Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28

MARGARET e. LOOMS.
Angelus hotel. private lessons. age 16.
(Honorable Menton)
II UBERT looked at the white cat
as if it was very familiar to him.
-AA Then all at once the cat turned
into his fairy godmother. She said, II
heard your wish and came to fulfill it.
If you will bring me the rat that's in
the trap and the rusty sword l will
give you your WISH
Away went Hubert for the rat and
sword. He came back with them and
when his fairy godmother touched the
rat with her wand ii became one of
the most beautiful horses in the coun-
try. She did the same thing to the
sword, and it became splendid
armor. Hubert put it on and was off
on his new horse to catch up with his
father.
After travelling for three days he
came in sight of his fathers army.
Hubert saw that his father was about
to give up, when he rushed in and
won the battle.
You may realize how proud the
father felt of his son and how his
mother would embrace him to think
FRANK CAPRA.
1775 Albion st.
Griffin Avenue School.
Hubert, I have heard your wishes,
and I will give you your wish IL you
will listen to my directions.
First, take this cat to your father
cistern behind the castle and dip her
in three times. After you have taken
her out the third time take her to the
stables and lay her in one of the stalls.
The next morning you will find what
you have wished for.
Then Hubert did as he had been di-
rected. and the next morning he ran
down to the stables, and to his sur
prise a fine white horse with saddle
and bride all decorated with spangles
of silver and gold awaited him. At
one side of the stall on pile of straw
there lay complete suit of armor.
Then a voice said to him: Hubert,
get on your horse, put on your armor
and take all the men at arms from
the castle and defend your land from
the barbarous tribesmen of the north.
SO he did as he had been told. and
they were soon on the march.
A turn in the road brought them to
a big castle. Hubert raped on the
door with the hilt of his sword. There
was a shuffling of feet and a gruff
voice cried what you want?'
"Open this door in the name of the
king!" cried Hubert. The door was
opened and Hubert saw little OLD
man. An enormous iron club with big
spikes in 1t stood in one corner and
human bones could be seen on the
floor The old dwarf was so fright
ened. because a captive princess lay
asleep upstairs.
Hubert ascended the old and rickety
stairs and then he saw little door
which he opened. There on a bed lay
the most beautiful young girl he had
ever seen. The little man had fol-
lowed him up the stairs and Hubert
asked him why she was asleep. The
aged man said that a wicked ogre had
condemned her to sleep until a prince
on a big white horse from the south
should come and release her from
the hands of the ogre.
"I can manage this" Hubert said
to the old man. So he took her hand
and said, "Come with me, my prin-
cess, to the sunny south"
Then he took his princess to his cas-
tie and as soon as he got off his horse
on the castle ground the horse changed
back into a kitty again.
Then Hubert was married and the
angora cat lived with them for long
time. HARDWOOD COLLINS.
Tropico school, fifth grade.
"Sit on my back and you shall go
to war" Hubert thcn saw that IL was
the cat that had spoke J. The prince
sat down on the cat, which instantly
became a shining white steed. He
himself was dressed in a fine suit of
silver armor.
Then the steed turned and went out
of the palace. They galloped along
the high road long ways until after
many days they came to the battle
field. no one could identify this mys-
teriOuS Drince clad in silver.
The king was about to be worsted in
hattie when the prince rode up and