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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...Where a thousand million wonders be. Where a lark can bark, And a cow can bow, Where a kite can write, And a pig can dig, Where a goat can float, And a sheep can weep, Where an owl can scowl, And a rook can cook, Where a snake can make Herself a cake, And put it in the stove to bake. Oh, come with me, oh, come with me, Oh, Topsy Toodles, come with me. It was foolish, of course, but what else could you expect from a Goose, and Folly found it all very entertaining. There were more recitations on the programme; indeed, all the animals seemed eager to speak pieces, and they really spoke very well, so that it was a pleasure to listen to them. Little Robin Redbreast was asked to sing, and he hopped up on a twig of a tree near by and sang: I know a castle in the air, So snug and tight and warm; A little family lives in there, Secure from wind or storm. They care not how the raindrops fall, Or how the breezes blow--Indeed, they do not mind at all A few soft flakes of snow. And there the little birdies stay Till they can fly, and then They spread their wings and fly away, And ne'er come back again. And then a funny old fat pig, with great pomp and ceremony, recited the following lines, called "A Pig Tale:" Old Farmer Wiggs He sold some pigs, Because he had pigs for sale; The pigs he sold, So the tale is told, And that is the end of the tale. Last of all, an old Donkey was asked to speak a piece. He stood up, wagging his great ears carelessly, and shifting from one foot to another as he spoke: A timid donkey, walking out, Was frightened at his shadow; But when he turned and looked about He saw that it was nothing. The animals laughed at this verse, and a Fox remarked that as it was so short at least it might have rhymed. "It does rhyme," answered ...

Folly, whose real name is Florinda, travels to Fairyland to discover how the fairies live there, what their houses are like, and how they amuse them­selves. There, travelling with her guide Puss in Boots, she meets Aladdin, Cinderella, and the Queen of Hearts in their castles, as well as the Three Bears in their woodland home, and the Old Woman who lived in a Shoe. Folly encounters Scheherezade and the Popular Popinjays, and pays an interesting visit to Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, where she experiences the strange sensation of wandering through a palace where everybody was asleep. And what happened there-well, it was just what one might expect! Carolyn Wells was known for her poetry, humour, and children's books, and Folly in Fairyland, one of her earlier works, is a splendid example of her crisp and original story-telling, the tale enhanced by her rhythmical, jingly rhymes.

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