The star jewels, and other wonders

Chapter 2: FORE-WORD

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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.

FORE-WORD

In the land of Far-away,

In the time of Used-to-be,

Wonders happened, so folk say,

Which we all should like to see.

But perhaps, if we knew how,

In the pleasant land of Here,

In the lovely time of Now,

We could witness sights as queer.

Oh, for Faith without an end,

And the blessed eyes to see!

Let us beg the Fairies send

Such a gift to You and Me.