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to the royal menagerie without hurting them。
Life was very terrible to the prince�察�now�察�but he began to see that he
had brought all his sorrow on himself�察�and he tried to bear it patiently。 The
worst to bear was the cruelty of the keeper。 At last�察�one night�察�this keeper
was in great danger�察�a tiger got loose�察�and attacked him。 ;Good enough� �
Let him die� ─�thought Prince Cherry。 But when he saw how helpless the
keeper was�察�he repented�察�and sprang to help。 He killed the tiger and saved
the keeper's life。
As he crouched at the keeper's feet�察�a voice said�察 �Good actions never
go unrewarded� ─�And the terrible monster was changed into a pretty little
white dog。
The keeper carried the beautiful little dog to the court and told the
story�察�and from then on�察�Cherry was carefully treated�察�and had the best of
everything。 But in order to keep the little dog from growing�察 �the queen
ordered that he should be fed very little�察�and that was pretty hard for the
poor prince。 He was often half starved�察�although so much petted。
One day he had carried his crust of bread to a retired spot in the palace
woods�察�where he loved to be�察�when he saw a poor old woman hunting for
roots�察�and seeming almost starved。
;Poor thing�察─�he thought�察 �she is even hungrier than I�察─�and he ran up
and dropped the crust at her feet。
The woman ate it�察�and seemed greatly refreshed。
Cherry was glad of that�察�and he was running happily back to his kennel
when he heard cries of distress�察 �and suddenly he saw some rough men
dragging along a young girl�察�who was weeping and crying for help。 What
was his horror to see that the young girl was Zelia� �Oh�察�how he wished he
were the monster once more�察�so that he could kill the men and rescue her� �
But he could do nothing except bark�察�and bite at the heels of the wicked
men。 That could not stop them�察 �they drove him off�察 �with blows�察 �and
carried Zelia into a palace in the wood。
Poor Cherry crouched by the steps�察�and watched。 His heart was full of
pity and rage。 But suddenly he thought�察 �I was as bad as these men�察 �I
myself put Zelia in prison�察�and would have treated her worse still�察�if I had
not been prevented。; The thought made him so sorry and ashamed that he
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repented bitterly the evil he had done。
Presently a window opened�察�and Cherry saw Zelia lean out and throw
down a piece of meat。 He seized it and was just going to devour it�察�when
the old woman to whom he had given his crust snatched it away and took
him in her arms。 ;No�察�you shall not eat it�察�you poor little thing�察─�she said�察�
;for every bit of food in that house is poisoned。;
At the same moment�察 �a voice said�察 �Good actions never go
unrewarded� ─ �And instantly Prince Cherry was transformed into a little
white dove。
With great joy�察�he flew to the open palace window to seek out his Zelia�察�
to try to help her。 But though he hunted in every room�察�no Zelia was to be
found。 He had to fly away�察 �without seeing her。 He wanted more than
anything else to find her�察�and stay near her�察�so he flew out into the world�察�
to seek her。
He sought her in many lands�察�until one day�察�in a far eastern country�察�he
found her sitting in a tent�察 �by the side of an old�察 �white´haired hermit。
Cherry was wild with delight。 He flew to her shoulder�察�caressed her hair
with his beak�察�and cooed in her ear。
;You dear�察�lovely little thing� ─�said Zelia。 ;Will you stay with me�拭�If
you will�察�I will love you always。;
;Ah�察 �Zelia�察 �see what you have done� ─ �laughed the hermit。 At that
instant�察 �the white dove vanished�察 �and Prince Cherry stood there�察 �as
handsome and charming as ever�察�and with a look of kindness and modesty
in his eyes which had never been there before。 At the same time�察 �the
hermit stood up�察 �his flowing hair changed to shining gold�察 �and his face
became a lovely woman's face�察 �it was the Fairy Candide。 ;Zelia has
broken your spell�察─�she said to the Prince�察 �as I meant she should�察�when
you were worthy of her love。;
Zelia and Prince Cherry fell at the fairy's feet。 But with a beautiful
smile she bade them come to their kingdom。 In a trice�察 �they were
transported to the Prince's palace�察�where King Suliman greeted them with
tears of joy。 He gave back the throne�察�with all his heart�察�and King Cherry
ruled again�察�with Zelia for his queen。
He wore the little gold ring all the rest of his life�察�but never once did it
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have to prick him hard enough to make his finger bleed。
THE GOLD IN THE ORCHARD��1�А�
��1�А�An Italian folk tale。
There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard。 He was very
industrious�察�and the farm always prospered under his care。 But he knew
that his three sons despised the farm work�察�and were eager to make wealth
fast�察�through adventure。
When the farmer was old�察�and felt that his time had come to die�察�he
called the three sons to him and said�察 �My sons�察 �there is a pot of gold
hidden in the olive orchard。 Dig for it�察�if you wish it。;
The sons tried to get him to tell them in what part of the orchard the
gold was hidden�察�but he would tell them nothing more。
After the farmer was dead�察 �the sons went to work to find the pot of
gold�察�since they did not know where the hiding´place was�察�they agreed to
begin in a line�察 �at one end of the orchard�察 �and to dig until one of them
should find the money。
They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard
to the other�察 �round the tree´roots and between them。 But no pot of gold
was to be found。 It seemed as if some one must have stolen it�察�or as if the
farmer had been wandering in his wits。 The three sons were bitterly
disappointed to have all their work for nothing。
The next olive season�察 �the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit
than they had ever given�察 �the fine cultivating they had had from the
digging brought so much fruit�察�and of so fine a quality�察�that when it was
sold it gave the sons a whole pot of gold� �
And when they saw how much money had come from the orchard�察�
they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant when he said�察�
;There is gold hidden in the orchard�察�dig for it。;
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MARGARET OF NEW ORLEANS
If you ever go to the beautiful city of New Orleans�察�somebody will be
sure to take you down into the old business part of the city�察�where there are
banks and shops and hotels�察�and show you a statue which stands in a little
square there。 It is the statue of a woman�察�sitting in a low chair�察�with her
arms around a child�察�who leans against her。 The woman is not at all pretty�此�
she wears thick�察�common shoes�察�a plain dress�察�with a little shawl�察�and a
sun´bonnet�察�she is stout and short�察�and her face is a square´chinned Irish
face�察�but her eyes look at you like your mother's。
Now there is something very surprising about this statue�此 �it was the
first one that was ever made in this country in honor of a woman。 Even in
old Europe there are not many monuments to women�察�and most of the few
are to great queens or princesses�察�very beautiful and very richly dressed。
You see�察�this statue in New Orleans is not quite like anything else。
It is the statue of a woman named Margaret。 Her whole name was
Margaret Haughery�察�but no one in New Orleans remembers her by it�察�any
more than you think of your dearest sister by her full name�察 �she is just
Margaret。 This is her story�察�and it tells why people made a monument for
her。
When Margaret was a tiny baby�察�her father and mother died�察�and she
was adopted by two young people as poor and as kind as her own parents。
She lived with them until she grew u
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