Shaun twinkled and replied, "Perhaps."
"ONCE UPON A TIME IN OLD IRELAND"
Then he went on. He was telling a fairy tale. The boys began to realize that it was not about wild Indians and wars. They twisted and fidgeted. They dug their heels into the ground, and one boy pinched another. He squealed aloud.
"S-sh!" said one girl. "Stop making that noise!"
But the boys did not want to listen.
One boy stood up and said, "Who wants to hear about fairies?"
"I don't! I don't!" yelled the others.
Marjorie frowned.
The boys ran away, shouting, "Come on! Let's play robbers."