When ready , they climb up the stem of some plant , and sit in the sun till the ugly brown shells drop away , and the lovely winged creatures appear . They grow in an hour to be perfect dragon-flies , and float away to lead happy lives in the sunshine by the river . '' As if only waiting till the story was done , the dragon-fly flew off with a whirr , and darted to and fro , hunting for its breakfast , glittering splendidly as it flashed among the leaves or darted close above the water . Daisy forgot her disappointment in a minute , and went fishing for lilies ; while the turtles came up to sun themselves on the rocks , the merry little tadpoles wiggled in the shallow places , and a wild duck paddled by with a brood of ducklings following in her wake . `` Oh , dear ! it rains ; and we ca n't go fairy-hunting at all , '' said Daisy next morning , as the patter on the window-pane woke her up , and Aunt Wee came in to dress her . `` Yes , we can , dear ; jump up , and see what a funny place I 'll take you to . '' Daisy thought the rain would be a capital excuse for lying in bed ; for she still liked to cuddle and drowse in her cosey , warm nest . But she was curious to know where the curious place was ; so she got up and followed . `` Why , Aunt Wee , this is the garret ; and there is n't any thing nice or funny here , '' she said , as they climbed the stairs , and came into the big attic , filled with all manner of old things . `` Is n't there ? We 'll soon see . '' And so they did : for Aunt Wee began to play ; and presently Daisy was shouting with fun as she sat on an old saddle , with a hair-covered trunk for a horse , a big old-fashioned bonnet on her head , and a red silk petticoat for a habit . Then they went to sea in a great chest , and got wrecked on a desert island , where they built a fort with boxes and bags , hunted bears with rusty guns , and had to eat dried berries , herbs and nuts ; for no other food could be found . Aunt Wee got an old fiddle , and had a dancing-school , where Daisy capered till she was tired . So they rummaged out some dusty books , and looked at pictures so quietly that a little mouse came out of a drawer and peeped about , thinking no one was there . `` Let 's find the nest , since we do n't find any fairy , '' said Wee ; and , opening the drawer , she turned over the things till she came to a pair of old velvet shoes ; and there in the toe of one , nicely cuddled under a bit of flannel , lay four pink mites , which woke up , and stretched their tiny legs , and squeaked such small squeaks one could hardly hear them . `` How cunning they are ! I wish they would let me put them with the kits , and have a nursery full of babies . Would n't it be nice to see them all grow up ? ''
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