MIDSUMMER NIGHT.
When the moon shines, and the stars are bright, and the warm winds blow, the fairies meet together. They come from everywhere.
The fairy queen, Titania, sends one to hang pearls of dew on the flowers. She sends another to kill the worms that are eating the roses. She sends others to frighten away the birds that cry at night.
When Titania lies down upon a bed of cowslips, the fairies sing her to sleep.
Other fairies wait upon Oberon, the king. The one he likes best is Puck.
Puck is the merriest fairy of all. He plays all sorts of tricks to make the king laugh.
The fairies dance merrily together in the moonlight. But when they are frightened they hide in acorn cups.
The king and the queen and all their fairies stay in the woods through the summer night. But when they first see the sunlight, they fly away, and follow darkness around the world.
Shakespeare’s“Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Adapted).