The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
HOW MORNINCDAWN RESCUED THE THREE PR
RIsTOLD FROM THE HUNGARIAN BY
LOUISE SOUVAN


tied to a manger. / 1oosened pretty
one. I'll tell short one. / sailed across
the Thesis, where there were Peter
Jambor, Paul Jambor and the handsom-
est of the world.
Well now, once there was somewhere
in the world a very poor couple who
had three sons. The eldest was born
in the evening, so he was called Even
ing; the second at midnight, therefore
they called him Midnight. and the
youngest at morning dawn, so his name
was Morningdawn.
When grown up and strong lads the
father said to them;
Now, my children. you are big
enough TO make your own living, there
fore, go into the world and look for
work"
The lads Immediately got ready.
Their mother baked them delicious
ashcakes. which they put into their
knapsacks, and then they started out
into the world.
They wandered through seven times
seven Kingdoms When they got tired
they encouraged one another; they
whistled and sang and had no care.
Once they arrived at a kings castle.
They told who they were, why they
came and that they were looking for
work.
The king employed them right away.
He had well which nobody could
clean. so he said:
IF You can free my well from dirt
will give you my three daughters"
The lads consented to do it. The
third day the we'll was so clean and
such pure water was purling in it that
they could not drink enough of it.
Then the lads demanded their re-
ward, the three daughters.
Indeed. Ill keep my word!' said
the king "but first you must liberate
the three girls from the three dragons
who are guarding them,
Sure enough, this was quite blow
to the brothers; but. being brave lads,
they were determined to do it. no mat
ter how 1t would turn out
They started at once After march,
ing long time they came into wood.
Here we shall stay over night" they
said. Being hungry. they told Evening
to get supper ready. while they went
to search for the opening to descend
into the earth where the dragons had
taken the three princesses.
Suddenly, while Evening was cooking
and the others were still away, little
man called down from the tree:
I'll eat your supperv'
Just try to do it: I'll show you
where you'll take it from" replied
Evening
.sTo me, hey r.
Yes, indeed to you!"
we will yet see to thatw cried the
little man.
Thus saying. he jumped from the
tree, knocked down Evening took tho
little kettle from the fire and dumped
it right on Evenings stomach. From
there he ate up the whole supper
My, wasn't Evenings stomach aching
dreadfully! But to his brothers he did
not say a word.
The following day Morningdawn and
w n fcv bo
Midnight stayed at home to cook but
he did no better than his brother
Evening; the little man again ate sup
per from his stomach.
BY this time. though, Morningdawn
was anxious to know why neither OF
them had cooked q thing The third
day his turn came. SO he stayed at
home.
Toward evening he cooked nice lit
tie supper. very good indeed. stirring it
well all the time. Just as he finished
the little man said from the tree:
.Tll eat that upr
you'll eat a raw bone" replied
Morningdawn.
''Myself?"
''Yes. yourself"
We'll yet see to thatn'
Thus saying the little man descended
the tree and went right at Morning
dawn. But Morningdawn was no reed
either, to be shaken In either way de-
sired. He took the little man and
squeezed him into the chink of a tree
Then he returned TO the kettle and
stirred the meal SO II would not burn.
Late In the evening the two other
brothers came home. Morningdawn
waited until they had finished eating,
then he said:
"Come with me; TIL show you some
thingls
Now that was certainly a surprise to
see the little man pinched In the tree
The little man took TO begging:
Let me loose now. and do not tor
ment me any longerr'
Morningdawn promised to release
him II he would show him the opening
that leads under the earth: the little