Show I I I BLACK FOX AND THE WITCH WITCH Part Part I I Black Joo Fox had ha-d- ha hadt often t n heard that there were witches and fairies living somewhere somewhere some some- I where In the forest but he had neverseen never neverseen neverseen seen one and did not bother even to I Iwonder wonder where they had their home until until un un- un- un i til one day he thought of something which would need the help of ot a witch I ISo So one night he ho began to hunt and found the cave where an old witch and her black cat lived They were dancing dancing dancing ing about a big kettle of ot something boiling O over Or r a fire outside the cave and for a second Black Fox thought of running away But instead he hid behind a rock and watched the strange pair II lie saw theold theold the tho old witch dip Into the boiling pot and take out a cupful of ot something and give It to the black cat to drink which changed the cat Into a fox tox Just like himself I IAh IAh Ah this is III Just the Place I am looking look look- ing In for tor said Fox running lOOk lOOk-I up to the witch who was so 50 startled by seeing two foxes she almost tumbled into the pot Madam I want your help bell said saidI I Black Dlack I Fox ox I want to have the tho ho power Ito I I to tu change myself Into a turkey whenever whenever when- when I ever I like and the power to change back also again What will win you give me rite If It I do this asked the greedy old creature Black Fox bad ht not thought of that lIe He had always got everything for nothing so IJO far and this was as a anew new idea but he saw at once that this time he would have to pay BO so he asked her what she wanted As you have no gold to give ghe said the tho witch I 1 will be easy allY with you and ask for tor only a stone but It Jt must be taken from the bottom of the pool that Is 15 In the middle of ot the forest and from no other place Black Fox Pox almost laughed at this It sounded so 80 easy e He lie prom promised lied at once to begin the next night bringing a astone astone stone atone from the forest pool Off Oft he ran to the pool and then lie he thought for tor the first time that this was vas no easy task for tor him to dive each night to the bottom and bring up a stone atone JIow Is she to know I wonder where the stone atone comM comes from thought sly Black Fox I am not going to torl rl risk k my life lite every night getting a astone astone stone from that a deep p pool when there are plenty of ot stones right here on the tho ground The next night as he was on his hili way to the witch's witch cave Black Fox picked up a stone from tram the ground and took It along Here Is the stone atone from the bottom of ot the pool wise Witch said Black BlackFox Fox and now I r beg of ot you be quick and give ghe me the power I crave The old witch looked at the atone stone and she she- knew at once Black Dlack Fox had tried to deceive her but said saM not a word Instead she went to the boiling boll boil bollIng Ing k kettle and gave him some of the fluid In a cup Drink she said laid and had Black Blaek Fox noticed the look in her yeti eyes he would have bave dropped the cup I anti and run But he didn't- didn't So 80 he be drank It Jt and asked What hat shall I J do next nest wise Witch r F Wiser than than you think mattered the witch under und her ber breath but she he told Black Fox Pox all II that he had to do was was to wish three times timea when he J to change into a turkey and It would be granted I But remember this will only last for tonight Tomorrow you ou must bring I me another stone from froth the bottom of ot otI the forest pool and from no other I place Black Fox promised and off he trotted laughing to himself that the theold theold theold old witch did not know the difference and It would be easy to bring the stone each night Continued tomorrow I Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- I paper Syndicate New York City |