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THE DREAM FAIRIES.
THE Fairies from Dreamland are queer little folks;
Quite different from all of the rest.
If you saw them you’d laugh at their comical ways,
And you’d smile just to see how they’re dressed;
For they wear any clothes they can possibly get,
Odd coats, vests, or what they can catch
When the wealthier Fairies throw old things away:
So, naturally, none of them match.
Then, dressed in this style, they arrive in the night,
When the stars keep their guard overhead;
And while you are sleeping, they climb up and squat
In a row on the foot of your bed.
They all sit cross-legged, and giggle and grin,
And eagerly wait for their King,
Who presently comes, with your dream in a box,
Tied up with an old knotted string.
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