Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
Prince and Pyi:u,.,,
FAIRY
L. AlcoH

"Ah, madam" she answo,,,
have your friendship | will Why a. Sinps
So the Queen took the nj rin 70 very nj
heE finger and mounted bo ns and put
was made of coral, studdod Chariot
and drawn by six miIk.wbi..W with ems
Felicia looked after her " nn., horses
of the forest path hid her rD t.I tAe vi
and then she went bacI from her
thinking over all the wonders,, Aer I'd
had happened. 'ul thing
The first thing she did wh.
her room was to throw tb sn ea, She ii
the window. 'aOoase
But ut she 1e.. was very much surprise,
an odd little voice cry out: SS nS
killed., and could not tell wS Un IN
speak. W lOt gu
AS soon as it was light n,
was very unhappy about her ~ rtlca
went out to look for it, and tt pvt Of
she found was the unfortmatos ue INST
gave 1t push with her foot Sov UsuOase
are you doing here, and how T Ss.ass
yourself in the place of NV n HS'eq Iu
IF I hadn't been carried :"
cabbage, "you may be very nspNs
wouldn't have thought of goir, ' tt
1t made her shiver with fp;a Juss
the cabbage talk, but he went 'S SUI 4
IF you will be good enougb VI W
with my comrades again, 9D 40. W pay
where your pinks are at this MI r"n W
den in Bruno's bed % 'HOAea-
Felicia was in despair when 81.
this, not knowing how she was IA y ~
pack: But she replanted the csSh ~
kindly in his old place and 'I sS Y
ished doing it, she saw Bru5o,s 40
said, catching hold of it: saws ivy
Come here, horrid little crqatr,,
shall suffer for all the unkind %s,
brother has done to me-" NAV
"Ah, shepherdess, said tbp bo,
Kill me; | am rather a gossip and =,
you some surprising things that aIS VA "a
like to hear. Don't imagine tbst wv y.
the daughter of the poor laborer tS,, \,
you up; your mother was nas'
had six girls already, and the KIM \
ened that unless she had a SON wS,
inherit his kingdom she should I h.,
head cut off. Ia"
$50 when the Queen had ano,b.,
daughter she was quite fripbtsnss
agreed with her sister (wbo was
to exchange her for the fairy's mn.
Now the Queen had been shut IN in h''' |
tower by the Kings orders, and M
great many days went by and sOI
heard nothing from the fairy, she mai.
escape from a window by means Of
ladder, taking her little baby with
After wandering about until she w
dead with cold and fatigue, she reached
cottage. / was the laborers wife AMI
a good nurse, and the Queen gave Won
my charge, and told me all her mil
tunes, and then died before she had
to say what was to become of you
"As / never in all my life could
a secret, l could not help telling this srl
tale to my neighbors, and one day bsl
full lady came here, and l told it 6l
also. When / had finished she touched
with a wand she held in her hand and
stantly / became a hen, and there vl|
end of my talking. | was very Sdl
my husband, who was out when it haypS
never knew what became of me- After
ing me everywhere, he believed that
have been drowned, or eaten up by
beasts in the forest. That same lady
here once more, and commanded haI
should be called Felicia, and left thI
and the pot of piDks to be given OI
and while she was in the house twenty
of the kings guards came to scared
you, doubtless meaning to kill you; hI
muttered a few words, and Immediately
all turned into cabbages. 1t was o.
them which you threw out of your VII
yesterday.
81 don't know how it was that ht
speak, have never heard any oil taea
a word before, nor have | been able
so myself until now" IA
The Princess was greatly aStOnlns
the hens story, and said kindly 7
truly sorry for you, my poor nurse
wish it was in my power to restore y
your real form. But we must not dea
it seems to me, after what you nave
that something must be going 70 "
soon. Just now, however, | must =
look for my pinks, which | love Oe'u
anything in the world.
Bruno had gone out into the loTeSS !.
thinking that Felicia would search IN
room for the pinks, and she was de9
by his unexpected absence, and llo ,
get them back without further tTOuos,
as soon as she entered the room Sns
a terrible army OF rats, who were sa ~,
the straw bed and when she a'i S.ip,
approach it, they sprang TO- het, uttI'
scratching furiously. Quite tel 5ant
drew back, crying out, on my uy Ia,
how can you stay here III SUCH V4'
pany m