Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
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
it 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 it were hung on your
mouth he said.
Up jumped the apple and hung on
her mouth. This frightened both of
them, but Benjapin pretended that it
did not fnghten him. and said:
Il wish you had them all over you.
Down came the apples from the tree
and fastened themselves on Lillian
VINO began to cry.
q wish you had them on you" she
said.
On few 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 a bear.
He looked up, and coming toward
him from the woods was big black
bear. Benjamin's hair stood on end.
He ran rs 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
at must be wishing rock. Let US
wish for lot Of nice things to eaC."
And while he was speaking a table
rose up from the ground and on it we're
CO 1dy, nuts, cake and ice cream. Ben
iamin began eating as fast as he could,
and ate as long as he could swallow,
ard then rolled off the rock and went
to sleep upon the ground.
i1liar moe not CO Che 20
little of all the nice things, and then,
like a good housekeeper, wished to
have the table taken away, and it dis
appeared.
Nov, l wonder what 1 had better
wish for next" said Lillian. 81 need
coat for the winter Z Right on the
tree was 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 fer myself" said
Lillian, but it Is really too much to
ask" But before she finished wishing
there were the skates.
81 should have thought of poor ia
Their" said Lillian, he wants a COW"
Moo! Moo!" and turning around Lii
liam saw nice, fat COW standing NJ :
her.
The sun was setting, and she thought
that they should go home, so she
shook Benjamin by the shoulder
Get up" she told him, 1--WE 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 a push which sat her on
the rock again.
81 wish l had wished for you to be q
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
| wished for, and taking the COW by the
| horns, led her home When they
reached horne they told their father
about the wishing rock and said they
were going to wish for more the next
day. But he told them it would be
Of no use to wish tomorrow; that the
rock was a wishing rock only once In
hundred years, for one day from sun.
rise to sunset. He told them he had
Laard of it, but did not know before
where it was. Lillian did not say any
thing, bat she thought to herself that
she was glad she made the last wish