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                          HOW MOSES WAS SAVED 



       Thousands of years ago�察�many years before David lived�察�there was a 

very wise and good man of his people who was a friend and adviser of the 

king   of   Egypt。   And   for   love   of   this   friend�察  �the   king   of   Egypt   had   let 

numbers   of   the   Israelites   settle   in   his   land。   But   after   the   king   and   his 

Israelitish friend were dead�察�there was a new king�察�who hated the Israelites。 

When he saw how strong they were�察�and how many there were of them�察�he 

began     to   be  afraid    that  some     day   they   might    number      more    than    the 

Egyptians�察�and might take his land from him。 

     Then he   and   his   rulers did   a   wicked   thing。  They   made   the   Israelites 

slaves。   And   they   gave   them   terrible   tasks   to   do�察  �without   proper   rest�察  �or 

food�察  �or    clothes。   For   they   hoped     that   the   hardship    would   kill   off   the 

Israelites。 They thought the old men would die and the young men be so ill 

and   weary  that   they  could   not   bring   up   families�察  �and   so   the   race   would 

vanish away。 

     But in spite of the work and suffering�察�the Israelites remained strong�察�

and more and more boys grew up�察�to make the king afraid。 

     Then he did the wickedest thing of all。 He ordered his soldiers to kill 

every boy baby that should be born in an Israelitish family�察�he did not care 

about the girls�察�because they could not grow up to fight。 

     Very   soon   after   this   evil   order�察  �a   boy   baby   was   born   in   a   certain 

Israelitish   family。   When   his   mother   first   looked   at   him   her   heart   was 

nearly broken�察�for he was even more beautiful than most babies are��so 

strong   and   fair   and   sweet。   But   he   was   a   boy�   �How   could   she   save   him 



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from death�拭�

     Somehow�察�she contrived to keep him hidden for three whole months。 

But at the end of that time�察�she saw that it was not going to be possible to 

keep him safe any longer。 She had been thinking all this time about what 

she should do�察�and now she carried out her plan。 

     First�察�she took a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it all over with 

pitch so that it was water´tight�察�and then she laid the baby in it�察�then she 

carried it to the edge of the river and laid it in the flags by the river's brink。 

It did not show at all�察�unless one were quite near it。 Then she kissed her 

little   son   and   left   him  there。   But   his   sister   stood   far   off�察  �not   seeming   to 

watch�察�but really watching carefully to see what would happen to the baby。 

     Soon there was the sound of talk and laughter�察�and a train of beautiful 

women came down to the water's edge。 It was the king's daughter�察�come 

down to bathe in the river�察�with her maidens。 The maidens walked along 

by the river's side。 

     As   the   king's   daughter   came   near   to   the   water�察  �she   saw   the   strange 

little basket lying in the flags�察�and she sent her maid to bring it to her。 And 

when   she   had   opened   it�察  �she   saw   the   child�察  �the   poor   baby   was   crying。 

When she saw him�察�so helpless and so beautiful�察�crying for his mother�察�the 

king's daughter pitied him and loved him。 She knew the cruel order of her 

father�察�and she said at once�察 �This is one of the Hebrews' children。; 

     At that moment the baby's sister came to the princess and said�察 �Shall I 

go and find thee a nurse from the Hebrew women�察�so that she may nurse 

the child for thee�拭─�Not a word did she say about whose child it was�察�but 

perhaps the princess guessed�察�I don't know。 At all events�察�she told the little 

girl to go。 

     So the maiden went�察�and brought her mother� �

     Then   the   king's   daughter   said   to   the   baby's   mother�察   �Take   this   child 

away and nurse it for me�察�and I will give thee wages。; 

     Was not that a strange thing�拭�And can you think how happy the baby's 

mother   was�拭  �For   now   the   baby   would   be   known   only   as   the   princess's 

adopted child�察�and would be safe。 

     And   it   was   so。   The   mother   kept   him   until   he   was   old   enough   to   be 

taken to the princess's palace。 Then he was brought and given to the king's 



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daughter�察�and he became her son。 And she named him Moses。 

     But the strangest part of the whole story is�察�that when Moses grew to 

be a man he became so strong and wise that it was he who at last saved his 

people from the king and conquered the Egyptians。 The one child saved by 

the   king's   own   daughter   was   the   very   one   the   king   would   most   have 

wanted to kill�察�if he had known。 



                             THE TEN FAIRIES��1�А�



     ��1�А�Adapted from the facts given in the German of Die Zehn ��Feeen�殖��察�

by H。 A。 Guerber。 

       Once upon a time there was a dear little girl�察�whose name was Elsa。 

Elsa's   father   and   mother   worked   very   hard   and   became   rich。   But   they 

loved Elsa so much that they did not like to have her do any work�察�very 

foolishly�察�they let her play all the time。 So when Elsa grew up�察�she did not 

know how to do anything�察�she could not make bread�察�she could not sweep 

a room�察�she could not sew a seam�察�she could only laugh and sing。 But she 

was   so   sweet   and   merry   that   everybody   loved   her。   And   by   and   by�察  �she 

married one of the people who loved her�察�and had a house of her own to 

take care of。 

     Then�察�then�察�my dears�察�came hard times for Elsa� �There were so many 

things to be done in the house�察 �and she did   not know how  to do any  of 

them� �And because she had never worked at all it made her very tired even 

to try�察  �she   was   tired   before   the   morning   was   over�察 �every  day。   The   maid 

would come and say�察 �How shall I do this�拭─�or ;How shall I do that�拭─�And 

Elsa would have to say�察 �I don't know。; Then the maid would pretend that 

she   did   not   know�察  �either�察  �and   when   she   saw   her   mistress   sitting   about 

doing nothing�察�she�察�too�察�sat about�察�idle。 

     Elsa's husband had a hard time of it�察�he did not have good things to eat�察�

and they were not ready  at the right time�察�and   the house looked all in   a 

clutter。   It   made   him   sad�察  �and   that   made   Elsa   sad�察  �for   she   wanted   to   do 

everything just right。 

     At last�察�one day�察�Elsa's husband went away quite cross�察�he said to her�察�

as he went out the door�察 �It is no wonder that the house looks so�察�when you 



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sit all day with your hands in your lap� ─�

     Little   Elsa   cried   bitterly  when   he   was   gone�察  �for   she   did  not   want   to 

make her husband unhappy and cross�察�and she wanted the house to look 

nice。 ;Oh�察�dear�察─�she sobbed�察 �I wish I could do things right� �I wish I could 

work� �I wishI wish I had ten good fairies to work for me� �Then I could 

keep the house� ─�

     As   she   said   the   words�察  �a   great   gray   man   stood   before   her�察  �he   was 

wrapped in a strange gray cloak that covered him from head to foot�察�and 

he smiled at Elsa。 ;What is the matter�察�dear�拭─�he said。 ;Why do you cry�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�I am crying because I do not know how to keep the house�察─�said 

Elsa。 ;I cannot make bread�察�I cannot sweep�察�I cannot sew a seam�察�when I 

was   a   little   girl   I   never   learned   to   work�察  �and   now   I   cannot   do   anything 

right。 I wish I had ten good fairies to help me� ─�

     ;You   shall   have   them�察  �dear�察─  �said   the   gray   man�察  �and   he   shook   his 

strange gray cloak。 Pouf� �Out hopped ten tiny fairies�察�no bigger than that� �

     ;These   shall   be   your   servants�察  �Elsa�察─  �said   the   gray   man�察   �they   are 

faithful   and   clever�察  �and   they   will   do   everything   you   want   them   to�察  �just 

right。 But   the  neighbors   might stare  and   ask questions if   they  saw  these 

little chaps running about your house�察�so I will hide them away for you。 

Give me your little useless hands。; 

     Wondering�察�Elsa stretched out her pretty�察�little�察�white hands。 

     ;Now stretch out your little useless fingers�察�dear� ─�

     Elsa stretched out her pretty pink fingers。 

     The   gray   man   touched   each   one   of   the   ten   little   fingers�察  �and   as   he 

touched them he said their names�此 �Little Thumb�察�Fore´ finger�察�Thimble´ 

finger�察   �Ring´finger�察     �Little   Fi
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