The San Francisco call., 1910-09-18
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THE EMPEROR'S SON IN LAW OUTWITS
A TALE FROM BOSNIA, REToLD BY
LOUISE sOUVAN


and they, of course, Immediately want
ed to know more about it, but the boy
only said:
Il couldn't possibly tell you what it
was, much as would like to-"
This reply made the parents of the
boy very angry. They declared that he
was the most obstinate boy they had
ever known and gave him sound
thrashing The boy ran out into the
highroad and in his misery began to
cry
At that moment an imperial Tartar
passed by on the road and said to the
boy:
Whats the matter with you? What
are you crying like that for?"
II am in good health, thank you,"
replied the lad, but, oh, brother, had
dream. and as did not want to tell
my father and mother they beat me
green and blue and called me an OBJ
stinate youngster.'
"All right" said the Tartar, 'if you
did not feel like telling your dream to
your parents tell it to me, as / am an
it to my master, which would not be
to your disadvantage"
'.But If you were the emperor himself
I would not tell it," insisted the boy.
The Tartar went as fast as he could
to the emperor and told him every word
he had learned from the boy, and inn
mediately the emperor sent out another
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the palace. OF course, the boy was not
strong enough to resist. and SO he pres
emily found himself before the emperor,
but again he refused to tell the dream.
The emperor was, of course, very
angry. sDo you know you are speak
ing to the emperor he saids and
that if you refuse to obey me I will
geon, where you may reflect on the
proper manner in which to obey your
imperial master?"
But the boy still refused to tell his
dream. II don't care whether you are
emperor or not" he said, II am not
willing to tell my dream"
OF course, there was nothing left for
prison, and this he did; and all day
long the lad sat in his dungeon room
wondering how he would be able to
get out of the serape in which he found
himself.
In the neighboring room he could
hear the noise of knives and forks.
Oh, how hungry he suddenly felt! He
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commenced to go over the wall with
his hands to see If there was a place
thin enough for him to break through.
TO make long story short he final
ly succeeded in making a hole in the
wall. And. my life. what did he see?
You would never believe it. 1t seems
that was the princess room on the
was the princess fast asleep. At her
feet colored candle was burning and
a white one at her head and around
her were scattered her faithful women
servants Near by was a table laden
with delicious food and drinks When
the lad had eaten all he could and had
stuffed his pockets full, SO that nothing
more would go in, he stole back to his
room and closed UP the opening in the
wall so that no one could see in the
least that the wall had been injured
In awakening next morning the prin-
cess saw that the food had disappeared
and blamed the maids for IT. or course
they all insisted they had not touched
a crumb. but the princess would not be-
lieve 1t.
Every night for about a week the
lad stole into the room at night and
6naIIv tha. DrincesS got tired of IL and
decided to catch the thief. So one
evening she besmeared her eyes with
magic herb, so that she could see all
that was going on with eyes closed
Toward midnight the lad again broke
through the wall. ate up all he could
and then quickly made for his room
But at thar instant the princess jumped
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