Like
a fair iris bloom she appeared, diamonds on her neck and in her hair
representing dewdrops.
"Dearest friends, I heard you call,
I have come to greet you all.
I am now your fairy queen,
And, beneath these branches green,
I will grant, to each of you
That your dearest wish come true."
"Oh-o-o-o!" came like a sigh of delight from the excited children as
they gazed at the lovely figure.
Each had a wish, and wisely she answered, for Iris was as quick witted
as she was beautiful.
"I wish I could make everyone happy," said Princess Polly.
"Be as loving and kind as I am told you now are, and your wish will
come true," said Queen Iris.
"I'd like to do something _very_ nice for father and mother that would
be a sweet surprise," said Sprite. "I _wish_ I knew what to do."
"Your wish is granted," said Iris. She wrote a few words on a slip of
pink paper.
"Look at this to-morrow morning and you will know just what to do,"
she said as she placed the tiny folded paper in Sprite's hand.
In the same sweet manner Iris contrived to grant the wishes of all.
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