The roses bowed good-night, and the forget-me-nots courtesied good-night, and the merry columbine nodded good-night, but one little purple pansy was nowhere to be seen. I will tell you why: [Illustration: Flower] [Illustration: Boy blowing horn] The pansy had crept into the horn, and when Little Boy Blue went home the pansy went too, and when he was tucked into bed, with his blue horn with golden stars beside him, the little purple pansy lay quiet until The moon looked in the window. Then an exciting thing happened! You know, when the moon shines the fairies leave their flower homes and dance in the meadow until daylight. So when the first ray of moonlight climbed down the sky, up jumped the purple pansy fairy and sang: “Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The fairies will dance on the meadow till morn.” [Illustration: Boy in bed] Little Boy Blue sat up and rubbed one eye, but before he could rub the other eye the pansy fairy had whisked him out of the room and down the stairs and into the meadow below the garden gate. He didn’t forget the blue horn with the golden stars—the pansy fairy saw to that. The moonlight followed them into the meadow, and as the Little Boy blew his horn all the fairy music came pouring out, like stars playing tag with each other, and the fairy sang: [Illustration: Boy in bed with fairy] “Under the greenwood tree Who loves to dance with me, Come hither, come hither, come hither.” The fairies that lived in the flowers in the garden jumped up when they heard the sound. [Illustration: Fairy and flower] Out of the tulip came a young lady fairy in a bright red skirt; [Illustration: Fairy sitting in flower] Out of the daisy a fat little boy in white; Out of the forget-me-not a wee baby in blue; [Illustration: Flower] Out of the violet a darling little girl in palest purple; [Illustration: Fairies in flowers] Out of the roses lovely fairies, all in pink; [Illustration: Fairy in pond] And out of the water-lily nearest the fountain, The queen of the fairies, in a white satin dress and golden crown. She could open the gate by herself and she led the fairies out on the green grass and they danced while Little Boy Blue played sweet music. [Illustration: Fairy with wings spread] [Illustration: Fairy dancing] All night long they danced and danced, until first thing you know they heard a sound. It was the cock telling them that morning was on the way. “Cock-a-doodle-doo The sun is after you. The fairies all must go to sleep, And so must Little Boy Blue. Cock-a-doodle-doo.” [Illustration: Chicken] [Illustration: Boy playing horn to fairies] [Illustration: Fairy flying] The little purple pansy fairy was the last to go and just before she left she threw some fairy dust into the Little Boy’s eyes.