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小艾达的花

　　“Oh how capital， said little Ida， clapping her hands. “Should I be able to see these flowers?

　　“Yes， said the student， “mind you think of it the next time you go out， no doubt you will see them， if you peep through the window. I did so to-day， and I saw a long yellow lily lying stretched out on the sofa. She was a court lady.

　　“Can the flowers from the Botanical Gardens go to these balls? asked Ida. “It is such a distance!

　　“Oh yes， said the student “whenever they like， for they can fly. Have you not seen those beautiful red， white. and yellow butterflies， that look like flowers? They were flowers once. They have flown off their stalks into the air， and flap their leaves as if they were little wings to make them fly. Then， if they behave well， they obtain permission to fly about during the day， instead of being obliged to sit still on their stems at home， and so in time their leaves become real wings. It may be， however， that the flowers in the Botanical Gardens have never been to the king's palace， and， therefore， they know nothing of the merry doings at night， which take place there. I will tell you what to do， and the botanical professor， who lives close by here， will be so surprised. You know him very well， do you not? Well， next time you go into his garden， you must tell one of the flowers that there is going to be a grand ball at the castle， then that flower will tell all the others， and they will fly away to the castle as soon as possible. And when the professor walks into his garden， there will not be a single flower left. How he will wonder what has become of them!