The Tinker's Willow _Edward W. Frentz_
The Story of the Laurel _Grace Kupfer_
The Little Acorn _Lucy Wheelock_
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THE HOME
THE TREASURE IN THE HOUSE
Once upon a time there was a little Princess, and when she was ten
years old they gave her a wonderful birthday party. There were
musicians, and roses in all the rooms, and strawberry ice cream, and
cakes with pink icing. Every one brought gifts.
The King, her father, gave the Princess a white pony with a long tail,
and a blue and silver harness. The Queen, her mother, gave the
Princess a little gold tea set for her dolls. There were other
beautiful gifts; a ring with a sparkling stone set in it, and a dozen
or so new silk dresses, and a nightingale in a gold cage; but every
one waited to see what the gift of the Princess' fairy-godmother would
be.
She was late coming to the party. One never knew just _how_ she would
come, on wings, or on a broomstick. This time she came walking, and
dressed in a short red gown and a white apron. Her kind eyes twinkled
as she gave her gift to the Princess.
Such a strange gift as it was, only a tiny black key!
"This will unlock a little house at the end of the garden which is my
birthday gift to you," the fairy-godmother of the Princess said.
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