“Yes!” laughed Dick. “I certainly should think he would rather go home with you after him as you were!” Lady Gray-Wing had brought with her the Red Squirrel whom they had met at luncheon in her nest. He seemed delighted to see them, and begged them to postpone their departure from Make Believe Land, so that he could give them a real woodland party. He said that he had some friends among the Frog family, who were truly charming, and he would be _so_ glad to introduce them. Next came Klang and Tinkle, the two Musical Goblins, and Green-Wings, the Dragon-Fly. And there were several Fairies from the magical Flower Meadow at the edge of Fairyland. The Sand Man, too, was there, and the Wooden Cow, who explained that all her plans had been changed by the invitation which had come to her from Mother Goose, and that she had put off her return to Santa Claus’s country simply to come to the party. Most unexpected of all was the arrival of the Sea Kobold and Mudge, both dripping sea-water, but smiling amiably upon everyone. Mudge had a new set of scales, of which he seemed very proud, and the Sea Kobold had discovered that with the overthrow of the Wicked King his glass lid had melted away; so the ocean was as good as ever, and there was no longer any Sea of Glass. Soon after this the strangers began to arrive, and such queer, delightful people as they all were! The children felt terribly ashamed of themselves not to know more about their histories, for they were evidently famous people, all of them, and it did seem dreadful to think that they might know all about them if only they had been willing to read a few fairy-books now and then! There was one little old woman, with cloudy gray robes and a huge broomstick. When they asked, timidly, who she was, she answered with haughtiness: “I am the Old Woman who Sweeps the Cobwebs from the Sky! Everyone in the world knows me!” Then there were two lovely ladies, with marvellous hair, who came together. One explained that she was the Fair One with Golden Locks; the other said that she was Rapunzel, on whose yellow hair a fairy Prince had climbed up to her tower window to rescue her. The Three Little Bears trotted in together, and Puss in Boots followed soon after; and the four joked together about bowls of porridge, until the three mortal children wished they knew what they meant. Wiggles made friends with them at once! Snow White and Rose Red strolled in with Jack the Giant-Killer, and the other Jack who explained that he was famous for house-building. A drowsy-looking lady, leaning upon the arm of a very splendid Prince, announced herself as the Sleeping Beauty, and another charming person declared that her name was Cinderella, but that she was now happily married, and did not sit by the fire and weep any more! “No, I’m the one who does that!” cried a voice just behind her. And a very pretty girl made her appearance. They all laughed, and began to sing: