Then he took his donkey and table-cloth and arrived safely at his home with them . This time the magic words had the desired effect , and the donkey and table-cloth provided the family with treasures untold . Antonio very soon married off his sister , made his mother rich for life , and they all lived happily for ever after . -LSB- From the Italian , Kletke . -RSB- A FAIRY 'S BLUNDER Once upon a time there lived a fairy whose name was Dindonette . She was the best creature in the world , with the kindest heart ; but she had not much sense , and was always doing things , to benefit people , which generally ended in causing pain and distress to everybody concerned . No one knew this better than the inhabitants of an island far off in the midst of the sea , which , according to the laws of fairyland , she had taken under her special protection , thinking day and night of what she could do to make the isle the pleasantest place in the whole world , as it was the most beautiful . Now what happened was this : As the fairy went about , unseen , from house to house , she heard everywhere children longing for the time when they would be ` grown-up , ' and able , they thought , to do as they liked ; and old people talking about the past , and sighing to be young again . ` Is there no way of satisfying these poor things ? ' she thought . And then one night an idea occurred to her . ` Oh , yes , of course ! It has been tried before ; but I will manage better than the rest , with their old Fountain of Youth , which , after all , only made people young again . I will enchant the spring that bubbles up in the middle of the orchard , and the children that drink of it shall at once become grown men and women , and the old people return to the days of their childhood . ' And without stopping to consult one single other fairy , who might have given her good advice , off rushed Dindonette , to cast her spell over the fountain . It was the only spring of fresh water in the island , and at dawn was crowded with people of all ages , come to drink at its source . Delighted at her plan for making them all happy , the fairy hid herself behind a thicket of roses , and peeped out whenever footsteps came that way . It was not long before she had ample proof of the success of her enchantments . Almost before her eyes the children put on the size and strength of adults , while the old men and women instantly became helpless , tiny babies . Indeed , so pleased was she with the result of her work , that she could no longer remain hidden , and went about telling everybody what she had done , and enjoying their gratitude and thanks .
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