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F THE DWARFS AND THE PRINCE m Helma had ha been sent ent to her aunts aunt's houg house which was on tho the other side o othe of tho the woods Sho was walking slow slowly picking flowers and she was W to so Intent she aho did on picking the flowers flower that not notice that sho she had left the path patti All at once she found sho she was in a part o of the wood she had never never- been heen In and not far off oft was a house houto that was surrounded by bluebells thou thought ht tho people could tell her the nearest t way out of tho the wood so soshe soshe o she went to tho the door and amI knocked But BuX no one answered Then she he lifted tho the ILl latch teh and looked In fn She saw aw a small stove love Just jUil right for her to cook upon and tho the t table tuble and three chairs Then she aho noticed that the house was not very lar large e Helma had hall been sent to her aunts aunt's a home nomo been bee Invited d to enter she sho was so o curious to see sec the of the little house so ISO she ho went In to and sat s-nt tt In one o othe of tho the chairs it Jt t was WIlS ju Just t right for her There was another Just like It and another another an nn other smaller Then she raw paw a n door which was open she slue looked In In and there were two beds about tho the rl right ht size sirs for her find and another ver very small bed bcd but hut that had a chair fastened to one post and she wondered what wha t that was for tor She saw aw another r door which was wa closed and she Bhe opened that It was eras a closet She walked In and on a shelf Just Jutt tho the rl right ht height for her to reach she sho saw a n. pallor pall pal of or cool enter suter and a bright hl tin dipper Upper Helena Helma look took a a. drink of tho the water and th then n looked for something to cat eat Sho found Cound a plate of bones and a box of nuts and a j Jug of milk by tho the door Sh She drank some of the tho milk and took u few nuts before beCore she thought that the food did not belon belong to her If f I t go so away now she thought hought they will think the food has been stolen and andI nd I did not mean to do that I must stay here until tho the people who live lIvo here re re rc- turn So she seated her herself elt comfortably comfort comfort- comfortably ably In one of or the chairs and fell asleep When Ohen she sho It was waR dark and she sho C fell her way was to the tho shelf where she sho had seen Nm a lamp but before she Nh reached Tc d It t the wall where her hand was gay gave way way- 11 and one of or the boards opened an out stepped a n little fairy Thank you rou for letting mo me out sh ah said Vho told you to find fine th secret ret spring Tho The fairy touched Jh th lamp as slip sho spoke and the tho lamp wn wa 0 lighted Then Helma told her how ah sh came there thero and that she he was lost Bt ne u who lives hero here asked Helma Tv T Ts dwarfs who arc aro ver very vory wicked wickett said Mid th it fairy There Thero must be three tai t H Helma lma for tor for there are arc three of every thing Yes said the fairy there is a 1 cr small dwarf but he ho was stolen when h I t Iwas was a n baby by those wicked dwarfs anthey an thc they cast cart a spell over him which keep eer him from rom growing I was sent to fin fir him and one nl night ht I got ot Into the tho hour horn and tho the secret door was open Tin sometimes sometime hide tho prince In there anthe an ar the dwarfs c pushed me In there thero and close clos the door f 1 fI fr I r I was wag alone I should have bron l another Calr fairy with me then they cane harm U us I But here the they are you KO ao o b hind tho closet door door oo and I will ui der tho Tim The door opened and In came camo tv to small creatures with big heads and rot rol Ing log eyes Their arms arm were so to lon long th the their hands touched tho the floor and th the seemed scorned to be bo walking on their hands ar an feet Helms Helm was frightened when si st remembered she Rhe had hall cat eaten n their food TI Tl dwarfs had with them a l very little lIlUe b bo bc whoso whose face faco looked like hike a a. baby Holma did not have o a chanco chance to lot loc vcr very clearly clearly- at him for one of tI tl dwarfs on seeing the tho lighted lamp b bb b. b gan fan running around the room and sa sal saIng In lug Ing Who has been here Where Is heThe heThe he hc The other dwarf gave the tho small boy 00 push and told him to get set supper on t U tt table Ho He seemed to think more mora abo abe ea eating tinS tinS' than thun he did about the light lamp The little bo boy spread a cloth doth up tho the table but he wa was so small he cou cot scarcely reach it Il then ho came me to t tl closet where was and took t tl plate of hones to the table tahle Tho The hung 1 dwarf took on one onA and gnawed It greedily When hen the tiny bo boy came camo for Cor the tho m ml he saw that most of It was gone a athen ai I Ithen then he lie saw Helma Ho Ito made a flue que little frightened noise R and nd dropped 1 t ti I Jug juS' Both dwarfs rushed at him o or 01 pinched him and tho the other pulled l 1 l hair Just then the dwarfs sato sale Heln and they ran at her I pulling her and making a n terrible noise Tho tl tir bo boy ran out o of the closet and the fa fat sprang prang out from her hiding place a u nr touched tho the little bo boy o with Ith her wand a aIn ar 31 arIn In his iris place stood a prince with a swo 5 In his hand The Tho dwarfs fell on t tl floor I think I will run this sword word you said the prince You dl cr creatures have kept me mo captive o all the tin years But tho the f fairy said paid No Xo let u 11 i take care rare of or them You open the doo The Tho prince did as she sho told him and 1 t t fairy made th the tho dwarfs go o out Wh Why the they were a little way a from the hot hoi she touched them with her wand a athey III a athey the they wore were chan changed od Into two dwarf dwart pi ph trees Now low tho they c cannot cunot do any more harm ham said the Calr tarry fairy and next I must g get t t tl prince to his father ather an and d mother and y yr l to your our aunts aunt's house But ut what will become of the house said I 1 will leave leae that replied the fal fai air Then she he took the prince and Helma Q o of tho the wood where the they found a coa drawn by hy tout four black horses waiting f the prince And a short distance aw Helma saw her aunts aunt's house so o she sho B sa goodbye goodho to the prince and the fairy She often goes through tho the wood woo a aJ ai always looks at tho the trees and I tl branches make her think of the dwarf dwai long IonS arms arras but hut the tho little tittle house has has' d dl l appeared and only the tho bluebells rem rema remato to mark the place where It stood |