is" suggested April. Lend
me- YOUR scissors, May.
Nav and March were both shipping at
the lining. and June and April had "a
piece came ripping and tearing on with
sound like a cannon shot, and the four Ut
tie girls, frightened almost out or their
wits, fell headlong through the noie. Gown.
down down. toward the apple blossom
It all happened so quickly that they did
not see the fairy Cherultc returning TO the
cloud they were cutting. with four wing
makers and q supply Of the finest quality
of wings Nor did they hear Cherulic,s
hasty summons to her winged Hfe-savfng
crew. nor see them fling out the mus. nets. Es
closed about each little girl, so gently was
the work performed.
NO" said Cherultc sadly. This Is the
last time that four shall come together;
write that down In the book Of silver rules.
and permit only one child at a time to come
to Fairyland from this time FORTH.
So the winged life savers carefully rolled
the ultio BlriS out VI ZIG ntASe uo.S ". 80
ground under the blossoming apple trees
and then disappeared
March, April, May and June went sober
ly home and told their mothers and aunts
all about 1t.
1--WE can't prove II by showing the silver
pieces Of the lining said June. because
we dropped everything in our fright at fall
ing down to the earth. I wish we had
waited and Cherulic might have given u
each piece as q souvenir"
.But we have lost our knife and pair OF
scissors" added March and May, "and we
can't find 'em anywhere"
(which proves" said April decidedly.
| shat we left ,em up on the cloud.
Climbing without Guides.