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sent down little streams of   pure water�察�the  winds were  gentle�察�and   lying 

like a blue jewel at the foot of the western hills was a marvelous lake of 

salt water��an inland sea。 So the pioneers settled there and built them huts 

and cabins for the first winter。 

     It had taken them many months to make the terrible journey�察�many had 

died of weariness and illness on the way�察�many died of hardship during the 

winter�察�and the provisions they had brought in their wagons were so nearly 

gone that�察�by spring�察�they were living partly on roots�察�dug from the ground。 

All their lives now depended on the crops of grain and vegetables which 

they    could    raise  in   the  valley。   They    made     the  barren    land   good    by 

spreading water from the little streams over it��what we call ;irrigating�察─�

and they planted enough corn and grain and vegetables for all the people。 

Every one helped�察�and every one watched for the sprouting�察�with hopes�察�

and prayers�察�and careful eyes。 

     In good time the seeds sprouted�察�and the dry�察�brown earth was covered 

with a carpet of tender�察�green�察�growing things。 No farmer's garden at home 

in   the   East   could   have   looked   better   than   the   great   garden   of   the   desert 

valley。 And from day to day the little shoots grew and flourished till they 

were all well above the ground。 

     Then a terrible thing happened。 One day the men who were watering 

the crops saw a great number of crickets swarming over the ground at the 

edge of the gardens nearest the mountains。 They were hopping from the 

barren places into the young�察�green crops�察�and as they settled down they 

ate the tiny shoots and leaves to the ground。 More came�察�and more�察�and 

ever more�察�and as they came they spread out till they covered a big corner 

of the grain field。 And still more and more�察�till it was like an army of black�察�

hopping�察  �crawling   crickets�察  �streaming   down   the   side   of   the   mountain   to 

kill the crops。 

     The    men    tried   to  kill  the  crickets   by   beating   the   ground�察   �but   the 

numbers were so great that it was like beating at the sea。 Then they ran 

and told the terrible news�察�and all the village came to help。 They started 

fires�察�they dug trenches and filled them with water�察�they ran wildly about 



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in the fields�察�killing what they could。 But while they fought in one place 

new   armies   of   crickets   marched   down   the   mountain´   sides   and   attacked 

the  fields   in   other places。   And   at   last   the  people   fell   on   their  knees   and 

wept and cried in despair�察�for they saw starvation and death in the fields。 

     A few knelt to pray。 Others gathered round and joined them�察�weeping。 

More left their useless struggles and knelt beside their neighbors。 At last 

nearly   all   the   people   were   kneeling   on   the   desolate   fields   praying   for 

deliverance from the plague of crickets。 

     Suddenly�察�from far off in the air toward the great salt lake�察�there was 

the sound of flapping wings。 It grew louder。 Some of the people looked up�察�

startled。 They saw�察�like a white cloud rising from the lake�察�a flock of sea 

gulls flying toward them。 Snow´white in the sun�察�with great wings beating 

and soaring�察�in hundreds and hundreds�察�they rose and circled and came on。 

     ;The gulls� �the gulls� ─�was the cry。 ;What does it mean�拭─�

     The gulls flew overhead�察�with a shrill chorus of whimpering cries�察�and 

then�察  �in   a   marvelous   white   cloud   of   spread   wings   and   hovering   breasts�察�

they settled down over the seeded ground。 

     ;Oh�   �woe�   �woe� ─  �cried   the   people。   ;The   gulls   are   eating   what   the 

crickets have left� �they will strip root and branch� ─�

     But all at once�察�some one called out�察�

     ;No�察  �no�   �See�   �they  are   eating   the   crickets�   �They   are   eating   only   the 

crickets� ─�

     It was true。 The gulls devoured the crickets in dozens�察�in hundreds�察�in 

swarms。 They ate until they were gorged�察�and then they flew heavily back 

to the lake�察�only to come again with new appetite。 And when at last they 

finished�察�they had stripped the fields of the cricket army�察�and the people 

were saved。 

     To this day�察�in the beautiful city of Salt Lake�察�which grew out of that 

pioneer   village�察  �the   little   children   are   taught   to   love   the   sea   gulls。   And 

when they learn drawing and weaving in the schools�察�their first design is 

often a picture of a cricket and a gull。 



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                           THE NIGHTINGALE��1�А�



       ��1�А�Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen。 

       A long�察�long time ago�察�as long ago as when there were fairies�察�there 

lived an emperor in China�察�who had a most beautiful palace�察�all made of 

crystal。   Outside   the   palace   was   the   loveliest   garden   in   the   whole   world�察�

and farther away was a forest where the trees were taller than any other 

trees in the world�察�and farther away�察�still�察�was a deep wood。 And in this 

wood lived a little Nightingale。 The Nightingale sang so beautifully that 

everybody who heard her remembered her song better than anything else 

that   he   heard   or   saw。   People   came   from   all   over   the   world   to   see   the 

crystal   palace   and   the   wonderful   garden   and   the   great   forest�察  �but   when 

they  went   home   and   wrote   books   about   these   things   they  always   wrote�察�

;But the Nightingale is the best of all。; 

     At last it happened that the Emperor came upon a book which said this�察�

and he at once sent for his Chamberlain。 

     ;Who is this Nightingale�拭─�said the Emperor。 ;Why have I never heard 

him sing�拭─�

     The    Chamberlain�察     �who    was   a  very   important     person�察  �said�察  �There 

cannot be any such person�察�I have never heard his name。; 

     ;The book says there is a Nightingale�察─�said the Emperor。 ;I command 

that the Nightingale be brought here to sing for me this evening。; 

     The Chamberlain went out and asked all the great lords and ladies and 

pages where the Nightingale could be found�察�but not one of them had ever 

heard   of   him。   So   the   Chamberlain   went   back   to   the   Emperor   and   said�察�

;There is no such person。; 

     ;The   book   says   there   is   a   Nightingale�察─  �said   the   Emperor�察   �if   the 

Nightingale is not here to sing for me this evening I will have the court 

trampled upon�察�immediately after supper。; 

     The Chamberlain did not want to be trampled upon�察�so he ran out and 

asked everybody in the palace about the Nightingale。 At last�察�a little girl 

who worked in the kitchen to help the cook's helper�察�said�察 �Oh�察�yes�察�I know 

the Nightingale very well。 Every night�察�when I go to carry scraps from the 

kitchen to my mother�察�who lives in the wood beyond the forest�察�I hear the 



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Nightingale sing。; 

     The     Chamberlain       asked    the   little  cook´    maid    to   take   him    to  the 

Nightingale's home�察�and many of the lords and ladies followed after。 When 

they had gone a little way�察�they heard a cow moo。 

     ;Ah� ─�said the lords and ladies�察 �that must be the Nightingale�察�what a 

large voice for so small a creature� ─�

     ;Oh�察�no�察─�said the little girl�察 �that is just a cow�察�mooing。; 

     A   little   farther   on   they   heard   some   bull´   frogs�察 �in   a   swamp。   ;Surely 

that is the Nightingale�察─�said the courtiers�察 �it really sounds like church´ 

bells� ─�

     ;Oh�察�no�察─�said the little girl�察 �those are bullfrogs�察�croaking。; 

     At   last   they   came   to   the   wood   where   the   Nightingale   was。   ;Hush� ─�

said   the   little   girl�察   �she   is   going   to   sing。;   And�察  �sure   enough�察  �the   little 

Nightingale began to sing。 She sang so beautifully that you have never in 

all your life heard anything like it。 

     ;Dear�察�dear�察─�said the courtiers�察 �that is very pleasant�察�does that little 

gray bird really make all that noise�拭�She is so pale that I think she has lost 

her color for fear of us。; 

     The Chamberlain asked the little Nightingale to come and sing for the 

Emperor。   The   little   Nightingale   said   she   could   sing   better   in   her   own 

greenwood�察�but she was so sweet and kind that she came with them。 

     That     evening     the  palace    was    all  trimmed     with    the  most    beautiful 

flowers   you   can   imagine�察  �and   rows   and   rows   of   little   silver   bells�察  �that 

tinkled when the wind blew in�察�and hundreds and hundreds and hundred
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