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“Aren’t they just too funny and dear!” laughed Margaret to herself as she put the work-basket on her table and ran off to answer her mother. “Now I must think up something nice to make for my doll,” she said to herself.
CHAPTER II SIR BODKIN STEPS IN AND OUT
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“Sir Bodkin! Sir Bodkin!” called Margaret next day to the King of the One-Eyed Fairies, who lived in her work-basket.
“I’m coming, My Lady!” she heard a tiny voice answering from the needle-book.
Margaret looked very much excited, for this was the first time she had called her wonderful new friends, the One-Eyed Fairies, to help her.
Sir Bodkin came sliding quickly out of the work-basket and climbed upon the table beside his little mistress. With a smile on her face she was watching him, for he was a very dignified little fellow indeed. Holding himself up straight and bending his body forward stiffly he made her a low bow.
“Good day, My Lady Dear,” he said; “what may I do to-day to help your Ladyship?”
“What can you do?” asked Margaret.