Show Y Me O Good t ries c a at T f d J W r L t The C Caps ps or H How v Three L Little Sisters Foiled a Wicked Ol Old I In f fI I Witch itch and Set t the Princes Free p n H I T RF funny how lew few good pod stories atom I hear IT ITI alia about 11 girls I andI riI am very e rv 17 gd ad to ta be able ft le to tot toon tells t on toda that haT three ree lit little Ittle tie maids iu ill it But start rt 1 would w n ld like lika to lay t at I Iwas was as very Iery anxious io Jo tO know mow that just jU whit stories at ate the t e wilt moat 1110 pleasing pie wg ing to my m boy and anal g cirl rl readers end ad in order to discover this th I wish every boy and girl who lik to read MatI these tales to write me 1 a lett say kind lie fie or 01 ala 8 e prefers prefer J 1 dont care aro jf I Ido do cio get tt million l I wish to know 1 So 80 era re goes go oes for tk S story it There were said aid three little girls aula Berwa a aJ J Josephine pine and corns Verna Joslin l end and although or l dif different ferent it ages ape they actually to be bo triplets lo f fer they were almost of one ODe sise bL bLAU All AU three were studious children but Verea Verna be because Gauss cause cau e she aha learned very easily was considered too die cleverest She fancied d that it would always al he a unnecessary sary to mf Mare hard in i order ere i to ter know wham she be grew pt w up not DOt being awai awa 61 that a are nine this hundred h thousand nd different names nano one OM has to learn leana if she wishes to be really learned and aid wise W They TIley lived sot not far from a forest 10 o o which they often oft went we t a great t distance itt belt h t W Uy out oat of sight o of home until one day 7 in is early ear when tem tempted by the fact that beautiful Wet grew in iD inthe inthe the deeper darker an and to them unexplored lured lored parts parta they rambled for miles until they wars ware completely cow lost 11 lostA h A bt last at tired tiM and aIMi d thirsty n V they d a s spring the tile they tat eat down to rest rat after a a drink dri of r water r they were asre talking about the best Mst way to re No return return turn they were wen startled V by the tile sodden appear anoa of three big bic frogs f who popped po up fry from f the bottom of the spring and stared at them wi with great pat goggle eyes in is a s manner that was Quite slag although fro cant bite at alt aU That the frogs frap seemed soothed very much interested ted in inthea them thea was quite plain plaiD but the children wait waitto to learn Jeam what they meant b by r to so sue cm m appear a aPpe ear aJI nee B They TIley fled ed at once 1 Why it c dreadful cried T Yarns Tenae ma They actually seemed aa as if they t were going to at us I Perhaps they were ere P princes prine s that have N been Mil turned into unto frogs r P exclaimed Bertha You Ou remember the theone theone theone y f fr one in ia in the fairy tale that made pearls fall out of the little Rule girls mouth Oh fudge cried Verna only a fairy tory story and they are never true Besides Beside if t eyd I I r If f fF F i 4 I F hL 1 r 1 l n 1 I c cc PV t 4 7 Fr Lee be princes to us ua ual l dV WeH en How Mw Im Ja J be ej try rry rs v e ran ian away go so i J quickly y said Ve We might mial Lac 11 0 a lew cw minutes t they tey e saw a black cat moving along ahead of them s d il following it for a short stance they t came come to an i 1 1 house houge Its roof was sunken its w Ms V It a gaped widel wider c e a r in 11 1 there theft the th door lU and alj lJ the wile wi v t r kt il ad 1 c L u L creel d ith cobwebs Tho They went toward it they came to the steps an old woman appeared in iri the f it r and aul nailed nl d at them t n winkling wr her ber up into intI re peen p I i tJ J a c d i plo end and yet et it t wr I A not t a smile at all allin m iu in children cried the M Id witch for thi t a just t exactly what ho she was Come coma C in iii and aad rest resta rea a bit I knew you YO were coming for the old aid eat cat rn rao j end and told me r ro rk fco k o in they went and the witch ge pava a them tem some ease cookies coo ies and eream cream and after they bad Jaa aten all aU they t wished said You T ou u are fuch uch dear sweet children that I 1 am go going going ing ing to make each of you a present Hers Her 3 are three tJ ee eeb balls balla b lIa of wool wood and you yore yo are each to kAit a 1 cap to toRas wear Ras next winter The ope one ODe who gets her first i is s 8 to have a splendid prise hot but what mat the pane prise is I shall shaH keep a secret teeN liine ad r d Verna Veraa thanked her bore but brit 1 t Veraa Feria looked at the big ball of wool and u ar hoJ her bar r eye eyebrows brows browst bro as she thought Huh uh Does she think thing Im going to spend my y time ki knitting a dIn caps Not m mu much lt Now you had better start tart for hose home h IM and adl my y old oW eat cat will ill lead the way until you come to 0 ti ft road that will take you to your house ho said aid the witch with a aleer aJeer leer Jeer The cat hastened out the children followed and d soon soon they reached house home So 80 the three knitted and knitted whenever they were mere not DOt studying that is 8 Josephine J o and aad Bertha worked steadily but smart mart Verna who really knitted very rapidly ra v only did so when she felt tela tike lik it and therefore the others were far ft ahead o e f her and al almost most oat had their than caps finished chile her Mr owa awn was WI still but a mere circular mat matOne matone One ODe day disgusted at their industry uy yet ashamed that t at they had beaten her she walked into the woods to oak aak the old woman what the she meant by setting them diem such sock cIt tub tasks and aDd determined to disco discover exactly what t this the prim pries a was to bt bs oa before W ss eke abe lid did another bit bitof bitof bitof of knitting r h hM hI M I bb 1 a s 9 f f 1 i 1 1 I I 1 I 1 sir c let s I She arrived at the old house out just the was about bout to tu knock krock at the tho door dour she ahe hc heard voices voices and listening she ht caught these words Are the magic ng c caps cap nearly finished l lIt It was the old oid voice voice and to Vernas Vernes sur surprise prise she he heard the voice of the at in ail ever say Wg Un Oh the t elder girls are nearly done but that wt idle careless Verna Verlla delays all by her slothfulness Hera Hen half finished Too bad t cried the witch I had bad expected pc them to be in ill in my 10 hands this thia Fall What rh t do you ou want with t h three w v ol caps cape Id like t 1 Li ln i vIV v K d till the rat cut af You have ag but bm e o head md Hud you ou dont expect to live tong long enough to w wear ar out three caps Ah Air but each one has haa different differ powers power croaked bo the witch One will enable me to smell the mo most moat t ilu tc seem the tho second to see an di 1 i L I L ikil ad the t to taud U c language langu of o animals which last I co consider cr the most m mgt precious preci gift of all Verna haste Wi away stealthily ant aut when she reached d l home lil me she JK began to knit with ith all her might aid ad In ii but hut vork w rk at ai sl ht e null cull ib Hi Su so K far A t i 7 behind her U industrious ht sisters Iten that he t o catch up and they finished their caps ca cape white while 1 Je she had bad several inches to Whit it t At teat butt aha aba determined to relate what she had JaM heard Hd whine when they earns came to the g she told tOW hit down white while she did a lit more work wok on lie har c cap eap Then Thea she be revealed resealed what lid lido she ahe had bad bado o added f same I really dont believe belie its true et all au but ht still whan a cat can c talk who wM knows what Maat wo woo woodes dew des Ot happen to so io I think that tU 9 e laM had hatter better our caps capo and cI not go near the old women woman at all It T her cap p on her head and act almost est t JB i y each one opened her r a in iu Dt J 1 at once distinguished strange stra fed never DeVer before noticed Bertha saw things in the woods all s them that no taG other o eye could distinguish Instantly Verna Verua heard herd all manner of YO OM spool ing beat beetles butterflies 8 birds m moW ll rules mica ties toads squirrels crickets and e liDS that tIta was afire aJi adding ing Dif to the chorus That settles it she cried urn Ill never Visor give giro up thus this cap to anybody l S I Ir Iz r z lr r M j 72 i 7 I 1 j jI I r I l lf i Y 0 l r t 4 b 4 t A 5 j I 1 D i t 1 4 it 1 I I V r rL L I II iI r iv f w We Are jre ire Transform d by bythe the tn Witch Said f th the Fr She does dams weB well to thus decide said a voice ri i at her feet leet and uti she saw again the t frogs hep but INs thi she aha did not run runaway away She instead i The Mold old witch desires de ires these caps ca to p her find d the starry crown of Ae said aid a second frog whose head he was waa just above water i And Arad what is it that asked aked Vents Verna and ad an ash she ahe be spoke I Ithe the other girls girl stared at her for of f course Bourse they Mar hear the frogs speak It is ia a magical JU ical crown that would make tier her yo pung C again gaiD hart bat she will never find it It haa haJ vanished vas vasinto into space but she be ought to know that for she he has the magic necklace and with hat at she might l ight secure it were it possible liMe Well finish what you vou were wera saving cried Verna for or the frogs roCs voice suddenly s bee bec i me inaudible There was VB silence although she could co ld see s e that the f frogs lips moved Then Thea sho realized that th t ash a her lier cap cab w was Vali t still un unfinished finished of course ourse she was only able to tc hear un Ul tui hed sentences This waa a painful discovery i indeed and she told toW the others just what wha t had occurred oc bidding them thorn to w hurry ht rry home with her for now the old witch might at any uny moment lc L hd haJ d hap ll J and come after the caps ca caShe She is ia coming now t cried Bertha I 1 see her be away WaT off od in m the woods and she has hat ju list t started to look for us s Be bold and def defy her said iid id one of the frogs in ina a loud If U 9 you u resist liar her I aim t hs 90 nor A write i Mud cud od you can save saw us mat t We w are u Dear mer me f cried Versa Verna V Now I t do wink Wi I had been more diligent dili ent How dreadful it is to tf only hear ar half of anything I Ah JI my dears dean L tl ii Ritch uh when n she sho sa saw aw r the tM girls e I f was wat seeking MOk for I Did son 1 me the ea ca P Yes we did c id We have base these them ue on oa aa ae y i sash can see Oh itt its it far lr too warm to wear theta 1 now P the tha witch cried Take Tab them off at owe eMee er or yet will all fl U Ube ht be petering dreadfully I In The ids tda of wool i in fa far r ue We w think tI ak we wa will wilt keep P them theca on ow and not DOt only ony now BOW 7 S i M but afterward instead of letting you get them theta into your hands said Josephine J What I cried the witch You dare to take such arch c a liberty Why I will wiB smite you with wid aH an r of evil 1 Give me the caps I Never rover I cried Bertha and the others echoed ed her words A little bird on a branch near by called out GIlt Tell her that tha you will take her charmed away from her and aad turn the frogs in iD the spring into It was very veil ve 7 provoking Dt not DOt to hear the r ws date f of the sentence but hut Varna Verna now BOW knew that thai U it not to be expected and aDd therefore she promptly fed tri d dIf If you are impudent to te er we will take the tab lace laoo away eway from you and use it on the tile frogs in ia the spring The witch became be green with fear and nd tI tr then suddenly she abs turned and hastened aw la is II rt lug ins the asto children staring after afar af her fet iti amazement am The biggest frog f remarked I Ah Ab she has hu fled tied home borne Ja me to save sale the will win conceal it until all aU danger of our beis batna has passed away and we will be Pray what is this necklace and why by is it so 80 precious to the witch i asked Verna It ti is a magic necklace of ofA sand b band A M and spicy Whoever holds holda it has the tr trW W W Vera Verna heard hoard no more but she determined to te the witch and 4 wake make her tell 1 what she aha had dove base la to lathe 1 the three frogs She darted away sway followed by 10 her sisters listers but the old Bid witch had reached rea home hoes long lom before them and aDd had bed given the sandalwood livee neck necklace lace to the old aid black bl ek ef eat t telling him to carry cane it ef el eland and aBd hide it where no one could find it The cat hastened battened to the riverside and t tw the necklace around a atone stone threw it into iD the water far from shore then he ho returned 4 to what be he had done The witch was wars w frond frantic stile Mia She ran Tan to the cat with her ber broomstick b but k Ik animal flew ae at t her scratched her f facts fact aea and ed out of the door just as ai the children arrived ani Tilt The Theold old hag lag threatened them with her broom but ant they were not afraid at all for she was so feeble f that at a ablow ablow blow from her harm hanD a kitten Josephine De demanded shat she set the frogs free That will never be cried the witch They Tel are areto areto to 10 be frogs forever now for or my power is u gone and aBd andI aBdI I 1 am going soon sooil too I have lost my magic 1 I She sank down in a broken chair chir and began bega a to shiver a md and d shake hake The children saw SIM that sloe h 0 would not last I 1 and Bertha begged her ber to tell them th IU what wicked wi thing she had lad done to the poor frogs in the spring Alas and alack slack t I nm om going and I thought I Iwas Iwas was to lira liva for ever Had I kept the magic neck free Irre I could have wished for many mam more mol years Per hap I am un am b ht ing pun punished f i Lor r my lLy iu cruelty to the tho poor pool princes t t lamented the witch Who were the princes 1 asked Josephine And what did dW you do to them themI I turned them th m into frogs frog just to spite them for being so handsome she vho r pi d Tl They are now in inthe inthe inthe the spring but out I 1 iu lt ht h t v u Lac b j hello all ail the timer ter r How can they be restored to their own shapes again demanded Bertha Tell us quick for fr your breath is j is leaving you ou ouan 1 Nothing othi can an dJ d it but bat i n wi ih h uttered utter d by fey the I S 0 A Story Proving Tbt It Pays Pa y One n nn to be Industrious n is ous wearer we of ol the necklace I step replied t woman sad and that w is is forever lost loot Los for my eat t r throws thrown it into haw the ritu t tWe We will wiD ss t for foe f it Ii at any rater rte atU gid w Jose Jost Josephine 1 phine Pm starting for the door After a time they arrived birth Ted ved at the broad river m and standing m os the tM task hank fast jit on the spot where the ere eg sW stood they It b while Bertha looked into iato fe water oost MM she saw law the necklace ekl held heW heWstone down by 4 stone tad pd in it toe very deepest pest part far f u out freja r the shore sai w t I II tI I see aea it nt II its away out oat there near the he d s At that t moment rIM a Idao school I of small maU fish earns came swig swift Ming g 13 water edge and Verna asked ask them U to got get the 1 a In N for lor her Mr It Its too Mr We Jar for men auth small maU fry f to handle s sr plied their Mar s altar at he be had taken take a look at st beads bead To Tow Yea aw i at es the big carp cup who ibee Ji Ok 11 cried w verse Varna V There it just lust when I to hear bear I She he toW told Bertha to is loon bok sharp arp arpa and andI try ta duco r ra a big carp elJ I 1 tee eve him Ja l Has s 1 swimming toward us P alb sei Bertha Soon Soar the oar carp arrived sd He Be got pt the ne tta ee is w them The Tha T girls gib stow now |