The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY LEGEND.
As Related TO Children In Persia by
Their Nurses.
ZION &c Westminster Budget.

A Persian woman of culture thus related
the old legend Of the Sleeping Beauty
as an old household servant was won't to
tell it to the children: Once upon a time
there was a king who wished to appoint
one OF his three sons as his heir. He sum
moned MS grand yizier into his presence
so as 10 consult him on this important
question They decided to watch the
princes Tor year and judge them accord
ing TO each ones conduct One day at the
beginning Of the year the three proposed
TO go out hunting. After some time the
eldest, Prince Abdullah, shot a lion, and,
feeling tired. returned home: Prince Hou-
sen, the second, shot bear, and, as he
was satisfied with his days hunting, re-
turned TO the palace. The younger,
Prince Akbar. spied a gazelle and pur-
sued IT. he was soon lost sight of. His fol-
lowers, who, after waiting for long time
Tor their master, and having looked every
where for him, decided to return and tell
his father the sad news.
The king was very much grieved at los
Ing his youngest and dearest son; he sent
many soldiers and men to search the
grounds where the prince had been last
seen, but without success, for nobody could
md any trace of him, and at last the king
gave I'D the idea in despair, feeling sure
that he would never see his favorite child
alive again. The prince, meanwhile, was
running as fast as he could after the ga
zelle, till at last he arrived in front of a
palace with an iron gate. over which the
gazelle leaped and disappeared. He could
not follow II there, so. being hot, tired,
and thirsty he threw himself on the grass
to rest little. He noticed three doves
perched on the gate (they were really fai-
ries who had assumed that shape).
"Wellr' said one, that prince is doing a
very foolish thing, lying down there; per-
maps he does not know this is the goblin's
residence, and that every Sunday morning
the goblin takes walk round his prop
erty and devours anybody he finds on it..
He is certain to find that prince just near
Well" said the second dove, che can
save his life very easily: he only has to go
down that deep well, and when ne gets
to the bottom, where he will see an ugly
old witch leaning over a kettle and half
sitting on chair. Without waking her
under her left foot and break it, for 1t is
the COLLINS life; as soon as 1t is in pieces
the goblin win expire. He must then
throw tr,r33W himself on the witch and kill her
The prince rose from the grass, and,
acting on the advice he had Just heard
ne very soon found the WELL and went
down II by circular path, but the lower
ne went the hotter II grew, till the poor
prince began to feel giddy, sick and faint
though he kent on bravely and never
thought OF turning back. At last he found
himsef in the room, took the piece of
glass without waking the horrible old
witch, broke 1t into hundred pieces, kill
ed the witch, and climbed out of the well,
ana was surprised to find himself in a very
lovely garden, near another iron gate
Inuch Digger than the first, which he tried
about the garden, in which was a large
tank OF running water, quenched his thirst
at IT.. and stretched himself under a tree,
where ne soon fell asleep. He awoke
nearing the same doves speaking in the
tree on a branch just over his head The
third one was speaking.
II ne wants to open this iron gate he
must try and do Il with the point of his
sword, and, as soon as its doors fly open
put his hand in his pocket and take out
three goId coins, which he must throw
INTO the mouth of the black serpent which
VIII come out Of the gate with its mouth
open, ready to eat the prince. If he can
soon as the money is in it's mouth, and
the prince VIII set free a lovely princess,
out he will have to look for her"
Rising, the prince once more did as the
doves had said; when his sword touch
ed the gate the doors flew open and the
horrible black head of an enormous SER
pent came out showing its fangs. The
prince threw the money, and the ugly
reptile died. The prince soon founS him
self IN another and much prettier garden,
and, feeling hungry looked about to see
II ne could find something to eat. Fruit
there was in abundance, So gathering IN
six splendid apples, he ate them, and then
walked up to the beautiful palace he saw
in front of him. He went through many
lovely rooms, full of rare and costly
things, each one more splendid than the
last, but the prince began to feel de-
pressed at the great silence, for not a liv-
ing thing was to be heard.
AT last he reached the second story,
and going into the last and handsomest
room, he shortly became aware that a
beautful young lady was asleep on a
low couch not far from where he was
standing. He hesitatingly approached
her to have a better view of her face,
and thought her so lovely that he stopped
over her and kissed her. She opened her
eyes and was surprised to find a young
man near her, and told him to go away
as fast as he could for this was the COB
Inns castle, and that either the goblin,
the witch thus mother, or the black SER
pent would eat him. Then he told her his
adventures, and she told him hers
stolen from her fathers kingdom and
many princes and young men had lost
their lives in trying to save her and take
her away from the goblin's castle She
thanked Prince Akbar very courteouslV
for having freed her.
After living few days with that lovely
princess, the prince, finding he loved her
very much indeed, asked her to become
mounted on horseback to go back to the
princes fathers kingdom, but as the prin-
cess was afraid of their not being able
to find their way back to the COLLINS
castle, which was theirs now, She loaded
a horse with two bags full of lime, and
cut mole in each bag so that trail
or lime lay all along the way.
They soon arrived at the kingdom of the
princes father. The king was very happy
to see his son again, and also to see what
beautiful bride he had chosen The
prince told his father about all the adj
ventures he had had. The year was now
over, and after this happy wedding had
been celebrated, the king chose Prince Ak
bar at his heir. The prince now inhabits
the goblin's castle, where his father oc-
caSionally visits him. And if any of Won
little sahibs and khanoums gentlemen
and LADIES' wish to go and see him Won
only have to find the goblins castle for
the prince is very hospitable, and will
make you welcome.