“Quietly, my brave fellows. Our time is not yet. Nothing can be done openly. King Brondé is surrounded by brave soldiers, who would shed for him their last drop of blood. Listen now.”
There was then deep silence in the cave, while Magnus, in a long speech, unfolded his plans.
But what those plans were, need not here be related, since all who read further will discover for themselves.
CHAPTER V.
MEETING OF THE FAIRIES.
NOW on this very night the Green Fairy was holding her court in Daisy Hollow, deep in the forest. How lovely were these pretty creatures, as they appeared, one after another, their bright wings fluttering, and glistening with dew!
Truly fairy-like were their greetings! A mortal, listening near, might have supposed he heard only the sighing of the summer breeze, the murmur of brooklets, or the far-off tinkling of little bells.
But their queen allowed them very little time for greeting. For it had been long since they met, and much was to be told and much heard, before the dawn. She therefore began singing:—
“Where the softest grass is found,
Quickly form your circle round.
Let each one say,