Show I I I Ij The Sandman Story I FOR TONIGHT I BLACK BLAC FOX AND THE WITCH WITCH Part Part II Black Fox ran all the way to th the farm on the other side of the forest there to hide until It was light and tad then change himself into a turkey for foi once in this thi form fern he could run along with all the turkeys and fowl until he lie could entice them far enough from the farm and anti then he would change chango Into his own form and catch some of ot I them for breakfast Black mack Fox could not wait walt for the I day to break to try his enchanted spell so he wished three times to be a I turkey thinking it would be Just as aswell aswell aswell well to be ready when the turkey awoke The ord i witch Itch had kept her promise promie Just dust as as Black Fox had kept his h f-h She gave him tho the power to change his form but not into that of a turkey Instead when he had wished three times he found himself a big green frog Black mack Fox began to hop about trying trying try try- ing to find a place to hide while he I thought what he should do Under a low bush he hopped but he found he was longing for water as ashe ashe I he never had before Not a drop was there to be seen The only thing to do was to hop along until he found some It was not so esay to get over o th the ground as It was when he was a fox and while he was stopping to rest Black Fox remembered he had asked for lor power to change into his own shape again so 50 ho he wished three times to become become become be be- come a fox The old witch had not kept this part of the tho promise for wish as hard and andas andas andas as often as he lie liked he still remained a frog It was a long time before he came cameto came cameto cameto to water and when he did in be he hopped and being refreshed he began began began be be- gan to think about the witch She must have made a It mistake and have given me me the wrong drink thought Black Blaek Fox I suppose the th only thing to do Isto is isto isto to get to her cave and ask her to change mo me again All AU day and all night he hopped over ove stones and through brush until when he finally did reach the cave of the theold theold theold old witch he was so tired that he felt fell over on his back in front of the cave door Tho The Black Cat found him and began began began be be- gan to poke him with her sharp claws and meow so loudly that out came the witch When sho she saw the frog on the ground she began to laugh In a shrill cackling tone and dance about the poor frog while the cat joined with her mistress and every once In a while whiTe would poke with her claws By and by the wild dance stopped and the witch gave him a tap with her magl stick which made the frog sit up and take notice You thought you ou could deceive a witch did you Black Fox she said t t You You see now that you knew the stone you was not from the tho bottom of the pool 1001 and I kept my part of the bargain just as ns you kept yours Give me back my own form again I and I J promise to bring the stone you ou ouI I wish said the frog i There Is only onh one way in which you tou can regain your our own shape said the witch itch leaning on her stick an and looking 3 at t poor trog ie and that is II lo 10 hop hOl t to the forest pool ea each h day and bring me a stone from t the he bottom bottom bottom bot bot- tom of It When I have all I want you will have your own shape again and not before Will you ou go or will you ou remain a frog Ill Til go to the pool and return with witha a stone mournfully replied the tro troas frog as he hopped awa away Continued tomorrow |