The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-27
The Boy Who Was
Called Don't Know''

lie was the smarteSt boy IN the
school.
One afternoon he met an old
man. He said for him to always
answer l don't know. This would
lead him to better life.
That evening his father asked
him what he learned at school. He
answered, don't know.
His father didn't like this and
said if he couldn't tell him by the
next evening he would fire him
from the house.
The evening came but he still
answered / don't know. His father
chased him out OF the house.
The boy was tired running so he
turned around to see if his father
was coming. But no one was in
sight. He walked on. By morn
ing he came in sight Of the Kings
castle. He asked the man il he
could see the king.
The man asked for his name, but
he answered l don't know. The
man told the King, he said for him
to enter, he did SO. The king
asked what he wanted. Not
answering, he said for him to stay
and do the gardening with the man
in the garden.
He was shown the way to the
garden. The old man was sleepy
and soon fell asleep. Then the
old man appeared and gave the boy
three long hairs. One was gray,
which he said if he would twist on
his finger when no one was looking
he might ride-around the garden
three times.
Then the garden would look a
little better if he put on the brown
one.
If he would put on the black one
the garden would look very pretty
Then he disappeared again.
The boy put on the black hair,
looked around but saw no one. Just
as this happened a horse appeared.
The boy climbed on it. He rode
around the field three times.
Then he took the hair off his
finger. The man awoke and was
amazed at the beauty of the garden
The King came to look at the
garden that morning. He asked
how it happened. The man
answered that he fell asleep, when
he awoke it was like it was then.
The king invited all his friends
for a party the next day and to see
his garden. The next day the
boy put on the brown hair, seeing
no one, rode around the garden
three times. The ground was all
thrown all around. When the man
awoke he was very mad because
the king was coming out with
visitors to see the garden.
They heard the king coming so
they started filing the ground
away from the door. The king
was very mad at this. The Com
pany soon left.
The next day the boy put on the
gray hair and rode around the
field. The king then invited the
people to come again the next
day. The next day they again !
came. That morning the boy
put on the black hair. 1t was pref
tier than ever. The king was
highly pleased.
Then he told his visitors they
would have little fun. So they
went into the palace again. Then
the king ordered a servant to
dress up 81 don't know. He did
this and while the servant was out
of the room the old man told him
to speak a little more.
After he was dressed the serv-
ant waited for the king to call for
him. He soon did.
The'boy was led in to the room
to the king. The king asked him
what his name was.
The boy having been given per-
mission to talk, said, my name is
John Smith" The king was
greatly surprised at his answer.
He asked why he would not speak
before and the boy said, Il was
hidden not to-"
The king now said they would
go out hunting. So he told the
Princess to choose whom they liked
best. They all departed but the
smallest princess, who had fallen
in love with, I don't know, and
went to him. The king seeing this