New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02

herself UP to sleep that night. Close by
Law a castle. and from that castle came
early every morning maid TO draw water
10 make the Princes tea from the sprn;
over which the lassie was sitting. SO the
maid looked down into the spring, saw
the lovely face i'm the water. ana
thought 1t was her own then she funi
away the pitcher and ran home. and when
she got there she tossed up her mead an
said "If I'm so pretty I'm far too good
TO so and fetch water
So another maid had to go for the water
but the same thing happened to her; she
went back and said she was far too pretty
and too good 20 fetch water from the
spring for the Prince. Then the Prince
went himself, for he had mind To sec
what all this could mean. So. wnen u"
reached the spring. he, too. saw tn" image
i'm fhe water. but he looked up at once
ana became aware of the lovely lassl'
vino sat, there up in the tree. Then ne
coaxed he~ down and took her home; ana
AT last made zip his mind 10 have her Tor
his oueen. because she was so lovely, Du'
his mother. who was still alive, was
against IT,
she can't speak" she said, "anl maybe
she's a wicked witch.
But the Prince could not he content uil
he married her. so after they had neeh
married a while a little child was born
but at the birth one and all fell into a
deep sleep. and her foster-mother came.
emf the babe on it's little finger, aud
smeared the Queens mouth with the
blood. and said:
Now you shall be as erieved as J was
when YOU let out the star" and VILE
these words she carried IF the babe.
Bpt when those who were ON the watch
woke they thought the Queen had eatel
her own child. and the old Qiecr was ala
for burning her alive but the Prince was
so fond Of her that at last he legged her
off. but he had hard work 10 set her nee
So the next time the young Queen was
10 have a child strong watch was set
but the same thing happened over AGAIN
only this time her foster-mother said;
Now YOU shall he as sri'vcd ~ ] WAS
when YOU let the Moon out
And the Queen begged and prayed and
wept-for when her foster-mo,ncr was
there she could spcak-but Il was all no
good
And now the old Queen said she must
be burnt. but the Prince found means u
beg her off. But when the third enid was
10 be born a watch was set twice rs
strong as the first. but just the same
thing happened. Her foster-mothcr came
while the watch slept. took the babe and
cut it's little finger. and s1eartd th'
Queens mouth with the blood. telling me-
now she should be as grieved AZ she mao
! been when the lassie let out the sun.
| And now the Prince could not save he'
/ any longer. She must and should ''
burnt, hut just as they wcr" leading me-.
To the stake. all at once they sa" mel
' foster mother. who came with all ihf'
, children-two she led by the hand. an"
I the third she had on her arm and so sh'
went up 10 the young queen and said
! Here are your children: now YOU shan
| have them again. am the Virgin Mary
and 50 grieVed as YOU have been. sc
grieved was T when you let ont sun, Moo
+ and StaS Now you have been punished
/ for what you did. and henceforih !''
l shall have your speech"
/ How glad the Queen and Prince nov
were all may easily think. but n" one can
ktell. After that they We're always happS
4 ard from that DAY even the Prince
mother was very fond OF the young Queen
By permission of J. H. Llprncoti- From
! Morse Fairy Tales