. In happy far-away land . 84 THE WAYS OF THE FAIRY GRUMPS not as grumpy as grumpy could be. People stopped singing songs, and ifyou had been in Far Away Land just then, you would have wondered why thecountry had ever been called happy. Of course, after making every one else unhappy, Grumps was unhappy, knew he was doing wrong, and nobody who knows that of himself is everhappy. Besides, he had a really kind heart, in spite of his naughty ways, andalthough he was not brave enough to go home to the Fairy Queen and tell herhe was sorry for what he had done—indeed, it takes courage, and is
. In happy far-away land . 84 THE WAYS OF THE FAIRY GRUMPS not as grumpy as grumpy could be. People stopped singing songs, and ifyou had been in Far Away Land just then, you would have wondered why thecountry had ever been called happy. Of course, after making every one else unhappy, Grumps was unhappy, knew he was doing wrong, and nobody who knows that of himself is everhappy. Besides, he had a really kind heart, in spite of his naughty ways, andalthough he was not brave enough to go home to the Fairy Queen and tell herhe was sorry for what he had done—indeed, it takes courage, and is a fine andbrave thing to say that one is sorry, and wants to do better—he began to feelvery much ashamed of himself. He could no longer bear to see ill-natured faces on every side, so he flewaway to let the people of Far Away Land have back their songs and their merryways again. He flew to the mountains, which rise high to the eastward of thecountry, where he could look upon no face to which he had brought frowns,and t
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