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something naughty to do�察�when she came upon a sweet little house with 

pretty wire walls and a wooden door standing invitingly open。 In hopped 

Fluffikins�察�thinking she was going to have some new kind of fun。                       There 

was   a   little   white   thing   dangling   from   the   roof�察  �and   she   laid   hold   of   it。 

Immediately there was a bang�察�the wooden door slammed�察�and Fluffikins 

was caught。 

     How she cried and stamped and pushed at the door�察�and promised to be 

a good fairy and a great many other things�                �But all to no purpose�此        �the 

door was tight shut�察�and Fluffikins was not like some fortunate fairies who 

can get out of anywhere。 

     There she remained�察�and in the morning one of the labourers found her�察�

and�察�thinking she was some kind of dormouse�察�he carried her home to his 

little girl�察�and if you call on Mary Ann Smith you will see Fairy Fluffikins 

there still in a little cage。      They give her nuts and cheese and bread�察�and 

all the things she doesn't like�察�and there is no one to tease and no mischief 

to   get   into�察  �so   if   there   is   a   miserable   little   Fairy   anywhere   it   is   Fairy 

Fluffikins�察�and I'm not sure it doesn't serve her quite right。 



                       The Story of the Tinkle´Tinkle。 



     ONCE   upon   a   time   there   lived   a   Tinkle´Tinkle。        I   cannot   tell   you 

what   he   was   like�察  �because   no   man   knows�察  �not   even   the   Tinkle´Tinkle 

himself。      Sometimes        he   lived   on   the   ground�察   �sometimes       in  a  tree�察�

sometimes in the water�察�sometimes in a cave�察�and I can't tell you what he 

lived on�察�for no man knows�察�not even the Tinkle´Tinkle himself。 



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     One day the Tinkle´Tinkle was going through a wood�察�when he heard a 

piteous   weeping。       He   stopped�察  �for   he   was   a   kindly   Tinkle´Tinkle�察  �and 

found   two   small   dormice   sobbing   under   a   tree   because   they   had   been 

cruelly deserted by their parents。           He wiped their eyes tenderly and took 

them  to   his   cave   home�察  �but   I   cannot   tell   you   how   he   went�察  �for   no   man 

knows�察�not even the Tinkle´Tinkle。              However�察�when he got there he put 

the   dormice   to   bed   in   his   grandmother's   boots�察  �for   which   he   had   never 

found any use before�察�and fed them on periwinkles and tea�察�and was very 

kind to them�察�and when they grew older he bought them caps and aprons�察�

and they became the Tinkle´ Tinkle's housemaid and parlourmaid。 

     Now I must tell you that it was a great grief to the Tinkle´Tinkle not to 

know what he was�察�or how he lived�察�or where he was going to�察�and it often 

made      him   depressed�察    �but   he   always    concealed      it  from   the   dormice�察�

appearing a most cheerful and contented creature。 

     One day he found a poor green bird lying on the ground with its leg 

broken。      Fortunately       Tinkle´Tinkle      had   his   grandmother's       black   silk 

reticule with him which had never been of any service to him before。                      He 

gently placed the green bird in the bottom and carried it to the cave。 

     The dormice laid the poor sufferer on a soft bed and put the broken leg 

up   carefully  in   plaster of   Paris�察  �and they  nursed   the green   bird   with   the 

greatest attention so that it was soon well enough to hop about on crutches�察�

and it sang so beautifully that all the inhabitants round gave it money�察�and 

its fame spread abroad�察�but it was so tenderly attached to the Tinkle´Tinkle 

and the dormice that it would not leave them。 

     Now   it    happened     on   a  certain   evening     that   the  Tinkle´Tinkle     was 

travelling over the sea�察�when suddenly in the depths he caught sight of a 

most   beautiful   Creature。      It   was   all   sorts   of   colours   ´   white�察  �rosy   pink�察�

and deep   crimson�察�and pale blue   fading into   white and gold。                 It had no 

face but a bright light�察�and it had quantities of beautiful iridescent wings�察�

like   the   rainbow�察   �and   the   most    lovely   voice   you    ever   heard�察  �like  the 

sighing of the waves in the hollow of the sea。 

     The   Tinkle´Tinkle   was   so   astonished   and   entranced   that   he   stopped�察�

and   the   beautiful   Creature   cried   out   to   him�察  �and   its   voice   made   Tinkle´ 

Tinkle remember a dream he had once had of sunshine�察�and forest trees�察�



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and the song of birds�察�and the Creature said�察 �Ah�察�Tinkle´Tinkle� �you are 

lonely and perplexed and sad�察�and you do not know whence you came nor 

why you are here�察�but the dormice know and the green bird knows�察�and I 

know�察�and we are glad for your being。 Go on�察�Tinkle´Tinkle�察�and do not 

sorrow�察�for some day you shall come back to me�察�and I will wrap you in 

my wings and take you where you belong�察�and then you will understand。; 

     When   the   Tinkle´Tinkle   heard   this   he   was   glad   with   a   new   strange 

gladness�察�and he went back to his cave�察�but not alone�察�for the spirit of hope 

went with him。 

     The Tinkle´Tinkle had one gift ´ he could sing ´ how�察�no man knew�察�

not even the Tinkle´Tinkle himself�察�and this is how he discovered his gift。 

     One day in a secluded spot in the forest he found a dying stag�察�and the 

Tinkle´Tinkle was moved with great compassion and yet could do nothing。 

     The great stag's head drooped lower and lower till even the sun melted 

in a mist of pity�察�and the trees sighed�察�and the breezes hushed their voices。 

Then   suddenly   the   Tinkle´Tinkle   crept   close   and   began   to   sing�察  �why   or 

how he knew not。         As he sang�察�the birds and the stream were silenced and 

the   breezes    ceased�察   �and   the  great   stag's  breathing    grew    less  and   less 

laboured�察�and his eyes brightened�察�and presently he rose slowly to his feet 

and   paced   away  to   join   the  rest   of  the   herd�察 �and the Tinkle´Tinkle   went 

with him。 

     When the stag's companions heard the story�察�they wept for all that had 

befallen their leader�察�but rejoiced also and blessed the Tinkle´Tinkle�察�and 

he sang once more for them�察�and the Star´spirits leaned out of their bright 

little windows to listen�察�and the night was glad。 

     Many   were   the   adventures   of   the   Tinkle´Tinkle�察  �and       countless   the 

creatures he cheered and helped�察�yet he never fancied himself any use or 

knew     why    he   was   in  the  world。    He    brought     home    a  poor   old   crab 

without   a   claw�察  �and   the   green   bird   and   the   dormice   found   a   hook   and 

screwed      it  in�察 �and   the  poor    old   crab   used   to  carry   parcels    for  the 

neighbours�察�but he still lived with the Tinkle´Tinkle。 

     Another time it was a snail with a broken shell�察�for him they built a 

beautiful little house�察�and he made little rush brooms and sold them to the 

passers´by�察�but he lived ever after close to the Tinkle´Tinkle's front door。 



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     So   it   went   on   till   all   the   Tinkle´Tinkle's   homes   were   full   of   strange 

occupants�察�and he began to feel very old and worn and weary。                         Then he 

remembered the promise of the beautiful Creature�察�and went slowly over 

the sea hoping the time had come for it to be fulfilled�察�and it had。                       The 

beautiful     Creature     stretched    out   its  lovely   rose   and   purple    wings    and 

wrapped   the   Tinkle´Tinkle   in   their   warm   soft   greatness�察  �and   bore   him 

down and down through the depths till they came to the Great Gate。                           At 

the beautiful Creature's voice it swung slowly back�察�and they passed down 

the   Blue   Pathway�察 �which   is   all   ice�察 �cut   and   carved into   lovely  pinnacles 

and   spires�察 �very  blue   with   the   blue   of   the   summer   sky   and   the   southern 

seas。    The    Tinkle´Tinkle      could    just  see   it  from    between     the   beautiful 

Creature's wings�察�stretching away in the blue distance�察�and at the end one 

star。 

     Presently ´ and though the time had been one thousand years it had not 

seemed   long   to   the Tinkle´Tinkle   ´   they  came   out   into   a   beautiful   place 

that was nothing but light�察�and the beautiful Creature set the Tinkle´Tinkle 

down�察�he looked around him and saw many other Tinkle´Tinkles�察�and he 

knew them  for what   they were   and   loved their   beauty�察�and the   Creature 

gently swept one of its purple pinions across him�察�and the Tinkle´Tinkle 

took form。       He had many�察�many little soft�察�strong hands and many little 

white     feet�察 �and    long    sweeping      wings    and    a  face   which     shone    with 

something of the light of the beautiful Creature�察�and the Tinkle´Tinkle saw 

and understood and sang for joy。 



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