“What long ears you have!” laughed the little girl.
“The better to hear your directions, your Seamstress-ship,” replied Scissors in a rather sharp voice, clicking his way to the other side of the rocking chair.
Then Fairy Lady said:
“Dear little Lady Seamstress, we are all from Thimble Land—we are the Thimble People; there are many more of us, oh, many more. It is our joy to be able to help you learn to sew. Thimble and Scissors Shears and the other Thimble People will come help us when anything becomes very puzzling or difficult; but all through these lessons you may call upon me at any time; and I shall do my best to give you happy sewing lessons.”
“Oh, thank you, dear Fairy Lady,” exclaimed Mary Frances. “I am living in Fairyland, and it is real!”
“The way to find Fairyland real.”
“The way to find Fairyland real,” smiled Fairy Lady, “is to do your very best from day to day, and to do it happily. The fairies always help the people who try to do this.”
“What
twoddle-doddle!”