The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-27

and her little granddaughter Snow
flake, lived with her. They called
her Snowflake because she was so
white. Now, l must tell you this
old witch was very wicked and
was very mean to Snowflake. This
old witch had cat who sat at
the door to admit visitors which
seldom came because if they came
with money they never went out
again alive, because the old witch
would kill them.
One day after Snowflake had
been playing with the children for
the day she grew tired and came
in and sat down by the door, then
she heard the old lady say:
"Cat, cat, get me a switch
From the back yard fence,
Where Snowflake went;
Touch me, touch thee,
Then we shall travel tonight to
the sea-" 81
Then the cat would get the
switch where Snowflake had swung
in her swing among the branches.
The cat went and got the switch
and brought it back to the old
woman who touched the cat and
herself and they both changed into
. fishes. They then hoped into the
fountain and disappeared. The
next night Snowflake decided to
go to the sea also, so long before
the old lady had come back from
the Palace of Mystery" she went
upstairs dressed in the old witch's
clothes and came downstairs and
said just like the old witch:
Cat, cat, get me switch
From the back yard fence;
Touch me, touch thee,
Then we shall travel this night
to the sea-" e.
The cat got the switch and touch
ed Snowflake with it and then
Snowflake took it and touched him
and they both changed into fishes
and disappeared into the fountain
as before. Then they went on I'M
til they came to a sea with light
dancing on the water. Snowflake
came nearer She saw it was tiny
minnoWs dancing with freely for
a partner. (This accounts for the
light Snowflake saw on the seal.
But the cat did not stop here He
went on until he. came to a sea
with fish in it nearer their own
size. All night long they danced
and it was towards morning before
they went home. The fishes pre-
sented Snowflake with a beautiful
dress to make one who wore it in
visible; it was made of the sun
and trimmed with the silver lining
of cloud. They also gave her a ]
cap made of their scales to make
whatever she wished come true,
but all they gave the cat was a
little old chair with no bottom in
1t and very short legs and no arms, i
and they said, This chair, dear
cat, is what we call the death |
chair Whoever sits in it shall
die instantly" The cat made signs
that he didn't want it but said not
a word; then the fish said: Eyes, |
yes, you must take it; it might |
come in handy" The next day the |
old witch was very angry and |
went over to the cat and began to
speak in whispers to him Snow
flake, wishing to try the skill of
her dress ran upstairs and it on.
She came downstairs noiselessly
and ran up to the old witch and |
cat in time to the old witch saying
very angrily, Cat, cat, didst thou |
go to the Ball last night and leave !
me?" May, nay" said the cat,
Snowflake and | went to find you
but got lost and had a hard time
finding our way back" "All is we'll, /
all is We'll" muttering, the witch i
said. Snowflake went many other
nights but after she had heard |
what the cat said to the old wo-
man she rushed upstairs, took off !
her dress and said to herself, Il
wonder why the cat didn't say.
why, old woman, didenst thou go
to the ball last night with me?'
and why did he not tell about his
PRESENT. Snowflake turned these
questions over to herself and buz-
zled many days over them, but
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