Still, the little rabbit girl wanted to make
sure, so she asked: "Are you a fairy?"
"I am," replied the little creature in blue. "Can you kindly tell me how
much two and two are?"
"Four," answered Susie.
"Is it really?"
"Of course. You ought to know that," spoke Susie proudly, for she was at
the head of her arithmetic class.
"Ought I?" asked the fairy with a sigh. "Well, I suppose I had, but I
haven't been to school in ever so long--not since I was a wee bit of a
child, and that's ever and ever so many years ago, when I was no bigger
than that," and she pointed to something in the air.
"Bigger than what?" asked Susie, who didn't see anything.
"Than that speck of star dust," went on the blue fairy. "It's so small
you can't see it. But no matter. Because you were so kind as to tell me
how much two and two are, I will give you three wishes."
"Will you, really?" cried Susie in delight.
"Yes, three wishes, for I am a regular fairy, and that is the regular
number of wishes you may have. Some fairies only give two wishes, and
some only one. But I always give three. Go ahead now, and wish.
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