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Title: The peacock and the wishing-fairy and other stories
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Ingraham, Corinne, 1887-
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Publisher: New York : Bretano's
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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t downnear the Get-big-pool and cried quietly. A Brownie cameup to him. What is the trouble? the Brownie asked. Im so unhappy, sobbed the Ermine. I think Stellamight have made my wish come true. What was your wish? the Brownie asked. I wished that she would do something for me so that Ican see myself when Im on the snow. I never know what 38 THE WISHING-FAIRYS ANIMAL FRIENDS is snow or what is me because we are both plain white. It istoo bad, and he began crying again. Well, before you cry so much, said the Brownie, you hadbetter look at yourself again. The Ermine stopped crying. What do you mean? -and he jumped up very quickly. He looked first at his right paw and then at his left—thenhe turned his head around, and when he saw his tail he beganlaughing, because he was so happy. The tip of his tail was black! That is the reason of the black tip of the Ermines tail; sothat all he has to do is to turn around and when he sees thelittle spot of black on the snow he can find himself. The
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THE ERMINE GOES TO SEE STELLA 39 bigger animals can also, but its all right. They see theblack spot on the snow and jump for it; but its at the end ofthe Ermines tail so they always miss him, for by the time theyreach the black spot the Ermine has passed by. If the blacktip were on his nose it would be very terrible, for then theywould always catch him. You see there is always a reason for everything.

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