The Washington times., 1913-07-28
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
THE HUNCHBACK PRINCE.

~ nee upon a time there lived a
King who had two sons. One
was a tall, handsome boy,
named Roger, and the other
was a poor little hunchback named
Otto.
Now the King was very proud of
Roger and wanted him to marry a
rich princess named Ina, whom he
had selected for his wife.
Poor little Otto was a sore trouble
to the King, and also a drawback
to his handsome brother. Roger.
When it came time for Roger to go
for the Princess Ina, who was to re-
turn with him as his bride, he said
to his father. What shall we do with
Otto: we cannot have him around the
castle when Ina comes here to live?
THE very sight OF him will make
her miserable. and she will want to
return to her father. and then we
shall lose all the wealth she will
bring to u.s.
Very true" replied the King, I'VE
must think of some way in which to
be rid of your unsightly brother. Go
to the princess, and I promise you
that you will not find Otto here upon
your return
One day the King sent for Otto and
told him he had built a castle for
hi to live in, and that his brother
was to be married to the Princess
Ina, and would live in the castle
where they now lived.
so 1 have built one for you." he told
Otto, where you can live in comfort
and not be where people can see you"
Poor Otto had long known that his
father and brother had thought him in
the way, and had no love for him.
When he heard his father had built
castle for him he thought he was
kind after all so Otto thanked his
father and kissed his hand.
There is one thing you must do"
said the King: your eyes must be COW
cred so you cannot see where you are
going, because l want you to be sur
prised when you see your new home"
Poor, unsuspecting Otto agreed to
this without a murmur, for he knew
that he would have to submit anyway.
The truth of it was that the King did
not want him to cry out when he saw
where he was being taken for fear
some one would hear him and speak of
1t to the Princess Ina, who might think
her new father-in-law was cruel
When the covering was taken from
Otto's eyes he found himself in a tower,
and when he looked out of the window
he saw that he was surrounded by
water.
The King had put him here so far
from land that no cry could be heard.
In ha
and bed Of straw, but there was no
living one with him, for the attendant
had disappeared as soon as the covering
had been removed from his eyes
After the Princess Ida had lived at
the castle month or more the Prince
and the King wanted the money she
had brought to the castle with her, but
she would not give them the key to the
chest which held her gold
IF she will not give 1t willingly then
we must take it by force" said the
King to his son.
So one night when the Princess was
asleep the King and the prince went to
her room and took the key from the
chain which she wore around her neck
Now, We must get rid of her. said
the King, "or she will tell every one we
have her gold"
Then they carried the Princess off to
the forest and put her In a cave. They
rolled stone in front Of 1t and left
her to her fate. But this time thev had
gone too far. for the cave was that of
A witch, and when she returned some
hours after the King and prince had
left she rolled away the stone and
found the poor frightened princess.
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