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The music-loving Elves clapped their hands, as Star-Twinkle ceased; and the Queen placed a flower crown, with a gentle smile, upon the Fairy's head, saying,—

"The little bud's lesson shall teach us how sad a thing is pride, and that humility alone can bring true happiness to flower and Fairy. You shall come next, Zephyr."

And the little Fairy, who lay rocking to and fro upon a fluttering vine-leaf, thus began her story:—

"As I lay resting in the bosom of a cowslip that bent above the brook, a little wind, tired of play, told me this tale of

Long live our King and Queen.

[Description: A regal couple in flowing sarong-like robes stand in the mid-background perched on the crest of a hill; to the left in the clouds is a band of angel-like figures in exultation; below and in the foreground are four children in a small bark on a pond. To their left are two figures, being led by a third, who carries a staff in his right hand, and evidently is making a proclamation, with his left hand raised. ]