A FAIRY BABY IS BORN!

A BABY BOY IS BORN TO THE FAIRIES

"Just how long do you think this will take?" said Annalisa, who was very anxious.

"Well, how would I know?  Have I ever had a 

baby?" said her sister.  Nerves made Arabella waspish and she was very nervous indeed.

"I thought the baby would--you  know--pop out.  But I haven't heard any popping sounds, just Mama groaning or something.  Perhaps the baby has given her a headache," said Annalisa.

Suddenly, their mother was heard to cry out,

"It's all your fault you know!"

Mother upstairs having a baby

The sisters looked at each other with alarm.  What was whose fault?  Father suddenly came racing down the stairs looking wild-eyed and yelling, "I need more hot water!  Get me more hot water!  And the doctor wants more blankets. Go, Girls, find blankets and buckets.  I'll heat the water."

Blankets and buckets?  What in the world was going on up there?  The sisters ran through the house, snatching blankets off beds and wondering where in the world would buckets be?

Suddenly, a tiny cry was heard; the baby had come at last!  Overcome with joy, the sisters burst into tears and screamed for Father.

Later, when the doctor was gone and the baby was settled into Mother's arms, Father and the girls stood around the bed smiling broadly.

"What shall you name him?" said Annalisa.

"Let us name him Arthur," said Mother, "for he shall be a King one day."  And she smiled at her husband who bent and kissed her hand.

TO BE CONTINUED