Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-26
Long, Long Ago." Etc.
BY Ula Kitterman

Long, long ago there lived q king
and queen who were very sad because
they had no children At last they were
happy for a daughter was born TO
them. He gave a grand feast Tor MS
friends. He also invited seven falrles.
Each had !. gold plate, knife and fork
and spoon Of gold set with diamonds.
The guests were seated at the table, IN
walked another fairy who was NOT IN
vited. No one had seen her for long
while. The king thought she was deao:
He ordered plate set for her. He nao
no gold plate to give her like tho otner
fairies.
,, She thought herself sighted. She
made some terrible threats. One OF the
fairies overheard her. Fearing some
, thing awful would hapen to the little
princess She hid behind the curtain. Sne
: wished to speak last and undo any Ill
which the old fairy might try to bring
to pass. The fairies began to offer gifts
to the little one One gave her beauty,
another wealth. and so on.
At last it was the OLD fairy's turn. She
said when the princess Is fifteen years
old she will prick her finger with a
were much gricved at this terrible gift
and they began to weep. The young
fairy came out from behind the cur
tain and said: king and queen, your
daughter shall not die in that way. The
princess shall prick her hand, but In
stead Of dying she will fall to sleep that
will last 100 years. A kings son shall
come and wake her. The princess grew
up. She was beautiful and everyone
loved her.
On her fifteenth birthday the king
and queen were away from home. The
princess wandered up and down the
palace. She came to an old tower. She
went up the stairs at last she came to
door with a key in it. She turned the
key. The door flew open. There sat an
old woman spinning flax. She had
| never heard the kings command
against spindlers. Good day" SAID the
princess, what are you doing?"
II am spinning dearie," said the old
! woman. Let me see if can Spin," said
tho princess.
| She had no sooner touched the spin
die than the word of the old wicked
fairy was fulfilled She fell upon the
| floor asleep. The old woman cried fol
help. All they could do did not wake
her The young fairy came. She touch
ed with her magic wand everything in
the palace and they all fell asleep
! Bushes and briars began to grow
around the cattle so thick no one could
pass through One day friend came
tho cattle was. Some one said one thing
some another. An old woodman said
Sir. my grandfather told me the most
beautiful princess you ever saw was
| asleep there. A kings son would come
and wake her up when the prince heard
| this he cried Il will rescue the sleeping
| princess or die" He went toward the
castle all alone. At last he came to the
castle. Everything was still. At last hi
came to tile tower where tie princes.
was asleep. He stopped down and kissed
her. She woke up. The enchantmen,
was at an end. Is it you my prince,
have waited a long time for.
They went together into the great
| hall of looking glasses where they helt
! their wedding supper. In time the
| prince became king and she queen ant
they lived happy all the rest Of theil
| days.
Ula Kitterman, age 10,
Ottumwa, a., r. No. 8.