"'Why hasn't anybody seen a mermaid and lived?' asked Trot again.
'Cause mermaids is fairies, an' ain't meant to be seen by us mortal folk,' replied Cap'n Bill.
'But if anyone happens to see 'em, what then, Cap'n?'
'Then,' he answered, slowly wagging his head, 'the mermaids give 'em a smile an' a wink, an' they dive into the water an' gets drownded.'
'S'pose they knew how to swim, Cap'n Bill?'
'That don't make any diff'rence, Trot. The mermaids live deep down, an' the poor mortals never come up again.'
The little girl was thoughtful for a moment. 'But why do folks dive in the water when the mermaids smile an' wink?' she asked.
'Mermaids,' he said gravely, 'is the most beautiful creatures in the world--or the water, either.'"
THE SEA FAIRIES
BY L. FRANK BAUM
AUTHOR OF THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ, DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZ, OZMA OF OZ, THE ROAD TO OZ, THE LAND OF OZ, ETC.
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