The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-24
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
ny OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
THE KING AND HIS DAUGHTERS

THE KING AND HIS DAUGHTERS
This story is going to be about
a king and his three daughters said
Mi O. Mi, the Story Teller, to the
, Twins.
us it funny or sad?" asked Nick,
who hoped it might be another axe
John Gipin.'
sad. Pm afraid But all stories cant
be gay. It's about King Lear.
This old king did a foolish thing
one day, as kings in olden times al
| WAYS seemed to be doing
"Hc called his three children to
! him, all daughters, and said, I'm
, getting old and all my lands and
| riches do not mean as much TO me
as your love. Which of you loves
me the best?"
"Regan, the oldest daughter tossed
her beautiful head proudly and said
quickly, To make you happy
should gladly give my blood
The old king was greatly pleased
at this, you may be sure. An, there's
a daughter to be proud Of. he cried
Then he turned to Goneril, his sec.
ond daughter. Goneril was still
more beautiful than Regain, her Older
sister.
81. too, father, would undertake
any hardship to save you mo
ment's worry said she. shall
serve Your Highncss night and da!
with diligence and love-
king Lear was so delighted thai
he cried out, you glad my soul
daughter and stroked her fan
curls.
"Then he turned to Cordelia. hi
youngest daughter, and the mos
beautiful of all. And how says
, thou, my youngest girl, how is tn!
love allayed?' he asked"
"What did Cordelia say?" aske'
Nancy.
what do you suppose declare'
} Mi o. Mi. "She said simply, M
, love, which l owe to you, shall b
4 the duty Of a child
. What" cried the king. 'Woul
+ you not show more love than you
> duty? Hcnceforth you are banishe
:. from my court. You are no child
D mine, and no part of my realm shal
be yours
e "The next thing he did was t
4 divide his kingdom into two parts
G and over one reigned the oldes
r daughter, Queen Regain. while Quee
Il Goneril ruled over the other"
"What happened to poor Cord'
! liza p asked Nick.
n down for months without food eve
y sometimes said Mi O. Mi. Ssh
It had to beg for bread But sh
q was sweet and good. and people wei
kind. BY and by she got to Franc
{. where the king heard of her. II
:. sent for her and seeing her beaut
- and goodness, married her, and ST
> became Queen Of France.
II "But the other sisters forgot the
II. promises very soon," went on Mi
Vi Mi. "King Lear lived in the cast
1T of his eldest daughter, Queen Rcga
II At first he had twenty men to wa
on him, then ten, then three, thu
= none. Then Queen Regain chas'
. him out altogether. The poor o
king then went to the castle
Queen Goneril, hoping for bett
(: treatment, but it was even wor
there, for he had to beg crusts in t
kitchen. So much for all their fl
promises!
3 "At last he was forced to seek he
in France from Queen Cordelia, I
youngest daughter whom he h
Z driven out.
"She remembered her words. A
not ONLY did she receive him kline
and with honor. but she and her hi
n band sent soldiers to England
! drive out the two wicked queens a
get his kingdom back.
Ibid they" asked the Twins.
-"Yes," said Mi o. Mi, "but not
fore a great many people had be
killed"
(To BE ContinuedJ
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