The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-08

would not wait for his master to return
but help himself to the gold. 80 he o
away as much as he could carry each
night and hid 1t in a cave in the woods.
Another year passed and at last the
gold was almost gone. and when his
master sent to him for more Kali sent
word hat some n must have worked
q magic spell pom the gold. for 1t was
nearly gone, and his master came hur-
rying home, only to find himself a poor
man, for, as Kali had said, there re-
mained but q small quantity or the
gold.
"I have guarded the gold WELL" Kali
told the king. II have slept here, ana.
as no robber has broken, It must be
that some magic art has been worked
upon u.s."
Now the. king did not believe what
Kali told him, but he pretended that
he did, and In the morning he asked
Kali to ride with him. When they
reached the woods the king said: I'VE
will ride through here. This path looks
cool and shady"
After they had ridden awhile the king
said, II believe We are lost, for the
path Is nowhere to be seen, and we
are deep in the forest; we shall have
to. sleep here for tho night"
The king had purposely lost h path,
for he wanted to bring Kali before two
witches that lived in the forest, and
they IN uOL IldhG IIIeIIl6GlNGb 6Gth I'LL
til midnight.
Kali was tired and not having any
thing better to do, he soon fell asleep.
He was awakened by q bright flash,
and when IL cleared away he saw be-
fore him two witches standing beside
a boiling pot. which they stirred with
two long sticks. Black cats with green
eyes stood neal them, and every once
in a while they would yawn and fly
about In a frantic manner
Kali rubbed his eyes, for he thought
he must be dreaming, but he saw the
king standing a short distance away
with folded arms, looking at him In
anything but a friendly way.
Are you quite ready, Madame
Witches?" he asked. stepping close to
the pot. And are you quite sure that
the liquid - hot enough"
Both witches nodded their heads and
said in concert In a singsong tone:
Plunge him in the boiling pot.
And II the gold he stole,
He'll ind the water boiling hot,
If not, he'll find 1t cold"
Kali was trembling by the time the
witches finished their singsong verse
and he would have run away, but the
black cats were standing on either side
Of him and looking at him out OF their
green eyes in q manner that plainly
told him escape was u of the Ques-
ton. go. '"". H..' #.+ asr
The king took him by the collar and
said: You nave nothing to fear if It
is true that a magic art was used to
take away my gold, but II you have
told an untruth and took 1t yourself,
the water will burn you until you tell
where it is."
Kali looked at the steaming kettle
n fell On his knees before the king.
Mercy! Mercy!" he cried. IT took the
gold, master. and I will take you to the
place where it is hidden II you will
save me from the steaming pot"
THAT will do" said the king, tossing
some gold to the witches, who stopped
stirring and the pot stopped steaming.
Kali took the king to the cave where
he had stored the gold, and the king
a 1t carried back to the castle, and
Kali was punished by being made TO
work In the stables OF the king, instead
of being q trusted servant, as he was
before he stole the gold. IL. q