Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
From Grimm's Fairy Tales,
CHM & Co.'S Home and School Library.
Edited by Sara Wiltse
Illustrated by Caroline s. King.

Illustrated by Caroline 3. King.
There was once man who had very
little money. but with what he had he went
into the wide world Soon he came to vii
lage where some boys were running to-
gether screaming and laughing. and he
asked them what was the matter. "Oh!'
said they. I'VE have a mouse which we are
going to teach to dance. What sport 1t will
be! How 1t will skip roundr'
The man pitied the poor mouse. and said:
Let it go, my boys and l will give you
money" He gave them some coppers. and
they let the poor animal loose, and it ran
as fast 1t could into a hole close by.
After this the man went on to another
village. where some boys had a monkey.
which they forced to dance and tumble,
without letting the poor thing have any
rest To these also the man gave money to
get them to set the monkey free.
By-and-by, coming to third village, he
saw the boys making bear dance in chains
and stand upright. and if he growled they
seemed all the better pleased. The man
also bought the bear and set him free. The
bear very glad to find himself on his four
feet again. tramped away.
The man had now spent all his money,
and found he had not even copper left in
his pocket with which to buy a morsel Of
hunger. and as no one would give him
bread he was tempted to steal. One of the
kings guards caught him and put him into
a chest and threw the chest into the water.
The lid of the chest was full OF holes
whereby he might obtain air. and jug of
water with a loaf of bread were put in for
him.
While he was floating about in great dis
tresS of mind. he heard something gnawing
and scratching at the lock of his chest.
and all at once 1t gave way and up flew the
lid. Then he saw the mouse and the monkey
and the bear standing by, and found 1t was
they who had opened the chest because he
had helped them: but they did not know
what to do next
Just then a white, egg-shaped stone roll
ed into the water. This has come in the
very nick of time" said the bear. for it is
a magic stone. which will take its owner
to whatever place he wishes to see."
The man picked up the stone. and as he
held it in his hand he, wished himself in a
castle with garden and stables Scarce
ly had he done so when he found himself in
a castle with garden and stables just to
his mind. where everything was so beauti-
full that he could not admire it enough
After time. some merchants came that
way, and, as they passed. one called to the
other: See what noble castle stands here.
where lately there was nothing but dreary
sand " They entered the. castle and asked
the man how he had built the palace so
quickly. 81 did not dosiit. n said he, ut Is
the work of my wonderfal5 stone.
What kind of a stone can 1t be?' In
quired the merchants: the man showed it
to them and the sight of IL pleased them so
much that they asked IL, he would sell It,,
and they offered himf their beautiful
goods for 1t. The goods took the mans
fancy. and. his heart being tickle and wish
ing for new things. he thought them worth
more than his stone SO he gave 1t to them,
taking their goods in exchange.
But scarcely had 1t left his hands when
all his fortune was gone. and he found him.
self again in the floating chest on the water
with nothing but the jug of water and loaf
of bread.
The faithful beasts. the mouse. the
monkey and the bear. as soon as they saw
this. came again to help him. but TREY
could not unfasten the lock. because 1t was
much stronger than the. former one. The
bear said: I'VE must get the wonderful
stone again. or our work Is useless"
Now. the merchants had stopped at the
castle and lived there. SO the three faithful
animals went together to the castle. The
bear said the mouse must peep through the
keyhole and see what was going on. for,
being SO small. no one would notice him.
The mouse soon came hack. and said: TT
Is useless. have peeped In, but the stone
hangs on red ribbon below the mirror.
and above and below sit two great cats
with fery eyes to watch It.
The bear and the monkey said: Never