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Updated: June 6, 2025
And it was the most remarkable thing that had ever happened in Wympland. The wymps say that Queer began it; and this is extremely likely, for Queer was always a little different from the other wymps. Anyhow, they very soon followed his example; and so it was that all the wymps at the back of the sun sat down on the ground and cried, because their bewymping little Queen was no longer with them.
That was how it was settled, and that was how Molly woke up from her morning sleep and found herself on the Wymp King's throne, with four little wymps standing in a row just in front of her. Molly stared at the throne on which she was sitting, stared around at the dimly lighted Land of the Wymps, and stared at the four little wymps who stood and laughed at her.
"We are Skilful and Wilful and Captious and Queer, There 's nothing to fright you and nothing to fear! Four little wymps at the back of the sun, Brimful of wympery, rubbish, and fun! "You 'll find we are wympish; but then, we 're not bores, Though we own to a weakness for wiping off scores. Ah! Skilful and Wilful and Captious and Queer Are never far off when mischief is near!
Perhaps that is why the wymps play so few tricks on the fairies, now; but the Fairy Queen only smiles when people say that, so she probably knows better. The Story of Honey and Sunny There was once a wonderful country in which everything was beautiful.
"The wymps have come home!" they gasped breathlessly. "If we make all the haste we can, we shall be there in time to see them arrive." It seemed to Molly that to run after her subjects was a curious thing for a real Queen to do.
"Are you really wymps?" exclaimed Molly, when the four little fellows had finished explaining who they were; for, like every properly educated child, Molly knew quite well that the wymps lived at the back of the sun, although she had never been there before. "To be sure we are," answered Skilful and Wilful and Captious and Queer. "And you are our new Queen." "Am I?" said Molly. "Oh, what fun!"
Then Molly rubbed her eyes again, for there were still a great many tears in them, and the more she rubbed them away the faster they came again, until she was really afraid the wymps would see that she was crying; and that would never do, for she felt quite sure that a real Queen should never cry.
She was beginning to wonder if all stupid boys were as nice as this little Prince, who seemed to take it for granted that she wanted to go on talking to him. "Of course," continued Prince Charming, "I should not think of depriving you of any of the gifts from Fairyland; but if you will come back to the palace with me and teach me how to be serious I will give you the wymps' gift in exchange.
"You see," said Queer, apologetically, "we have never had a Queen before, so we are not quite sure what she does like. Kings always like plenty of noise; at least, it does not seem to wake them up, and that is the great thing." "Yes, that is it!" cried all the little wymps together. "We have never had a Queen before, so we don't quite know how to treat her."
If you are not going to let me have my own way I might just as well have stopped at home, instead of coming all this way on purpose to be your Queen!" The four little wymps looked very perplexed. "May she do as she likes?" they asked one another, and shook their four little heads doubtfully. "She might order us about," said Skilful. "Or laugh at us," said Wilful.
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