The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-26
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it, which would leave her without any
thing. -
were asleep and took the hen into her
room and shut It in the closet. When
Elsa went to the closet the next morn
ing she was surprised to IND that her
hen had laid a golden egg. you can
can take 1t to the city and sell 1t for !.
more than your brothers viii get Tor
their hens. But do not tell how you
came by it, -,
rected and sold her golden egg. Then
she bought . handsome dress ana =
new hat and shoes and some food Tor
her dinner and returned home oexoEe
her brothers.
to market and sold them: than they
went to q shop and bought . handsome
coat, but they could not decide wn1cn
ono should wear it flrat: % the SHOP
keeper decided that, ~ Peter was the
older, he should wear II 0r1t, and when
he was half way home he should let
Pinto wear 1t the rest Of the way.
When they reached the place where
Pinto was to have the coat, Peter did
not want to take 1t off: This made
trying to get 1t, and In the struggle 1t
was torn. and before Pinto could get
It ON q robber came out Of the woods
and stole the coat and ran away.
Tine next O4y Ine men t91u ouOtuer
golden egg. and Elisa went to the city
to sell 1t. While she was gone the
brothers stole the hen and started to
the city. This time we will divide the
money" they said. and there will be
nothing to quarrel over.
But on the way Peter. who was car
rying the hen under his arm, suddenly
felt something very heavy. and. look
| int. he found he was carrying stone.
/ This made him very angry. and he
n~aA
that Pinto had in some way stolen the
hen and put tho stone in its place. They
began to dispute over It, and Elsa saw
them on her way back from the city.
What are you quarreltng about!
she asked.
Peter. and Pinto did not want to tell
her they had stolen her hen. SO they
said: I'VE were looking for you and
twere trying to decide whether we had
better keep on or go back. as It IL get
, ting late"
Just then something grunted beside
Elsa, and, looking down. she saw q mic
. fat pig, for the stone Peter had thrown
to the ground had become a pig.
Elsa put piece of string around its
meek and led it home. for her two broth
, ers did not dare claim 1t after what had
, happened.
The hen was in the yard when they
arrived home, and Elsa did not suspect
( anything, but that night Elsa heard u
window she saw her brothers tying the
0 pig and the hen into a bag. She ran out
! and tried to stop them. but they pushed
her away and ran down the road.
Peter and Pinto had not gone Tar
. when the bag became SO heavy that
D they could not carry it. Let us open
I it and see what is the matter. That
lpig and hen should not be too heavy
D for us to carry" said Peter.
eI When they opened the bag the hen
and pig had disappeared. and in their
place they found two rocks. The broth
d ers looked at each other. Each sus'
t pected the other. and they began Il
t quarrel. Elsa. looking down the road
t saw them and hurried to see what hat
o happened. But just as she reached thu
q bag a cow and horse stood in place o
r the two stones, and Elsa led then
]. home.
= The wicked brothers followed. ant
were surprised to see the pig and ths
: hen waiting for them in the yard.
8 Elsa; you stole my hen and pig ant
|. left me to starve. but you are ny
r brothers, and cannot have you sen
to prison. What shall do with them ?
Il she asked, turning to the hen, who, b.
this time. Elsa knew was enchanted.
p Make them work." replied the hen
It that is the best thing for boys wht
e will not behave, and the next time the!
try to steal me or anything else on thi'
farm they will find something wors'
than stones, for they shall become {
river and run forever without beini
able to stop for q second"
o Peter and Pinto began to tremble
and promised to be GOOD and help Els
=. about the farm II the hen would no
!. turn them into running river.-(Copy
81 right 1914, by the Mcclure Nespape
: Syndicate. New York City,