The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-14

which they could easily pluck with their trunks. He
ate with reish and naturally began to be pleased with
such good elephants and the he ate the better
humor he in. When the little and
gracefully swung their trunks toward him. he pulled
at them playtully and they growing boder placed him
their backs and delighted with his skill in
riding them.
One day while the herd was away, he saw an ele-
Phant afar of, and thought one of them was coming
"But he has tusks |" he shouted.
The elephant
Here he comes with his big tusks"
He clapped his hands for JOY
at s Popo it 9 PopoP
Nooro clambered down the tree and ran toward
him
Popo made joyous bound, fondled him moment
with his trunk, took him up, and fed at full speed
of the town and NooTo, seeing houses wondered what
they could be; but great was his astonshment, few
minutes later, on beholding two women, who were
from behind hedge, and so close that he could
well see their faces. They, surprised at seeing the
large elephant whom everybody supposed to have fed
to back dropped their big pitchers, threw
UP their arms, and shrieked: -
Away they into the town, cryingi
The King of Elephants has come backl The King
has come backP
Then the people ran out of their houses and Aocked
to the big Ahighroad where Popo was coming at good good
no longer go ahead while around him they were shout
ing; 80
AS they approached the palace cheers after cheers
went up The queen came forth, wondering what all
meant As soon as she was seen. all shouted; 49,
Make way! Make way for the great, good queenP
The royal guards made wide opening through the
crowd, and Popo, with Nooro still clinging to him, ad-
yanced through the passage and presented himself BE-
fore the queen and she, surprised at seeing the noble
elephant whom she had given up for lost, exclaimed
in a loud voice:
The childrens Elephant the greatest of elephants
has come backi"
But when she saw the boy on his neck she
more astonshed than ever.
have brought u child with youl
Popo bending his fore knees, kneit down before the
queen. -. -.
"But who is this that you have brought with your
she asked and stepped toward Nooro; but he afraid
clung still closer to old Popo -,
'Why my lad, you are not afraid, are your len 81
me who YOU are and from what country you come
The queens kind words were to Nooro's ears the
sweetest music he had heard and, losing little
q s fear he locked II P when he y saw nobe iI geaS Oea
ness So now his eyes we're greeted with an image
more beautiful than all the world beside,
faa ssaus a @ d her a pt hor eopaos s hsd with ssn h @ s
and flowing eyes sparkling like morning dewdrops in
action graceful and manly Nooro stood before her in
She took him by the hand and asked him many ques
tons but he did not understand word. Nor could
any one understand him. The learned n1en-men who
could speak many auguages-were called to make out
what language he spoke and what country he came
from, bit not one could tell
Then. sad the queen "lc must have dropped from
tlnc skies Hnd our Dig eSpAant CAuEHt ieA
He shall be called the Son of the Clouds. !"
And as she said this Popo took Nooro ii HE trunk
and held him aioft, and Moore mounting, stood Upon
the end of the trunk
Thsr ! shout went ap fron the rsope: The queen,
Ike the rest asonished feared he would fall and cried
out TO tie elephant
you viii Kill the beautiful boy !"
Hardly had she said this when Nooro sprung nigh
In the air, ard when he came dowr Popo caught him
Upon his trunk and tuslss.
Tken went up from the people greater shcrt than
before and the queen said
"Thst the way he fell from tie Clouds and tfas
n ID the way the elephant caugha him"