Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
Honorable Mentionl

II angrily: "Old hag, leave me TO my
sorrow that I may solve the way. to
free my princess" The fairy laughed
wickedly and answered: Il go; L wish
thee luck" and flew away.
The prince stood in thought, and
then kissing his hand to the princess
he walked rapidly away. He saw q
boar roofing the dry leaves and called
out: "Ho, boar! Prince George demands
his princess" And as the boar did not
answer, the prince picked up stone
and threw it at the boar crying: "Dost
thou know to free my prlncess?'
The boar grunted:
Go tend your own business,
And mind what you do,
For If L did know
l would not tell you.
And went on roofing.
The prince was very much discour-
aged, but decided to try again. The
next he saw was a simpleton seated on
a log, busily picking up pebbles and
throwing them into the stream.
"SlaVe! Dost thou know how 1 may
free my princess?" cried the prince.
Me? Moo" drawled the simpleton.
Stupid" said the prince, and walked
away. He came to where two little
children were playing in the brook.
When he came closer he heard one say
to the other:
ooh. you stingy, give me that apple"
T.,
gave it to the other.
Good" said the prince. giving the
little one a very much larger apple
than the. other had taken. Return
good for evil, little ones" And so say
ing he went on with a lighter heart,
for he had learned a lesson from his
tiny teacher.
Poor fawn! Stayi I will not hurt
thee" said the prince kindly as a fawn
sprang up and started to run. AS the
fawn turned and came back he again
put his question to it, though in
kinder tone.
Kind sir" said the fawn, "catch her
tears and" but the prince was off
before the sentence was finished.
When the prince got back the princess
was weeping bitterly, and the prince
taking a bowl, began catching her
tears. He remained there two days and
yet the princess did not regain her
former shape. The bowl got full and
oVerfloWed, and the prince, becoming
somewhat angry, dashed the bowl of
tears over the owl, saying: Take back
thy tears, 1 need them not"
The prince was very much surprised
to see the owl Immediately resume the
form of his beautiful princess, and
descending the tree she took his offered
arm and went to the palace. And as
they passed through the garden the
flower fairies nodded, saying:
"Behold our prince and princess.
Long may they live to reign wisely and
happily" OLA HALL.
Vineland school, Baldwin Park, eighth
grade.
Whenever Prince GEORGE would hear
the wicked fairy sing he felt more and
more sure he would free the princess
from her enchantment
He sat by the tree till late in the
evening, then bidding his princess fare
we'll, he started to go home. He prom
ised her he would return soon and free
her, IL it cost him his life. He did not
realize how hard he would have to work
and think to free the princess. Prince
George walked as fast as he could and
reached home about 2 O'Clock in the
next afternoon. He called for his god
mother and she was there as soon as
he had uttered the words.
He said: 'Is there no way that 1
can release my princess?" She said:
"You can free her on one condition
only. You must neither speak nor laugh
for one whole year. If you do, she can
never be freed
The wicked fairy tempted him in
many ways, but did not succeed. Once
the wicked fairy took Prince George
and kept him in a deep well for two
days, without any food and drink, but
when she saw he would not talk she re-
leased him.
He neither spoke nor laughed for one
whole year, and on the last day the
Princess was restored to him in her
natural form. They were married and
lived happy ever after.
AMANDA LIEBIG.
Belvedere school, grade 6; age II. r.
r. d. No. 6, box SO.
The poor prince did not know what
to do. At last he went to his fairy
.godmother and asked her what to do.
She said she could do little because
the wicked fairy had more power than
she. But" she said, II will do what
1 can. Go to that brook and get some
water and sprinkle it over the tree"
He did so and it resumed its natural
form. But still the princess remained
an owl. Every day he would get up
in the tree and pet her and tell her
MOTTO mourn. He said; II will free