"Yes, my dear, but be careful you don't get wet."

Now wasn't that a funny thing for a duck mamma to say to her little duck
girl? But Mamma Wibblewobble was absent minded, so we must excuse her. You
see she thought Lulu wanted to go for a walk in the woods. Well, it didn't
much matter, but I thought I would speak about it.

"Can we go?" asked Jimmie, when Lulu came back.

"Yes," she answered. "Hurry now, for we are going to see the fairy prince,
as the gold fish promised."

"Oh, I'm so excited I can hardly wait!" exclaimed Alice, who was quite
romantic, as I have explained. "Am I swimming straight, Lulu? I wouldn't
for all the world, have a fairy prince see me swimming crooked."

"Oh, don't be so fussy!" called out Jimmie. "I wish Bully, the frog was
here. He and I could have some fun."

"Oh, no!" cried Lulu. "We are the only ones allowed to see the fairy
prince. It's a secret, and he is quite bashful."

"How are you going to find him?" asked Jimmie. "This is a large pond, and
it's going to be quite a task to locate the fairy prince, or even the gold
fish."

"Oh! let's don't worry," suggested Alice. "Worrying is one of the very
worst things you can do, especially when there is anything in it about a
fairy. Don't you know that fairies are especially made not to worry? We
will find our way somehow. Either a golden ball will appear and roll on