“So am I!” Mary Frances whispered back, and took hold of her little friend’s hand.
Suddenly the music stopped and every fairy except Jack and Bet disappeared.
“It was so beautiful,” said Mary Frances, still speaking in a whisper, “that we can never thank you.”
“We’re so glad you enjoyed our little surprise,” Jack replied, “for it shows how you love us flowers. Now I want to tell you something about the way in which we grow, and how to feed us. You have a garden, and I feel certain you would like to hear about that.”
“I’ve studied quite a little about seed-babies,” replied Mary Frances. “I love the little things dearly.”
“Good,” cried Bet; “you’ll love them even more after you’ve heard what Jack is going to tell you.”
“Do water babies grow in the same way as other plant babies?” asked Mary Frances.
“In quite the same way,” replied Jack. “I’m going to show you how the roots of plants take up the food needed, and how the leaves help make that food right for their digestion.”
“Why, I thought—” began Eleanor.