It is certain that no living man knows the later history of King Winwealth's country, nor what became of the people who lived and visited at his palace. Yet there are people who believe that the King still falls asleep on his throne and into low spirits in the evening; that Queen Wantall and Princess Greedalind have found the gold, and begun to buy; that Dame Frostyface yet spins--they cannot tell where; that Snowflower may still be seen at the new year's time in her dress of white velvet, looking out for the early spring; that Prince Wisewit has somehow fallen under a stronger spell and a thicker cushion, that he still tells stories to Snowflower and her friends, and when cushion and spell are broken by another stroke of Sturdy's hatchet--which they expect will happen some time--the Prince will make all things right again, and bring back the fairy times to the world. PRINTED AND BOUND IN GREAT BRITAIN _By Blackie & Son, Limited, Glasgow_ * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: The original lacked a Table of Contents. One was created for this edition. This text often closed a quote before adding the final punctuation. An example may be found on page 7: Then Snowflower remembered her grandmother's words, and, laying her head gently down, she said: "Chair of my grandmother, tell me a story". End of Project Gutenberg's Granny's Wonderful Chair, by Frances Browne