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"MY POOR flowers are quite faded! " said little Ida. "Only yesterday evening they were so pretty, and now all the leaves are drooping. Why do they do that? " she asked of the student, who sat on the sofa. He was a great favorite with her, because he used to tell her the prettiest of stories and cut out the most amusing things in paper -- hearts with little ladies dancing in them, and high castles with doors which one could open and shut. He was a merry student. "Why do the flowers look so wretched to-day? " asked she again, showing him a bouquet of faded flowers.
"Do you not know? " replied the student. "The flowers went to a ball last night, and are tired. That's why they hang their heads."