Show fj IY J THE MILK WHITE HORSE One n night ht as the la last t stroke of ot 1 sounded a beautiful white horse dashed along alone a a- road TOad without a driver His bridle v was of gilded leather set et with Jewels je and over his hie back was vasa a saddle sadIe of or red velvet t. t trimmed with mth sold gokL Hc Ho stopped tot ped under a tree and looked around as though he expected someone The tree spread out Its branches and swaY swayed d back and forth and then disappeared and In Its place stood a a. prince He lie Ie wore a black velvet suit mutt and a long black feather was as In his cap reaching to his shoulder He patted the horse hore and sprang to the tho saddle addle and the horse trotted along the road till he came to the edge of ot a steep hill bill Hero Here H re he stopped and lifted his forefeet Th Then n he ho spread his wings which had laid until then close to his sides eldes Up flew the horse and rider across a valley vaney to a moun mountain lain The mountain was snow snowwhite sno white and very steep and on tho the top was a a. house bouse Now ow tho the prince was an enchanted prince and had been told b by th the tho fairies to rescue a princess who was held a prisoner In this house by three monsters who had stolen her from her father and mother The prince had tried to reach the tho top of or this mountain but It W was so rugged and steep that he lie told the fairies the only way ho hI could reach the princess would be t to fly to her hel So the they sent nt the tho milk white while whitehorse horse holS holSto to carry him When n h they thoy wore near hear the top of ot the mountain the horse alighted and the prince dismounted and patted him and then tied him to a a. tree In one of ot tho the rooms In the house on the top of the tho mountain the little princess t II sat weeping She had on a beautiful dress and fragrant flowers were in the room A table was spread before her all sorts sort of nice things to eat But this did not make her forget forgot the monsters who held ld her prisoner Presently tho the thedoor door opened and the three monsters came In One had a. a head like a a. cow and hands like the hoofs hoof while whilo tho body was that of a A. man The second one looked like liken a n sea Mn lion and walked upright and the third was a huge hUhe giant with a a. head like a 1 horse hOTe The They sat at the table and began besan be be- san gall to eat at and asked the little tittle princ princess 8 to Join them but she only cried harder and moved noved as far tar away from them us she fhe could After a while hilA they went out a and d tho the princess princes went to tho the table to get et some fruit for she was quite faint Silo Sho saw Raw Rawa sawa a moms nibbling nibbling- at the thA cake You iou poor HUe litle thing she raid uld I will not hurt you OU The mouse sat at up and looked at her nero Stop crying he ho said and eat something for you have hac a long IonS Journey journe before you jou ou The princess was so 0 surprised to hear the mouse speak that she could not answer answer an an- for tor a moment Then she sho said Iam I Iam am nm not going on an any Journey y I am a u. prisoner here In the house of the monsters Have you OU seen them Oh yes e replied the mouse but t tam 1 am not afraid I am so fiO small amaH they could not catch me mc But you YOO eat tat for I 1 MI 11 going to take you home and he Jumped to th the floor Turn your head he aid ald Tho The princess obeyed cd Now look at me And when she looked the prince stood before hE her I had to be small he said to Uto get gel In here and find you Ou and now that you know I am able to take care carll of you I must be a t mouse again n And AndIn AndIn Andin In an Instant he was running over the table It was dark by b this time and the moon was as all aJI the th light ht they had Bo Do at the window at 12 13 o'clock tonight said ald th the themon mon mouse e and I will be there and end take tako you away with me and as he lie said eald this he heran heran heran ran under the door As the tho last stroke of ot 12 sounded there was a bright flash and the bars of the window tell fell away and there wa was the prince on the milk white horse Hr He lifted the princess to the saddle caddie In fn front of ot him But the mon monsters tEr saw MoW him and rushed toward them looking very ugly The Tho price spread out his arms anne and a a. flash flaTh of light tight spread from him to the monsters 8 as he said Magic art arl no now turn to stone elone These grim monsters and arid their home The ground heaved and trembled and the milk white horse hOMle MB his wings and rose above It The little princess looked down and In the place of ot the mountain and the tho house were three peaked mountains The prince had chan changed ed the monsters Into rocks so ro they never again will make anyone unhappy The father fl and mother of or the little princess were so ro glad blad to have her back that th they y asked the to live lire with them and matT marry the princess prince II And thc they all aU lived d In tho castle a a. happy happ family |