Show r The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT I How the Pelican Got Go Its Pouch Once upon a time many tl thousand ye years rs ago ago there lived a witch h on the edge fit if the sea The h desert sands sands' came right up to her door and the house was so situated that while the b back ck door was wa setting on the hot sands the front opened right over the water Now about the home of ot the old witch there were various animals among them many birds of all kinds and these ese were vera her servants Some cooked others s ep and others at attended attended attended at- at tended to the garden The favorite servant of the witch was wa a bird which had a long straight bill bilk This fowl was known as the thep p pelican But it did not then have have have- as It has now now now-a a pouch hanging under under under un un- un- un der Its bill bUI Now one morning the witch woke Voke up lip and when she looked out of ot the th window what should she see but the garden full of of tiny bugs busy eating up her vegetables and flowers t Oh Ohl exclaimed the witch as she ran ra-n wildly about if it these bugs are not not destroyed at once everything growing will b be b. eaten up The witch tried her magic but It would not Worl She burned pink lights and said strange words as the smoke arose and called on the spirits I and the fairies but nothing seemed to todo todo do any g good Then the witch got a broom and set all the animals to sweeping the bogs I into to a heap They icy swept al all day and anc the witch got the wheelbarrow and hauled them away to dump Into the sea But she grew so tired that she at last was obliged to sit down to rest est Can I help you mistress mistress' said th the pelican My legs are short but my bill Is long and I am pretty strong You can try replied the witch I will get this bag tul full and tie it on your bill You can empty It off the cliff clift but dont don't open the bag for If Ifo I o do the will you o bugs bues creep out Now the pelican felt much honored b bj by this errand and when th the bag of bugs was hung up upon m his bill he waddle wad wad- waddle dle proudly off toward the cliff The bag v was as heavy so he sat down in the shade shad Of of ofa a roc rock to rest rests The air was still and the pelican felt drowsy i I think I will rest here and take takeI a tt nap he said So down he be law and nd in a a. short while was sound asleep When he awoke It was storming and the water had washed the bag away and it had rolled down the aide sIde of the cliff clift into a a. dry diy place and burst open and as ae asbe ashe he be looked he saw that every bug was crawling about and seeking refuge in inthe the dry grass on the side of the cHIt cut cH It was useless to try to gather them again and away every Insect flew right back again to the garden And ever since then people with gardens have been troubled with the little winged pests Just then the witch I came ame along She was very angry and taking the bag she hung It on the pelicans pelican's bill There you lazy untrustworthy S I I servant she exclaimed As a badge o of ot your failure to do your duty as long ong as you live this pouch will hang hango to o the bill of ot you and your children I And d It has |