Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-30
STORIES THE DEWDROPS TELL


irning," SAID Dolly 10 herself. She
inc down of, the porch steps ana
ESD 'n ns RaiH las, 'G at sf" ,"
fde them all look bright and happ!'
Ihen Dolly heard tho. hrn, drip. ,p,,,
N ain the might she. had been atrald
could not have any story III The
.nins. Now .thc sun WAS shining
4 ali The plants were fresh after
ar pI tSoday. She looked all around. hu,
ere were no fairies To he seen. The
Sdrops were thick on the -l:aves' SO
p walked along the path Watching
,ryWhcrc for some one To ask about
i fairies. All AT once she saw some
ing in the air IN front OF her. ~
vt she thought II Was ny. put II
Ia never seen Il white ny. II lighted
leaf near her. When she saw It's
v watering pot she knew II was "a
wdrop Fairy. and she ciaspcd her
nds.
I'm so glad 10 sec YOU. pretty Dew
In Fairy" she said Il have never
en anybody as pretty as you in all
rhc fairy, was pretty. There could
;uder. Her face was AS sweet as an
gels. She wore tho dcarcs, dress
white with just the least hint of
lie purple in il. II hcated around her
q veil. She. had wings. too. EN-
nI inc HTSl lHlIy lpoliS bdu SttIl.
ne of them had wings. You could
most see through them. She seemed
float on the leaf instead OF stand
on h it sSe sm 3@ig s;oo sMee o0 bu
i ut odor. 1t was something like
hat she smelled when Granny shook
t! the lace shawl she wore on sum-
4 Dolly. Please tell me your
j am the Fairy. of the Peavine." said
pretty little fairy. Il am so glad
u like me. Will you look into my
! Oh. yes" said Dolly. who wanted
khing better.
The fairy poured her dcwdron out
the little watering pot and Dolly
Yer knelt down on the ground since
E day she had seen the 'Iowly worm"
n spoiled her skirts with grass
> blants. they chung to dead bushes
,t had been put in the ground for
lite blooms that looked as if they
n little ruffles on them. Bees were
ing around them. AS she watched.
blooms bloom q DRIED ,h.n up and and fGli on In
ngs like the smallest pockctbooks
the world. These grew bigger and
ger until they were longer than
Foaih. how fast they grow. cried
Tiihcy don't really grow as fast as
ht," said the fairy. But when you
Ok into the magic dewdrop YOU see
gic things happen. 1t would take
eks for all that to happen, really.
Nv look again"
Dolly put her eye down to the dew
pp again. and there the vines were
yered with long, green bags.
tWhats funny little bags" said Dolly.
hey arc all bulgy-thcy look like my
ktnSs on Christmas morning"
Their right name is pods" said
fairy.
oh, N.Y." cried Dolly. who was look
into the magic dewdrop with all
eyes There comes Aunt Mandy.
d she has a basket. She is pulling
tho baEs-I mean the pods-and
tting them in her basket. Now she
sitting on the porch and pinchinE
I'm with her thumb and they fall
I'm, Why those are peas coming out.
that the way they grove"
tYes!" said the fairy. That's the
y we grow after we come up from
ground. People must be careful
plant us not too near'toGcthor and
must always he, about as far i'm
ground as the length OF a mans
ger. We must have nice brush or
&c to grow on, we can get our
,ssoms up into tho sunshine. And
wish you would tell whoever takes
Re OF this garden to watch our
Ives very carefully There Is kind
littlc green creature that sucks our
all out unless he is driven away.
YOU see any of our leaves crumDlcd