The star jewels, and other wonders

Chapter 15: FAIRIES

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About This Book

A collection of short fairy tales and lyrical pieces for children that follows mermaids, fairies, dryads, and other enchanted creatures through gentle, whimsical episodes. Tales center on simple desires, small moral choices, and moments of wonder, often set against vivid natural backdrops of sea, wood, and sky. Interspersed rhymes and brief poems echo the stories’ themes with musical language and playful imagery. Illustrated plates accompany many entries, shaping a consistently fanciful and imaginative atmosphere throughout the volume.

FAIRIES

If I should see a Fairy,

I should not be afraid,

I know so much about them,

From all that I have read.

I’ve planned how I would greet them,

And what I ought to say;

I’d have my Wish all ready,

To save the least delay.

I sometimes feel them near me,

But still I cannot see.

I wonder, oh! I wonder,

Are they afraid of me?