The Ordway new era., 1915-04-16
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Benjamin was 4 cross little boy and
did not play nicely with his sister
Lillian. and one day when they were
sitting on rock under trec nn apple
fell right near Lillian and she picked
It up,
"Give me that apple" said Benja.
min: Il saw Il fall"
Lillian told him she would give him
half OF Il. but that did not satisfy the
greedy boy.
~ wish II were hung on your
mouth" he said.
Up jumped the apple and hung on
her mouth. This frightened both OF
them. but BENJAMIN pretended that II
did not frlshtcn him. aud said:
u wish you had them all over you"
Down came tho apples from the tree
and fastened themselves on Lillian.
who began to cry.
Il wish you had them on YOU" she
said.
on ncw the apples and fastened
themselves to Benjamin,
Il wish they were all on the trees
again." said BENJAMIN
And away went the apples into the
tree again,
Benjamin began to think that every
thing they wished came to pass and
he thought he would try wishing
again. 10 he got up and walked around,
wishing to himself that he could see
bear but none came, He sat on the
rock and began thinking how strange
II WAS, and attn had the wish In his
mind to see bear,
He looked up. and coming toward
bear Ben1amtns hair stood on end.
lie ran as fast ~ he could and the
bear after him. Lillian sat on the
rock, too frightened to move.
oh. I wish he would 50 back into
the wood." she said, and instantly the
bear turned and went into the woods.
When Benjamin. came hack she told
him how she had wished the bear into
the wccds.
1T is this rock Benjamin said.
lit must he = wfshtns rock. Let m
wish for . lot OF utce thinSs to eat"
And while he wAs speaking . table
rose up from the ground and o. IL we're
candy. nats, cake and ice cream, Ben
ixmsn began eating a. last ~ he could
and ate as keae - he esald swallow,
and then rolled 81 the r,ek and went
to sleep upon the ground.
Lillian was not - Kreedy. She ate
tlst,e Of all the nice t>sass. and thea,
like . good hcasekreree, w:sAeA to
have the table taken away. md il dis-
aspearc1
Now. wonder What I had better
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e,nAt for the u,nsee- HigAt % ,Ae
uce was = nice. wsrra eoat
u ksd better wish fee skates for
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