a fair iris bloom she appeared, diamonds on her neck and in her hair
representing dewdrops.

"Dearest friends, I heard you call,
I have come to greet you all.
I am now your fairy queen,
And, beneath these branches green,
I will grant, to each of you
That your dearest wish come true."

"Oh-o-o-o!" came like a sigh of delight from the excited children as
they gazed at the lovely figure.

Each had a wish, and wisely she answered, for Iris was as quick witted
as she was beautiful.

"I wish I could make everyone happy," said Princess Polly.

"Be as loving and kind as I am told you now are, and your wish will
come true," said Queen Iris.

"I'd like to do something _very_ nice for father and mother that would
be a sweet surprise," said Sprite. "I _wish_ I knew what to do."

"Your wish is granted," said Iris. She wrote a few words on a slip of
pink paper.

"Look at this to-morrow morning and you will know just what to do,"
she said as she placed the tiny folded paper in Sprite's hand.