The Washington times., 1913-10-13
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went home.
The old king was. sitting in the door
way Of the old castle and asked why
she had returned.
If all that have been told Is true, ."
she said, Il have earned enough to
| make US comfortable for a while at
least"
The next morning she planted the seed
near the door of the castle where she
could watch It, and the powder she
scattered over the garden, which had
ceased to grow.
The next morning the garden looked
green. and by night the vegetables had
grown large enough to be gathered
The seed by the door grew to a bush
by the next morning, and when Leila
went to water it she saw a little gold
rim around each leaf
! Every day she watched and cared for
the bush with the wonderful leaves,
and one morning when she stepped out
of the door the bush was covered with
leaves which looked like gold
She called her father and they broke
of some Of the leaves and found they
were gold.
sell them" she told the old King, "and
perhaps we can build up your castle
and kingdom again.
With some of the money they re-
ceived they bought clothes and food
and the rest they took home and hid
in the ground under the castle.
Now l can weave the cloth from the
wool / received from the old man"
Leila told her father, land take II to
the next kingdom and sell it to the
King. for my clothes will not look like
a beggars"
So she wove the cloth and the pat
tern was Of wonderful flowers, in colors
such as never before had been seen.
Then Leila took it TO the King. who
was so pleased that he asked for the
one who wove it to be brought before
him.
When Leila told him she was a poor
princess the King told her she should
become Queen by becoming his wife.
Leila married the King and rode
back to her fathers castle in a beau
t!ful coach, drawn by four black horses.
with the King beside her.
Her father was overjoyed at her good
fortune. but told her he would stay in
the old castle. for as the golden leaves
Of the wonderful bush were thick he
would have money a-plenty
Just as the King and Queen were
driving away two men. who looked like
bcggars came to the door. and when the
Queen looked at them she saw thev
We're her brothers. who had taken the
nd
tunes.
Far from making their fortunes, they
had spent the gold and were almost
starved and had come back to their
father for shelter
When they saw that good fortune hid
come TO their sister they felt ashamed
and fell on their knees before her and
asked her to forgive them for being so
selfish.
But Leila told them to ask forgiveness
OF their old father. whom they were
willing TO leave to starve while they
took all the money he had and went
away.
OF course the old King forgave them
and Leila told Gabo and Jenpar they
could live with their father if they
we're really sorry for what they hac
done and would always be kind to the
old King.
The castle was repaired and the
grounds made as beautiful as they were
before the old King became Door with
what they received for the golden
leaves. and the King lived to a good
old age with Gabo and Jennar. VINO
never again left him.
But Leila and the King she married
anne often to visit them and look after
the bush with the golden leaves
Tomorrow story: Billy Pig Meets