St Nicholas [serial] . lf, they had found her at las For a moment they were too much bewilderemove, then side by side they hurried into theden without waiting for invitation. Well, my old gaffer, what can I do for yoifor you, dame ? asked the fairy, benevolently Oh, please, I am not a dame, he is ngaffer, cried Pierotte, imploringly. I am d :•. r.] THE TWO WISHES. 323 I rotte —and she bobbed a courtesy. And thisierot, my brother. Pierot and Pierotte ! Wonderful ! said they. But, my dear children, what has caused; change in your appearance? You have agedlarkably since I saw you last. Indeed, we
St Nicholas [serial] . lf, they had found her at las For a moment they were too much bewilderemove, then side by side they hurried into theden without waiting for invitation. Well, my old gaffer, what can I do for yoifor you, dame ? asked the fairy, benevolently Oh, please, I am not a dame, he is ngaffer, cried Pierotte, imploringly. I am d :•. r.] THE TWO WISHES. 323 I rotte —and she bobbed a courtesy. And thisierot, my brother. Pierot and Pierotte ! Wonderful ! said they. But, my dear children, what has caused; change in your appearance? You have agedlarkably since I saw you last. Indeed, we have, replied Pierot, with anace. Well, age is a very respectable thing. Somesons are always wishing to be old, remarked fairy, maliciously. You find it much pleas-;r than being young, I dare say. Indeed, we dont, said Pierotte, wiping heri on her apron. No ? Well, that is sad, but I have heard peo-say the same before you. Oh, please, please, cried Pierot and. Pierotte, ig on their knees before the window, please,. THEY FIND THE COTTAGE AGAIN. \ kind fairy, forgive us. We dont like to bel-up at all. We want to be little and young. Please, dear fairy, turn us into children as;re before ? Vhat would be the use?said the old d begin wanting to be somebody else atif you were turned back to what you were Ve wont, indeed we wont, pleaded the chil-very humbly. fairy leaned out and gathered a well, she said. Heres another wishJu. See that it is a wise one this time, for ifil, it will be of no use to come to me.:h these words, she shut the blinds suddenly,o! in one second, house, garden, and allanished, and Pierot and Pierotte were in theagain. There was no deliberation this time as to whatthe wish should be. I wish I was a little boy, shouted Pierot,holding the rose over his head with a sort ofecstasy. And I wish I was a little girl, the same littlegirl exactly that 1 used to be, chorused rose seemed to melt in air, so quickly did itwither and collapse
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