At this point, the dream-elf, thinking his work well done, hastened back to Mount Fern. On the way he met Tono floating about on the wings of song. Each elf related what he had done since they parted, and both laughed heartily at the fun they had had with the Giant World.
“And now,” said Slumber, the dream-elf, “won’t you sing the Swan song before you retire?”
“I can’t,” said Tono, “to so small an audience, but I’ll drink your health in a glass of honeydew before we say good-night.”
2
The Lawn Party
Early the next evening, Captain Featherweight commanded Iris-Wing to take a pitcher-plant and go in search of honeydew for breakfast.
“And I’m tired of lilydew,” said the Captain, “get clover honeydew—and I prefer the red clover to the white.”
At this command, the flower-elf hurried off in the direction of the apple orchard, for it was only yesterday that he had seen fine red clover under the apple trees.
After he had filled his pitcher-plant with the sweet red clover honeydew, he went into the rose garden to see how the roses were growing. They were all doing beautifully, and especially the American Beauty Rose, who was very tall and stately.