Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06


scarlet table cloth and fold 1t in as
small a square as you can and leaVe
if on the table. AS soon as you nave
done that leave the room and return
in ten minutes. [ also viii return
in the same length of time"
SO saying, she vanished from Sight
Ellen left the room in utter amaze
ment. and went out into the garden
She returned just in time, and what
do you think she saw!
Right there before her eyes on the
table Law the most beautiful dress she
had ever seen. A hat, gloves, shoes
and stockings to match.
"Now," said the fairy waving her
wand over Ellen's head you are to
turn into a most beautiful young
lady, and are to dress in these clothes,
and go to the kings castle tonight,
where the large cake will be cut. The
cake will be cut into a large num-
ber cf pieces. You are to be sure
and take the smallest piece, for 1t
will contain the pea. Now, mind what
l say"
So they rode off to the kings cas-
tie. When they arrived they were
taken into the reception room. The
people could not believe it was the
little serving maid Ellen. Everybody
remarked how beautiful she was.
When it came time for the cake to be
cut. sure enough, as the fairy had
said, it was cut into large number
of pieces with one small one. 1t was
a very beautiful cake indeed.
When it was passed to Ellen she
took the piece the fairy told her to
take Everybody began eating and
looking for the pea or bean.
Finally, the kings son Charles ex-
claimed, 81 have found the bean in
my piece Of cake!''
Everybody became excited and
wished that they might be the lucky
one in finding the pea.
All at once Ellen exclaimed, 81 have
found the peal" So Ellen and Charles
were king and queen of the Twelfth
Night MABEL ANDREWS.
Burnett school. grade Az. Age 1S.
One night she saw the little woman
come out of the flames and was about
to run away.
Don't run away, child" a sweet
voice called.
Ellen turned around and there stood
small hunchbacked old lady.
"Could you give me something to
eat?" she asked.
"Yes, mother" said Ellen, and she
went into the pantry. When she re-
turned she carried a pitcher of milk
and a loaf of brown bread.
These she set upon the table. The
lady ate Them and, 10 and behold, be-
fore Ellen stood Il fairy, clothed in
glittering garments.
"Take off my best tablecloth and
the lamp ring"
Ellen rubbed her eyes, but instead
of coming from the embers it was the
cook coming in at the door.
go to bed!" cried that cross old
lady.
AS Ellen climbed the ladder to the
loft she thought how nice it would be
to have a nice white bed, such as she
had read of in her book. She lay
down in the straw and drew the single
cover over her and fell asleep.
The next morning she came down
before dawn and began to do her work.
"Oh, my, / wish l were Cinderella"
she thought.
That night she thought she saw the
little woman come from the embers.
but it was only the cook come to
send her to bed.
Ellen stood gazing till the lady said:
"Come with me, dear, will take you
away"
Ellen went with the lady in a beau
tiful carriage. She was. taken to a
beautiful palace, where she was
dressed like a queen. Then she was
led into great room filled with beau
tifuf ladies and knights.
The lady stood Ellen in front of a
beautiful throne and addressed the
people thus:
'Kneel, all ye knights and ladies, to
the queen of Diamond Land" They
all knelt and cried The fairies save
the queeni"
BETTY CHAPMAN.
722 San Pedro street, Ninth street
school. grade Al.
'Ah, little girl. would you really like
to be a queen?" At this Ellen ran to
hide, but the little old woman brought
her back where there were more fairy
people than Ellen had ever dreamed of,
all waiting for her return.
When the little woman asked her
again she grew brave and answered.: 90
20! there is nothing would like bet
ter, il I could be queen of these fairy
people" Certainly you may" an
sWered the little woman.
mo, no, no. cried some one, "she
shall not have my place."
But the kind woman said not to fear.
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