Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-11
CHAPTER VI
In Alaxldin's Land

CHINA is far from Arabia. For ~
~ Witch's broomstick, however, ne
distance was only liv%y hop.
After Jack and Janet and Judge Owl
said good-by to the traveller at the edge
Of tho oasis. the broomstlck rose high
into the air. rushed dizzily ahead, then
came down. And when IL alightcd they
were in China. the land of Aladdin.
Here all things we're odd---the queer
, clothes of the people. the funny houses,
the big-sailed ships, the wheelharrows
that were used Instead Of automobiles.
This is land Of mystery" said
Jack. Here we ought to find Fairy.
land" t
A thin little Chinese hoy lny in tbe
srn.
Little Chinese boy. do yo,r know
where we can find Fairyland?" asked
| Janet. h
II do not know anything about
! Chinese boy. 81 know only that, i ain
hungry, very hungry. Ask Hong %.
the storytelicr about Fairylsnd. He
f-he thin little Chinese boy pointed
TO a very old Chinese man with thin.
scruggly whiskers. who also sat In the
sun near by. His eyes looked far
away. -.
we can find Fairylandf' asked Jack.
| The old Chinese man did not leof
! at them. His eyes still gazed far away.
! Presently he spoke. A,N
This is the land Of Aladdin and Ms
lamp" he said. ''Here dwelt the
mighty genii that was the slave. Of The
workers of magic. With wave OF
the hand they could build n kirgly pal
ace. With lifting of the finger they
could produce food to feed IN army. But
that was long ago. The genii. the Wig
ards and the fairies have fed from
China The old Chinese man sat 81
lent.
why have they fed from Chinar'
asked Janet.
Cent and Fairies cannot abide SAD
ness" answered the old Chinese man.
China is sad because its people starve.
It's people starve because the rice felds
did not grow enough rice TO give all u
share. Again the old Chinese man
became silent.
Jack and Janet looked at him ana st
the thin little boy. They looked at other
children down the street, all Of them
thin, all Of thcn too weak to play, all
Of them starving.
Jack spoke slowly. II have an uncle
who is Il farmer" he said 'He grew
such big crop Of corn last summer he
cannot sell il all. I heard him say
once he would like to give half Of It 70
the starving in China. If we could
: summon geni VIC could have him bring
the corn here.
Janet's eyes sparkled. We haven't
renii.." she said, but we have some.
thing that will work just as we'll We
have the Witch's broomstick. We can
Hoo! Hoo! Too! Too! The night
IS short" warned Judge Owl. "If you
spend it CARRYING corn, you cannot seek
for Fniryland.'
1--WE would rather help the hungry
Chinese children than seek for Fairy
And so they did. The Witch broom. !.
stick, as if anxious to be used for good
instead Of evil. few back and forth
with the speed Of light. As II by magic
It carried great loads Of corn from the
farm Of Jacks uncle 10 the hungry chill.
dren in China.
The genii has come back. The fai.
rics are here again. chante1 the old
Chinese tory-tellcr.
But Judge Owl was hootins warn.
ing.
Dawn is coming in America" he
shrieked. witch night is over. Home
and TO bed before 1t is too late.'
The broomstick gave n great LEAP.
Jack and Janet chung tightly TO II.
There was q furry and blurry. and
they opened their eyes to find them
selves back home IN bed.
TN newt weeks story Jack and Jsnet
find Fairy yIand-and they find II In a
most une Npectcd place. where Other chill
ilren, too, might find Il IL they should
look in the right Way.)