Show s A B 0 BY F. F W l. l I ITHE THE ANIMALS AND D THEIR MASTER A poor old horse was eating by the he roadside Ohl Oh dear he said sold I 1 do donot donot donot not have hac enough to cat eat and now X I cannot cannot cannot can can- not find a cool spring where I can ean drink Come over here herc eald said a voice alee The horse borse lifted his head and saw sitting on an a bush a a. fairy fairy- Here Is a clear cool coolspring coolspring spring of at water she told him Drink Drinkall all aU you OU like When the horse finished drinking she ehe asked Where ere Is your our master He should provide food tood and drink for tor you Sou he does docs Alas S answered the horse not provide for tor an any of his animals He goes to the tavern and sits BIts all aU day with others like himself and when night comes he he either sleeps by the roadside or comps comes home and goes to bed without thinking about us Once In a while hUe ho he comes home sober Bober enough to feed teG us but It has been a week since I have havo slept In the barn or had any oats Something must b be done said the fairy He He should not neglect his animals animals ani ant mals In this way yay Come with me mo and we wo will find him They went to the tho tAvern but he was not there He Is asleep by the roadside road road- side I am sure said the horse looking as h he i went along Hero Here he Is said the fair fairy now watch And she touched tho the sleeping man with her wand and changed chang him Into a fat pig Now we will drive him home she said sald poking the pig with a stick sUck The pig opened op ned his eyes and rolled over then the horse gave him a gentle kick and the pig stood up liP What Is the matter he asked and then he tried to stand stane on h his hind legs You are arc no longer a a. roan man said the theah fairy fain ah you walk on n four legs now You lead the the life lite of a pig and so so I changed you OU Into one Hurry along The They made the poor pig run ron along the road grunting at ever every step When he readied reached home he ho started to go In the barn No said the tal fairy you OU must sleep out of doors as you make the other animals animals ani ant mals do But I am hungry sold said the pi Pig Pig- So are your horse and cow and the hens and chickens tho the fairy said You go to the tho tavern and make merl merry with others of ot your kind and then you OU sleep and forget the poor crea creatures tures who are hungry and thirsty and have bane no place to sleep It began to rain and the pier ran under the shed hut but the faire faIn and the tho horse horM I drove him out You must sloop sleep In tho the rain the fairy told him seem to like it well enough h sometimes Just then a dog came along Ho harked barked at tho the pl pig and chased him all allaround around the yard Taka Tako him awn away said laId the the ply p to the fairy o she replied you you OU see BOO how ti It Is when the tho cow is put out In the tho road and the dogs tease tense the poor creature and mako make her run until she sho Is exhausted you have bove not fed her she sho Is IB as os thin as 88 this poor horse Tho talf fairy left eft the pig ane and took tho the horse and cow Into tho the barn She filled the mangers with fodder and grain STain and put fresh water In the palls ails Then she sho made good beds a of straw with her magic wand and nd went aa away The next night she appeared again Where Is the pig DIg she asked the horse He Is asleep back of oC the barn He's Hes tired out rooting around for tor something to eat tho the horse replied I think he ho has been tau taught ht a lesson the fairy sold said and I 1 will m tr try him again as a man Get up she said touching the sleep sleep- In Ins Ins- pig with her wand and there stood the bad ad master before her Who are you he asked the fairy I I am the tho fairy who looks out for the masters I 1 have had a terrible dream said fald the theman man I thought I was a pig You Tou were said sold the tal fairy airy and un less from you on change your W ways S 'S and keep na a away from th the tavern tavern you will bo be chan changed ed Into a a. pig pIA for tor all time I will give you one more chance and If It I find you neglect- neglect Ins trig your animals and your our farm again you will find yourself a pig and no one will mil release you you The Tho fairy disappeared and the man looked about In a dazed manner I 1 wonder If it I I dreamed or whether I really reany was a pig he said The horse and the cow were calling for their suppers suppers suppers sup sup- pers and he went Into the barnI barnI barn I have havo been a bad master he said as he fed them and made their beds but butIn In tho the future I will take better care of you and he patted them as ho he went out but he still wondered about the dream Copyright ht t. t 1913 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate New York City |