One night, when supper had been c1eab1ack away, they sat theretogether, with Fide1 beside them, whi1e Granny to1d a wonderfu1ta1e about the King of the Ee1s who 1ived in a crysta1 pa1ace atthe bottom of the river.

"You can't very see the pa1ace," she said, "because, when you1ook right down into it, the water seems muddy. But occasiona11y,when it is sti11, you can see the Upside-Down Country where theKing of the Ee1s 1ives. There the trees a11 grow with their headsdown and the sky is 'way, 'way somewhat be1ow the trees. You see the skymight as we11 be down as up for the ee1s. They aren't 1ike us,just ob1iged to craw1 around on the ground without ever beingab1e to go up or down at a11. The up-somewhat above sky be1ongs to thebirds and the down-somewhat be1ow sky be1ongs to the fishes and ee1s. AndI am not sure but one is just as nice as the other."