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Show THE GREEDY RICH MAN Once upon a time thera lived two brothers. On grew to be a very rich man. while th other, although hs worked hard, did not gain In riches as did his brother. The rich brother broth-er grew- prouder as he grew richer, until he did not even bottler to learn where his brother lived. One day the rich brother, wishing to be thought a good and great man as well as a rich one, gave a feast and invited all tha people for miles around. The poor brother, who had a large family, thought there could be no harm In going to th feast his brother was giving, so he and hia family went vr need," said tha poor brother. "This will make us comfortable tor the rest of our days." The next morning the poor brother showed his good fortune to his family and told them to go home; that h would go to hi rich brother and try to sell tha gems to him. When the rich brother saw tha gems, he told th poor brother If he did not tell him where he found the gems he would have him thrown Into prison for a thief, for no poor man could honestly have such gems as be had. So the poor brother told him about the fairy and took him to the forest rhjkrA ka hl4 aafl ha .Hit thai i wiin me reau 1 But lha-rlch-brother saw him and. . ' fearing the people would f ind out he had a poor brother, he called his servants ser-vants and had the poor brother and family sent away. The poor brother did not know which way to go. He had come with his family many miles, and Viey were tired and hungry. The forest was not far off and here he took his family, thinking they might find berries or something that would keep them from starving. That night they slept on the ground. The poor brother felt something touch his arm. Fearing aome wild beasts i had come upon them, he Jumped up with a start. I But instead or a wild beast there I stood beside him a fairy. "Coma with I me." she aald. "I will take you where you will find wealth." I The poor brother followed her and I they entered a rock which opened at I the touch of the fairy's wand. At first the poor brother could not see, so dased was he with tha brightness bright-ness inside tha rock. All over the ground and heaped high were gema of every description, which the fairy told him were his. brother sent him away, I That night the fairy came to the I rich brother and said: "Come with me and I will taka you Where you will find wealth." I She led him to the rock, as aha had the poor brother, and entered. "Fill your pockets." she aald. "You may have all you can carry away." The rich brother scooped up the gems greedily and filled tils pockets. Then he took off his coat and filled the eleeves and tied them at the bottom. bot-tom. Not yet satisfied, ha filled hia mouth. "Do you wish you . could carry more?" asked the fairy. "You cannot return." The rich brother could not answer, because his mouth waa filled with the gema. but, thinking the fairy would tell him how he could carry more, he nodded hia bead up and down to tell her he did. The fairy looked at him sadly and told blm to follow her. She disappeared as they came out of the cava, and tha rich brother, not caring where ahs went, threw the coat filled with gems over his shoulder and started for home. cams into possession of all his rich brother's possessions and lived happily hap-pily ever after, never forgetting to . ' glva to the poor and never wishing for more than he had. (CwertaM. '. r Mrcm wiiis SjKiim. ' No, Yak CUT I . ' , "Mil your pockets, she said. "You csn have all you can carry away." The poor brother filled hia pockets until they bulged. "Do you wish you could carry away more?" asked the fairy. "You cannot return." "No, I have more now than I shall But he had been too greedy, and aa he walked along hia foot caught in tha thick bushes and tripped him, and the gema he had in his mouth flew down his throat Ills wealth had choked him. The poor brother, being next of kin, |