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+The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Enchanted Castle, Edited by Hartwell
+James, Illustrated by John R. Neill
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+Title: The Enchanted Castle
+       A Book of Fairy Tales from Flowerland
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+Editor: Hartwell James
+
+Release Date: January 31, 2009  [eBook #27952]
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+Language: English
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+Fairy Tales From Flowerland
+
+Altemus' Fairy Tales Series
+
+THE ENCHANTED CASTLE
+
+A Book of Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+
+Edited with an Introduction by
+
+HARTWELL JAMES
+
+With Forty Illustrations by John R. Neill
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Philadelphia
+Henry Altemus Company
+
+
+      *      *      *      *      *
+
+Altemus'
+Illustrated
+Fairy Tales Series
+
+The Magic Bed
+     A Book of East Indian Tales
+The Cat and the Mouse
+     A Book of Persian Tales
+The Jeweled Sea
+     A Book of Chinese Tales
+The Magic Jaw Bone
+     A Book of South Sea Islands Tales
+The Man Elephant
+     A Book of African Tales
+The Enchanted Castle
+     A Book of Tales from Flower Land
+
+Fifty Cents Each
+
+Copyright, 1906
+By Henry Altemus
+
+      *      *      *      *      *
+
+
+
+INTRODUCTION
+
+Every boy and girl--and for that matter every man and woman, too--
+rejoices when the winter snows have vanished and the earth once more
+puts on her beautiful dress of green, for then the flowers wake from
+their sleep and clothe the earth with beauty.
+
+Because all boys and girls love flowers, those of them who read this
+book will be interested in the beautiful stories they have to tell,
+loving them even more when they know something of their past history and
+some of the events with which they are associated.
+
+Hundreds of years ago, before clocks or watches were invented, people
+used to tell the time by means of flowers, and
+
+ "'Twas a lovely thought to mark the hours
+     As they floated in light away,
+  By the opening and the folding flowers
+     That laugh to the summer's day."
+
+One very old writer tells us that he knew of forty-six flowers by which
+he could tell the time, and since then a great many more have been
+discovered. These time-keepers open and shut their blossoms at exactly
+the same time each day, and every hour of the day or night some flower
+opens and closes its petals.
+
+Then those who love fairies know that they have much to do with the
+flowers, and while to some they may seem very trifling occupations--this
+writing and reading about fairies--yet
+
+  "Another sort there be, that will
+    Be talking of the Fairies still;
+    Nor never can they have their fill
+        As they were wedded to them."
+
+                                         H.J.
+
+
+
+CONTENTS
+
+The Enchanted Castle
+The Fair Maids of February
+The Loveless Youth
+The Wind Flower
+The Fate of Hyacinthus
+St. Leonard and the Fiery Snake
+A Fair Prisoner
+The Ungrateful Traveler
+The Star of Bethlehem
+The Angel's Gift
+The Holy Hay
+The Search for Gold
+The Flower Fairies
+
+
+
+LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
+
+"'You will come to the walls of an old castle'"
+"'I am gathering them for Mother'"
+"Slowly the great door opened"
+"'The Key-flower will always admit you'"
+"Hastened home to her mother"
+"The skies were gray and cheerless"
+"'Tell me why thou weepest'"
+"The angel handed her the frail blossom"
+"When the winter snows disappear"
+"The monks were fond of planting the snowdrops"
+"The boy did not return their love"
+"The image in the water returned no answer"
+"Zephyr cared not for Lady Flora"
+"When the March winds blow"
+"She is a capital weather-glass"
+"They walked and drove together"
+"Playing a game of quoits together"
+"He had slain him with his own hand"
+"With such returning spring"
+"The country people warned him"
+"He sank, exhausted, upon the steps"
+"As they followed its winding course"
+"But St. Leonard drew his sword"
+"Shut up in the turret-chamber"
+"In the disguise of a peddler"
+"She fell into the court yard below"
+"The sweet blossoms of a tiny flower"
+"A great doorway in the rock"
+"Once more upon the bleak mountain side"
+"He could hear the voices of the priests"
+"'The Star of Bethlehem' men call it"
+"The bright messenger from heaven"
+"Then she was tied to the stake"
+"'Make me more lovely still'"
+"The birds of the air came to him"
+"A crown around the baby head"
+"His bed was of fresh, sweet hay"
+"They were struck with wonder"
+"Hunted down like wild beasts"
+"The Spaniards called them Marigolds"
+
+
+
+THE ENCHANTED CASTLE
+
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+
+THE ENCHANTED CASTLE
+
+"Primroses, the Spring may love them,
+Summer knows but little of them."
+              --_Wordsworth._
+
+ONE day a little German girl was gathering flowers in the meadows, when
+she was met by a wonderful maiden. Wondrous fair the maiden was to look
+upon.
+
+Her dress was of pale green velvet, with streaks of bright crimson. In
+her hand she carried a basket of spring flowers, and on her head she
+wore a wreath of pale yellow blossoms. Her voice was like the sound of
+silver bells.
+
+"Lisbeth, you are a good child," she said. "You have done your best to
+help your sick mother, and now tell me, what are you going to do with
+the flowers you are gathering?"
+
+And the little girl replied, "I am gathering them for mother. She loves
+the spring flowers, but she is too ill to gather them for herself, and
+she cannot afford to buy them."
+
+"I know that you are telling the truth," said the fairy. "Your mother is
+sick and poor, and you want to help her. Now look at this, Lisbeth," she
+continued, giving the child a blossom from her basket like those upon
+her head, "this is a primrose. Take it, and as you walk along follow the
+primrose blossoms until you come to the walls of an old castle.
+
+"In the wall you will find a great doorway, covered all over with
+flowers. Touch the lock gently with your 'key-flower'" pointing to the
+primrose she had given her, "and the door will open so that you may
+enter the enchanted castle. I will meet you there again."
+
+Then the fairy vanished as suddenly as she had appeared, but the
+astonished Lisbeth did as she had been told, and followed the primroses
+on the banks until she reached the castle walls.
+
+She soon found the door covered with flowers, and moving aside some of
+the beautiful blossoms, she placed her "key-flower" upon the lock.
+Slowly the great door opened, but Lisbeth was so surprised at what she
+saw within that she was afraid to enter, and could only stand and look.
+
+Great baskets hung from the roof of the house full of the pale yellow
+blossoms; banks of them were heaped around the walls; while upon the
+floor and tables stood vases of all shapes and sizes containing nothing
+but primroses.
+
+But in a few minutes she heard a sweet voice calling her, and on
+entering she saw once more her fairy friend.
+
+"Lisbeth," the fairy said, "come in and take what you like. Under those
+sweet blossoms are chests containing gold, silver and jewels. You may
+remove the flowers and open which you please. Take as much as you can
+carry, and come again as often as you like. The 'key-flower' will always
+admit you.
+
+"But there is one thing you must remember. You must not take away a
+single blossom, but every flower must be replaced where you find it. So
+long as you observe this rule you will always find an entrance into this
+home of wealth and treasure, but if you disobey punishment will quickly
+follow."
+
+As she spoke these words the fairy again vanished, and Lisbeth, seeking
+among the flowers, found the treasure of which she had been told.
+Filling her apron with gold and silver, she replaced the blossoms she
+had removed, and hastened home to her mother.
+
+And great was the delight of the poor sick woman, for now she and her
+little daughter need be no longer poor. Many and many a time they
+visited the enchanted castle; and ever since Lisbeth told the story to
+her friends, the boys and girls of Germany have called the primrose the
+"key-flower."
+
+They believe that as long as they are good and obedient it will unlock
+for them the door of the enchanted castle, where treasures of wealth and
+happiness are to be found.
+
+
+
+THE FAIR MAIDS OF FEBRUARY
+
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE FAIR MAIDS OF FEBRUARY
+
+"The frail snowdrop
+Born of the breath of Winter."
+         --_Barry Cornwall._
+
+A GREAT many years ago, when Adam and Eve were turned out of Eden for
+their disobedience, Eve looked out over the bare and desolate earth and
+wept for the beauty she had lost.
+
+Before this it had always been summer-time. The sun had always shone,
+and Eve had breathed the fragrance of the flowers, day after day, and
+gathered them at her own sweet will.
+
+But now it was winter, and all was changed. The trees stood bare and
+leafless; no birds sang in their branches; no sweet blossoms raised
+their heads to catch the sun's warm rays. The skies were gray and
+cheerless, and ever the soft white snow kept falling silently, "like the
+footsteps of angels descending upon earth."
+
+But the good God in Heaven saw Eve sit weeping, and looked down on her
+with pitying eyes, and turning to one of the bright angels who stood by,
+ready to do His bidding, He said:
+
+"See how yonder poor woman sits weeping. Go swiftly and do what thou
+canst to comfort her," and the angel spread her wings and sped earthward
+with the falling snow.
+
+"Tell me why thou weepest," she said, as she placed her hand gently upon
+the head of the weeping woman.
+
+And Eve replied, "I weep because the earth is bare and desolate, and
+there is nought that is beautiful to be seen. I pray thee tell me, if
+thou canst, where are the flowers that I love so well. Tell me, shall I
+ever see them more?"
+
+The angel smiled, and stretching out her hand to catch the falling
+flakes of snow, said:
+
+"Is not this beautiful? So white, so pure, so gentle. It is the covering
+which your Heavenly Father in His great love spreads over the cold
+earth."
+
+And even as she spoke the snowflake in her hand took form and budded and
+blossomed into a pure white flower, which hung its dainty head and
+trembled as if afraid to look upon the world into which it had been
+born.
+
+Then Eve dried her tears and broke forth into smiles as the angel handed
+her the frail blossom, saying:
+
+"It is a snowdrop. Take it, Eve, for it is a promise of better things to
+come. Never again doubt your Father's love. You have only to wait, and
+when the winter's snows have gone and the summer sun shines once more,
+the flowers will bloom again as beautiful as ever."
+
+Then Eve watched the angel return to Heaven, until the gleam of her
+silver wings was no longer to be seen. She still carried in her hand his
+tiny gift and as she turned away she saw that where the angel's feet had
+rested the snow had melted away, and on the green grass beneath was
+growing a lovely cluster of snowdrops.
+
+And every year since then, when the winter snows disappear, these sweet
+forerunners of the spring are found in the woods and dells, bringing a
+message of hope and a promise of brighter days to come.
+
+Many years afterwards the monks were fond of planting the snowdrop in
+their beautiful gardens. Not only did it teach them a lesson of faith
+and trust, but its sweet white blossoms were regarded as an emblem of
+purity. And poets have always loved to sing the praises of this, the
+earliest flower of spring.
+
+
+
+THE LOVELESS YOUTH
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE LOVELESS YOUTH
+
+
+"Daffodils, that come before the swallow dares,
+And take the winds of March with beauty."
+                  --_Shakespeare._
+
+YEARS and years ago the River-god wedded a beautiful water-nymph. Their
+son, Narcissus, was such a lovely boy to look upon that all who saw him
+loved him; but the boy did not return their love, for he was full of
+vanity and thought only of himself.
+
+Now as he grew to manhood Narcissus became more and more beautiful, and
+each woodland fairy or water-nymph would gladly have become his bride.
+
+At last a gentle nymph named Echo fell in love with him, and since he
+would not look at her, or give heed to her soft words, she pined away
+until nothing but her voice remained.
+
+Even to this day her plaintive cry may be heard among the hills
+answering back again the voices of those who laugh and sing. But now the
+nymphs were angry with the loveless youth, and prayed the gods to punish
+him for his heartlessness.
+
+So one day when he was wandering in the fields, they caused him to see
+his own features reflected in the clear waters of a crystal pool.
+
+Now Narcissus did not know that it was his own face which smiled up at
+him from the depths of the pool, but took it to be that of some lovely
+water-nymph, and full of love and admiration he determined to win her
+for his bride.
+
+But the image in the water returned no answer to his loving words, and
+did but mimic his every act and movement, till at last, in despair, he
+sat down by the water's edge and wept bitter tears of disappointed love.
+
+And there he sat, day by day, till he grew pale and thin, and at last,
+like poor Echo, he pined away and died.
+
+Then on the border of the lake, where his dead body lay, there sprang up
+clusters of golden blossoms. Daffodils we call them, but the gods called
+them "Narcissus," in memory of the loveless youth.
+
+And beautiful they were to look upon; but there was something missing,
+for as Narcissus shed no love around his path through life, so the
+flowers which bear his name shed no fragrance upon the air.
+
+
+
+THE WIND FLOWER
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE WIND FLOWER
+
+"The coy Anemone, that ne'er uncloses
+Her lips, until they're blown on by the wind."
+                         --_H. Smith._
+
+FLORA, Queen of all the flowers, fell in love with Zephyr, the
+West-wind, whose gentle breezes fanned her favorite blossoms, cooling
+them when the fierce rays of the sun fell hot upon them. But Zephyr
+cared not for Lady Flora.
+
+Zephyr loved a gentle nymph, who returned his affection, but ere she
+could become his bride Flora changed her into a plant whose pale
+blossoms shine and twinkle in the woods like stars on a dark night.
+
+Now this fair nymph was beloved not only by Zephyr, the gentle
+West-wind, but by Boreas, the cold, rough North-wind, and it happened
+that the time at which she became a flower was at that season when
+"the North-wind doth blow," so Boreas had her in his power.
+
+And then to punish her for bestowing her love upon another, he blew
+roughly upon her and scattered her delicate petals upon the ground. Then
+the gods, because she was beloved by the winds, called her Anemone, the
+wind-flower.
+
+Every year when the March winds blow she opens her dainty blossoms, and
+every year Boreas revenges his unrequited love by shattering and
+destroying her beauty.
+
+But the gentle Anemone returns good for evil, for she loves the wind,
+and opens her soft pink and white petals when the March breezes blow
+loud and shrill.
+
+The poets call her "Child of the Wind," and country people tell us she
+is a capital weather-glass, for when the wind drops and rain clouds
+begin to gather she knows that rain is coming.
+
+Gentle, loving little flower, "Waiting for the breathing of the wind," we
+can all have a lesson from you. Why not be like the Anemone, and when
+others use you roughly, seek not revenge, but rather give good for evil.
+
+
+
+THE FATE OF HYACINTHUS
+
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE FATE OF HYACINTHUS
+
+"His polish'd limbs, by strange enchantment's power,
+Shoot into bud and blossom into flower."
+                     _--Ovid._
+
+ONE day when Apollo, the Sun-god, was driving in his chariot across the
+land of Greece, he saw in the palace gardens of the King of Sparta a
+beautiful boy at play.
+
+No sooner did the Sun-god set ryes upon the king's son than he loved him
+and desired to have him for his own. He quickly won the boy's
+affections, and the two were like father and son, so happy were they in
+their love for one another.
+
+They walked and drove together, and played at merry games in the king's
+gardens, while Apollo lavished upon the boy gifts rich and costly, for
+he thought nothing too good for his beautiful Hyacinthus.
+
+So all went well for quite a time, until Zephyr, the West-wind, who also
+loved the boy, grew jealous of his evident preference for the Sun-god.
+
+He tried by all means in his power to win the love of Hyacinthus, but
+the youth took no heed, and in spite of the West-wind's gentle words and
+tender, soft caresses, he continued to love Apollo best.
+
+Then Zephyr became angry and jealous. Day by day he watched the two
+friends, and waited his opportunity for revenge.
+
+Now it happened one bright spring morning that Apollo and Hyacinthus
+were playing a game of quoits together. The boy's merry laugh rang
+through the clear air and reached the ears of Zephyr, who was hiding in
+the branches of a tree close by.
+
+An angry look passed over his face as he exclaimed, "He shall die.
+Rather than give him up to Apollo, I will cause his death!"
+
+At that very moment Apollo raised his arm and threw his quoit. Straight
+as a dart it sped, until a strong gust of wind, raised for the purpose
+by the angry Zephyr, changed its course, so that it struck Hyacinthus
+upon the head and killed him.
+
+And now the revenge of the West-wind was complete, for not only had
+Apollo lost the object of his love, but he had slain him with his own
+hands.
+
+Then the Sun-god was frantic with grief, and, casting himself upon the
+body of his favorite, he wept loud and long. "Oh! my beloved," he cried,
+"come back, come back to me! woe, woe, woe is me!"
+
+But nothing could restore the boy to life again. There was but one thing
+he could do, and in order that the memory of his darling might remain
+fresh and fragrant among men, he changed the beautiful but lifeless form
+into a sweet and lovely flower. So year by year, with each returning
+spring, the Hyacinths reappear and spread a rich carpet over the woods
+and dells, reminding us of the ill-fated youth whose life was sacrificed
+to "the green-eyed monster," jealousy.
+
+
+
+ST. LEONARD AND THE FIERY SNAKE
+
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+ST. LEONARD AND THE FIERY SNAKE
+
+"A little monitor presents her page
+Of choice instruction, with her snowy bells!
+The Lily of the Vale."
+
+HUNDREDS of years ago there was a vast forest in England, wherein lurked
+all manner of wild beasts and loathsome reptiles. The trees grew thick
+and tall, but beneath them the earth was brown and bare, for no grass or
+flower could grow within the gloomy forest.
+
+Now at this time there lived a good and holy knight named Saint Leonard,
+and it so happened that as he journeyed through the land, seeking how he
+might do good and help his fellow-men, that he came in the course of his
+wanderings to the borders of the great forest.
+
+The country people whom he met warned him against attempting to
+penetrate its depths, and said to him, "The forest is haunted with evil
+things, which no man shall encounter and live to tell the tale."
+
+Now Saint Leonard did not know what fear was, and persisted on going
+into the perilous forest. So he left them and entered the gloomy wood,
+and before he had gone far he saw coming towards him a terrible monster
+in the form of a fiery snake.
+
+On it came, breathing out flames of fire, and preparing to coil itself
+around the brave knight, whom it would have crushed to death in its
+fierce embrace.
+
+But Saint Leonard drew his sword and prepared to engage in a deadly
+struggle with the monster. For three long days and nights they fought,
+until on the morning of the fourth day the evil beast lay wounded and
+dying at the feet of the victorious knight.
+
+With one stroke of his sword he severed the head of the snake from its
+body, and then turned to retrace his steps towards the village he had
+left.
+
+The dying shrieks of the fiery snake had so terrified the other evil
+inhabitants of the forest that they had all taken flight, most of them
+in their great haste falling headlong into the ocean on the shores of
+the great forest.
+
+But the knight had been sorely wounded in the fray and blood-drops
+marked his way through the trackless forest.
+
+At length he reached the village and sank, exhausted and senseless, upon
+the steps of the nearest cottage. The villagers thought he had returned
+only to die, but after a time he opened his eyes, and in a few days he
+was strong enough to tell his wondrous tale.
+
+Then, indeed, the villagers were filled with astonishment, and a party
+of them set off to see if the knight's story was true. To their great
+surprise, when they reached the borders of the forest, there lay before
+them a sunlit path strewn with pure white blossoms.
+
+As they followed its winding course, they found that wherever the blood
+of the wounded knight had fallen, lovely "Lilies of the Valley" had
+sprang up. On and on they went, until they came to the spot where the
+death-blow had been given.
+
+The body of the hideous monster had disappeared, but all around, the
+sweet, fragrant lilies grew in lovely clusters, and from their tiny
+bells came sweet music, repeating to the astonished villagers the story
+of the triumph of good over evil, love over hate, right over might.
+
+
+
+A FAIR PRISONER
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+A FAIR PRISONER
+
+"The sweetest flower
+That decks the golden breast of May."
+         --_Langhorne._
+
+SOME four or five hundred years ago there stood upon the banks of the
+River Tweed, in Great Britain, a grand and stately castle.
+
+It was enclosed by high walls, and its gates were guarded day and night
+by soldiers, for these were warlike times, and an enemy might be lurking
+near, watching his opportunity to make a raid upon the owner's property.
+
+At one corner of the castle was a high tower, in the topmost chamber of
+which was imprisoned a beautiful maiden, the only daughter of the
+chieftain who owned the castle.
+
+And not far away stood another grand old castle, the lord of which was
+her father's greatest enemy, whose only son had dared to ask the
+maiden's hand in marriage.
+
+Very terrible to see was the chieftain's anger when his child confessed
+her love for the son of his enemy; and since she would not give him up,
+or listen to the words of other suitors, he shut her up in the
+turret-chamber, where she could hold no communication with the outer world.
+
+Day after day this stern father climbed the steep staircase and bid the
+maiden renounce her love. But the poor girl remained faithful, and
+continued a prisoner.
+
+And what of her lover? Had he deserted her? No indeed; he thought of her
+day and night, and was busy forming plans for her escape.
+
+In the disguise of a peddler he came to offer his wares for sale at the
+castle, and by means of rich gifts he bribed the maid who waited upon
+his betrothed to convey to her a stout silken cord, by which she should
+descend from the turret-window.
+
+There he would await her, with horses, outside the castle walls, and
+together they would ride to the nearest church and be wedded without
+delay.
+
+At last the appointed day came. In the gathering twilight the maiden saw
+her lover's signal, and fastening the cord to the bars of the window she
+began the perilous descent.
+
+But, alas, for the hopes of the youthful pair! Making too great haste to
+accomplish her descent, her trembling hands missed their hold of the
+ropes and she fell, bruised, bleeding, and dying, into the courtyard
+below. Then in the words of an old song:
+
+    "Love in pity to the deed,
+       And her loving luckless speed,
+       Twined her to this plant we call
+       Now the 'Flower of the Wall.'"
+
+And ever since, upon old walls, and in the nooks and crannies of ruined
+buildings, the golden wallflowers have bloomed, filling the air with
+fragrance as they tell their story of faithful love.
+
+
+
+THE UNGRATEFUL TRAVELER
+
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE UNGRATEFUL TRAVELER
+
+"That blue and bright-eyed flow'ret of the brook,
+Hope's gentle gem, the sweet forget-me-not."
+           --_Coleridge._
+
+ONCE a weary traveler, wandering alone on the steep side of a bare and
+desolate mountain, came unexpectedly upon a tiny stream of water
+trickling down between the rocks.
+
+Following its course down the mountain side, he entered a wooded glen,
+where the banks of the stream were covered with green grass, among which
+he suddenly espied the sweet blue blossoms of a tiny flower.
+
+For many days his path had lain across a rough and rugged country, where
+no blade of grass or star-like blossom greeted his coming, so now he
+eagerly gathered a handful of the pale blue flowers and tied them for
+safety to the handle of his staff. Then as he turned to continue his way
+he saw before him a great doorway in the rock, which opened to him of
+its own accord.
+
+Entering, he found himself in a magnificent home, where around him on
+every side lay heaps of treasure--gold, silver, and rich raiment--while
+fairy voices bid him help himself.
+
+Hastily throwing aside his staff, and with it the "luck-flowers" which
+he had gathered, he filled his pockets with jewels, and taking as much
+treasure as he could carry in his arms he turned to retrace steps. As he
+did so, a sweet voice sounded in his ear, crying, "Forget-me-not!
+Forget-me-not!"
+
+But the ungrateful traveler paid no attention t the cry, and as he left
+the home the great door closed behind him with a crash.
+
+Instantly he found himself once more upon the bleak mountain side. The
+treasure which he had so greedily collected vanished from his grasp. Not
+even his staff remained to him, for he had left it behind with the
+"luck-flowers."
+
+Then full of grief and disappointment, he continued his journey across
+the lonely mountain; but though he sought it far and near he never again
+found the precious "luck-flower," without which he could not gain an
+entrance to the fairy cave.
+
+Thus was his ingratitude punished; and the sweet forget-me-not growing
+by the river-side contains a lesson for all who gather it, bidding them
+ever remember the "Great Giver of all Good Gifts."
+
+
+
+THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM
+
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM
+
+"Stars, that in earth's firmament do shine."
+                    --_Longfellow._
+
+A GOOD and holy man sat down to rest one evening beneath the shade of
+the palm-tree in a far Eastern country, far away from home and friends.
+
+The sun was sinking in the west, the air was hot and sultry, and all
+around him grew strange and wondrous plants and flowers.
+
+It was a beautiful land, but the stranger's heart was sad within him. He
+had traveled far in order to carry the story of "Jesus and His love"
+into heathen lands, but here, among the followers of the "false
+prophet," none would listen to his tale. Even now as he sat beneath the
+palm-tree, the spires of the Mohammedan mosques gleamed white in the
+distance, and he could hear the voices of the priests as they chanted
+their evensong.
+
+"How ever can I serve my Master in such a land as this!" exclaimed the
+holy man.
+
+"All around me seems to brood the spell of an unholy influence; even the
+very flowers have taken part in heathen rites and ceremonies.
+
+"Help me, Lord, for I am very weak," and the stranger bowed his head in
+prayer.
+
+Just then a thrill of hope and joy passed through his sinking heart, for
+there in the green grass at his feet were the familiar star-like
+blossoms of a tiny plant.
+
+"The Star of Bethlehem" men call it, because of its resemblance to the
+bright messenger from heaven which, years ago, led the shepherds of
+Bethlehem to the birthplace of the infant Saviour.
+
+And many and many times had the traveler gathered its pure white
+blossoms beside his own cottage door, and now, as he saw it growing
+contentedly beneath the shadow of those pagan plants, his soul was
+filled with fresh courage. Here in a strange land the little flower told
+the story of the Saviour's birth, and its presence seemed to shed a ray
+of light and hope around.
+
+Cheered and strengthened, the holy man went on his way, ready once more
+to fulfil his labor of love, and to proclaim the good tidings of
+salvation to all who would hear.
+
+
+
+THE ANGEL'S GIFT
+
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE ANGEL'S GIFT
+
+"Rose! thou art the sweetest flower
+That ever drank the amber shower."
+       --_Moore._
+
+MORE than a thousand years ago, in the city of Bethlehem, a gentle
+maiden was accused by her enemies of wicked deeds, for which she was
+condemned to die. But the maiden was innocent; and as she was led out to
+be burned, she prayed to God to prove her innocence.
+
+Then she was tied to the stake, and the faggots around her were set on
+fire, but to the astonishment of the bystanders they would not burn, and
+as the flames died out the stake to which the innocent maid was fastened
+became a tree, bearing red and white roses.
+
+They were the first roses ever seen on earth, said the people, and never
+before had such lovely flowers been seen.
+
+It is said that not long after the angel who takes care of the flowers
+in God's beautiful garden, sprinkling them with dew in the early morn,
+fell asleep one warm summer day beneath the shade of a rose tree.
+
+Awaking refreshed, she turned to the tree, saying, "My beautiful child,
+how can I reward thee for the cool shelter of thy sweet-scented
+branches?"
+
+And the rose replied, "They call me the most beautiful of flowers. Make
+me, I pray thee, even more lovely still, if it be in thy power to do
+so."
+
+Then the angel covered her with a coat of soft green moss, wherein she
+might hide her blushing face from the gaze of the passers-by.
+
+Now the rose is beloved by all the birds, especially by the nightingale,
+the sweetest singer of them all. So great is his love that though
+
+   " . . . rich the spot
+     With every flower this earth has got,
+   What is it to the nightingale
+     If there his darling rose is not?"
+
+It is said that when King Solomon, the wisest of kings, was reigning,
+the birds of the air came to him one day and told him that they could
+not sleep at night because of the weeping of the nightingale.
+
+"But why do you weep?" inquired the King of the nightingale.
+
+And the bird replied, "Once I was dumb, but the rose taught me to sing,
+and now I cannot bear to see her rudely handled and her petals crushed
+beneath the foot of man."
+
+And indeed the fragrant rose is worthy of our love, for it is among the
+most beautiful of our Heavenly Father's gifts to us.
+
+
+
+THE HOLY HAY
+
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE HOLY HAY
+
+"Little deeds of kindness,
+  Little words of love,
+Make our earth an Eden
+  Like the heaven above."
+         --_Dr. Brewer._
+
+ALMOST two thousand years ago the infant Jesus was laid to sleep in the
+manger of the inn at Bethlehem.
+
+His bed was of fresh, sweet hay, among which were some fragments of a
+little plant which had grown all unnoticed among the grass.
+
+In wonder the tiny weed listened to the song of the angels as they sang
+"the sweetest carol ever heard"; in wonder it saw the precious gifts
+offered by the wise men and heard the praises of the shepherds who had
+found their Saviour.
+
+"There must be something I can do," whispered the little flower to
+itself, and presently the pretty pink blossoms opened and gently twined
+themselves into a crown around the baby head.
+
+Some travelers standing near exclaimed "'Tis Holy Hay," and ever since
+the pretty blossoms have borne the name of "Saint-foin;" and ever as
+they reappear, year by year, in the fields and meadows they remind the
+little ones of that land that even they can do something "to please the
+King of Heaven."
+
+
+
+THE SEARCH FOR GOLD
+
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE SEARCH FOR GOLD
+
+"The Marigold, that goes to bed with the sun,
+And with him rises weeping."
+           --_Shakespeare._
+
+ABOUT four hundred years ago travelers returning to Europe brought back
+wondrous tales of rich gold mines in the country of Mexico, and after a
+while the people of Spain sent an army to fight the Mexicans and rob
+them of their riches.
+
+When the Spanish army reached the City of Mexico, which stood in the
+midst of a great plain, they were struck with wonder at the beauty and
+grandeur of all they saw. Gold seemed to be everywhere.
+
+Gold, gold, gold! But not content with taking what they could get, these
+cruel soldiers fell upon the Mexican nobles and put hundreds of them to
+death for the sake of the rich jewels they wore.
+
+After this there was a great battle, and the Mexican King was taken
+prisoner and shut up in his own palace.
+
+But the brave people of the country were so enraged by the cruelties of
+their Spanish conquerors that they would not submit. Battle after battle
+was fought, and the people were hunted down like wild beasts.
+
+At last the King was taken out of his prison and placed in front of the
+Spanish army, and there in the fierce heat of the fight he was slain.
+
+Soon after the Mexicans fled, leaving thousands of brave men dead upon
+the battlefield. Their royal standard of pure gold was captured and
+Mexico was conquered. Then the Spaniards returned home, leaving only a
+small army to guard the city.
+
+In the following summer the vast plain surrounding the capital, upon
+which the last great battle had been fought, was covered with a wealth
+of golden blossoms.
+
+Then the Mexicans said, "It is the 'Death-flower.' It has sprung from
+the blood of our brothers slain in battle by the cruel Spaniards."
+
+But the Spaniards called them Marigolds, or "Mary's gold," because they
+said the mother of Jesus had given them the victory.
+
+
+
+THE FLOWER FAIRIES
+
+
+Fairy Tales from Flowerland
+THE FLOWER FAIRIES
+
+"Never tread beneath your feet
+  Flowers fair and flowers sweet;
+Touch us tenderly with care
+  Flowers sweet and flowers fair."
+
+ONE bright sunny morning little Mae went out into the fields to gather a
+bunch of flowers for her mother. She went happily along, and soon came
+to a meadow gay with yellow buttercups.
+
+She picked a handful and then ran on, for she could see, just over the
+next wall, the red blossoms of a field of poppies.
+
+Some of these she gathered and put among her buttercups; but she did not
+stay long in this field, for she knew that a little farther on there was
+a stream, beside which grew the pretty blue forget-me-nots of which her
+mother was so fond.
+
+So Mae gathered a big bunch of these, and now held in her hand
+buttercups, poppies, and forget-me-nots.
+
+But after a while she began to get tired, so she sat down on the bank to
+rest, and presently she heard a soft little voice say: "Do you like
+butter?"
+
+Mae looked quickly around, and saw before her a pretty little lady, with
+a crown of gold upon her head and dressed all in yellow.
+
+She was very much surprised, but being a polite little girl, replied:
+"Yes, thank you; and will you please tell me your name?"
+
+"Certainly," said the little lady. "My name is Fairy Yellow, and I am
+Queen of the buttercups and daffodils, and all the yellow flowers; here
+come my sisters, Fairy Red and Fairy Blue."
+
+And there they were, two more little ladies, one dressed in red and the
+other in blue.
+
+"Good morning," said Mae.
+
+"Good morning," said Fairy Red. "I live among the poppies, and all the
+red flowers belong to me; poppies, and roses, and the holly-berries, and
+many more besides."
+
+Then Fairy Blue said, "I am mistress of the bluebells, and hare-bells,
+and forget-me-nots, and all the sweet blue flowers."
+
+"I think you are all very pretty," said Mae, "and I shall always think
+of you when I look at the flowers; but now I must go home; so good-bye."
+
+"But we are going with you," said the fairies, and to Mae's astonishment
+each crept into a flower and nestled down comfortably; Fairy Yellow in a
+buttercup, Fairy Red in a poppy, and Fairy Blue in a forget-me-not.
+
+So Mae gathered up her flowers and set off home, and all the way the
+fairies sang to her the sweetest songs.
+
+
+
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+
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