The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-29
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WHY sToRKs HAVE LONG LEGS.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER %, 1915.

WHY sToRKs HAVE LONG LEGS.
once upon time, nandreds OF years
i ago, when even the tallest mountain |
was tiny hill, there was a lovely |
land far over the sea- 1t was full Of
! valleys of flowers, or rivers winding
through green fields, of blue lakes dot
ting the woods.
} And in all the country there was
+ nothing but peace and happiness, ex.
cept at one place. And that was on
the edge of the Dark Lake, where an
old witch lived alone with her owl in
!. the hollow of a dead tree.
Far down the lake on a tiny island
was a beautiful crystal cavern, in
which water fairy lived. 1t was
carved out of the rock and the floor
made of pink sand, while shells of all
} colors formed the walls. Here the
fairy lived happily with Snow, her
white kitten, and all the animals
; fishes and birds were their friends
But everyone hated the witch
|. Wright when the witch had gone
IA hs in the moonlight on her
"sStick to midnight meeting
AZ iowS Sgoi away from her home and
lKAlnd her way to the hole in the tree
~ {he kitten prowled about, and wher
the owl, who was sitting on the stump
flew in her face, she scratched all thu
feathers out of her tail And wheI
" the witch came home she was madde
d than ever.
y 81 will get even with the fairy" sh
muttered as she babbled about tn
swamp listening to the distant croal
l. ing of the frogs "She is going on
~ trip herself soon, and | will get m
chance then, perhaps Then she wal
n dered away to her bed of leaves in tn
~ hole in the tree.
y Sure enough the very next week u
fairy decided to take a journey
cloudland. As she was getting read
to 20 a duck came waddling by an
~ II lstopped to chat. She told the fail
~ about6p>ow sad her life was for hi
Ia legs We're, so short and crooked 81
could not keep up with the rest OF II
flock and they had sailed away to Il
- south and left her.
n "Wait till | get back said the falr
"and maybe | will be able to help 20
y you can stay here with Snow. "
know this kitten eats nothing D
1, those wellow fish from the shallow W
q ter so | have left a good supply
,he silver box in the window-the
are enough to last until return
n Now it happened that the OWL W
wos hiding in a bush heard all I
fairy said so she flew home ana u
tbe witch At night the witch Gre
u nm and stole the box of fish, ana
next morning Snow had no breakIa
The poor little duck was much W
,.,ed for he had no way of getting 10
" for the kitten. She was hungry h
self yeAgave no thought to that at
A. the} e}ky went on and the XIII
began 70 cry she waddled out QUITO to
shallow place in the lake. e.,sa wne[s re
yellow fish, lived, and tried TO
some. But she could not succeed /
on hour she worked till almost
%%ausJ % j, and at last secured one Il
whl( she took to Snow ,, y,
~ The witch. who was sailing by
,or hroomstick, saw the duck at VIZ
che dropped to the ground and
san,rd a rock. Presently the III
oems hack to try for another fish, :
y - struggled and struggled SO nj
that IT was almost sinking, u'e .t0d
'nas '.sh laughed and the owl hootea
last the poor little duck was ~ .So y
,ss' "a, that @ It simply lay still on tn the ;,
ou. A., !, his the witch jumped out II
behind the rock and le oesau ar,er r ID
mud us At the duck. Lump ai'st =
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