White wings over the water, Fluttering, fluttering over the sea, White wings over the water, What are you bringing to me? A fairy prince in a golden boat, With golden ringlets that fall and float, A velvet cap, and a taffety cloak, This you are bringing to me.
Fairy, fairy princekin, Sailing, sailing hither to me, Silk and satin and velvet, What are you coming to see? A little girl in a calico gown, With hair and eyes of dusky brown, Who sits on the wharf of the fishing-town. Looking away to sea.
Golden, golden sunbeams, Touch me now with your wands of gold; Make me a beautiful princess, Radiant to behold. Blue and silver and ermine fine, Diamond drops that flash and shine; So shall I meet this prince of mine, Fairer than may be told.
White wings over the water, Fluttering ever farther away; Dark clouds shrouding the sunbeams, Sullen and cold and gray. Back I go in my calico gown, Back to the hut in the fishing-town. And oh, but the night shuts darkly down After the summer day!
The story "Hokey Pokey", starting on page 106 has double quotes with every paragraph except the first. Although this is probably a printer's mistake, it has been preserved.
Spelling and hyphenation may be inconsistent, this has not been changed. The following corrections have been made, on page
12 ' changed to " (and rest, dear children?") 106 " changed to ' (be a butcher?' asked his father).
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Pig Brother and Other Fables and Stories, by Laura E. Richards