The king of Gee-Whiz (1906) (14730030146)

Identifier: kingofgeewhiz00houg (find matches)
Title: The king of Gee-Whiz
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Hough, Emerson, 1857-1923 Nesbit, Wilbur D. (Wilbur Dick), 1871-1927 Cesare, Oscar Edward, 1885-1948
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Publisher: Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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reamsSail in bubble-boats the streams;You that hide beneath the grassChanting to us as we pass;You that flash among the treesLaughing at the honey-bees—Tears come sadly to each eyeWhen we come to say good-by. 194 THE MESSENGERS OF THE FAIRY QUEEN Farewell, Fairies, one and all—Some day we shall come and callTo you from the border-landIn the speech you understand—So and so, and thus and thus—Then you will remember us.But to-day we may but sighNow that we must say good-by. Then the Queen bent over each little pillow and spokesoftly: Before you fall asleep I shall kiss you each goodnight and good-by; for when you awaken you willbe far away. As she kissed Zuzu and Lulu, they began to feel verydrowsy, but before they had time to reason it out tothemselves, they were both fast asleep. The last thingthey knew was the soft kiss of the Fairy Queen; andthe last thing they saw was the room of the fairy palace,very beautiful, seeming to fade away and become moredistant and indistinct. 195
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CHAPTER XXXII THE RETURN TO THE ISLAND When they awoke, Zuzu and Lulu rubbed their eyesvery hard, and looked around them in wonder; as,indeed, well they might. They were now not in the fairypalace at all, but once more alone, and at the top of theGolden Ladder, whose long lines they could see far, farbelow them, shining like the beams of the sun at eveningor morning. Near by them rose the walls of the rockypass in which lived Jankow, the Dragon, and near themwas the end of the tail of the Dragon. They could hearits harsh voice coming to their ears very plainly. 196 THE RETURN TO THE ISLAND Do not be afraid, said Zuzu to Lulu, for I am surethat the Fairy Queen will protect us, even though we donot see her at the moment. We shall be quite safe,also, because I have the wooden leg of the Dragon; andhere I have the shadow of the King, all straight and fineand new again; and you have the White Cricket in yourpocket; so I am sure they will all be glad to see us backagain when we tell them wh