Spider Eyes called, “Up, up! We must fly to the beautiful world before this day is done.”
Each took a dewdrop from the edge of a strawberry leaf, with which to wash his face, for their eyes were heavy with sleep.
As they flew up, Spider Eyes said, “I do not see the gates of the beautiful world; perhaps it is because we are so close to them and they are so large. I am sorry, since we will not be able to fly so direct.”
THE FOUR LITTLE ELVES WASH THEIR FACES WITH DEW DROPS
CHAPTER VI
