South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
THREE FABLES
By .4ddE7ldTl EaUeSOn
FABLE THE FIRST.
The SaEacfous Esxeiibuos

FABLE THE FIRST.
The Sagacfous E2xejibnos.
In the Days when the Earth was
young. and large. four Beasts lived
In the great Forest on the Mountain
where many Lakes were. The first
OF these Beasts was the wangwuk.
the second was the Yamwobel. the
third was the Heeneegoo and the
fourth was the wise and mighty
Exejibnos. Each had many Follow
ers but the Henchmen OF the Exc
jibnos were more than those Of any
other Beast. -Four million Parasites
could he summon by stepping out OF
the back Door OF his Cave and
whistling.
Near the Home Of the four Beasts
were the four Lakes each Joined
10 its next Neighbor by a Greek. The
/ first Lake was as large as the
Shadow OF a Summer Cloud The
second was like unto the first. The
third was only 80 great as to be not
great at all but small, Very Small.
The fourth was larger than the
other three had they been combined
| IN one.
The Followers OF the Beasts came
/ to the Waters OF the Lakes 10 drink
and when all came 20 the same Lake
/ at the same Time there was much
Confusion. Whereupon the Wang
wunk and the Yamwobel conversed.
/ endeavoring TO devise some Means
| TO alleviate the Situation. Where
fore. they together with the Hee-
neegob. came TO the Cave OF the
| EXejibnos desiring Conversation. He
\ forthwith granted their Request.
first having crossed his Fingers and
put a Rabbits Foot in his Wam-
pun Pouch.
| Having learned the Object Of their
/ Visit. the Exejibnos scratched his
| Scalp and gave as his Opinion that
/ the four Beasts should draw Cuts
and each take on the four Lakes
as his own. for himself and his Fol
| lowers. The Exejibnos felt very safe
with his Fingers crossed and his
\ Rabbits Foot assured that he would
\ draw the fourth and the largest
\ Lake for his many Henchmen but
/ when the Cuts were drawn he dis
| covered that he had drawn the Stick
with the three Worm Holes in il, IN
/ dicating that the tnIru l4-.>s OF small
/ Circumference had fallen to his Lot.
| WhereupOn the Exejibnos swal-
/ lowed Nothing twice and said to
| the Wangwunk, the Yamwobel and
| the Heeneegob that the third Lake
was his Choice anyway, he had al
ways admired It. But he went
/ forthwith into his Cave.
Directly after the Sun had buried
| his Face in the Waters Of the first
Lake, which was the moo. westerly,
| the EXejibnOs emerged from the
| back Door Of his Cave and whistlkd
and at once his four million Follow
ers assembled to whom he gave
| secret Instructions and returned to
his Cave, laughing up his Elbow,
| Sleeves not being in Fashion that
| Season.
AS soon as Darkness was suf-
\ ficient all Of his Followers procured
Buckets and, by many rapid Steps,
/ carried several times four millions
l Of Bucketfuls Of Water from the
fourth Lake and poured them into
the third Lake.
And, when the sagacious Exejib-
/ nos awoke the next Morning, he
went forth wearing a huge Smile
upon his Countenance and looked 10
see the Waters piled high in the
third Lake.
And he saw the Waters Just
where he had seen them the Night
| before.
Moral.-The Moral Of this Fable
viii be found appenuv,- 30 Fable
Number Two.