The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-06-10
FAIRY AND A CAKE

KltCnen OF the OlQ Dame oregon mix
ing a huge cake AS she worked she
longed and longed to be as happy and
free as other little girls, for she was
an orphan, working for her board
and bed" at the old Dame Gregon's
castle. And the old Dame Oregon
was a hard mistress, domineering and
cruel, and she had no mercy on the
little Andeva.
When little Andeva first went to
old Dame Gregon's castle, in the
mountains, she was taught to make
very fine light, sweet cake, certain
kind which the old dame was very
fond Of. And every day little Andeva
was obliged to bake half a dozen
cakes for the old mistress of the
castle and her household of grown
daughters and sons and daughters-in-
law and sons-in-law, and the little
girl often became very tired and
longed and longed to be free to go
down the mountainside to play with
the happy peasant children from the
surrounding gardens and villages.
But never had she the time to play,
even if she had had little comrades
to join in her pastime. She was kept
very busy all day long baking fine
sweet cakes for the dame and her
household
And on the day OF which 1 speak
she was very busy and also very lone
ly and unhappy. She was mixing in
a huge bowl the ingredients for a
cake, and as she stirred and sifted
dough began suddenly to rise from
the boil into white frothy noun
tain. Little Andeva was greatly sur
prised, for always before it had taken
the heat from the great even to cause
the dough to rise, and even then it
had never risen to such height.
What can be the matter with my
dough?" she asked herself. Have l
put in too much yeast? But even had
I done so, it would not rise so quickly
and go so high in the air.
''No, little girl, you have mixed
your cake dough after the right
recipe said voice near to Andeya's
action of the dough. l am RESPONSE
BILE for it..
Andeva turned about to see fairy
standing beside her. She was SO
much astonished that she could not
speak for a minute and stood staring
at the beautiful creature beside her.
Il know how unhappy you are,
i
1 have come to take you to a happy
home, where other children will well
come you. And this cake dough,
which, you will observe, is turning
very hard, will lift its way through
the roof Of this stone kitchen, and by
From there our way is safe-once out
of reach of this CASTLE
"Oh, good fairy! Are you speak
ing truly, or am | but dreaming?'
cried little Andeva.
The moment is real and not a
dream" said the fairy. and now
we will ascend to the roof, and from
go on and on until we reach a land
far from here, and there you will
find happy home.'
AS the fairy said this she took
Andeva's hand, and together they
climbed to the roof of the stone kitch-
en- by the great pile of dough. which
had turned to a substance as hard as
rocks. AS there were little steps
formed in the sides of the hard dough
the effort of going up was not very
difficult, and soon Andeva found her.
self out of the kitchen and in fresh
air
Then a strange thing happened,
and most happy thing. Andeva was
led 70 q dear little wicket gate which
led in1o 2 beautiful yard full Of flow
ers and tall trees, and there, in the
midst OF this beauty, stood white
stone cottage with gay windows full
of flowers. Go in and tap at the
door, little Andeva, and you will find
your journey at an end, also your
worries and unhappiness," said the
fairy.
Little Ardeva did as instructed,
| and her tap at the door was answered
by a sweet-faced lady, who was smi-
ing very cordially. How do you do,
little girl?" she said. "Will you come
in a while? And where did you come
from, for you seem stranger to
me?"
Andeva turned to let the fairy
speak, but she had disappeared.
Then, somewhat startled to find her
self alone and among entire strangers,
she told her story. But before she
began her narrative the lady invited
her into the pretty living room and
bade her to be seated. After she had
completed tie story of her little life,
ending with her journey shither on