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The Counterpane Fairy by Katharine Pyle
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"FORTY-NINE!" she cried.

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Teddy and little Ellen McFinney were running along, hand in hand, over a
rainbow that stretched across the shining sky like a bridge. The clouds
above them shone like opals, and far, far below was the green world,
with shining rivers, and houses that looked no larger than walnuts.

"Can't we run fast?" said Teddy. "I think we go as fast as an express
train; don't you, Ellen?"

"I know a faster way to go than this," said the little girl.

"Do you?"

"Yes, I do. Let go of my hand, and I'll show you." She drew her hand
away from Teddy, and very slowly she leaned back against the air as
though it were a pillow, then she gave herself a little push with her
feet, and away she floated so lightly and easily that Teddy could hardly
keep up with her.

"Oh, Ellen!" cried Teddy, "will you teach me to do that?"

"Yes, I will," said Ellen. So she stood up and showed Teddy how to take
a long breath, and how to push himself, and then he found he could do it
quite well, and when Ellen began to float too, they could go along
together hand in hand just as they had before.

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