The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-16
THE WISHING ROCK.

THE WISHING ROCK.
Benjamin was a cross little boy and
did not play nicely with his sister,
Lillian, and one day when they were
sitting on rock under tree an apple
fell right near Lillian and she picked
1t up.
Give me that apple" said Benja-
min; Il saw it fall"
Lillian told him she would give him
half of it, but that did not satisfy the
greedy boy.
Il wish 1t 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 1t
did not Brighten him, and said:
Il wish you had them all over you"
Down came the apples from the tree
and fastened themselves on Lillian,
who began to cry.
81 wish you had them on you" she
said.
Off flew 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, so he got up and walked around,
wishing to himself that he could see
a bear, but none came. He sat on the
rock and began thinking how strange
it was, and still had the wish in his
mind to see bear.
He looked up, and coming toward
bear. Benjamin's hair stood on end.
He ran as fast as he could and the
bear after him. Lillian sat on the
rock, too frightened to move.
"Oh, wish he would go back into
the wood" she said, and instantly the
bear turned and went into the woods.
When Benjamin came back she told
him how she had wished the bear into
the woods.
1T is this rock" Benjamin said.
1T must be a wishing rock. Let us
wish for lot of nice things to eat"
And while he was speaking table
rose up from the ground and on it we're
candy, nuts, cake and ice cream. Ben
jamin began eating as fast as he could,
and ate as long as he could swallow,
and then rolled off the rock and went
to sleep upon the ground.
Lillian was not so greedy. She ate
little of all the nice things, and then,
like a good housekeeper, wished to
have the table taken away, and it dis
appeared.
Nov, | wonder what | had better
wish for next" said Lillian. 81 need
a coat for the winter" Right on the
tree was a nice, warm coat.
81 had better wish for skates for
Benjamin." she said, "for he will not
wake up for long time, and it may
be too late for him to wish then"
She looked in the tree and there
were skates beside the coat.
Il should like some for myself" said
Lillian, but it is really too much to
ask" But before she finished wishing
there were the skates.
II should have thought OF poor ia
ther," said Lillian, "he wants cow"
Moo! Moo!" and turning around Lii
Iian saw nice. fat COW standing near
her.
The san was setting, and she thought
that they should go home, SO she
shook Benjamin by the shoulder.
Get up" she told him, I'VE must go
home"
When Benjamin saw all the things
he was very angry.
you do not wish anything for me. "
he said. you are selfish girl" And
he gave her push which sat her on
the rock again.
81 wish had wished for you to be a
better boy" she said.
Just then the sun went out of sight.
and at the same time Benjamin began
to thank Lillian for his skates, and he
gathered up the things Lillian had
wished for, and taking the COW by the
horns. led her home. When they
reached home they told their father
| about the wishing rock and said they
were going to wish for more the next
day. But he told them 1t would be
of no use to wish tomorrow. that the
rock was wishing rock only once in
hundred years, for one day from sun
rise to sunset. He told them he had
heard of it. but did not know before
where it was. Lillian did not say any
thing, but she thought to herself that
she was glad she made the last wish
before the sun went out of sight.