The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-14
Bed Time Stories
For the Little
Folks
FAIRY GOOD LUCK.


Little Fairy Good-Luck sat on lea
q of bush in the woods wonderins
9 where she would go next to help som,
!, poor mortal.
$ Fairy Good-Luck was not satisfied
+ She wanted to do something big. She
) wanted to turn poor mems cottages
: into palaces and make beautiful dress
es for poor little girls. So she ran
, home to the queen and asked her to
give her more power that she might
do great things.
BE content with the power you
} have said the queen. 81 warn you
that greater powers will not bring the
happiness to you that you expect 1t
is the little things that count and
bring the greatest happiness"
But Fairy Good-Luck still urged the
queen to give her greater power, and
at last the queen consented, and Fairy
Good-Luek set out to look for big
things to do.
! Il will go to the farm house where
the crops are not doing we'll this year
and help them" she said. Il am sure
they will appreciate all can do for
them"
So she went to the door and
knocked. The farmers wife opened
the door and Fairy Good-Luck told her
if she would let her come in and res
she would give her three wishes.
Three repeated the woman.
What good would three wishes do
me? l want five at least"
Poor little Fairy Good-Luck was
taken aback by this unexpected an
swer, but she told the woman she
should have them.
First, she wished for a new dress
and then for hat with long plume.
a watch and chain, a gold ring. and |
last for long velvet cloak.
Fairy Good-Luck was so surprised |
when she heard these wishes she could
hardly believe her ears, for she had
thought that the woman would, first of
all wish for the crops to be good, and
then to have the house shingled which
it needed, and then she thought she
might wish for a good horse to help
about the farm.
When the woman had wished her
five wishes she said: THAT was easy.
Now you cannot expect me to walk
about in fine clothes | must have a
carriage to ride in drawn by two black
horses"
But | only promised you five wish
es," said Fairy Good-Luck. "You
should be satisfied" But the woman
was so cross that Fairy Good-Luck
thought she might bring smile to her
face If she granted the last request,
so she did, and Just as the horses and
carriages appeared the farmer came
in, and seeing his wife dressed in all
the new clothes and the carriage In
front of the door, he wanted to know
what 1t meant.
When his wife told him he was
lngry, because, he said. my wife will
lever do anything but dress up and
rive about the country and never do
Ter work" Z
The wife did not stop to hear any Il
more, but got into her carriage and :
ode away.
Il will give you three wishes" said :,
airy Good-Luck to the farmer, hoping
D make UP for the trouble she had d
aused.
So the farmer wished his wife back
ONE, and then he wished she would
0 her work, and then he wished the !,
liry away, and when it was all over 9
Dor little Fairy Good-Luck had not
,complished thing. "
"Oh, dear" she sighed. Il guess d
le Queen knew what was best, after 81
i. believe will go back to her !"
I'd take back the power for doing n
tile things. m
= never saw such ingratitude," she
Id the Queen; they all wanted more Ii
an gave them and did not seem 81
eased with anything >.
Il told you So" said the Queen.
AXE back your power for doing lit "a
; things in the world. You will l
ID they will be appreciated and you :.
ii get more happiness from it in the =
d." =,