Year: 1871

nip. he soon found great one with tall
leaves, and he set about digging around
the roots. No, no." said the turnip, my
roots are deep and you cannot dig so low,
but take hold Of my head and pull, for my
root will follow where my head goes" So
he seized hold of the stalk and pulled.
Loi it came up so easy that the boy fell
over in the mud "Ho, hoi" laughed the
turnip "you have something to learn if
you would be great Daimio. Men, like
turnips, pull easiest by the head, but you
taken root, than to overturn yourself in
trying to pull them up" And the little
boy took the advice, and made the ac-
quaintance of leaders only. He was never,
however, over anxious to be in the COM
pany of great men, and soon the Tycoon,
seeing his great care and wisdom, made
him Prince. He was so happy.


THE GIRL THAT DID NOT OBEY.


Once little girl was told by her mother
to make rice cakes. But the little girl
wanted to play shuttle-cock, and left the
dough in the bowl A little imp in the
shape of frog came, and when the girl
was about to hit the cock blow, he threw
the dough into the air. 1t fell upon the
girls head and streamed down over her
shoulders Until she was entirely covered





all dough, threw her into the oven, and so
the naughty little girl was baked


THE INDUSTRIOUS MAN.


One man worked in his rice and wheat
fields while his neighbors spent their time
in wrestling, drinking sacky, and playing
ball. Finally winter came and they had
no food. So they went to the industrious
man and said: "Give Us rice and bread"
But the other said No; you serve the
spirit of amusement. / serve the spirit of
work. Go to your spirit for food and 1
will go to mine" So they all starved.
THE LoNIN


A poor lonin lay by the roadside, all
alone, one dark night, and the wind came
and talked to him, telling him to die and
be happy. But this poor weak lonin said:
mo. Buddah has something for me to
do. do not feel that should die easy.
Sc he got up in the morning and travelled
toward the great temple of Isjey. He
soon met great monster, with nose SIX
feet long, and a tail like a horse. When
the poor lonin saw the monster, he was
| afraid But themonster said to the lonln,
"I shall not hurt you, because you are not
worth eating. But advise you to warn
others on your way, for shall come over
the same road which you go" Then the
lonin said to himself: This is what Bud
dab has for me to do" So he went on
until he saw two women in house, spool
ing and reeling cotton for nice clothes.
Lonin said: "If you weave them in pride,
the monster will swallow you, clothes and
all" But they were so intent upon their
nice gowns that they needed not the lonin-
Soon he saw boy climbing an orange
tree, and stealing fruit. 1.-THE monster
will devour you, boy" said the lohin, If
your belly is sweet with that fruit
But the boy laughed at the beg
gar, and stuffed himself with or
anges. Next the lonin met peddler,
with jewelry and porcelain ware. do
you sell true :" asked the lonin- II get
all can," said the peddler, grinning.
Beware" said the lonin, "a monster
comes this way, and if you are too rich he
will eat you" Next the lonin met boy
at study, and so intent was he upon his
books that the lonin passed unnoticed.
"Ah," sid the lonin, monsters don't feed
on reading; they like fat, not thought"
Soon after he met priest, who sneered at
him for his poverty, and a Daimio, who
made the lonin smart under stroke of his
whip. The Door lonin paid his COWS to
the gods of Isjey-and while he was burn
ing tapers the monster came roaring by.
| Then the lonin retraced his steps to see
what the monster had done. Lo, the
cruel Daimio, the proud priest, the ped
dler, the boy who was stealing oranges,
and the two vain women had been de-
voured, but the little boy at his books
was peacefully reading as before.


Many other long tales having morals,
and many that have not, are told to the
children, which will compare favorably
with the best German stories with regard
to instruction or amusement.-C0r.B Boston
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