Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16
HONORABLE MENTION

- laughing at the idea Of riding in
that tiny boat. Suddenly he felt a
strange sensation and found himself
small enough to suit the boats size.
He was soon in it, and away they went
up the moons silvery path.
Then there loomed up before Jacks
eyes a huge white dazzling castle, the
moons light rejecting in lovely hued
rays around 1t.
When they landed Jack saw wonder
full little fairies with cleaning wings.
They lead him where, under the spread
ing branches of a tree, on golden
throne, sat creature of exquisite love-
liness. The wonderfully delicate tea-
lures were surrounded in a halo of
golden hair, and a gown of shimmerlng
pink hung from her shoulders. Jack
knew her at once to be the fairy queen.
She welcomed little Jack with smiles
and led him to where little fairy was
playing under the trees.
you may play with my daughter"
said the queen, and disappeared.
Like a flash the fairy spread her
wings.
Catch me-" she laughed.
Jack made spring. and to his
astonishment he, too, rose up. He also
had wings They flew hither and
thither, seeming only like flashes Of
color in the air.
A silvery sound of horn was waited
to them.
'I must go now" said Jack sadly.
"Oh, I wish you could stay" cried
the fairy, and she picked three roses
for him. "A remembrance" she called
as he hurried away.
Jack was once more in the pearl
boat, with the warning not to look
back or the boat would break. But,
when home, Jack could not resist, and
when the boat parted he clung to the
window sill.
Jack, wake up and look at the flow-
ers I picked you" cried his sister.
He rubbed his eyes. He was in bed,
but in his hand lay three tiny roses.
mo, you didn't. the fairy did, de-
clared Jack
Try as they might to dissuade him.
Jack firmly believed he had visited his
hearts desire. fairyland.
ALICE SWANSON.
Ell Centre, Cal.
Would you. please, tell me your age
and grade at school, Alice? / must
know when awarding the prizes, you
know.
Jack was out and into the boat in
a trice. There sitting in the pearl boat
was a tiny fairy all draped in green
seaweed.
"I am Fairy Obedience. and have
come to show you the way to fairy
land" she said. 'Now, of course,
expect you to be as kind and good as
you know how while you are in fairy
land or you viii be put right OUT
81 surely will try to be as good as
possible while 1 am with you," said
Jack
As they were talking the boat was
gliding along on the silver path. But
all of sudden it began going around
in circle and it gave one dart and
before Jack knew what had happened
they were in fairyland.
The fairy queen came to meet them.
With her was another little fairy
draped in pink coral.
''rhis is Fairy Courtesy" said the
queen, ''and she is to take you all
over fairyland."
They went to so many queer but
beautiful places that I cannot tell
about them all. But soon they came
to house made of pink and white
coral.
They entered and in the middle of
the room was a table with oyster
shells for. plates, and crab claws to
eat with. Around the table were coral
stools covered with green moss. They
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his stool and crashed through the coral
floor. He was greatly frightened, and,
looking around. he was surprised to
find himself sitting on the floor beside
his bed instead Of being in the fai y's
house
He was greatly disappointed, for It
was only dream, and he didn't know
the way to fairyland again.
CORINNA BROUGHER.
235 South Olive street Grand ava
nue. school grade 7.
So little Jack got up and went out
to the fairy boat and got in with the
elf. They rode out on the silver path
and as they went on, the elf told Jack
how beautiful it was in Fairyland
After about five minutes ride they
reached the beautiful place and the
first thing that Jack saw was a gold
castle and the little fairy guards
standing outside.
Then they went inside and the first