The Waldorf family . CHAPTER III. ILL you tell us another fairytale, dear grandfather ? Pleasetell us another Breton story,exclaimed several voices, when,on the following evening, theWaldorf family Were again seat-ed in the porch, enjoying the coolsea-breeze, and looking out upon thebeautiful sunset. I thought you would be quitedisappointed with so homely a fairy tale,replied the old gentleman, smiling. There were no crystal palaces, no goldenchariots, no beautiful fairy queens in robes ofgreen satin, with crowns of pearly dew-drops ontheir flowing tresses. The Breton fairies are all 53. I lit
The Waldorf family . CHAPTER III. ILL you tell us another fairytale, dear grandfather ? Pleasetell us another Breton story,exclaimed several voices, when,on the following evening, theWaldorf family Were again seat-ed in the porch, enjoying the coolsea-breeze, and looking out upon thebeautiful sunset. I thought you would be quitedisappointed with so homely a fairy tale,replied the old gentleman, smiling. There were no crystal palaces, no goldenchariots, no beautiful fairy queens in robes ofgreen satin, with crowns of pearly dew-drops ontheir flowing tresses. The Breton fairies are all 53. I little workies; they plough, and reap, and spin,and knit, like the people among whom theydwell. Oh, but it seems so very droll to hear of fairycows that might cause a new deluge, fairy horseswith backs ten miles long, and fairy sheep with amountain of wool on their sides, exclaimed Frank. For my part, continued he, jjf I am tired ofhearing about little dainty creatures floating abouton sunbeams ; I like the substantial fairies of Brit-tany. Please tell us another story, grandfather,and let it be something about boys and menswork this time; your first story was all girl-talk. Every one laughed at Franks sally in behalfof his own boy-tastes, and grandfather was halftempted to begin a discussion with him, for thesake of hearing his good and sufficient reasons forthinking mens work so much more interestingthan womens trials. But the children, like mostyoung people, were more anxious for the storythan for the philosophy. So the land old man, 54
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