Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
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"A in her little heart she knew the
queen would be angry with her.
What is your name, you sweet little
fairy?' asked Marie in her most win
some way. Tin sure it is pretty.
MY name is Blossom said the
fairy whats yours?"
Marie" said the little girl.
Then the fairy said she was tired, so
Marie carefully tucked her into one of
the doll beds, but she crushed the
fairys wings, nevertheless.
So Marie went away to get her other
sisters and when they came back
Blossom was in the swing, trying her
very best to swing as high as she had
seen the other children do in the
garden.
swing gently with her finger. Blossom
was unprepared, and she fell to the
ground breaking her little leg.
She tried to use the power the queen
had given her to cure creatures WIN,
but it failed her She had displeased
the queen, and the queen was punish
ing her.
During her illness she became ac-
ouainted with Mr. and Mrs Wornden,
Marie's mamma and papa, who were
very kind to her.
One day she sent a message to the
n1een by Sir Butterfly. 1t read like
this:
Queen Wordanda, Fairyland: Your
Majesty-Your humble servant, Bios
som. begs her royal majesty's pardon,
and prays upon bended knee tnat stle
may come back. BLOSoOM'
It was written on rose petal, anu
It smelled very sweet.
Wordanda, the queen, refused it, and
this made Blossoms heart heavy.
She soon got we'll however, and one
day as she was fitting through the
garden she heard two bad fairies plan
ming to kill the queen
Blossom with the queens permls-
sion) went and told her story.
The bad fairies were foiled, and
Blossom was the queens favorite ever
DORATHEA CARPENTER.
Holtville Union high school, pro-
NOTED to ninth grade. Age 1S years.
And in the dolls house was the
dearest little bed, just the right size
for Blossom. NOW little fairy, this
shall be your very own home; l am
sure you will like it very much,' she
was told.
Blossom was very happy in her new
home at first, but when Marie went
away she was very much frightened.
Poor little Blossom wanted to go back
to the beautiful fairy palace; she
wanted to see her queen again. Lit
tie Blossom looked around her to see
if there was any place that she could
get out, and to her surprise Marie had
left one of the little doors open when
she went down to breakfast.
Blossom flew out through the open
door, down the hall and out on the
lawn. When she alighted she was all
out of breath and so frightened she
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around to see if she could find the
white lily, and then, of course, she
could easily find the palace. At last
she found the lily.
Blossom did not know what was in
store for her when she reached the
palace, but she did not care, so long
as she got back.
was ashamed to go inside. But the
queen had seen her coming and went
out to meet her. The queen said:
'Why, what have you done, little
Blossom?'
Dear queen, please forgive me; I
have been awfully wicked to run away
like this, and l shall never do it
again." Saying this, little Blossom
burst into tears.
The queen felt sorry and said
Never mind, little Blossom, you
must never run away from fairy land
again, and she never did. Probably
Blossom is there still.
VIOLA STOVER.
$50 Bartlett street. 5th grade.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
On the balustrades of the little porch
stood pots of dwarf palms, which at a
short distance looked as though they
were real plants.
The little girl let the fairy down from
her arm and bade her enter the dolls
dwelling. The little fairy stepped light
ly upon the porch and in at the door,
which had a mail box and a wee door
bell She found herself in tiny hall,
where small rugs lay about.
Blossom went from one dimnutive
room to another Marie watching from
the bay window.
Blossom was delighted with the wee
mansion and would have liked to stay
there for long while, till she remem-
bered that she had been very disobedi-
ent; then she was uneasy and unde-
cided what to do.
The queen would find out where she