Polychrome found her dish of dewdrops, all fresh and sparkling, while Betsy was so lavishly served that she decided she had never in her life eaten a dinner half so good.
"I s'pose," she said to the Queen, "that Miss Electra is the youngest of all these girls." "Why do you suppose that ?" inquired Erma, with a smile.
"'Cause electric'ty is the newest light we know of.

Didn't Mr.Edison discover it ?" "Perhaps he was the first mortal to discover it," replied the Queen.
"But electricity was a part of the world from its creation, and therefore my Electra is as old as Daylight or Moonlight, and equally beneficent to mortals and fairies alike." Betsy was thoughtful for a time.

Then she remarked, as she looked at the six messengers of light: "We couldn't very well do without any of 'em; could we ?" Erma laughed softly.

"I couldn't, I'm sure," she replied, "and I think mortals would miss any one of my maidens, as well.

Daylight cannot take the place of Sunlight, which gives us strength and energy.