. The king of Gee-Whiz . nce directlyin front of the throne and as soon as their mother hadkissed them again and again, they signaled that theywould like the attention of those present. Listen! cried the King of Gee-Whiz, the RoyalHereditary Twins of the Island of Gee-Whiz will nowbe heard! The Kings voice was weak because of his longing forhis shadow. He did not suspect it, although it was afact, that Zuzu was holding his shadow before him inplain view. It was so new and handsome a shadowthat the King did not recognize it as his own. O King ! said Zuzu, approaching and kneelingbefore the thro
. The king of Gee-Whiz . nce directlyin front of the throne and as soon as their mother hadkissed them again and again, they signaled that theywould like the attention of those present. Listen! cried the King of Gee-Whiz, the RoyalHereditary Twins of the Island of Gee-Whiz will nowbe heard! The Kings voice was weak because of his longing forhis shadow. He did not suspect it, although it was afact, that Zuzu was holding his shadow before him inplain view. It was so new and handsome a shadowthat the King did not recognize it as his own. O King ! said Zuzu, approaching and kneelingbefore the throne. And Lulu also came and knelt say-ing O King! They held the Royal Wishing Wandshigh above them. We come as messengers from the good Queen Zulena,Ruler of the Fairies, said Zuzu; and we bring a wishto you from her, which she wished us to wish on our RoyalWishing Wands. Zulena! gasped the King, falling back upon thedrapery of his throne with his hand at his throat. Zulena!—is it Dossible that she- 204 ^•W$tWj&$m. The bad Fair) begged for mercy Page 187 -^ *, THE HAPPY ENDING OF THE STORY O King! said the Twins together, both rubbinghard at their Wishing Wands, this wish has been kepta secret for many years in the heart of the Queen of theFairies. This is the wish: That you be restored to yourformer self again; that you cease to value gold as thegreatest of all things; that you remember the friend-ships of your earlier days; and that for ever you maybe happy and contented! Then to their great surprise a strange and wonderfulthing occurred, directly before their eyes. The form ofthe King of Gee-Whiz straightened up. The tired lookfaded away from his face. His hair became long andglossy and dark. His eyes became bright and garb grew yet more shining and splendid; and atonce his bearing was that of a young and handsomeman, as indeed he now was. With his hand at the hiltof his sword, he stepped down from the first step of histhrone, and with a truly royal air raised h
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