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fairy godfather, who said, ^^ Follow me." 

 So Carl followed him home and henceforth 

 Dr. Celsius was the best loved of all his fairy; 

 godfathers. 



Pupils now came to Carl. He wrote a short 

 essay showing a new way of classifying plants, 

 and was able to give lectures on botany. 



After awhile it was decided that Carl should 

 go on a long and lonely journey to find out 

 more about the northern plants. This awoke 

 the fears of his mother, who urged : 



**In thine own land live and dwell, 

 Working there with humble faith; 

 God will then provide thee well/' 



Yet with a larger faith his father wrote: 

 ^*If you think it will lead to your future ad- 

 vancement, then pray that God may help you 

 in this. He is omnipresent, even among the 

 desolate Alps." 



So Carl set out on his wonderful journey, 

 over mountain, through bog, and by boat, to 

 beyond the Arctic Circle. But at last, after 

 five months of mishaps, he came back safe and 

 sound. 



