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Title: The sea fairies
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 Neill, John R. (John Rea), ill
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Publisher: Chicago : Reilly & Britton
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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sed to this sort o work, you know, an ifI aint properly posted I m liable to make mistakes. Sacho will tell you, said Tom Atto, encouragingly.And now I must go back to the kitchen and look after mydumplings, or you people wont have any dinner to-day. :cVery well, announced Sacho. I hereby proclaimCapn Joe elected King of the Castle—which is the EnchantedCastle no longer. You may all return to your work. The slaves went away well contented, and the boy andCapn Joe now came forward to greet their visitors. We re on our way home, explained Capn Bill, anwe dont expec to travel this way again. But it pleases meto know, Joe, that you re the king o such a fine castle, anI 11 rest easier now that you re well pervided for. Oh, I m all right, Bill, returned Capn Joe. Its aneasy life here, an a peaceful one. I wish you was as wellfixed. If ever you need friends, Sacho, or any assistance orcounsel, come to me, said the Mermaid Queen to the boy. Thank you, madam, he replied. Now that Zog has 232
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The Sea Fairies gone, I am sure we shall be very safe and contented. But Ishall not forget to come to you if we need you. We are notgoing to waste any time in anger, or revenge, or evil deeds;so I believe we shall prosper from now on. I m sure you will, declared Trot. They now decided that they must continue their journey,and as neither Sacho nor King Joe could ascend to the top ofthe dome, without swimming in the human way, which wasslow and tedious work for them, the good-byes were said atthe castle entrance, and the four visitors started on theirreturn. Trot took one last view of the beautiful silver castle fromthe hole high up in the dome, which was now open and un-guarded, and the next moment she was in the broad oceanagain, swimming toward home beside her mermaid friends.

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