Show Tite Story FOR TONIGHT How the Sky Became Blue PART I. I Once upon a time so long ong ago that teat no noone noone noone one can reckon how long It was but before before before be be- fore the world and sky wore finished the sky had no blue In it a- a as ait It now has Instead it was all billowy white clouds or else big black ones for the old Sky- Sky wItch who took care of the sky and arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged things to suit herself did not riot wish it any other way But the tho little folk who wiio lived ii then on I Ithe the tops of the mountains mountains U tile eves elves the gnomes the fairies fairies fairies' and the goblins grew goblins grew tired of the white and black and decided to try in some way to have It t changed So one night when the old was sailing salling about on her big broomstick a nimble little Goblin jumped on the end of it and called to her herto to stop We Ve want to speak to you ou Madam witch he said will you please rest resta a minute on the top of the mountain and listen to what we have to say Now be quick about it said the Sky- Sky witch when she landed I am too loo busy to bother with little things like you mountain mountaIn moun moun- tam tain people What is it you ou want We wish to ask you to put a little color in the sky said the Fairy Queen who had been selected to do dothe the the talk tall ing What That change my sky sly said the Sky Sky- witch Is that what you ou wish to ask me to do Well I can tell you at once that I X will never neer do it black and white is all you rou ou AV will ill ever get and off oft she flew The old did not know much about fairies or she would not have been so cross for they are very persistent lit little littie little lit lit- tle tie creatures and never give up once they start to do anything After the had gone an and all the little people were looking ver very sad the Queen of the Fairies said I believe believe believe be be- lieve we can c'an have a pretty color over us in spite of the cross old I will run down to the valley this very night and see the butterflies nies and bees and get them to help us So that very night the Queen went wenton on her errand and asked the bees and the butterflies to help her to gather from fram all the blue flowers bits of their color The Fairy Queen knew of course that on the nights when old Mr was shining shining- the old slept and that Mr being being- a very kind and jolly old fellow would let them walk along his shining path straight up into the clouds The bees were to be told by the Queen where to go for far the best l honey oney to pay for their help and to the butterflies she promised promised promised prom prom- wonderful power of flight if they would help her for in those days das the could not fly ly above the low bushes and the bees were not good h honey mey I hunters Continued tomorrow I Copyright 1020 1920 by the McClure Newspaper I Syndicate New York u City |