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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
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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t talk much, being a man of few words except whenalone with Trot; but his light blue eyes were big and roundwith wonder at the sights he saw. Trot and the sailorman went to bed early and sleptsoundly upon their sponge-covered couches. The little girlnever wakened until long after the sun was shining downthrough the glass roof of her room, and when she opened hereyes she was startled to find a number of big, small andmiddle-sized fishes staring at her through the glass. Thats one bad thing bout this mermaid palace, shesaid to herself; its too public. Everthing in the sea canlook at you through the glass as much as it likes. I would ntmind fishes looking at me if they had nt such big eyes, an— Chapter Eight goodness me! There s a monster thats all head! And theregoes a fish with a sail on its back; an here s old Mummer-cubble, I Jm sure, for he s got a head just like a pig. She might have watched the fishes on the roof for hours,had she not remembered it was late and breakfast must be
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ready. So she dressed, and made her toilet, and swam downinto the palace to find Capn Bill and the mermaids politelywaiting for her to join them. The sea maidens were as fresh and lovely as ever, whileeach and all proved sweet tempered and merry, even at the 97 The Sea Fairies breakfast table—and that is where people are cross, if theyever are. During the meal the queen said: I shall take you this morning to the most interesting partof the ocean, where the largest and most remarkable seacreatures live. And we must visit King Anko, too, for thesea serpent would feel hurt and slighted if I did not bringmy guests to call upon him. That will be nice, said Trot, eagerly; but Capn Billasked : Is there any danger, maam*? I think not, replied Queen Aquareine. I cannot seethat you will be exposed to any danger at all, so long as I amwith you. But we are going into the neighborhood of somefierce and even terrible beings, which would attack you atonce did they suspect you to be earth people. S

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