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Show itn inctvjcj THE CAVE WITCH. In a cavo, on an island, lived an old witch. Sho had a black cat with yellow eyes, which shone liko flro in tho night. This old witch had two daughters. Ono looked like hor, with long, bony flngorB and a sharp noBO and pointed chin. Tho qthor daughter was good to look upon. Whon tho wind blow and tho storms camo, thiB old witch would build a flro undor a kettlo which hung on thrco crossed sticks in front of tho cavo. Then sho would call tho witch daughter and her cat, and stirring tho contents of the kettlo with a stick, sho would repeat re-peat In a sing-song touo: Onco around to stir tho sen, Twice around good luck to me, Tlirlco around the Bhlps go down. Then tho witch daughter would sing: Witch cat, witch cat, black as night, Thrco times around, then scratch and bite. And tho cat would whirl around threo timos and claw tho air and Bnarl In tho most torriblo wfiy. Sometimes thoy would make tho other daughter stir tho kettlo, and tho old witch and tho girl and tho cat would whirl around tho kettle, singing their weird songs, until tho poor girl at tho kettlo would almost faint from fright. Then tho old witch would laugh in a cackling cack-ling volco and call her a poor, afraid mortal. Ono night whon tho lightning flashed and tho thunder rolled they called tho qulot daughter to tho kettlo, and when tho old witch was singing sz&JcririfV' ,wHm v --- f Stirring the Contents With a Stick. "Thrice around tho ships go down," tho lightning flashed vory brightly, tho girl saw a ship sinking, and sho dropped tho stick Bho was stirring with and ran into tho cave. Tho old witch ran aftor her and dragged her back, telling hor to stir tho kettlo or sho would set tho cat aftor af-tor her. "I will novor stir it again," she said. "You aro making the Bhlps go down and drowning tho peoplo on board." But tho old witch pulled her to tho kottlo and put tho stick Into her hand. Then a happy thought camo to tho girl. Sho would stir in tho opposite op-posite direction when tho old witch sang "Thrice around, tho ships go down," and as Bho stirred tho storm coased, but tho old witch and tho witch daughtor woro whirling around bo fast thoy did not notice it. Suddenly tho girl heard a great splash, and, looking in the direction from which It camo, Bho saw a chariot, drawn by two horses with golden manes, and driving them was a man. with a white beard, and in his hand ho carried a golden rod, on tho ond of which were threo prongs. Tho girl dropped tho stick and the old witch and tho daughter dropped upon tho ground on their faces. "So I havo found you at last," said tho man in tho chariot. "You havo been causing all thiB trouble at sea." Tho cat had cropt up to him and waa ready to spring at him when tho good daughter screamed for him to look out. "Oh I alio cannot hurt mo," ho Bald, "but I will get her out of tho way at once." And ho touched tho cat with his rod, and sho became a Btono. Tho old witch and her witch child began to beg for mercy when thoy eaw what hod happened to tho cat, and promlBcd novor to stir up tho sea again if ho would sparo them, Tho man did not answer thorn, but turned to tho good girl and said: "You aro to como with mo; tho old witch stole you whon you woro riding on a wavo ono day. You woro a mormald, and sho changed you Into a mortal. Sho intended in-tended to chango you Into a witch sho did not know that sho could not mako a witch out of a mermaid. Vhat shall wo do with them?" ho nskdd. "Shall wo turn them Into a liettpjpf Btonos and let tho wavos wtftiht over them, or shall wo chango them to sand and let Iho waves wash them out to eea?" "Could you mako them good worn- on! asked the girl. "That would do Bomo good in tho world." "Vory well," Bald tho old man. "You got into my chariot," and as sho looked back sho saw a houso whoro tho cavo had bcon nnd a pleasant old lady and a girl waving good-by to hor, |