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string 20 carry the words The sirins
wasn't very long. So Bertha cut 81 n two
and tied much longer string on the ends.
'You know" She said to Rose. her d ),
ms no use 20 telephone 90 persons you
can see because you can tolk 90 them
without any telephone"
So she made it long enough 20 reach
from the tree that had red apples, down
near the brook. 20 The tree that had giecn
apples away up near the fence AMI, of
course nobody could see from one 90 the
other because there We're so many ether
trees IN between. She fastened the stins
TO the other trees with pins. and they were
the telephone poles.
one afternoon Bertha put Rose up in
the red apple tree and gave her the end
of the telephone. Then she went TO the
green apple tree and made believe 20
ring the bell
81 Just Thought ia call you up and ASK
YOU how you were to-day / would IKE %
come over and see yon if you are GOING 20
he In. have something 10 tell you very
uarucular. No. i can't tell you What lt ~
over the telephone, because tts secret
DO YOU hear me better n0wr'
yes i can hear you very weh sala
voice over the telephone.
Bertha was quite surprised az this an
swer. and at FIRST She Thought that Rose
must have found a voice somewhere. At
was a very pleasant voice
.ls that you talking 20 me- koseF' she
.'No. it ism Rose" the voice said,
Then who can Il be?' Bertha asked
"rm just Fairy Godmother'' sala 'ho
voice.
"oh. I've read about them in booksl'
cried Bertha. ibut never saw real one.
Nav come over and visit yonf
yves. come along" the voice said.
Rertha dropped the end Of the telephone
ana ran down through the orchard 20 the
red apple tree as fast as she could 80
There, sure enough, she saw the az ar
Godmother standing under the tree Win
Rose in her arms. She was very piel'g
godmother. hardly grown up yet. She had
on a gray dress with silver stars on Il, ana
red SHOES and stockings, and her hair was
done iip nicely under a sort OF crown, only
the crown wasn't very large. ana Bertha
decided that It must be diadem.
.'How do you do2' the Godmother sa d.
smiling at Bertha and putting Out hei
hand.
.rm pretty wen thank you" Bertha
said Shaking hands with her' "No''
Godmother are your
s.rm nobody's vet" the Godmother re-
ni,ed II have just graduated ana tms II
ny graduation dress isp't \ pretty
Il think It IS very pretty, indeed saio
why" said the Godmother. II Thought
We might play a little while. You see i
may have to begin work now almost any
time. and then 1 shall have no time 70
play especially II they make me God
mother OF a child that needs lot OF
looking after. I hope they won't give me
"a princess. they are such nuisance, ano
n anything happens you are sure 20 be
blamed FOR g."
Il shall be very glad TO play with you
n you like" said Bertha Lets play YOU
we're my godmother. m
'.Are YOU sure YOU haven't one already
the Godmother said II you have, sho
might not like me 20 Interfere
i never had one" Bertha said, and,
anyway we will only play you are mine
you know
very wen.r the Godmother said. II
we go a little way Up the brook we shall
fnd good place"
She took Bertha's hand and led her
along the brook where Il came down the
hill through the witch hazel bushes.
'sNVe must not disturb the hazel witches,
she said. "l,hey don't Ike 70 be bothered.
Bertha looked all around but she did not
see any hazel witches, so she supposed
they must be asleep somewhere,
Soon they came to.a waterfall where the
brook tumhicd down over some rocks
There were ferns growing ON the rocks and
lno Wtfof ran INTO llllo pools mere aNN
there with white foam In them like soap
suds. The branches waved over theh
heads and Il was cool and pleasant there.
Now said the Godnother. "this Is d
splendid place 20 play On if we can only hnt
some Indian pipes.
They looked around untn they founl
the Indian pipos grQwing out from be-
tween the rocks. They We're very Whit
and they looked Ike real pipes The God
that had more foam on it than the others.
''You sit down here on the moss" sh
said, showing Bertha a comfortable sea
and giving her Rose to hold.
Bertha wondered what the Godmothe
was going 70 do. She sat down AM
watched her. but Rose Went 90 sleen
was very hard 10 keep Rose awake at tina
time OF day.
The Godmother bent over the pool, tax
ing care not 70 wet her skirts and he
red shoes, and dipped the pipe into "a
foamv pool Then she blew into "a
stem Of Il and a yellow bubble came on
and hoated up among the branches Whe
it touched a branch Il burst with a po
and out came a beautiful bird, which im
snediateiy sat on the branch and hega
10 sing very swectiy. Then the Godmothe
blew more OF the yellow bnbbles until al
the branches were covered with BIRD
singing together. They had bright feath
ers and Bertha had never heard sue
singing 1t sounded sometimes ike
plano and sometimes like the organ 4
church and sometimes Ike q great ban
81 music. The birds sat iu rows and san
nicely together. the little ones maxim
me high notes on the tops of the tree
the medium sized ones siuelne the middl
notes in the branches and the biggest ont
standing on the ground and giving N
low notes. One very large bird with re
ewes perched on a ROCK and beat with h
wings 70 make noise like a drum.
II think II is perfectly lovelyl" sa
Bertha.
.Iet us see what else there IS" said q
Godmother.
She dipped the pipe into the pool aga
and blew a very large bubble which hoat
70 a smooth, wide rock and stood there
one end like an enormous egg. Then
burst and where i had been stood Prl
cess with a long white veil and tra.
She had a bunch of white roses IN ?
hand. and she bowed and smiled We
pret1iiy TO the Godmother and 20 Bcrti
but she did not say anything
what do you think we ought 10
With her2' the Codmother asked. sto
ping to rest
we might have a wedding Bert
said. III we had anybody to marry h
TO- she Is all ready dressed for It,
That's q good ides," the Godmoth