Show t 1 I t It I l II It J t 1 t I 11 I It I I I Mc Dou jall s Good i e s sr r for Chi e J d r e n Y l 01 iH J i f L nO i iR R ems kable a c Experiences of o a a Small Bo 0 Who 0 as ea ear Voy V r Bright Bi r ht a and Thought H lie Knew ve veO ilig SOAR COOPER was the smartest boy in ia O OSCAR the village of lie Ile was the Lt t speller and f and aud stool stood n 3 tl tle 9 head bead ad of all the others other in ill classes at shoo school He lie was never nc known to make Juke an error and find ew ever the teachers sometimes gazed at him with itha a sot sort ef of fawe awe aa aoi if they suspected u that he was more tL ui human for fur teachers can make mistakes a well as other r people But they never l caught Oscar O car making waking one Well rell ell when he at last a u ll the great prize p rite for f r spelling and pronouncing which was given by tho Honorable Charley Churley Fortner the richest ric t mau mAlt in n he be was wag so dated elated that he walked homo home wan wUn ith the prize as if on air The prize pliZ was s a grand one nothing less ess than a gigantic dictionary a foot think thick containing about a million words and u half milion ail ml lion pictures and it was wi all l the boy too toolie He lie was waa so 80 proud roud of his hi triumph that he lie scared saw the other boys boy bo i who of course loved him dear dearly ly lv because became he be was so clever He had spelled down the whole school and it swelled his little head lead until he thought he e was a wonder wo r When en he h reached r rhome read d home and anti displayed d diP n hayed the prize to t his liis parents they simply held their breath as as they looked at him bin any and he aid taid aidI id idI I wish they had given gi Jl me a telescope or a ae 3 electric battery for I 1 hardly think this prise prize i ic exactly suited to 10 me Some other boy may m need it jt far more than I for really I think a dictionary i inot I Inot not a necessity to t a boy that knows as much m h M ae I Iguess L guess gues s I already know every word in the book l though it is u eo 80 ponderous ponderous I apprehend a that th tt Til If have but scant use for it itOh i its itOh s HOb Oh there thue may be a few l words wor s in ia it that you dont know said saMl his proud father but b t not nut many manyI il I 1 hardly presume pre ume so replied Os Oscar ar conceit conceitedly l edly I 1 guess gue Ive re got them all in my my cranium eras ium My ly vocabulary ry is truly Cyclopean It certainly is i exclaimed exclaim Mamma Cooper I Inc never nc r saw sow anything like litre it in my may life Oscar ate his dinner with the air ail pf of a college professor profesor at ut t Commencement time aad ad afterward he hr remained at home to show all cotters comers the great prize at all aU gazed gued with awe tad ment for it certainly was an immense i ense and aDd cot ctt t all of tift fifteen n dollars dollar J 1 Then when wh n he lie went to bed he carried his bis ur upstairs and laid it on a n table in a s bedroom One would suppose suppo Q e that during all this ibis I t time Jre he lie would have hare opened and examined the great f nt book t out but ut he hr was too busy bwy telling everybody ow he hail had down all competitors at school to W even peep within its covers cover overs and h ho be got into bed wit his heed d still inflated with his hip hi own marvelous ce c m and soon went to sleep After a time BIe t a slight noise noil in the room e him with a start t The was pouring into inlo int tee t room a blaze of bright winter light that showed sh Wd plainly every object about him and as he looked ll around to see hat had awakened him he saw that the dictionary dir was partly parMy op n and amI something was emerging from between the thick leather covers What it was be could not see sec i iThen seeThen Then his astonished eye caught sight of I tiny tiDy figures moving briskly about on the floor ari 81 in B another instant he be recognized them diem as letters The flee alphabet was scurry scurrying bout about or on tie the carpet ra like ants am The letters were about as a cal tl al U as IS ISone one of his and he be SI them plainly They seemed to be he playing some ome ort sort of i anle but hut be II soon Sjon saw sate that they were rapidly forming fo illg Wt wo some Srn short hort some of immense length lily like boys 5 play ins s nap the whip words word that stretched ae across u O Othe os the rug beside ide his hi bed and were wr partly lost lo t in hi the Ii shadows lie He dC eee mO and eu quite easily e aih a 3 they the f before him like a n regiment of soldier He H forgot about the tho shapeless thing thi between the tl dictionary covers cover until he be raised r ed his hie eyes ees and aM flaw gaw tW r a number of shadowy s forms standing about his J bed bedside side t 8 milt r These were most astonishing s there were vere so nw v r ho hi It seemed to bo k men but their ne t arari rUl a aI Iiii I wI Ul other organs were wore quite visible and bei be L ik i Jf k OI that hat 1 they wen wew covered from bead head to foot root with n ili h ti cumbers ambers ii One mans head was wat iva marked offlie off like ft a to map In hi colors with a name in each spay space 5 f was wasi i ad wins veins a and nothing else and suddenly he saw i skeleton with every CHry bone bonc numbered b topi t in t the c air bout about it were the names of all ll the bones to these B umbers numbers Another skeleton appeared ap beside L him but this ill th me ne showed a s rear r lr view Then Oa O taw saw a az IX x with all the parts as a butchers botchers cut Up their moat meat marked off of on his hide and labeled alt r which a aI ai I 1 ink ird appeared similarly inscribed d and then a horse decorated in the same satue mariner manner mam But nut all an the thoe people ai aini i animals c like ike mir re pha tom as ol as as a shadows we themselves J which was but b tHat natural wal of oj t as in fact they t ti h hnot k not nit exist Xi t but lut are arc merely menly picture in t the 10 j die Ji inD iary ry made l 10 instruct u in the different j S nan and birth bird Hut But this thi Oscar OStor did noti not i stow n u then and as they thc gathered gath about him he ht be bc beto II 10 to l lie He was wa a Unit t to cover COV I his K It lead ad adith d ith tit tin the 1 bc thes when he hl l aw an another i jP i hi ii ll one n wai w ral I and an actual act t out wt a lJ run t tia S ia 4 f shadow fh dow f like a living Jiin ma O Uz ar felt It a i sort ort of relief he lie aw him Tic lie ii j lJ tall 1311 and bearded his black eyes Itched under tinder ivy i n y brows and he wore a lung long silken nix he bene i h 1 Oscar car t nn on occasional oera ional nal HI of f a suit U ii tuning armor He lIe strode stride r T ti tl tl y H J 7 jid ide i ie brushing aside a tia t ti l letters betters aud and di i ir manoeuvres ri fPS s veer ver n meli m c lt and aud after l nt at scar Oscar very ery fiercely for f ur a i pate SPUl aeo ho he said in a u aYou lee j jike iJ ike vole You are the th mertest n nt avid and roost most m t ed edit it ne I 1 in all nil arm r Do you rou t ou lne mace f Now Ko as this was cert certa certai i l the he very H l tint first tin time t ne Oscar had ever seen a 8 map map who wore wor armor it U is i inot not lot surprising ig that fh he reply at ut once on onto of ce to io sir l hive have He never Bever ll vr had hail the pleasure ure of toe toeing Ing you Ah perl l not riot On tin reflection I not Dot Dott t t yo yent vou to k t know i n es nit me at t sight i h but hit I wH wilt help heP be j Y yo J JuLl mt uLl I am aJ i c OW r of f course you vou know a aLvut me e t f fi w r K L LI t I S f r rJ S t r rJ rr t J 5 r 1 I l r try t i t j r fJ t tI tc tt tt tIe T c I a r e t t tc ts t c t ti tin Ie s a Ier I n r 1 s sS S t Z t 1 t I c I OSCAR SCAR 0 FACES FA eES THE HE THREE T ST S TR RANGE A NE THINGS T 1 a tta qt sorry sorry replied Oscar but I am m as sm much much h k fib as ever Ivor 4 Cort j yoUie y Q in ill i the e dark duk ark I bring r g a at t tr li b 1 i rm I m in the light of the moon and ind pot per fee f oaf see see Jo Do J j ou p to Jo se say that you Sou ou e ai aTs r s fet ime hoard h of one one on before slid said id Oscar O l ls b Is that tb a t foreign word w rd r lOt mil 1 not If you are ar so smart vou you tt should ou J tJ 1 idT e Te testily L I t tan I a an ail ignoramus i w we c e ie e first that ever Y r said that hat r a aO Os O Omer ir Goi Go and ask my n teacher HuliT Huh r will wilt te t you vou said the tall man gravely Be Before c cre fore re decide He lie tOOl then held out a sm s shill ili U pi Jl ii shining shell soon that at was wits suspended d from his it baud band f litres h s it itt Ten Tell mo mite its name f blankly at the tiro shell r ant antin n am nt a t 1 lout again in To save SATe his Ws life he whit it wits It 1 was not nt a locket nor D r a medal and nue I finally anny he t II 11 I I think perhaps its ti t sort of charm or talisman I V its ts a fiddlestick fiddle tick shouted the T Tetrarch meli tp Perhaps its n a Tell me me its micas n i dH hk boy that need aped a dictionary Ary That t is tU all 1 T require of you Oscar was waso obliged to co cas that he had lad never neverseen lev never neverseen t seen such an au object and nd could oo ld not give its ts naina nunia The Tetrarch J di snorted Joust mot as 8 I expected I 1 dad And you yea call your yourself your yourself self tf brig ud clever Ill tell you ta ts name Its Bs n Kunt what it is i and I oti H it mim fa rim Judian ludian chief Bah Dah I tow How Ilo should uld I know that t C rumbled grumbled d Oscar f fIts Its im flee ie i dictionary shouted sho ted T i an angrily angrily ris why All AJI the T vy forms for in the rear seemed scented 19 to grin and poke poky each other in UK the place where their ribs rib would have been had they been bc n illustrated complete completely ly Jy and tile the animals hopped hop around in glee et at Oscars Have IHan YOu you ever seen n seismograph or ori n it Dja or a natatorium or a or a t chrys lma e l added addal the thc Tetrarch frowning terribly or OT course course not replied Oscar O Car after ft r a 4 a Jong ong pause THEY TIEY TOO ARE AUf IX I THE TILE D DICTION ar J Jf t d the angry old oId man standing over er bed bad in in a most it threatening manner Wh d n j du know 1 them hem t T t 1 V r rGe Gee Ge exclaimed e d Oscar falling into the hool boys IJ Ys alaa rJ slang hI I t lo looked k kite t I 1 j Ha 1 n Anti And yet ct you ou presumed that thai you bu would w have It exit bat jet Hemet t use for forit it 1 But nat I lam am not yeA ih v with ih you yen If you with all aU the learning of which you have hac boasted can answer a few fw questions just justi a i ew fai easy ones that I will propound I will let yoi y go g u but fail and you yon ou are a doomed loomed 1 Vb basinets ine s have you 00 to t ask me meny any ques i lions lions ions 1 r cried erit cri 1 Oscar trying h ing to brave rave it out onto You Youa a aint int i nt my teacher t A r UI q am a Tetrarch the mighty ruler of n and ind tj who 40 dares da es dispute my right to ask tik anything anY thing oven cm riddles ri s and conundrums i if f I 1 wish Kot N i of t you vou 1 I am ant i sure ure for I am here to punish pUD h and not take tk impudence i from f you ou Oscar trembled for the too eyes ey 3 were tar ter to t cc e a Jpe be glared red down dowa at the tho thoe e frig la laThen Then ibe U d I d Jed slowly I r will wild give gie you youn you a chance hanrie to redeem your Y sue lf if me moo ana m and 1 tell ell me in n simple w 4 t how hew to W us u a we tie caltrops Po PoO OacE O f looked at him brut blankly a I II I dont dODt think I ever heard of it it Wh What t is gr r rhe The he T frowned frown cL Then lie he said saidI r iMn I l I see that you are utterly ignorant ew e s suppose c its ita t some gome kind of drug Of s sas as 3 t I arayo am no 10 t I ld dont doYt t know bow it replied O Os i ier CPi C are ae fW ats of war tn New mine tel tee ie mire how to each e 1 iea n I Oscar Osee J no answer a reedy really ree h Jf J t P Pit it with s or with T au anau i I 11 ded the an angry man manso Dan bran DanI branI I s so itO replied the boy in a low IOK tone II 1 IIa 1 w a Miot ot is a a sort of carriage arriage and amid aid a n m tin retorted r the tho Tetrarch sneering Oh Olt Ohire f t t are ire o a l Heres ea another for yot J 1 i I T r i i r 7 t 0 e 1 an S What ha is it n saint Drop OB at shook his Head a in He Tie IT did didoW nob knot in oW v He Ifs was beginning to what whai h a f pul ti n Sen m but t he was s as no t to t L it itt t te Te e eked 0 h T l tt l have n r fini Clio it j aSs ass drops driP 16 r t 4 st at s x sU v touch How odd oddi U ts the Ut s i x I s mumbled m ill Q O Di W co coF m F J y J 4 a Saint Ra F L DP ps tell rm DI Yh a a Bu Budel Butt del der f fA t A it blunder blu if wb what I made 1 I suppose heg Oscar f l R l Soared roared tits the t N D It f W fat sj with fear a theist f asked his hiscar br car r was ape lie l tried to ther he be d l ever heard head l either of thi th se e Words an mini i jhn twi tur toward the dictionary shouted Hi there thore Bring me tl the e bunder b directly fins and it also the ca cai gue uc I will give ive him him Iris Ids choice tf ei r and aud we will win sail with wid him to i farthermost LI Limbo I dont suppose you yon even even know what a 11 b is fa he added to the time bedside Before o ore gear a ar could reply lo 10 t two boats bonts both bOLh of strange and outlandish shapes sailed up to the tho bed bod bc bedOne rl One was long narrow narrow w pointed with ten oars nn he t o other shorter with a house or cabin cobin rind and a great goat tri t ti h This s w id the Tetrarch pointing to the ail til in t in is a Bunder a Ii Bombay this is a C f rom f the tl B and lI d both as you yU U ulft p eels f Hn out nry Now wo Wet will promo preys to you that you have hae u use 1160 e fOr it as AVO YO will take a sail u in one ono of th You Yau can call Pl 1 take tako your hO B W 4 O I 1 wont vont go with you J Mammel I p Help rite Tho l smiled Hed calmly Then La lie saida said a Como I am aw waiting wailing h o the of obis jus Jaia lre parents varent answering to L Itis ila I call for help hov Oars O 5 heart u r sank k but h Iia tried tr cd to tos by bYJ to examine both bop bouts boats Af M te tei Low the Ie t Tetrarchs said r T will U w H it J n lp longer ger I I lu In you t V Slie He the bey by and ami draped dragged mm liim out of bled BeO wO O al tried d to struggle snuggle bU the warrior of f course C ur WAS far too tg fer forr ot him crud imd ho bo WItS eats d jai ju the boat boit wi a at bump b p The T s tHo the Graff selected ted by t t e Tetrarch and as soon soona a as aw gym tle r r took hi bie i se seat eta t a gentle g wind sprang up from the direction of the thc washstand and anel tb vessel c moved slowly across att S the mho carpet All the tho figures ree to ia i the tile room ranged tit themselves J J helves in line lin and stood gain dt t then them as the bold bott bo t moved d away ava bay leav t ins j ih ho lio ft bind jis se if ou out a ai shore sto 91 and finally as the Uti Bunder er eec to i tire the wall vall of the be bed bedroom room they all JiH faded away way and aDd ID its j t the e 1 s so r o o The seised the long tiller and stored sti ored forth into the lie night calmly but poor orO s heart heartbeat beat like a trip hammer r as he be looked l out oft et the s silo la of the tho cabin etc over the moonlit water ater the waves raves of cf which wh already rocked reeked the t craft and acid saw aw hie hia home fad JiT awny n earn cane e eOa Oa a loud over the moon and lId ce eb dark nothing was seen scot nor heard beard b constant lap Jap ap lap Iap J lap P of c the he waves against th F of f tote the be Bunder Bund r but the sail was b flied out oU r str Hae t breeze breez and amid she a rushed EU shod along rapidly 1 w wy f fr r 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