Show THE BUTTERFLY BRIDE Once upon a time there was a king who had a son and he wanted the prince e to marry while he was yet alive because he wished to die happy In the knowledge that his son had a good wife for tor his quen But the prince was In no hur hurry y to marry and he would not choose a wife so the king went to the fairies for help and the queen told him if he would trust all to her and the fairy helpers she would promise him that his son would choose hoose a wife ver very soon o But the king became impatient after atter a while and anti went to the fairy queen again You must wait walt the queen the king Even now your son is in love and if you will but trust us you will soon have a daugh daugh- ter-in-law ter that will make your old age age happy So the king went home and set one of his servants to watch the prince for the king Icing was anxious to know with whom the prince was in love There is one strange thing that happens every day said the servant a beautiful butterfly of gorgeous colors colors colors col col- col- col ors files flies into the window of the princes prince's room and he is very angry if It anyone happens to close it He has given orders that the window is to be left open no matter what the weather is is One night night- the king went to an old witch In the woods and asked her to change him ito a firefly that he lie might follow tollow riis son and see where he lie went late at night So for a bag of gold and a gold collar collar collar col col- col- col lar for her black cat the old witch promised to give the king a pill piU that would change him into a firefly and then he was to come to her ber to be changed into his own shape again The next night when the prince started out the king swallowed the pill and became a firefly and followed his son sonS He went deep into the forest and by and by the king or the firefly saw sawa a bright light and when he came near to it he saw that hundreds of ot fire fireflies files were were gathered around a mossy place pace in a dell deli where hundreds of beautiful were having a dance The prince rode up to this dancing group and the largest and most beautiful of the butterflies flew fiew toward him and lighted on his bis cheek Then the king firefly saw a very queer thing happen The fiddlers which were grasshoppers began their music and the prince began to dance The large butterfly was his partner and she spread her ner wings wide and hovered against the breast of ot the prince as they whirled around in the strange dance Just at midnight the dancers stopped and instead of the butterfly butt which the prince had danced with the king firefly saw a beautiful young girland girland girl girland and he heard her say It can never be wi will l never never consent to your marriage with a butterfly ana ann anaI annI I can only take on my natural shape at this hour and in thin dell Leave me beloved an marry someone who is not bewitched as I am As the clock in the tower struck 1 the beautiful girl became a butterfly butterfly butterfly butter butter- fly again and the prince rode away The king was so taken up with what he had seen that he be forgot he I was to get back to the cave of ot the theold theold theold old witch before daylight and so he had to remain a firefly all day and that night he be beheld the strange dance of the butterflies again When the b beautiful girl appeared at midnight the king ting forgot he was a a. I fireflY and flew to where the prince I and the girl stood i Marry her my son he said to toi i the prince and we will find out soon the spell that holds hEt her and break it It Of ot course the prince and the girl I and they saw nothing but the firefly have spoken w Wondered who could It sounded like my fathers father's voice said the prince but that of course is impossible he could never find his that he would way wa wain in here besides not understand But Dut the king firefly h had hati rem remembered remembered emb em- em b red the witch and the hour this time and was flying fast to her demanded the Give me more gold g witch or a a firefly you will remain the rest of your life How he lie was to get gold unless he could again be a king he be did not nol know and the hour hour of ot 1 struck and he was still sun a firefly The next night at midnight the king firefly was still by hy the witch's witch s cave and anti he lie did not have the gold but a fairy touched touche t him hint as she flew flew about and told him to follow herI herI herI her I cannot change you back to your our shape because you went to the witch own after we ve had promised to help you but at the hour of vf 1 I be by the cave and you will have the gold old Back Bak flew fiew th the king firefly to the JO loft cv 0 C d YC 4 X 1 7 0 cave of ot the old witches clock struck 1 1 the witch and at the same front of ot her cave When the witch saw laughed and with hold the king she said aid saidA king firefly with her cane The king was very gla glad 1 self again and to the witch he hurried a palace W But when he came jua sounds of or music and mesi and the servant at th gat the prince had found a giving a a. dance When the king wen went n II h the room was filled but jut in the arms of ot the l beautiful girl he had s seen en a in the dell Then rhen the prince told hisa his a a. firefly had spoken Stol toll broken the spell that princess captive fori princess that a bad T a a. spell over because she marry him The voice was like you OU said the e e. e buLc butot knew new you were not there The king did not part he played for almost spoiled the match m 1 had not waited for tor thelfa It all In their own way way la al had caused the fairy qt I trouble hv hy interfering |