Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05
The Red Moon.
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BY ANNA MARBLE.

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 He was blinking and winkiug his big red eyes while his huge tongue lolled out of his ugly gaping mouth.
 s'Wowl wowp' he shouted, with a great aoise like the roar of huge lion. 'Oh, wow! wowi I'm so thirsty" and then,s catching Lght of the Green Knight, he exclaimed:
 Have you come up here to Quench my thirstT'
 (There are some people, you know, who are selfish enough to believe that everything happens for their special beneflt)
 ''Noi" shouted the Green Knight, bravely, In reply. ''l have come up to take from you the color which you have stolen from the eheeke of the maidens in the flat country" ''Who are you?'' roared the Moon Man, insolently. "I'd like to know what you have ho do with it..
 'T am the Green Knight" was the reply, and try to make everybody shappy."
 (At that the Moon Man gave such a shout that the Green Knight nearly fell of the pony's back again.)
 'sHal hat" said the Moon Man, viciously. ''Try to make everybody happy! What foolish person! You make my head ache even worse"
 and opened his mouth fearfully wide, but the Green Knight sat on Schwartzpferd- ehen's back and was not at all afraid.
 If you, are so anxious to make people happy, why don't you try to make me happy r growled the Moon Man aercely.
 ''I drink forty clouds day, and cannot Quench this terrible thirst, which has trou- bIed me for years. Slake my thirst, say, if 1t is your business, as you say, to make people happy. Ba-a!'' he roared, so that the clouds trembled under Schwartzpferd chen's feet.
 ''I don't wonder you are thirsty" retorted the Green Knight as soon as the rumble of ant and he could make himself heard. with such red face as that anybody would be feverish.''
 Whats that you say?' growied the Moon Man.
 'Oh, nothing, nothing 9 replied the Green Knight, coolly. "Only you can't expect to Quench your thirst, you see, until you get rid of your fever.''
 "Rid sof my fever-fever," fairly howled the Moon Man. ''It's not fever. It's my complexion"
 The Green Knight threw back his helmet and laughed scornfully, which made the Moon Man furious.
 How dare you laugh at my complexion P he roared again. tIm the only Red Moon in the business. See here, if you dare to make fun of me I'll draw all the color out of your blood, too.''
 "Oh, very we'll" retorted the Green Knight, flourishing his lance fierceiy; s'come on, then, If you like; but remember, If you do your face will be redder and you will be th1rstier than ever"
 By JoyeI' said the Moon Man, sullenly 1T never thought of that.'' g,ss'e The Green Knight waited for a minute; then hessaid:-
 If you want me to aid you Twill do SO but you must first promise to do as Isay." "Get rid of my thirst said the Moon Man. grufny, land I'll promise anything you like.n l. .1ts...se < Sp, IT 27 7. :. '.Very swell,'' said the Green Knight. 'sthe first thing to do is to restore the color to the cheeks of the maddens in the Hat cOun- try" E X Give up my beautiful complexion r, walled the Moon Man. T am the only Red Moon.''
 That's the trouble, ' said the Green Knight. You can't nope to be different from anybody else and be happy"
 (YOu may be sure the Green Knight was right about this, for it was his business to know how to make people happy.) Man; 'I'll restore the color if that will stop my thirst. I can't stand 1t for another min ute. It has been going on for years and years, and if keep on drinking clouds there won't be any more rain
 Now, the Green Knight wondered how he could carry the color back, even if the Moon Man gave it to him, since the crystal vase was broken.
 He was thinking about this when sud. denly strange thing happened The Moon Mans face began to grow pale. It grew paIer and paler, while his fierce expression changed into jovial smile. After while he gave great sigh and blinked his big ey es at the Green Knight.
 Pretty good," he said softly, as though he had just finished a good cold drink of