Show M J 9 l lI lI I S 'S y I THE KINGS KING'S SONS AND THE PRINCESS PRINCESS Part Part I. I I I Once upon a tin tin-je there lived a king who had two sons sonA named Tito a and andNa d Na Nardo rd o. o Tito Tio loved his father very dearly dearl and wanted him to live l e as long as he hc did but Nardo loved his father only because be- be causo cause he was king and waited only with longing for Cor his his' death so 80 that he ho could have his share of oC tho the wealth and besides that he knew if it he could be bo rid of ot his brother Tito lo he ho could be bekins king kins- So one day the wicked Nardo do began to think of or some plan b by which he ho could be bc rid of or Tito so that his father father would make malee him king and give him all al his broad lands He Ic pretended ed to be he very kind to Tito THo and they went hunting and rid riding to together together to- to gether but one da day when thc they were in inthe inthe the tho forest Nardo fell upon Tito THo and took off his clothes and tied him to a led tree He Ho then tore toro his lila poor brothers brother's clothes and also his own so that ho tell tel th lie tho king a wild wid beast had attacked them and that poor Tito had been slain Nardo ardo told the king he lie defended ed Tito and was wa almost killed in doing so and that just as the tho beast was was carrying off of his brother h he made a alast alast alast last effort to save him and that that was wa the wa way he happened to ha have vc his poor brothers brother's brothers clothes cothes to bring back hack Nardo pretended to grieve reve and feel ver very sad indeed over th the ho sal sad ad fate Cate of ot othis his brother but all al the time he was wa thinking thinking Now I will wi be king as soon as fH m my father I Is out of or the lie way But Dut the king Icing did not die soon Man enough h to suit the wicked scheming Nardo ardo aiu and anc one night when the old king was in bed Dell asleep he bribed a n. servant as ns wicked as himself to help him to bind the tho king an and cast cst him into a dungeon under the cat castle Hero the poor old king stayed for months with wih only a n little food and no light excepting that lint which crept In through the narrow win window ow bars After Tito was wa left tied led to the tree treeby treeby by bp his bad brother brothel he gave Jaye himself up for lost for he lie knew that wild beasts I roamed th the lie forest and that If one of ot those did not devour our him him he lie would starve for he could not unfasten the cords which bound houn bin him put But tit that night when he lie had given up all al hope Tito Tio heard a crooning crooning noise near the tree where he stood and it seemed to como conic nearer and nearer until It was close beside besie him Then he could make out words in a funn funny singsong voice Ill Il find the tho prince tied to a tree But with this stick Ill I'll Il make him free Cree Tito turned his head and saw sa an ol old witch hobbling toward towar 1 him and when she reached the tree she stopped Ah there you are m my dear she said Your wicked brother brothe did dd not know that lint you ou were born horn under a lucli lucky star and that It would guide me mc meto meto to you The you ol old witch struck the cords that bound him with her cane cano and Tito was free Then the lie witch touched Tito Tio with her hel cane an and he was dressed In tn a suit of ot black velvet with a long plume In his hat You will m need a horse too said the witch and she struck a rock and before before before be be- fore Tito there appear appeared d a beautiful black horse with wih trappings s of gold old and I velvet velve t. t Now m my prince ride awa away to your princess you rou will wi find her waiting for you ou in a tower on top of a mountain which you will wi see when you OU leave the 1 forest I But what can I do for tor you m my good I woman You have saved my life said Tito Tio You can rescue the the princess said aid the witch And Anti remember that all al the tho witches are not bad sonic some On of them are aregood good just lk like you mortals So Tito said ald goodbye to the witch and rodo rode away wondering at all al the strange things that had happened and wondering what strange o thing would happen now that ho he was to rescue a princess When he ho came to tho the edge of oC the fore forest t ho saw the mountain and on its top tho ho tower just as tho ho witch had said Tito THo looked at the high mountain and wondered how h ho ever would beable bo be able to reach the top for the trees and bushes grow grew thick hick and there thee were many rocks to climb over I But Tito tr urged cd hi his horse hono up the lie rocky steep and to his hig surprise the lie I rocks trees and bushes seemed to part and a path was mado for his horse horo right up to lie tho tower At tho the top of t e Tower Tito saw a asmal small smal window and from this window something white whito fluttered Tomorrow I will wi tell teU you ou how he res- res sued tho ho princess prince s. s 1 by the tho l New Syndicate New York 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