The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-11
LITTLE TROT
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Trot explained
Tonight before you go to bed pray God to send you BIG roll of
bread tomorrow and you will get it"
"Where shall l find ?"
Oh the table with your You won't have anv cocoa
Well then the mantelpiece."
Then father would take it. would God put here in the
hole near the cliff. Il could come and find
Nothing ocld be easier was not the usual thing for God 70 do
but He would mind making exception of the little bow He
settled now 'e
But the little boy still seemed doubtful What was the matter?
Trot sighed patiently What stupid little bow he was Never
mnd-now he had begun Trot go through with it, He knet
down.
The little boy tried the same
He tumbled on his nose.
Fold your hands," F' NV P
After several unsuccessful attempts the hands were folded But
now dirty they were God would certainly be very pleased with
say after me: Dear God, very hungry Well 90 on
niue boy made several little grun; listening very carefully
you could make out Cod hungry and all the time
Keep still. very hungry Please put bio roll of t. e.
n e tomorrow morning in the hole by the cliff where ro has left his
noddlng patronizingl his pupil FN'' ~ "eiN Oh
o nTG Nv was very thoughtful all the evening How glad the little boy
in his mind ~ l"i'n' nevertheless a doubt
a lumle God always gives what for doesn't Hep,
Sone II 1t is something reasonable and we really ,ea
rot was treasured surely quite reasonabI ' "
% and as Tor really meaning -we Trot remembered with
WIFI hungry eyes the little boy had watched him eat WIN
irot slept soundy. He deamt of great niles If ro h; - -,
hf COW or the t1sks elephants which God was bean ~
60 o ntte BOY He ate and he could eat no ono
GOD always brought him He laughed and wac se
'Sks grew red and fat Irot delighted and vev proud
1uoodnonlng Master Trot hope you have slept we'll
Jane washed and dressed Trot PERHAPS the 1tt, b well
fine WASH Inn ana give him some new clothes All the
was longing to the little boys face when he found h G
warmly the sun shone That that the roll would NOT % -
his pocket to time @ 0 w
May go on to the shore for a little mummie?"
hurry you are in today dear. Well really lovely
SO run along When governess will call vou
uSghed on lie straight the cliff What would Gods
roll be like? 1t ought be SINNER and much bigger than ba
r0t began to feel rather evous He put his in the hole He
EeQ m he grew pale with misgvng There nothing there
lie looked again Could it be Perhaps God had dropped
on one side rot looked all round Nothing anywhere He looked
IN an the other holes the cliff Still nothing be seen What
coud mean! In minute two the little boy be there and
when he found nothing he would say again was all lies about
Ood he would think Iro had deceived him. he would be so hun
CRY. " nun
Oh dear oh dear how dreadful OF course God had been
TOO Du or lie had forgotten the rolls had burntat had
happened at home All the would have been
better than all Whatever could he do?
lrot was distracted His legs seemed give way beneath him
when ne saw IN the distance the little racing
face lit up in joyful anticipation his mouth positively
feast Irot felt chilled the bone. Somehow must save the
situation Mechanically he put his hand in his pocket What
His breakfast roll still lay there untouched He drew
quickly put it in the hole
The little boy the ground comfortably munchn Tot stood
and looked thoughuy him. He realized that nc
hungry himself 1t seemed hard breakfast
disappear quickly. But he could help feeling glad when
thought how grateful God ought be to him for repairing His
sight.
! The little boy swallowed the last crumb
"Was the roll very good?
Rather But all the God sent it you put it il
the hole"
suddenly Tros face cleared and he answered umphanty;
Eyes but you it God WHO told to put there"