THE ELVES OF MOUNT FERN
KATHERINE CREIGHTON
The
Elves of Mount Fern
BY
KATHERINE CREIGHTON
Author of “Nature Songs and Stories,”
“Nature Sketches,” etc., etc.
Publishers DORRANCE Philadelphia
Copyright 1922 Dorrance & Company Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
To
lovers of fairies
everywhere
I dedicate this book
and to
the wonderful “little people”
who helped Cinderella, Prince Prigio and countless
others overcome great difficulties
in the Giant World
K. C.
CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
| 1 | The Elves of Mount Fern | 11 |
| 2 | The Lawn Party | 26 |
| 3 | The Ball | 41 |
| 4 | Emily’s Birthday | 57 |
| 5 | The King of the Elves Visits Mount Fern | 83 |
THE ELVES OF MOUNT FERN
THE ELVES
1
The Elves of Mount Fern
The Elves are the dearest and mostmischievous little people in all the wideworld.
They live in Elfland, and Elfland canbe found in every corner of the globe.They take up their abode on wooded hillsides,beside murmuring streams, or indeep, leafy forests. In the dead of night,when all the world is still, they steal forthfrom their dwellings and start on theirmerry midnight rounds. They dance inthe moonlight on soft dewy lawns underwide-spreading trees. They visit theirneighbors and friends among elves, andtheir neighbors and friends among men.
The Elves can see and not be seen; theycan hear and not be heard; and are so[12]light and nimble in their movements thatthey can float through the air like a leafin the wind.
Once upon a time there was a companyof Elves that lived in a stone wall. Theyhad left their home in the forest glade fora season in the Giant World, as theycalled our world—because it seemed sobig to them.
While they were wandering about insearch of a place to settle, they came upona hole in a stone wall that exactly suitedthem, it was so snug and comfortable.The Elves were very much delighte