Show I 1 PINTO AND THE GOLDEN ACORNS Part ACORNS Part II At first Pinto wished he had taken I his golden acorns and gone home homeI I without trying to Bet t the apple but buthe h he did not have hae long to think he had to act if It he he wished to keep away from the big thick arms and hands o of the giant so SQ he ran k Pinto was so much smaller than the giant that he could could easily squeeze In between the rocks and so keep out of the slants giants way After running and dodging for tor awhile the giant gave It up and went back to the tree and sat down t 1 Pinto watched from the rock and after awhile he saw the giants giant's head nodding and he knew he must be asleep The moon was was shining now and the silver slIver tree glistened and the white apples looked very beautiful and tempting Very softly Pinto crept out and behind behind be be- be- be hind the giant his golden acorns still stil in his pockets ets but the coat he had dropped in his race with the giant and he did not know where it was Pinto reached the tree and was just climbing up its shining trunk when up sprang the giant and with a terrible terrible ter ter- roar he took hold of the tree with his great hands and shook it Pinto scrambled to a branch and clung on for the tree swung in the giants giant's grasp grasp and Pinto wondered why the apples did not drop but they only swayed back and forth and not one ono of them fell to the ground The giant finding that he could not shake shale Pinto outlet the tree laughed in a most unpleasant manner and reached up one lg hand Very well weIl I will pick you you out out ut of the tree and crush you ou In one ne of my hands he said You shill never pick a pure white apple J. J Pinto though of the golden acorn The giants giant's mouth moth was open for he was making th the mountain ring with his roars now and into his open mouth Pinto threw a handful of them Before Defore the giant could close his mouth Pinto threw another and this so filled the mouth of the giant that he ceased his roaring and began to danco dance about It If His Ills power seemed to be gone now that he could not roar and he fell feIl on the ground witha terrible bump and then like a a. a huge rubber ball he bounced and rolled roIled of off the side of the mountain ft I All was easy now for Pinto he ho picked one pure apple from the tree and carefully Jumped to the ground Looking around the rocks where he had run to get away from the giant he found his coat filled with golden acorns which he threw over his shoulder Th Then n he thought of all the apples on tree and de decided decided decided de- de to take one for himself himsel Dropping Dropping Dropping Drop Drop- ping both apples finto into the sack Pinto started down th the mountain and reached the foot Just at sunrise To his there surprise was the black cat waiting for him She purred and rubbed herself against Pinto and all the time her big yellow eyes were fixed upon the bag over his shoulder Poor Puss said Pinto I certainly owe you something for the golden acorns but all I have are two pure white apples 9 if When the black cat heard this she Jumped and meowed in the most ex excited excited excited ex- ex cited manner until Pinto at last opened the bag and showed her the apples As soon as the black cat saw them she Jumped and caught one in her paws then she bit It and in place of the cat stood a handsome y youth uth about Pin Pintos Pinto's tos to's age I You have saved me the Te from a terrible fate said the youth r I am a prince doomed by an old witch itch itCh to remain a ablack ablack ablack black cat until som one should bring bring- me a a. pure white ap apple e from the silver tree The only power po er I had hail was to change into gold a anything thing I wished but that did not het me as I had a no tg ei use for gold while I I i remained a cat a You can help me inon hen en if you are a prince said Pinto And nd then he told the story o of the King Kings offer to the one who should bring hi him ti the pure white apple to cure the tho Princess cess Tona Tons I r am only a poor I peasant said Pinto and have no w wish sh to become a prince or king so If y you du u will take the theother theother theother other apple take and it to the King and tell teIl him y you yu u are a Prince you will vill make us all v ry happy for I am told the Princess Tona is very beautiful I IThe The Prince was veT very g glad d to do this to help Pinto who had rescued rescued him from front the power of the witch so he took the apple and said goodbye to Pinto wishing him all ha happiness He took the apple to the King and the Princess Tona ate it and recovered at once then she asked o to see the man who had saved e her i iThe orl her I The b Prince fell I in n love ve With with the Princess as soon as his eye eyes fell upon II her and asked her to mar marr marry him and andas andas I as the Prince was a very handsome youth the Princess did not h hesitate to accept him So the next day they were married and lived happily ever after The Prince when he ho became King looked about for Pinto and m made de him one of the trusted servants of the palace where he lived in plenty th the rest of his life lire I Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- News News-I paper Syndicate New York City |