Show t tOLD tI I I tI OLD WITCH NEDA Part NEDA-Part Part I. I i Once upon a H time thousands thousands' s and thou thousands anels of years ago I T think for no noone noone noone one ever hears of or Witch Neila Neela in these days day an old witch named Neda eda used ed to jump on her broomstick with an another another another an- an other broom in her hand she used to tofI fI fly about time the sky y brushing away the thc cobwebs as she bhe called them What she really did wa was to brush hrush away the tIme little rain clouds that lint the time tars stars used for veils ells when they were tired of shining You let Jet our veils cU stay over o our faces said the tIme little stars quite an angry r with old Witch Neda Vo Wo want them you wicked old witch Go aWa away bOnway go bO away nut But Witch Neda would only laugh laush a L i. cackling laugh laush and go o on with her broom sweeping 8 away the cobwebs Silly little stars 1 said It old Witch Itch Neda they thoy would have vc tho the sky ky in a I most unU untidy y te st if Ie it were not for rOl forme em m me mc I have to sweep every ery night If I didn't tho the sky would bo be filled ClUed with co cobwebs Veils indeed Thoe Thoo silly little things do Ii not know the tIme difference lifter differ ence between a veil and anh a t cobweb Ono One night the thc stars cro all wearing wearing wear wear- wearing ing their veils when along came camo old od Witch itch Neda with her broom and amid wl whisked them oft off antI and the time stars were so angry they Lucy forgot their nice tiler manners and anti man many of them rushed at old Witch Neda Nedd darting little sharp points right Into her face race and making her wink and hUnk blink so 80 that she sho could not see where she shie was going She bumped rl right ht Into Inlo the moon who was just coming out from remit om behind the cloud to see what was going on Look out where you OU arc are going boins old olet witch he called Old Neda dropped her broom and made mado a grab rah for tho tIme moon and ancl she sho caught him too right by hy the nose Here here here Let go JO m my nose he lie cried hut but old Witch itch Nod Noda a did not let Ito go Sho She hung humig on and carried earned him himoff himoff off orf to her house on the tho top of oC a high h mountain I ha have ve given i en those silly stars starR something some some- timing thing to cry about now said old oIlI Neda n. n as sho hio opened a t dark closet and threw in th moon They The wont won't have an any moonlight for fora a while and if it I 1 can get tho the sun I r Ican Ican can have things all my own way In the sl sky and mako maleo those stars sorry they I were so rude to me mo tonight ht Tho The next day when the sun was I shining and not thinking in ja a thin thing t tany any ammy harm coining comin to him him old Neda put on her smoked glasses glaseR and amI her high- high topped cap cup and a mug long ong black cape T Then en sho she jumped on her hel broomstick and V flew tie straight ht for time the sun Run Of OC course the time stars were asleep and could coulet not warn tho ho sun finn anti and ho thought It was wac a black cloud he lie saw saIling Failing to toward toward to- to ward said him Ah Alt now V I 1 can take a little nap he lie said haid hero comes conies a a. black cloud which I 1 can hide behind for a a. while I do get so sleepy shining nil all allday day and anti thou then the sun gave e a a yawn just loI to lo I get t read ready for Cor his naIl nap But something l happened he lie didn't Just know lenow what but hut before he lie could stop the yawn he lie felt a jerk and then he was covered with something black and whizzed along at a terrible rate of speed he did not know where There I guess I can run ruin things to suit m myself now said Witch Neda as she Ehe took from under her hem capo cape the tho sun winking InkIng and blinking and wondering won won- dering whatever had happened to him Into the dark closet with the moon she threw the sun pun un and closed the door Of or course the tho stars awoke as soon as It was dark and it became dark right away when old Neda stole tho the sun aun un so tho the little stars shone and winked all night and all day because the sun did not get up and they did not know when the night was over I The next night they twinkled and the time next day but then the they began to get et so sleepy the they could not keep their I bright eyes rc and anti one ono by br one t began uc-an to nolI nol nod I IU U I what wonder can be he the thc In with mis ua said taid one otiC itar trying to m I awake This Thit is li tho the lon longest cst ever sa saw And I wonder where the i moon J said suld another I If v p could R O I wo might find timid out wh why the sun j. j lazy this morning Old Witch Nella Neda was wag flying ab atm hidden beneath her hem black lack cape capo i she laughed to herself a as she aha h hE what the stars saidI said r I c can m te tell you th hr sun Run I f tho the moon too sIte sho he sal said saith thrown her cape an and showing howin herself t to to T stars I ItI have them both locked In tn a a. closet In my house and arid of off flew on her broomstick leaving poor little stars star Quito quite speechless i t amazement Tomorrow I will tell tehi what t the stars did to get ct the sun I II moon hack back in tho the sky ky V To b bo be continued Monday ond I 1317 1211 by t It th DU York ark City I |