Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-01-14
TWAS HID. TWAS HID IN THE PYRAMID"
BY e.. Herb. Palm.

While Jack and Jill were busy at play
She stood by tie stove and thought and thought
About some flour she d that day bought
''Why is it?'' she asked her worried self
AS she gazed at the clock the kitchen shelf
THAT flour these days won't make good bread?''
Then sighed as she shook her worried head
The opened-the bread came out
Twas burned to char to the pan about;
But she d bought many fours and tried them all
IND strange to say every loaf would fall
The loaf was soft and ran in the middle
And as flat a note from a broken fiddle.
The good woman wep and she groaned and cried,
For baking bread was the good womans prde
The mother was sad the children, too
No bread for their supper-what should they do?
hungry and supperless go to bed,
Having flour in the house that wouldn't make bread
Jill crept into bed and she rolled and tossed
And thought of the secret the world had lost;
iii find it, she cried as she sat up straight,
Before the world starves-before 1T s too late.
Then she woke Jack up-he had gone sleep,
Well search all the world It'll we find good flour
And we'll start tonight-ths very hour
Then hand in hand did they leave the house,
Making less noise than timid mousse
Down the stairway, into the night,
Out where the moon and the stars Shone bright.
Out of the town to the country wide
Where the trees grew high every side
Quickly they hurried past field and stream
Lying golden and still meath the bright CLEAN.
At last they came to a winding road
Out in the middle there hoped toad
A great, big toad with eyes of green
just the biggest one they had ever
Then Jack grabbed stick to kill the toad,
That sat there blocking the winding road
But Jill stayed his hand and the toad just wnked
And gazed at the children and blnked and binked.
''Thank you Jill" said the toad at last
''I'm very glad that you happened past;
am fairy changed to toad
BY wicked Sphinx to guard this road
Good Gracous!' cried Jill, "but that is sad;
That Sphinx horrd and awful bad;
Why did he do it and where is he nOwf
II we can help you Just tell us how!'
"Theres only way" the fairy replied
Go search for the Sphinx every side
lie lives at the foot of Pyramid
Where all the secrets of earth are hid
Then the toad winked its eye- fell on the ground,
beautiful emerald green and round;
Then opening its mouth said ''Listen well,
And secret to you I'll quickly tell"
''The eye will act as a guide you know
Twill show you exactly where you should go;
Just gaze the eye, your road you'll
AS plainly, my friends, you see me-
"Find the Sphnx-meet him face to face,
The eye will quickly show the place;
And when you have found him you must do
just what now will tell you to.
"Show him the eye-he II turn to stone
TO stone, from Sphinx of flesh and bone
His power will end and I'll be free,
Then all of his secrets II give to thee
'WOnt it be fine-I hope will!
Mother IL be happy and all the earth
Will be so jolly and full of mirth"
eyes, little Jill, of course you will,
The earth of good bread will have its fill
The honor shall all belong to you,
For your face is sweet and your heart is true"
To far-off Africa then they came,
TO the River Nile, of mystic fame;
Where crocOdies spashed and lions grOwled
And horrible beasts around them pr0wed.
But the emerald eye kept the beasts away
They slept at night and they walked all day;
Till they reached great desert of burning sand
On the banks of the Nile in that faroff land
There was the Pyramid stately and high,
With the wicked Sphinx standing guard nearby;
Guarding his treasures from mortal KEN
Hidden from sight of mortal men,
Jill showed him the eye-when what do you thnki
AS true you live and as quick wink
The Sphinx turned to Sphinx of stone
From Sphinx that once live flesh and bone.
In the side of the Pyramid door Jack found,
Inside treasures all around;
With sack of flour on top OF the pile
Of the Sphinx treasures the bank OF the Nile.
There gold and silver and diamonds galore,
Gttering gems and many things mOre
Eut the of the Flour written there, too,
Which means more than jewels to me and to YOU
Twas Pyramid" Flour-the best of ALL
That makes the light bread that will not fall
The Flour that's made of the finest, washed wheat,
That makes the white rolls and cakes that you eat.
That makes tender crusts-the "Great Bread Maker:
Bread good for the GENTLE the Jew and the Quaker;
Pyramid" Flour-pure the dew
Jack and Jill found it and give it to you!
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