Show I The The- Sandman Stories Stones I IThe The Pumpkins Pumpkin's Story One Ono night In Iii a field there thero lay on the ground sonic mate pumpkins all aU yellow jellow and ripe but though s some some me had been ca carried ried awa away there were ere m many ny that had pot not and th these se as the they saw the tho darkness creepIng creeping creep creep- Ing over the world began to complain I 1 am tired ot out hero every ery night said one Wb Why were not we cho chosen en to sleep In the barn or do something besides stay staS' out here In the c cold dr I 1 wish I had been an ear of ot corn said another the tho life of of a a- pumpkin Is so o lowly we e never ne get et up up- In the world at al all aU Yes sighed tho the others that th Is true brother life for us poor loor pump pump- kins Is truly a lowly one There was one largo large pumpkin however however how- how ever e that did ld not join In this com corn It Jt Waited until all was as quiet and then it began to tell Its Us story It Is plain to me It s ld that you ou complaining ones did not not flot spring from from the right seed or you ou would ouid know that the tho Is far tar from being a 3 lowly thing for one of ot its ancestors Is 18 right now nov far above the tho world orld What do you ou mean exclaimed the pumpkins All pumpkins grow gro on Olt the ground Ho How can it be that one grew BO so far abo above everything thing LI Listen ten and I 1 will tell you ou ou replied the wise pumpkin LonG lon long ago In a field o one e night there here lay a n big pumpkin Just ns as S we are I I I I nero nere now on tac it was a avery I Vet very dark night Jus like this when all nil at once a sound of ot steps was heard coming along the road and then some someone someone one ono Jumped over o the stone wall carr carry carr carrying Ing a a. lantern and came right Into the field field Here Hero Is a bl big fellow sola sala some ome someone one it Is Is' big enough for a moon let us take this one iSo tSo the they picked up th the big pumpkin and off oft the they went vent an nn next night what should all the tho see far tar farup up In the sky looking down upon them and smiling but their big brother tIme the pumpkin that h had d been off ort the night before fo So when you jou OU complain of or being lowly Just wait walt until tho the moon conies comes tot Cut and behold your ancestor far tar above the tho world and hold up our heads with pride Just then th the tho moon came out from behind a cloud and all nil the pumpkins looked up at It It Ito Ho does doe look like mis ua said one one but none of us seem to be smiling as Ss he Is Ho Hc Is smiling I expect because he can cnn see seo u us down here anti ami ana is la thinking how handsome vo we are and Is proud of or ofus ofus orus us but If you OU all complain a Q as you ou were ere doing tonight you ou may grow wrinkled and ugly and our ancestor will stop am smiling Ill ng So If I you ou wish to be proud of ot him up there thero In the sky you OU must stop frettin fretting fret tret- Un tin ting and amid keep him smiling There was WR no imo more complaining In Inthe lr the time field Each pumpkin felt tel it I owed oweda a dut duty to Its Is ancestor smiling down at them thorn and they the nil I b be began n to grow ow as 38 handsome and big as the wise big pumpkin that had told the story tor Cop Copyright right 1921 by the McClure sews News paper New ew York City |