Show THE KINGS KING'S PLAIN DAUGHTERS Par DAUGHTERS Part II Tho rho sisters were ere too sleepy and tired to reply to their husbands and they thic I I stretched themselves out on omi tho the h beds t tor of or boughs bough and were soon soomi fast taRt asleep But not so 80 with wih tho the dwarfs tho they kept awake and watched peering Into tho the darkness H of or the forest with wih expectant looks By and b could bo be heard heard moving amon among tho the trees and bushes and then two lights were seen Been like hike two fires tires with wih streams of ot flames fameR running up among tho the trees Hero ho comes said Gald one brother Our wives must b bo be protected remember remember ber her that even if vc wc we los lose our lives hives In InIn staving saving In them Tho The sisters had awakened at the first sound and h heard ard what the brave e br dwarf dwart had said and before tho the sisters could ask what wa was t to te happen out of ot the dark lark depths of the forest came came a roar that shook the tho ground gound and two fiery eyes ees came upon their astonished gaze D By tho the light of ot tho eyes the sisters saw a n huge dragon dragon with wih a green bod body and tall tail tal which slapped the ground around round as asIt asIt asit it crawled amI and I its mouth wide open looked large enough h to swallow all aU of ot them at ft ono one mouthful Tho Tue sisters huddled to together too frightened to cry Cn out and the dreadful drgon dragon dragon- without giving ono one look at nt the three dwarfs made straight ht for tor the sisters Not until he was close cose to them did the dwarfs make a a. single motion but just as tho hot breath of ot the tho dragon rag n came camo upon the sisters anti and the they were wre sure the they wore were lost their husbands sprang at the monster One dwarf dwart caught It b by the lower Jaw and another b by tho the upper jaw at atthe atthe atthe I the same saro time springing upon tho thio head I of tho the creature crEature so 60 that he could pull pun I well The third brother began throwing throw throw- lug ing rocks into the open mouth of ot tho the dragon which he swallowed as fast tast as they tiie were thrown ACe awhile the sisters could see sec that the monster could swallow no nomore nomore more and tho the rocks piled up in his Ills mouth and when It I was wa full fun the I dwarfs sprang to tho tIme ground beside I their brother Now Nos comes your our part pait the they said to their wives Oh what can we do o the thc they asked You T-ou have hayo saved our lives wo we will do o anything you OU aak of ot us You must take the tue monster by tho the toil tan and pull pul with wih all aU your our strength- strength all al three of ot you said Raid one ono dwarf dart dwart The dragon was slapping his tall tal about and ad shaking his head he-ad hed trying tring to get the rocks out of his us mouth but they wore were packed In hi his mouth so tightly ho he could not be rid of ot them The sisters tremblingly approached the tall tail tal three times they tried to I grasp it f. f and and each time It struck ono one of or tho sisters In the time face tace The fourth t time mo they held the tho tall tail of ot the tho monster firmly and pulled A mighty might roar went up from the drgon dragon and anti at time thc same time tinie the tho rocks began besan to fly out of or his hs mouth and as they ther fell the they Jan landed handed pd on tho the head of ot th the tho monster and anti killed him Then rhen tho the three dwarfs sot set to 10 work taking out the time rocks locks that still sun remained In the dragons dragon's mouth and when it I was quite empty empt they stepped into his hU huge e mouth and ami disappeared I They rhey ran rn to the mouth of ot tho dragon and looked In In but hut before the they could call cU to their hu husbands bands the thc dragon disappeared disappeared dis dis- appeared and in Its Is Place stood three handsome men The They bowed low 10 before the sisters rs and one said We e are arc your husbands will you ou live with us and lovo us now Tho The three sisters know knew how plain they were wera and replied You will not want us we wc are so plain you ou will want handsome wives Look In tho the river and see what it I reflects the they told toM the sisters slaters I When hen the sisters looked the they found tile the they wore oro beautiful their plain lea fea tures had disappeared as well wel as the tho hI hideous forms torms of their husbands and they ran rn back to their husbands who stood tood waiting for them with wih open arms An And while they rode hack back to the thc roee palace the tho three brothers told their wives tho stor story of ot a wicked witch who had changed them Into dwarfs because their father fathel tho the poor king king- kinghall hind hall lost all 31 his hits mane money and could coul not give her three bags bans of ot sol gold for fr Or them after they were stolen tolen by his enemies And nd the only way we wo could cout ever e cr he be released from the dread dreadful CuI forms formA said ono one brother was to marry the daughter of ot a king th then n we wet were to fight a dragon drago in a forest to save the tho lives U of our wives and you rou know all al that has Ims happened And An was that what you ou meant I when you spoke of ot the thc watching for tor forthe forthe the enem enemy asked aked one sister Yes replied Her husband and it I was worth all al the tIme danger anger to gain three e beautiful wives The things we wo prize most are aro those dearly bou bought ht said the sisters and amid we prize our handsome husban husbands s no noless noless noless less than you do your our wives lilT mT by Ly the Ue McClure McClur Cu pt f j lule |