~Sir James Matthews Barrie
THE CHILD AND THE FAIRIES
~Author Unknown
The woods are full of fairies!
The trees are all alive;
The river overflows with them,
See how they dip and dive!
What funny little fellows!
What dainty little dears!
They dance and leap, and prance and peep,
And utter fairy cheers!
I'd like to tame a fairy,
To keep it on a shelf,
To see it wash its little face,
And dress its little self.
I'd teach it pretty manners,
It always should say "Please";
And then you know I'd make it sew,
And curtsey with its knees!
Photo by Margaret Tarrant
THE FAIRIES IN THE SUNSHINE
~Laura Ingalls Wilder
The little sunshine fairies
Are out on sunny days.
They gaily go a-dancing
Along the country ways.
They paint the flower faces,
The leaves of forest trees,
And tint the little grasses
All waving in the breeze.
They color all the apples
And work for days and weeks
To make the grapes bloom purple
And paint the peaches’ cheeks.
Ah! There’s a tiny fairy!
She’s in the garden bed!
It’s little Ray O’ Sunshine
Who makes the roses red.
Photo by Cicely Mary Barker
HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED THE FAIRIES?
~Rose Fyleman
Have you watched the fairies when the rain is done
Spreading out their little wings to dry them in
the sun?
I have, I have! Isn't it fun?
Have you heard the fairies all among the limes
Singing little fairy tunes to little fairy rhymes?
I have, I have, lots and lots of times!
Have you seen the fairies dancing in the air
And dashing off behind the stars to tidy up their
hair?
I have, I have: I've been there!
Artist Unknown
THE FAIRY DEW DROP
~Laura Ingalls Wilder
Down by the spring one morning
Where the shadows still lay deep,
I found in the heart of a flower
A tiny fairy asleep.
Her flower couch was perfumed
Leaf curtains drawn with care,
And there she sweetly slumbered,
With a jewel in her hair.
But a sunbeam entered softly
And touched her, as she lay,
Whispering that ‘twas morning
And fairies must away.
All colors of the rainbow
Were in her robe so bright
As she danced away with the sunbeam
And vanished from my sight.
‘Twas while I watched them dancing,
The sunshine told me true
That my sparkling little fairy
Was lovely Drop O’ Dew.
Artist Unknown
IF YOU SEE A FAERY RING
~William Shakespeare
If you see a faery ring
In a field of grass,
Very lightly step around,
Tip-toe as you pass,
Last night faeries frolicked there-
And they're sleeping somewhere near.
If you see a tiny faery,
Lying fast asleep
Shut your eyes
And run away,
Do not stay to peek!
Do not tell
Or you'll break a faery spell.
Photo by Margaret Tarrant
CLICK ON THE FAIRY PRINCESS TO CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH THE ENCHANTED GARDEN!