"I don't think there is anything to laugh at," said Ned, as his small friend burst into a hearty peal of laughter.
"Of course you don't," replied the Gnome, "you can't see yourself. If you could, though—oh, my!" and he again burst into peals of laughter.
Ned waited a few moments and then asked: "Well, what are we going to do?"
"Don't worry, Ned, dear," replied his little friend, touched by his good nature and feeling sorry for him, "don't worry. The watermelon juice made the sponge cake swell. All that is necessary now is to take the antidote, and I know where it can be found without any trouble."
THE MAGIC NECTAR
The Fairies brought a lily filled with the Magic Nectar.
