The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-06-16

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The animals were gathered neal
the oak and elm trees when Jack and
Janet got there with the Wishing
Fairy. Dear Deer and Brave Buck
were browsing on the bushes.
"These bushes aren't SO tasty as
they might be. l wish we had some
salt to season Them" said Dear Deer
$50 do l." snorted Brave Buck. The
Wishing Fairy waved her wand, and
instantly Dear Deer and Brave Buck
began to lick at the snow. why,
here is SALT" they said.
81 wish l had a dozen nuts to eat
while waiting for that fairy to come"
squealed Perky Squirrel. And l wish
1 had a quart of corn" chirped Hac-
kee Chipmunk. The Wishing Fairy
waved her wand, and at once Perky
Squirrel found the dozen nuts in the
snow and Hackee Chipmunk found
the quart of corn.
The handsome tree spirit youth
and the beautiful tree spirit maiden
were looking at the bare branches of
the oak and elm.
81 wish my branches had a nice
soft, pretty coat" sighed the youth.
81 wish the same" sighed the maiden.
The Wishing Fairy waved her wand
and snow began to fall, clothing the
oak and the elm in a 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 Hippity-Hop Rab-
bit were sitting on a 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
kee Chipmunk eat.
81 wish a big hole would open in
this snow bank and at the bottom
we would find nice, fresh cabbages,"
sighed Hoppity-Hop Rabbit. 81 wish
the same" murmured Hippity-Hop
Rabbit. The Wishing Fairy waved
her wand and instantly a hole like a
we'll opened in the snow. Into this
the rabbits vanished. Jack and Janet
looked over the edge and saw them
busy nibbling at nice fresh cabbages.
But the rabbits quickly found they
had made a mistake in not making
their intended wish for wolf teeth
and porcupine quilts. The hunting
hounds came dashing through the
woods, and plunged into the hole.
They thought they had the rabbits.
But Hoppity- Hop and Hippity-Hop
though caught by surprise, began to
kick like fury. They kicked snowy
INTO the faces of the dogs and wtsked
into a deep burrow.
The hunting dogs, with eyes, noses
and mouths filled with snow looked
very comical.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! l wish l could
see something as funny as that every
day." laughed Jack. The Wishing
Fairy waved her wand over Jack n
he knew in that instant he had lost
his chance to get the pocket that
would always have money in 1t.
Janet was a wise little girl. She
saw the wishes of the others go
wrong. She would save her own.
81 WISH" she said, "for a glad heart
that always will be as merry and joy
full as on Christmas Day."
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Janet found a 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. l wish you We're safe
ly back in your beds"
And there Jack and Janet found
themselves.
"Ha! Hal Wishing Night is like
April FOOLS Day-it is a joke on
everyone" laughed Jack. But l am
glad 1 am going to have a laugh
every day, even if l haven't a pocket
of money"
But Janet didn't think Wishing
Night a joke. 1t had given her some
thing she knew would make her
happy for all time,
(Next week Jack and Janet have an
adventure with the running waters.)
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