Show Santa and arid the White Rosel Carl a peasants peasant's son In King Haralds Harald's land Is riding Into the next net kingdom to help find a Itch who nho I In burning the crops rols Santa In disguise helps hells him Chapter 13 Carl rode a short distance the next morning when he noticed an anold anold anold old man beside a well Sir shouted Carl at the old man I am in a hurry but can canI I 1 help you draw up water That you can said the old man and I if your horse is strong I you can give me a lift I That I 1 will sal said Carl He I jumped down from his Ms horse drew v drewa dreva a bucket of water and both he and the old man had a cool drink Then Carl mounted his horse and helped the old man up behind him Are you going into the next kingdom king asked the old man That I am said Carl There I I I is a witch abroad who is burning the he crops I hope to catch her old His m H said the man face broke into a pleased smile But Carl couldn't see that of course You see it was Santa Claus Glaus who was riding with Carl But he couldn't tell Carl because it was best Carl make his own plans without any help That night Carl and Santa crossed a wide bridge over a deep river into the next kingdom where Princess Hildur lived They slept in the first farm house they s saw saw w. w Before they went to bed the farmer told them all the crops' crops were dying and many people were hungry Santa sat silently and I carved a wooden horse for the farmers farmer's small son Santa Tells No One Except Small Boy Santa told no one who he was I except the small boy and the boy promised to keep his secret The next morning the boy gave I Santa a pocketful of ginger cookies That morning Carl and Santa rode along an hour before they met anyone Then Carl saw a ayoung ayoung ayoung young man in a field beside the road He shouted Ho friend What news of the witch The young man shouted back The fields are burning west of here No one has seen her but she must be there I am trying to protect protect pro pro- our land So Carl galloped ahead and turned left on the first road Finally over the third hill Carl saw rolling clouds of smoke There she must be old father Carl called back to Santa Be careful son Santa called V back But Carl galloped all the harder They came to a part of or orthe the road where wheat fields were burning on both sides Sparks flew in their faces and suddenly the horse dug his hoofs into the ground threw up his fore legs and refused to go any farther Carl Tells Santa Claus To Sit and Wait Carl laughed and turned the horse back to a safer place He hopped off and helped Santa down What are you going to do do asked Santa Why if I 1 cant can't ride Ill I'll walk said Carl You stay here until I come back So Santa tied the big horse to toa a tree and sat down by the road where he picked a handful of dried grasses and began to weave a dolls doll's hammock Carl walked wanted down the road through the rolling clouds o of smoke watching sharply to lefland let left and right Suddenly he saw a tiny old woman darting along between between between be be- tween the rows of wheat As she sheran sheran sheran ran red flames sprang up There she is said Carl He fitted an arrow into his hid bow and shot The arrow went straight through the old woman She started as she felt the arrow but she only laughed and ran on disappearing disappearing disappearing dis dis- dis- dis appearing in the wheat field What now now though Carl She cant can't be hurt by arrows He felt very discouraged Just then in King Haralds Harald's castie castle castle cas cas- tle tie something something- happened that would help Carl The king took down the magic pipe Santa had given him and said to it Now if you have any power to help I need it it Tue Tuesday da The witch is captured Associated Press Feature Service |