The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-19
Sa nd m an
Stories
BY Mrs =. A Walker.
Copyright. 1916. Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
BY Mrs r. A. Walker.
Pedro and the Giant.

ntJi(D and his father lived not Ear
from the king, castle for the
father va, carpenter and
worked abou, the estate Pedro was
fond OF whiting. and used ,o pend nj,
time m ia,muulng boat, and such
toys
81 wish YOU would do something
useful SON the father would often
eAClaim but Pedro SAID nothing AMI
kept on whiting
! one summer the whole kingdom was
in great sorrow. for the robbcr giant
had come down from the north and be
gun to steal and destroy all in sight
/ As winter came on the giant went home.
but he said he would return IN the
/ pring
/ As the weather grew warmer the
/ king grew more worried He sent out
proclamation that hc would give M,
only daughter and half OF M, Kingdom
10 anyone who would destroy the giant
But no one ycn'nrcd on the plan
III YOU have nothing else 10 do. why
don't YOU tackle the giant" ,a,d the
father "Ihat would be- better than
spending your time S%lttllug"
That's a. very good idea replied
/ Pedro as he shut up hi, knife and put
It IN his pocket ! Will set ont Al once
think | would likc.ycry much to have
the princess ior bride
So Pedro set ont for tho north and
travelled for a week till he reached the
giants home This was a huge. stone
castle on a rocky island IN the middle
OF. lake and was connected with the
shore by a wooden bridge Pedro
AAlked boldly up, rang the bell. then
told the giant he came tu inspect the
plumbing
The g,an, tcplicd that he had nu
plumbing and that he would throw the
lad into the dungeon for his impu-
dcnce.
Il can help about the place said
Pedro III you will lct me work
around | can FIX things up a bi,-cy.
erythlng here is drcadfully out OF re
pair"
So the giant agreed 10 allow Pedro
his liberty II the boy would do odd
Jobs abou, and not escape. Pcdo
mendcd the furniture and put new
hinges on the doors. and fixed the
shelves so nicely that the cook baked
him mince PIE All day long he was
busy with his tools and still more busy
thinking One day he wen, into the
treasure chamber to put in new win
dow frame, and while there saw the
money bags piled high around the wall
while chests OF Jewels stood about ON
homo hgG That p,ttl,t ,.rk.,, Ill
asleep he went out to the middle OF the
bridge and began 10 Gu, through 'hc
center of the big tlmberS Very svlN
and quietly he did this I'LL at last the
whole bridge was supported by bcar'
which would hold only a small weigh,
but nothing showed that the beams had
been lampcred with at all
About dawn Pedro went into the
treasure chamber and filled a big bag
with gold and Jewels then he ran owe
the bridge and set fire 10 a haySta,k
on the other side This hay belonged
to the giant, and as the blaze shot ~
into the sky the glare awokc him
Fire Fire" shouted Pedro, as ne
saw the giant running out OF the house
follow me and We will put IT out"
The boy. who was slender and
weighed only about 100 pounds. sped
, like shot safely over the bridge
, Blu, when the heavy giant came lum
-bering along, the beams gave way with
crash when he reached the center
Down, down, down he fell into 'hc
stony river, and his body did not come
mp for three days.
Pedro did not wait, hu, set out al
. once Tor home He told the king how
! he had destroyed the giant. that the,
, had nothing more to fear from TIC
giant who lay in the bottom ot IN.
river, and he showed the bag oi Jewels
and gold.
Great was the rejoicing at the death
, OF the giant, and even greater was IN,
teaS,lng that took place when Pcdr.
{ and the princess were married the tol
, lowing week
, And the wedding gilt Of the groou
| to the bride was the knife with whicl
he had whitfield away the bridge 81
! i, would fall with the giant
Copyright, 1919. hy the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate New York City)
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