Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker,
Copyright. 1915 by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New York City
THE GIANTS RRIDCE


There was great excitement in the
Fairy Queens bed chamber, for a mollsc
had venturcd in. This threw the lady
fairies into fits of alarm, and caused them
10 mount chairs and scream for the
tiny men who were playing ball IN the
courtyard.
The first to answer was pvd little
Dunk. who was a sort of page Ia Queen
May. Dunk was short about "A foot high
his hair stood straight up in all direct
IONS and he was always around when the
Queen was i'll trouble to help her out.
So in he rushed found the mouse and
put 1t in box
''kill it" called the lady, who wore
purple gown. COR drown il at once t
IS a horrld thing
But Dunk only took il out into tt c
field and opened the box SO it could jump
away
'Run along. mousie," he said. kindly,
''and don't come near the Queen room
again
You NAV be sure | will not, replied
the mouse. Those women, screaming,
frigh encd me almost tn death. But re-
member, II can aid you at any time, |
am your friend. 3"
When Dunk got back to the ia'y
palace he heard a weeping and wailng
"Oh. Dunk. sobbed the Queen, 'Iust
to think what has happened now. My
pigeon carrier brings me the news that
"A huge giant is coming this way to dig up
our beautiful Fairyland and turn 1t INTO
4 park for his huge beasts that he hunts
with a bow and arrow What will we do
about it He Is now only few miles away
at the other side OF the river And he is SO
.tr haf hr h1Y,iI n hr1dpR
ont Of the stones which are so hutc.
He will have no trouble making one in a
night
But Dunk told the Queen not to WORRY.
but to take a nap. because he would
make things all right in a few hours.
Then he set out 10 take walk so that
nc could think up plan to keep the giant
away
Over the coil autumn fields he went till
at last he sat down on a log. deeply
studying Presently hn fclt touch on
his foot
It's only myself said a tiny mouse
which stood by his toe You seem in
trouble What can do for YOU? | am
the mouse which YOU set free just now
Dunk laughed
n am in trouble a very great trouble,
he replied "A trouble far too big for a
tiny mouse or a tiny man like myself
to tackle
but tell nc what il IS continued
the mouse Sometimes little folks can
do the most after all
80 Dunk explained the situation and
all about the huge glsnt coming to dcs-
troy their home
Il know about that said the mouse.
''ilc is the giant called Grumblebones,
and always goes to sleep IN sunset II IS
almost time now for the sun 70 set, 50 #
he has built that bridge, he will soon bc
asleep and remain that way till morning
90 home and leave matters 10 me, and
they Will turn out all right
Dunk returned - The palace and felt
sure that things would be arranged 70
prevent the giant coming into taIryland
Tho mouse ran rapidly ~ frclnd
and told il To 60 10 = third and tell il
tn ~ ai the bridge over tho river nj
midnight Each mouse was to tell ~ 20
others. these two werr 10 tell another two
and "a the number was to be kept growing
and the news spread III three hours All
over the land a; midnight 10000 mIcc
stood Al the foo, ot the tridge
II want each ono oi you to dig as fast
as you can II tho foot Of these tan tmhcrs
On which this bridge rests II We work
fast and hard We ought to have he bridge
50 weakened by davn that il will tall
with the giant NON 10 vorh
In the moorheh1 the thousands 81
mice set owork ~ the time tho dawn
Was growing rosy il tic sky the first little
mouse sand 10 the Others
.~too the work is done If the giant
venturc~ over his weight viii break the
bridge In two ard hc Will fall in the river
Ry sunrise the giant came strlding down
~ the shore and started 10 cross. He
stalked on till re got toward the far end.
then suddenly the supports Of the bridge
gave way. and down fell The huge giant
tuinbed INTO the rivcr and soon dIsap-
peared from view
AS q reward for fms deed Dunk took
the mouse - ser the Queen
You dear thing said the Queen
You sawed o,u llvts and our count ~.
So never il tho future will any fairy Oc
AFRAID II mouse
And fairies never are. d Won w7il find
on If vouwili spend night IN Fairylsnd