Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-26
tree, they must blow with all their
might and get away.

open 1T to fairy" said the little
Breeze that liked to talk.
mo. but she lets us play with fairies
when we are out" said the little
Breeze that liked to give people things
to eat and she let's us invite them
home to supper"
"Pll tell you" said the little Breeze
that liked to scold. "even If it is q
fairy, 1t will be more fun to pretend
1t Is the Green Goblin, and then we
can give him piece of our minds"
So she called out through the leaf,
"You wicked, wicked Goblin, what do
YOU mean by saying you are fairy?
Fairies have blue eyes, and yours are
green. Fairies have pink cheeks, and
yours are green. Fairies have white
skin, and yours is green"
Then the Green Goblin sped away to
the Sky, and he said:
20 Sky, give me some of your blue
to put in my eyes"
"That will l." said the Sky, .'only
you must promise never to make faces
at me again"
81 promise" said the Green Goblin.
Then he sped away to the Apple Tree
in Bloom, and he said to her:
20 Apple Tree in Bloom, give me
some Of your white for my skin and
some Of your pink for my cheeks"
''That will l." said the Apple Tree
in Bloom, "only you must promise
never to shake little birds out of their
nests in my branches"
II promise" said the Green Goblin,
and he went back softly to the tree,
and said:
Little Breezes, are you at home?
am beautiful fairy, and have come
to call"
"Oh, cried the little Breeze that
| liked to praise everybody, what a
beautiful Green Goblin there is out
side! How Straight and green his hair
| is, and what lovely figure he has for
a Goblin! 1t is like a tub on two
sticks!"
Then the Goblin sped away to the
corntield, and said to the Corn:
20 Corn, will you give me some of
your silk for my hair?"
THAT will l." said the Corn, "only
you must, promise not to put black
mildew on my stalks"
II promise" said the Green Goblin.
Then he sped away to the fern bed
| 20 Ferns said he, will you give
LIE tSOiuS OlN. SOuI WdVlh6 6ioCC elAo
some of your green garments?"
That will we,'' said the Ferns, "only
you must promise not to trample us
any more"
81 promise said the Green Goblin.
And he went back softly to the tree,
and said:
Little Breezes. are you at home?
/ / am beautiful fairy, and ! have come
to call"
little Breeze that had sharp ears.
Your heart is a goblin's heart. can
hear it beat"
Now, a goblin's heart is quite differ
ent from any other and it beats in a
peculiar manner. Then the Green
Goblin sped away to the farmyard,
asleep in the sun, and he cried to
him:
20 Dog, give me some of your
heartbeats!"
THAT will T. said the Dog from his
slumber, only you must promise to
keep them warm"
II promise" said the Green Goblin,
and he went back to the tree.
But as he stood there he looked
down at himself, and he saw that
instead Of his own stiff legs he had a
waving robe of lovely green, and from
the hem Of it peeped two little white
feet Of an exquisite shape. And he
looked at his hands, and they were
white, and long golden tress Of hair
came down over his shoulder. And
in his wonder he whispered to him
self:
Surely / am fairy. Yet l was
not .orn a fairy l was not fairy
all at once. must be a Gradual
Fairy"
Then he thought of the price he had
paid for all the things that had made
him a Gradual Fairy, and his promises
not to do wicked tricks any more
But now IL seemed a small price to
pay, for he could not think of any
wicked tricks he wished to do. And
his heart beat SO swiftly and gave him
such a delightful feeling that he put
his hand over it to keep it warm. Yet
it was still very hot in the forest, and
he opened his lips again to tell the
little Breezes he had come to call; but
what ne said was this:
Little Breezes, it is very hot to-
day and il you come out someone
may breathe you up. Stay quite still,
as your mother bade you, and at six
o'clock she will be home"
"Oh,'' cried the little Breeze that
liked to love everybody chow sweet
and kind you SOUND! Nobody but a
Fairy could be so sweet and kind. We
love you very much
"Ani won't you stay to supper?"
called the little Breeze that liked to
give people things to eat
IT will stay here" said the Gradual
Fairy. It'll your mother comes, and
see that nothing harms you. Have
your afternoon nap, little Breezes, and
do not be afraid"
Then the little Breezes dropped off
to sleep. and they knew no more until,
at six o'clock their mother blew open
the leaf and came in. And all the
little Breezes woke, one by one, as
she took down their porringers from
the wall.
81 shall have to hurry and get sup
per" said she. "for there is the most