The Wattle Fairies - Children’s Tea Party Poem
This fairy poem about the Australian Wattle fairies would be great at a Flower Fairy Tea Party, or classroom activity on Australia or flowers.
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The Wattle Fairies
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By Christian Coutts
Some little yellow fairies
Were swinging on a tree
They were the dearest little things
That ever you could see
The fluffy hair all round them
Was soft as thistle down
But these wee fairies held on tight
To little stalks of brown
They swayed about so gently
While softest breezes blew
And every day, more fairies came
And so the family grew
Till all the trees were golden
Yes, every tiny spray
And every little yellow elf
Was happy as the day
At night those little fairies
Oft washed their hair with dew
But when the morning sun got up
He dried their hair right through
Did winds blow round them roughly
It was such jolly fun
They swung up high and then down low
And laughed till it was done
Now dears, I’ll whisper softly
Who were those sprites so airy?
The tree, it was a wattle tree
Each blossom was a fairy.
About the Wattle Fairy Poem
This delightful Wattle Fairies poem is from a 1948 Australian school reader. It is a story in verse of fairies and elves at play in a beautiful Wattle Tree. Fairies are as popular now as they were then, and this poem seems to have stood the test of time.
The Wattle Tree - An Australian National Icon
The Wattle Fairies poem also showcases the golden Australian Wattle Tree. The wattle is Australia’s national flower, and is featured on the Coat of Arms. There are many varieties of wattle, but the most well known varieties are covered in little yellow flowers, like miniature pom poms or balls, soft and fluffy like a downy chick.
National Wattle Day is September 1st, the first day of Spring in Australia. The yellow of the wattle against the green leaves also gives Australia its official sporting colours of green and gold.
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