. The great sea horse . ple think are fishes nests when theysee them in the sand. Eight bells struck; it wasmidnight, and so the land fairies said good-byand took their departure. In the excitementof it all, no one saw Neptune, the Lord of theOcean, arrive. His feelings were hurt; he hadnot been invited to the feast; he was deeplyangry, and the scene did not please him. Heshouted : Old Man of the Sea, King of the seafairies, you are not worthy of the title! Youand your subjects are an unruly lot, and Ichange all the pinkies here to-night to fishes!And he roared with fury, and the winds cameand
. The great sea horse . ple think are fishes nests when theysee them in the sand. Eight bells struck; it wasmidnight, and so the land fairies said good-byand took their departure. In the excitementof it all, no one saw Neptune, the Lord of theOcean, arrive. His feelings were hurt; he hadnot been invited to the feast; he was deeplyangry, and the scene did not please him. Heshouted : Old Man of the Sea, King of the seafairies, you are not worthy of the title! Youand your subjects are an unruly lot, and Ichange all the pinkies here to-night to fishes!And he roared with fury, and the winds cameand the waters rushed in and the village wasdestroyed. 198 THE PINKIES OF THE SEA So the fairies in this story became fishes, andevery Jack fish of them may be found in theFlorida waters to-day, and, if you should godown there some afternoon, you might hearthem sing — For his name was Chingy Fungy Wong,Putta-potee da Kubbala Kong,Flipperty-flapperty Busky Bong,The King of the Cannibal Islands ! 199 JUSTICE WHISKEES TEIAL.
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