The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY STORY.
An Old Version Related to Persian
Children by Their Nurses.
Westminster Budget.

A Persian woman Of culture has related
the old legend of the Sleeping Beauty" as
an old household servant was wont TO tell
it to the children Once upon time there
was a king who wished to appoint one or
his three sons as his heir. He summoned his
Grand Vizier into his presence SO as to.eon-
suit him on this important question. They
decided to watch the princes Tor year ana
Judge them according TO each ones conduct.
thrs cay nyronosed 20 ro out hunting After
some time the eldest, Prince Abdullah shot
a lion, and, feeling tired, returned home
Prince HCusen, the second, shot a bear, and
as he was satisfied with his days hunting
returned to the palace. The youngest. Prince
Akbar, spied a gaZelle, and pursued 1t; he
after waiting for a long time for their mas
ter, and having looked everywhere for him,
decided to return and tell his father the sad
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
find a trace of him, and at last the King
gave up 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 gazelle, TIL at
last he arrived in front of palace with an
iron gate, over which the gazelle leaped and
disappeared He could not follow it there.
so, being hot, tired and thirsty, ne threw
himself on the grass TO rest little he
noticed three doves perched on the gate
(they were really fairies who had assumed
that shape.)
.Well!" said one, "that Prince is doing a
very foolish thing. lying down there; per-
haps 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 Ii.
He Is certain to find that Prince just near
the gate
save his life very easily; he only has to go
down that deep well, and when he gets to
the bottom of it he will find himself in a
dark ROOM where he will see an ugly old
witch leaning over a Kettle and half-sitting
on a chair. Without waking her he must
take the piece OF glass which is under her
left foot and break it, for II is the goblin's
life: as soon as il is in pieces the goblin
will expire. He must then throw himself on
the witch and kill her with his sword"
THE prince rose from the grass, and, act
ing on the advice he had Just heard. he very
soon found the well, and went down IL by
q circular path, but the lower he got the
hotter 1t grew till the poor prince began to
feel eiddy, sick and faint, though he kept
on brevely and never thought Of turning
hack At last he found himself in the roon
took the piece of glass without waking the
horrible old witch, broke 1t into hundred
pieces. killed the witch and climbed out Of
the wei. and was surprised to find himself
| in lovely garden. near another iron gate
much bigger than the first. which he tried
| to OPEN As he could not do 80 he walked
| about the garden. In which was large tank
/ Of running water, Quenched his thirst at Il,
ard stretched hineolf under tree, where