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Thebirdsusedtostealtheworstedfortheirnests,butapolicemanhasbeenappointedtoholdonattheotherend.
Oneofthegreatdifferencesbetweenthefairiesandusisthattheyneverdoanythinguseful.Whenthefirstbabylaughedforthefirsttime,hislaughbrokeintoamillionpieces,andtheyallwentskippingabout.Thatwasthebeginningoffairies.Theylooktremendouslybusy,youknow,asiftheyhadnotamomenttospare,butifyouweretoaskthemwhattheyaredoing,theycouldnottellyouintheleast.Theyarefrightfullyignorant,andeverythingtheydoismake-believe.Theyhaveapostman,buthenevercallsexceptatChristmaswithhislittlebox,andthoughtheyhavebeautifulschools,nothingistaughtinthem;theyoungestchildbeingchiefpersonisalwayselectedmistress,andwhenshehascalledtheroll,theyallgooutforawalkandnevercomeback.Itisaverynoticeablethingthat,infairyfamilies,theyoungestisalwayschiefperson,andusuallybecomesaprinceorprincess;andchildrenrememberthis,andthinkitmustbesoamonghumansalso,andthatiswhytheyareoftenmadeuneasywhentheycomeupontheirmotherfurtivelyputtingnewfrillsonthebasinette.
Youhaveprobablyobservedthatyourbaby-sisterwantstodoallsortsofthingsthatyourmotherandhernursewanthernottodo:tostandupatsitting-downtime,andtositdownatstanding-uptime,forinstance,ortowakeupwhensheshouldfallasleep,ortocrawlonthefloorwhensheiswearingherbestfrock,andsoon,andperhapsyouputthisdowntonaughtiness.
