. The peacock and the wishing-fairy and other stories . ake the Giraffe to the Get-little-pool? Yes, I wish you would, and I should also like you to getme my wand. I left it in the lily-house. I will be back before you cancount one—two—three, said theBrownie. Come with me, hecalled to the Giraffe, I will takeyou to the Get-little pool. After the Giraffe had drunk outof the Get-little-pool he becamequite small; small enough for himto ask the Brownie to hop on hisback and ride over to where Stella was waitingfor them. The Brownie had a nice ride on the had Stellas wand in one hand and
. The peacock and the wishing-fairy and other stories . ake the Giraffe to the Get-little-pool? Yes, I wish you would, and I should also like you to getme my wand. I left it in the lily-house. I will be back before you cancount one—two—three, said theBrownie. Come with me, hecalled to the Giraffe, I will takeyou to the Get-little pool. After the Giraffe had drunk outof the Get-little-pool he becamequite small; small enough for himto ask the Brownie to hop on hisback and ride over to where Stella was waitingfor them. The Brownie had a nice ride on the had Stellas wand in one hand and was wav-ing it around and around as he rode up to whereStella was sitting on a blade of grass. She waslaughing as she watched him coming, becausethe Brownie looked very funny up on the Gi-raffes back. He kept slipping and sliding, andonce he almost fell off; but he reached Stellasafely and handed her the wand. Stella patted the Giraffes head. What is your wish? she asked. Come andwhisper it in my ear. You see now you are al-most as small as I THE WISHING-FAIRYS ANIMAL FRIENDS I wish something very much, the Giraffe said. I know, laughed Stella, and I will make it come truefor you. Come and tell me all about it. So the Giraffe told her how he always seemed to be hungryand that the leaves that grow away up on the tops of the treeswere the ones that he wanted most to eat, but they were toohigh for him to reach. That is always the way, and Stella smiled. Every onewants the things that are too far away—the things they cannotreach. Why do you want the leaves on the tops of the trees? You see Giraffes eat leaves. Did you know that? I like them, answered the Giraffe, because they areyounger and more tender than the ones lower down. It wouldbe all right, I think, if you would give me a very long neck. Stella waved her wand three times around his head. TheGiraffes neck began to grow! * Oh! how it grew! So now you know why the Giraffe has such a long neck, sothat he can pick o
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