Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
OLAF AND THEGoBLlNs.
copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
ape Syndicate.l

paper Syndicate.)
If o will look on the map of Nor
way, or If you are not old enough if
o will get mother to point it out,
about midway of the width of the
country and just where the map begins
to grow narrow toward h north you
will find the name Trondhjem, which is
spelled very hard, but which is pro-
very easily, being very much
as if it We're spelled in English from
yam.
Well, just a little way from tina
town was where Olaf Anderson ived.
Olaf was an orphan boy who had been
left in the care of an uncle. who was
not very kind to him and who made
him work very hard early in the
morning until late at night. "
Much of the time Olaf had to work in
the woods. where he helped the men
cutting down trees and sometimes he
had to swing a heavy axe, for wood
cutters were very scarce and work was
SO hard.
One day, while he was cutting a tree.
he heard a voice say, Look out or you
will cut my head off," and when he
looked there was the Queerest looking
little goblin man who had beer asleep
on the other side Of the tree and had
only awakened when Olaf wen around
to chop on that side. Olaf was a little
frightened at first, for he had never
seen a goblin before, but when he
thought how much larger he was than
the goblin, he decided there was Moth
ing to be frightened at, and stopping
down. he picked the goblin up an be-
gan to talk to him.
$50 you We're asleep, were you?" he
said to the goblin.
Yes" said the goblin. II was just
returning from a trip to the top of the
mountain: and being very tired, I sat
down to rest a moment and fell asleep.
What time is ii? ?" and then before Olaf
could answer the goblin looked at the
u and said ut must be about noon,
and 1 must hurry with the giants
message"
Have o been to see the giant?''
asked Olaf.
Yes. indeed" said the goblin, 1.-THE
biggest giant in all this country"
How big is he?" asked Olaf. "As
big as 1 ann"
"oh! yes; much larger than you and
much stronger too, I am sure"
Why did you go to see him?"
Because he is a very wicked giant,
and I want to see If he could not be
made good. We COLLINS have some
times changed bad giants into good
giants M this is one so bad that we
are particularly anxious to change
him"
Nov perhaps 1 a help you," said
Olaf. for 1 know all the command
merits, and I could teach them to the
giant, n after he had learned them,
why, perhaps he would do BETTER"
What are the commandments"
asked the goblin, for he had never peen
to Sunday school and so knew nothing
about them.
Olaf told him all about the command
ment and then recited them all to the
goblin, who listened attentively until
Olaf had finished.
ANY giant who obeyed all of those
would be a good giant" said the COB
lin, land I wish he could be taught
Could you go up the mountain and
teach them to him?"
II couldn't dare leave my work. said
Olaf, for if I did my uncle would be
very angry and would send me to bed
without supper"
"Oh; we will look out for your work
said the goblin. "if you will co. AND
putting his hands to his mouth he gave
. queer whistle. n in a few minutes
Olaf saw COLLINS coming from every
direction. There were hundreds OF
them. and when they gathered around
the first goblin got up on Olaf's
shoulders and told the rest that il the.
would do Olaf's work he would 60 w
in the. mountains and teach the tsiaEt
- be. good.
Everyone of the COLLINS was willin
10 work and they began at once 10 e..