Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-21
CHAPTER vi
The One Good Wish

NrACK and Janet were anxious to see
Z d the forest folks get their wishes. 1t
vould be fine to have everlasting sum-
roer. as the deer desired. 1t would be
4 Interesting. too. TO sec half the trees
changed into nut trees. as wished by
Z perky Squirrel, and to have corn grow
!. an bushes as Hackee Chipmunk wanted.
II would be wonderful IL the roots of
tbe oak and elm should be turned into
, isgs no the trees could dance and run.
Aud II would be funny to see the as-
tonishment Of the hunting hounds
rben the rabbits got teeth like wolves
and hair like porcupine qullls.
The animals were gathered near the
oak and elm trees when Jack and Janet
!. rot there with the Wishing Fairy. Dear
I beer and Brave Buck were browsing
on the bushes
''These bushes aren't so tasty as they
might be. / wish we had some salt to
s.ason them" said Dear Deer. $50 do
! l." snorted Brave Buck. The Wish
inr Fairy waved her wand, and in
stantly Dear Deer and Brave Buck
heoan TO lick at the snow. "Why,
here is salt," they said. ..
n ~ wish / had dozen nuts to ent
while waiting for that fairy to come,
soueaoed Perky Squirrel. "And ! wish
/, had quart Of corn" chirpcd
Hackee Chipmunk. The Wishing Fairy
waved her wand. and at once Perky
Squirrel found the dozen nuts in the
mow and Hackee Chipmunk found the
quart of corn. q,
The handsome tree spirit youth and
the beautiful tree spirit maiden were
looking at the bare branches OF the oak
and elm.
pretty coat" sighed the youth. Il
The Wishing Fairy waved her wand
and snow began to fall, clothing the oak
and the elm in q nice, soft. pretty coat.
Jack and Janet saw this with dis
may. They knew what the animals
and the tree spirits didn't know-that
the wishers by making little wishes had
lost the big wishes they had intended
to make.
Hoppity- Hop and Hipplty Hop Rab-
bit were sitting on Il snow bank.
twitching their ears and wrinkling their
noses. Would they be wise enough to
save their big wishes?
But the rabbits were made hungry
By watching Perky Squirrel and
Backee Chipmunk eat.
II wish a big hole would open in this
snow bank and at the bottom we would
find nice, fresh cabbages, sighed Hop
pity. Hop Rabbit. II wish the same.
murmured Hippity- Hop Rabbit. The
Wishing Fairy waved her wand and
instantly a hole like well opened IN
the snow Into this the rabbits van
ished. Jack and Janet looked over the
edge and saw them busy nibbling at
nice fresh cabbages.
But the rabbits quickly found they
had made q mistake in not making their
intended wish for wolf teeth AMI por-
cupine quilts. The hunting hounds
!. came dnshiE.- through the woods, and
plunged into the hole. They thought
they had the rabbits.
e But lTopriiy Hop and Hippity Hop.
though caught by surprise. began to
kick Ike fury. They kicked snow into
the faces Of the dogs and whisked into
deep burrOw.
The hunting dogs, with eyes, noses,
and mouths filled with snow looked very
eomiral.
"Ha Ha. Ha. wish could sec
something az funny as that every day"
laughed Jack. The Wishing Fairy
. waved her wand over Jack, md he
knew IN that instant he hnd lost his
chance to get the pocket that would al
TayS have money IN ii.
Janet was wise littlc girl. She saw
the wishes of the others go wrong.
She would save her own.
II wish she said. "for glad
heart that always will be as merry and
joyful as on Christmas Day"
The Wishing Fairy waved her wand.
Janet found warm glow come into her
heart. She felt it would always BE-
happy,
You have your WISH" cried the
Wishing Fairy. and now Wishing
Night is over. wish you were safely
back IN your beds"
., And there Jack and Janet found
themselves.
"Ha! Ha! Wishing Night is like
April Fools Day.--it is a joke on every
one, y laughed Jack. "IIut | am glad
am going to have laugh every day,
even If ! haven't n pocket Of money"
But Janet didn't think Wishing
Night joke. IL had given her some
ming she knew would make her happy
for all time.
Next week Jack and Janet have an
adventure with the running waters.)