Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18

very ugly to her and said she would
make fine plaything for their baby
''oh isn't this the wishing we'll.
where Is the fairy?p cried Ethel.
The wishing WE'LL" laughed the
leader of the demons, that is several
miles from here. And as this is no
wishing well it will do you no good
TO wish You were there"
After this they left her and she cried
Tor long time, till little poodle dog
came running toward her with a stick
IN his mouth. She took 1t from him
and buried it in the wall and then
the poodle dug it out
Both she and the dog thought 1t was
fun, so they repeated it several times.
until at last she could see light through
hole in the wall.
She helped the dog dig then until
the hole was big enough to get through.
'Ihen she showed the dog through and
she followed him into a beautiful hall
Just as she got through the hole she
Tell into the real fairy's arms. At the
same time she heard the demons cries
INJURED:
Il wish were home" And in an in
slant she was with her mother She
never went into the woods alone again.
for fear she would fail into the demons
Well SIGFRED WESTERHOLM.
1177 East Fifty-fourth street. L. A.
high school. b g.
She felt herself being attracted bv
an unseen power in the well ana to the
bottom, There she saw a key in
lock which she was prompted to turn
by the same power.
Then she gave a gasp of astonish
ment, for door had opened and she
round herself looking far below into
the midst Of foir
small lights tWinAzled and moved to
and fro, while from across the moon
lit lake came strains of dreamy music
and songs of the fairies.
Suddenly she heard a peal of rim
ping laughter near her, and gIancing
up beheld giittering fairy.
Come, come, why aren't Won fIv-
ing?" the fairy asked.
Then for the first time Ethel noticed
that she had been changed into the
form of fairy. with delicate wings
and clothes OF the finest gauze.
She gave a little cry of delight and
ieaped into the air. The fairy followed
and said:
I'VE must hurry to the oueen.''
She pointed to a long row of many
colored lights with a very brilliant one
at the end and said:
"There she is"
They flew swiftly to the row of lights
and Ethel saw the queen sitting in
dazzling brilliancy on her throne. The
fairy gave Ethel a seat near the queen
and hush came over the crowd of
fairies around, for the queen was about
to speak.
She said, "Our little visitor has ar
rived and she is to receive the greatest
of all gifts to mortals, the fulfilling
of wish"
Immediately thousands of faces were
turned toward Ethel and she knew that
she was to make her wish.
She said sliwly, Most gracious
queen, my wish is -"
Ethel, come here!" her mother
called
Suddenly Ethel awoke. The crickets
and bees were still singing drowsily
She peeped into the well. 1t was dark,
but she was quite sure that she could
distinguish the key at its bottom, but
she started for home saying;
That's the way dreams always end"
CHARLES OLERICH.
232 Parkside avenue. Age 10, grade
(comp1eted). L. A. H. S.
By her side stood an old woman with
a cane in her hands and a blue faded
sunbonnet on. Her skirts We're torn
and her waist was ragged.
As she came nearer Ethel got fright
ened.
Then the old woman said to her: 81
must have drink of that water"
Ethel in surprise said to her: Il will
get you drink if you wish"
The old woman glad to hear that
somebody would get her a drink, said:
Eyes, / do wish it; l am very thirsty"
Ethel went to the old bucket that
hung in the well. She touched the
bucket to see if there was any water
in the bucket. and if there was she
might throw it out
But just as she touched it the bucket
went down in the well and did not
come up. Ethel took a hold of the
rope so that she would not fall when
she looked down.
But as she took hold of the rope that
was on the bucket it came up full of
nice clear, cool water for drinking.
Then the old woman said to Ethel:
"Come and get my little cup that I
have carried with me for many a day."
Ethel was more lively than the old
woman, who was seated on rock, and
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