The Washington times., 1913-03-05
For The Times Children
Just,Before It's Bedtime
SoUANK AND THE BABY GIANT.

I But Squank few away and sat on q
big. strange-looking thing that MAD
fallen on the grass. 1t was a pair oi
giant spectacles. The baby's nurse
| was several thousand years old. aaI
these glasses had been made for hei
| eyes, which were So bad that spec
tacles to suit her had to be fixed tc
| make things look hundreds of time.
larger than they really were. She was
the Oldest woman among the giants
and her glasses were the strongest in
her land.
These immense round bits of glass
| will make lovely roof for the Queens
| new palace" thought Sqpank. and he
tied the spectacles 10 Ms back and
started for home. But when the baby
giant saw him flying away he set up
a squall and ran after the goblin.
Squank was not a bit afraid, and flew
just fast enough to make the baby
follow. On they went. up the sides of
the mountain for miles. till at last they
reached fairyland.
But now squank found he had made
a mistake. The young giant was ruin
ing everything he touched. His big feet
frightened fairies flew about in anger.
He kicked over the Queens palace and
almost killed the fairy baby in its wal
nutshell cradle.
"Squank. Squank,' screamed the
Queen. you must get rid of this ter
rible creature you have brought here"
Fortunately for the goblin. the baby
giant was so tired that he fell asleep
in the rose garden and there he lay
snoring So that the timid fairies feared
to venture near. Squank knew he had
brought this trouble on his loved fair
| les and he was worried. But at last a
bright idea came into his tiny head.
II will get rid of this young giant."
he said. You all help me quickly while
| he is asleep. Bring me all the bugs.
worms. and flies you can gather. 1 will
! be back in FIVE minutes" And he ran
| into the Queens garret. returning in a
moment dressed in a spiders skin.
Here. all help" cried Squank as he
tugged at the spectacles which he had
droppcd on the ground. I'VE will tie
| these glasses over his young eyes. and
| when he wakes up everything he sees
| will look as big as a mountain to him
and he will run home"
Sc dozens Of fairies took hold of the
huge glasses and tugging and pulling
! they managed to fix them, over the nose
of the giant baby and fastened them
| tightly behind his ears. Then they put
| ali the bugs and warns right where he
would see them when he awoke and
Sauank in his spiders suit stood In the
midst of them.
presently the baby giant opened his
ewes and sat UP. Then he looked about
him. There before him stood dozens OF
bugs and worms that looked as big as
houses through the glasses. and in the
middle was an immense spider. OF
1 course, it was only that the glasses
made these things look big. but the
! baby did not know that. He Jumped to
, his feet and, crying at the top of his
voice. raced toward his home.
Sauank flew after him. Every time
the baby giant would look around he
would see Squank behind and thought
| II a huge spider. At last the baby
reached the top of the mountain, and
so fast was he going that he just slid
: down for miles until he reached his own
, land.
And Sauank went home laughing to
the happy fairies who held a big feast
that night.
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