Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

tree and transformed her to her right
shape again.
The wicked fairy would have turned
the princess into an owl when she
came I'D again. But the good fairy
turned the wicked fairy into WOLF
and then ran off.
The prince and princess always
lived happy as long as they lived.
ROSE WILLIAMS.
500 N street, Kern. Grade T.
Age 13.
The prince again donned his mantle
and cap and called his godmother' She
told him the fairy who held the en-
chantment had more power than she
did, but they could subdue her by Sc
curing a twig from a tree which grew
on a high mountain. This mountain
was guarded by a two-headed dragon.
The prince was anxious to set out. His
godmother gave him an acorn, a wal
nut and a feather to insure his sue
cess.
. Prince George soon arrived at the
mountain. At his approach the two
headed dragon roared tiercely.
The prince, following his godmoth-
er's orders, spat upon the feather and
threw it above him. Instantly he was
in the air. He flew to the mountain
and secured the twig, but upon look
ing down he saw the dragon coming.
Again he followed his godfother's or
ders and threw the acorn and the
walnut at the dragon, aiming at his
heads. The acorn, turning into a
sword, cut off one of his heads. The
walnut turned into rock and went
down the other throat, choking him.
The prince returned to the tree and
found his godmother. She told him
to watch his chance and place the
twig in front of the fairy, so she would
step on it, for if she once set foot on
it she would lose her power.
She told him that after he had her
to ask her for the magic word which
held the princess enchantment.
The prince succeeded in trapping the
witch and in getting the magic word.
The witch told him to knock three
times on the tree and say "Persisto."
The prince took the princess home
and married her, never forgetting his
godmother but leaving the old witch
standing on the .twig screaming with
rage. HAZEN EVANS.
1899 Garfield avenue, South Pasa-
dena, grade AS; age 1s.
The prince grew angry and struck
the fairy with a sword, but she disap-
peared and he heard some one chuck
ling in the treetops. When he looked
UP he saw a Dtack raven hopping away
He could not think of anything but
the black raven. He struck the tree
with his sword, but it passed through
the tree as it did through air, though
It left no mark. He again heard chuck
ling in the grass this time, and he
turned in time to see black serpent
glide through the grass. He turned
sadly homeward. AS he walked along
his attention was arrested by a COM
motion in nearby glade. He saw a
tiny elf trying to keep a stork from de-
vouring a number Of small frogs. The
prince vanquished the stork with the
toe of his boot. The elf said: You
have done me great favor, for these
are frogs of the blood royal and sons
of the king of frogs, Ker PUNK. In
return for this favor you may have the
use of the gnomes' army"
"But who art thou?" asked the prince.
IT am the king OF gnomes."
every WE'LL" said the prince, "order
out your army and come with me-"
FRED OREID.
Boyd Street school, A6 grade. 4O6
East Sixth street.
You used both sides of the paper,
Fred, SO the rest Of your excellent story
could not be published.