Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-14
A HINT As GOOD As A KICK
Golden Wand.

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the Indies, and who had three daughters.
Once when he set off on his journey to
the Indies his daughters besought him
as follows: The first to bring her an In
dian dress, the second an Indian turban,
and the third the golden wand. And
they adjured him by spell, so that if he
did not bring the things his ship should
not reach the shore. When he got to
the Indies he obtained all the merchan-
disc he desired, and also what two of
his daughters had begged of him, only
he forgot to get the golden wand for his
youngest daughter. When, then, he
prepared to leave the Indies, although it
was fair weather, his ship would not
leave the shore. Then he sat down and
considered, and countryman passed by
and asked why he was 30 thoughtful
The merchant did not wish to tell him.
Then the countryman intreated him to
do 30, and said to him: "Think, have you
not made some promjse?"
The merchant thought and remem-
bered what he had promised his young
est daughter, and asked the countryman
where the golden wand was to be found.
Then the countryman pointed to road,
and said to him that be must walk for
three hours and he would come upon
the wand. And the merchant did as
the countryman told him, and walked
for three hours, and came to place and
asked there, "Wherei is thegolded wand?"
And they showed him a palace, and told
him that inside it was the golden wand,
and it was the name of the kings son,
He was afraid when they told him it
was the kings son but, afterward he
plucked up heart, and went to the pal
ace and asked leave from the king to en-
ter, and the king gave him leave. And
when the king asked him what he want.
ed he told him that he wished to speak
with the prince. The king led him into
the room where the prince was sitting,
and the prince asked him:
what do you want with meP"
And the merchant told all that his
laughter had said to him. Then the
Prince took him into room where there
were pictures of q number of maidens,
and asked him:
"Is your daughter as fair as these?"
And he said to him, "Oh, q thousand
times fairer?"
Then he took him into another room
where there was picture of one whom
he had seen in his sleep and dreamt he
lis your girl as fair as that?"
And he answered, "Why, it is she her
selfw
Then the prince gave him letter and
a cup and ring to give to his daughter.
And the merchant took them on board
his ship, and forthwith the ship left the
shore and sailed away home. His daugh-
tiers asked: "Well father, have you
brought US the things you promised us?"
II have" said he, aad took them out
and gave each one what he had promised
her. He gave also the youngest the let
ter, the cup, and the ring which the
prince had given him, and she took
them and went aud shut herself up alone
in her room, and opened the letter and
read it and saw what he wrote to her,
which was that when she wanted him
she was to put water in the cup and then
to put the ring into the water and to say
three times, come, come come, my
golden wand |" and thath he himself would
come in the shape of dove, and would
wash In the water, and become q man;
and she was to leave an opening in the
ceiling for him to come in BY.
She did as he wrote to her, and the
dove came, and after swimming in the
water it turned into q man and when
they had talked for long time together,
1t again took swim in the water and
became dove and flew away. As it
flew it left her cactus-berry behind, and
told her to break it open and put on
what she could inside.
When he was gone she opened it and
found within it fine dress, on which
were embroidered the heavens and the
stars. She put it on and went out.
When her sisters saw it they wondered
and began to ask her questions, and
grew jealous of her. She did the same
thing another time, and again golden
wand came, and when he went away he
left her nut, and told her to break it
and put on what she found inside. And
when the dove was gone then she broke
open the nut and found dress which
mad picture on it of the sea with the
waves, and she put it on and went out.
Again her sisters wondered as they saw
her, and we're more Jealous of her than
ever. Again she get the cup full of water
before her and said thrice: "Come, come,
come, my golden wandw And he came
and SWAN in the water, and became q
man. When he went away again he left
her fig, and told her to cut It open and
lut on what she found inside. She