THE OREGON SUNDAY JOjJUHJH m . . i , p a -v r " v it w. . , , i f i m at w x 1 i i li ii ii i b ii m i i ii. iivr 'i j j. iji y J j7 I Jl VI VA II Vi bt II" v-m " - Ma 4 r , J I 'll r . . .i I a - I v.: con WV.U-ti TIREE litUe maidens here we eee. Kxa M sweet as sweet can be. Arruinir they which dollis dear Shall b th Qun o May this year. "Mil U the prettiest," wyt Beth. "Vtth." lisps Jennie, -bat not her dreth.' " "Then my doll." cries Nell; "ahe'j dressed in Uce And I lust thia minute waahed her face." 1 They all rrM. then laujrhinr ray. They crown KelTs doliie Queen o May. UAKQARET O. MATS. VERT one ef you chlUrtn know the , ude of poor HUIe Red Hiding Uood. whom the wlck4 wolf m!m4 and devoured; hut very many people . any that the atory was alt mixed up , .from the very flret. end that to begin with, the umt of the little ' gfl wai not Red . Rldln Hood, but Golden Hood, and lUftt IV WM - i, . . a hn Mint to grief ana .... imt .hi. DUl ID! wn-."" , WWII .ltlV. W- - woa caught and eeten. The way theee t pwple tell the atory 1s a viry pleaeant way. and ao I will tell It to you. Once on a time there lived a Utile peaaant " maid, who waa pleaaant and aweet and I pretty. Her name wee really Blanch ' tte. but no one ever called her by It. becauee of the very wonderful hood of gold and flame color which aha alwaya ' wore, and which wu given her by her grandmother. Now. the old grandmoth- , jer waa eo unipeakaoiy oia ma no evea tried 'to gueae liow long ahe had . lived; but every one knew that It had . been a Xribtfully long Ume, and many wbtapered that the old woman wae a witch, and looked with fear upon the " wonderful hool. which they thought must be bewitched, too. . And perhape It waa, aa you shall aey. One day Golden Hood'e mother eald: 'little one, I wonder If you could And the road to grandmother' houae with , thia piece of cake? She would enjoy it o much. When you eee her. Inquire 'how she feel, and come home directly without atopplng to talk with any one by the wayside. WIU you do that Golden HoodT" . ... ,1 ' "Oh, yea, Indeed, mother," eald Blanchette, quickly, and trotted proudly off on her errand. Now, her grand mother lived In another village, and the little) maid had to croM a great tretch of foreet to come to her grandmother a borne. Of a sudden, aa ahe turned a corner of the hady road, she heard a aiigii.t noise, ana cnea out. wmpm theref i-r, -i. "-. i'.-'. "Wolfl wae -the answer ' , -' ' -. Iow Wolf had aeen Golden Hood aet out atone- from the cottage, and waa . eagerly waiting to devour her; but chancing to espy some woodcutters, he changed his mind about eating the little .-. cirl just then, and walked gently up to her llkenn affectionate dog. . " ,,. "So ifa you, dear little Golden Hood, eald be. . 'r' ; . " ' ' "How In the world did you know my tiaroer' questioned uoiaen ttooa, pu- Ing In eurprise. "And what la yours, if ; 1 may esk?V''' v ;. "My name is Friend Wolf," anewered the animal. "Whither are you bound, . pretty maJd, with your basket of goodies on your annt" - . . ; . "To -my- grandmother's," answered Golden Hood. "I am taking her a nice J piet of cake for a Sunday treat." "And where does your grandmother lKe?" asked the Wolf in honeyed tones. - "At the other side of the wood," an- awered Golden Hood; "at the little house on the far aide of the village, quite near the windmill." . . , ' "Why, that's Just where I am going,' taid th wtly Wolf. "iMI -get 1here-very -,i.it IMHI0 than von will, no doubt. because your legs are so very short: but I'll let her know you're coming, and ahe ti ill he exuectlng you." Vlth tiiese Words the wolf cut across th wood as fast as his legs would carry him, and in a few momenta was at the door of the little cottage In which ihn JJ crandniother mada her home. ; "'aiid was a-mased to receive no reply. He knocked again, louder. No answer till- so the Wolf stood upon his bind- Ir es and at last the ooor swung open. To his disappointment there wae not a soul in the house. The old grandmother hod rlw early to eelt herbs In the -Milan. She had gone somewhat hastily nd had left her nightcap on the pil- l"Har quoth the wily Wolf. "1 itnow 5 what I'll da," and he pulled the xiigbtr rap far down ever hie eyes . and pre tended to be asleep. '' v ' . i ;. ' A7 1 kV v. a 'fZr-rZU HI I ' JfV KJ fi srfuu w - - use At last Blanchette arrived at the door ef the collage. Tap! tap! ens went; but there waa no answer. Finally a feeble voice croaked out, "Who to there?" end the little maid answered. "It's me, granny, Golden Hood; come to bring you a treat." -Come In; you are very welcome," went on the voice. "Shut the door tightly and rest e little." Oh," cried the child, when she had gotten a. glimpse of the figure in the bed. "Hoar very much like Mend Wolf you are. Granny!" " 'Tls the nightcap makes me look so." answered the Wolf. ."And what very hairy arms you have. Granny!" 1 ' : ; "All the better to bug you, my child." "And what a great lot of big white teeth you have, Granny!" - . 'They're for eating children with!' growled the Wolf, opening his frightful Jaws extra wide to swallow little Golden blanchette gave a little cry and held her head down. Whereupon, what do you think? He caught her flame nd gold-colored hood in his mouth. And oh, dearl you never In all your life heard such howls, for It was as though he had swallowed red-hot coals. The little hood, as you have seen, was one of those enchanted caps that were used In former times when the world was very young Indeed and folks often found It convenient to render them selves Invisible. Oh, you can't think how that Wolf howled and howled and howled aa though he were being chased by all the hunters of the world. Right in the middle of the racket the real Grandmother arrived upon the scene. ... 'Wait a moment," ahe cried; and opening th great long empty sack thav was slung across her shoulders, she thrust it across the doorway, and the Wolf sprang into It head first! Then the old Granny shut the sack ' and ran and emptied the wicked Wolf Jnto the well. "Tomorrow," quoth ahe, 'we will make a muff of your skin for mv little grandchild." Then she went back to the trembling little maid and gave her a piece of the good cake and a draught of wine to make her strong, and after this took her by the hand, and they went back to Golden Hood'a house together. The little girl's mother scolded her for stopping to speak to the Wolf; but she was eo riaa mat tne nine girt waa not gobbled up by the Wolf that ahe soon forgave her; especially as ane promisea , faithfully never to atop or listen to a won again. Davis OW," aeii tae te ets re Ur lease. Tree, a ee eg- k gl4 tael la eteeA ef a e slice, aa la Ike etels here, ike ruaaere as ere I y ie aeada Kree aean. aa y knew, rues tae last lap eaa raby 0uree that If the rate Is very eleee, he ill be efcte te '7 saeke hie fete ewer a Utile before the third ruaaee touch him." Rede Dmmi flushed hotly. "Tee're quite wroeg as le that. Mr. Pevla." he defended earnestly. -I heppe le ksew Freeman, end you caa laae It (rem see, he's not thai sort." The reach. amJled rralreJty. "Certainly not. If you eay o. he agr4 amooihiy; "but it Is of no coasequenceu If you fellows are reedy we'll ge ut le Ike trefk." Reds salffy toee weat up In the air and hie eyebrows almost met h hair line as he folio w4 ibe coecn aad his felloes out to the track. "Oh. well," be told himself. ' Iisvlt baa been aesy for eo long the! he dorsa l get our col lege point of view. But he's a duffer. Just the eama, to have forgotten." A moment leter the boys were Out en the floo of the gym, with Us running irsrk, its ever-changing croud wUn their fluttering pennsnts. Iti mule anj Hs lights, and Reds forgot everything sare his overwhelming desire to go In and help win the race. To vsnqulsh the four last year men. whom they were to meet tonight, msant to put safely out of the way the most dangerous of ths new team's opponents for final honors. y Of a sudden the band music stopped and the race waa on. A shot soon sounded end around the saucer-like track ran Forbes, of the home relay, matched against a stodgy, well trained chap of the visiting team. 8ide by side they raced, neither gaining a half yard advantage. "Ready, Houston!" came Davis' smooth, strong voice. The room waa full of the aound of countless voices aa Houston, visibly nervous, stepped to the starting line. Reds' turn came nszt.. He realised this euddenly as he aaw his teammate's unstrung condition. Toe ever-ready blood rushed to his face and his Osls clenched. Around the Uet .curve swept Forbes, his lithe body working harmoniously e clockwork. Leaning far In, hla Angara touched those of Houston upon the start ing Una and In a Mash the lad was off. Reds walked out upon the treck. fiercely struggling to breathe quietly and naturally, wiping the perspiration from hi hot face. The seconds he wattad toe fore the runnere reaohed him peemed to the excited boy like years. Jiggling up snd down to loosen bis leg muscles, he heard at length the welcome foot falls behind him. He turned swiftly, but It wss not Houston. The home man had loet full four yards. When at length his hand touched that of Reds ths man from the vleltlng team wss swinging into the first turn. As Reds glanced . ahead, he thought how very like a. chryssnthemum the visiting lad looked with his shock of yellow hair... Reds glued his eyes to the twinkling, swift moving legs that showed gro tesquely against the canvas track and urged himself toward them with every training muscle of his strong legs and lender body. Those watching held their breath as he leaned inward on the curves until It seemed he must fall, while over the stralRhtaway places he fled like a deer. His eyes never left those twinkling legs In front of him. Every spectator was on his feet. wruie NCE upon a time there lived a boy named Jack. . He and his old moth er were very poor and had their lit tle hut upon, a dreary, desolate common. The woman managed to ! live by , aptnnlng, but Jack was ao exceedingly 1 a y .that he would do nothing bat huff the fire In winter and doze In the warm suhahlne in summer,. Hla mother begged and pleaded with him to help her until her patience waa ex hausted, and she threatened to turn him out unless he would Immediately .get to work and earn hfe food. Now, at last. Jack realized that he would have to etlr himself unless he wished to starve. He finally found a farmer to whom he, hired himself for a penny. When the evening had come Jack waa given his penny;- but never having had money in We possession be fore, he did not know how to care for tt, and dropped it In the creek while idling on a bridge. - .l-yytt. atupld JtMjyl" cried, hls mother when he told her of It. "You should have put It in your pocket" "I'll do that next Mime," said Jack and he meant It. , Next day Jack went out again and hired himself to a-cow herder, who gave him a Jar of milk for the day'a work. Jack took the Jar and carefully placed It In the large pocket of hie coat, where lte contents spilled out upon the road with every step be took. My! oh my! cried his mother. "You foolish boy; you should have pieced It on your head!" '. "I'll do that . next time," promised 13 , 1 Jack. Again on the following day Jack went out and hired himself to a farmer, who gave him a large cheess id payment for -.his labors. When evening had come' Jack took the cheese -and walked all the way borne with it on his head. Of course It. wai completely spoiled by the time he ar rived borne. Most of It was lost end what remained wae matted wtta big long hair. " . . "Foolish boy!" scolded hla mother. "You should have carried It carefully In your bands." ' . 'Til -do that next time, mother, eald Jack. On the flowing day Jack hired hbn- fCeristt. ti tr TVs Xerte A"" Cmt) fteetie eheefe relied al seiWI ela tere Ike eg gysa, fee 4e -' e e4 wee exnaixA. He art e4 Me Ike atyrtee veice; sertau t Ike leateiietkg 14 ef ie iere wsWete kee m eaul tr bis. eee ye.ee kel etkee kr he M If he as! U fly, He kaew fjtt wa! ke rreaea. kte wtcniKt. ei4 saeke nee ef ear leed he f-4 'e Mar.. Kew Ike ekeafe ef yelsew Ulr wee , juet kefeee, 'met a trtfte' kefere. Aa e-tker iMitet. aaJ l waa alM"-4e-i wae behind, 1IU dry bee parteA ta a grin aa he aaw ha stir Freeman held out en encoeragltig head aad amUing satgei- lly. Just aa Reds rame within a red ef Freemaa be tripped aad felL flottft toward hla teammate from the ferre ef hie fell, be tumbled heavily, but Free man dexterously avoided a collision and flew forward upon the last relay with a full lead of two yards. As soon aa Reds ceu'.d breathe he jumped up and felt his way weskly te the wall, against which he lesned for support fnconeelous of his brulee. his eyea were filed upon the two run nere on the track- They were remark sbly well matched. To the wind-up thtr ran with the eerae distance between them ee In the Initial lead. Rsda ei. ulted in the' yell of victory that elmoet raised the roof from the old gym. for Freeman had won by Just the earae margin with which Reds had led his antagonist to the finish. He turned suddenly ee Bantam, the fiery Uttle leeder of the visiting team, blustered up to the home coach. "I was Just In position to see what happened." he lormed; "Freeman never touched Dean's hand." "What vot!" said Davis, much an noyed. "The race wss fairly won 'Not by a long shot," declared the visiting coech. "I shsil protest" "You have no argument. "Haven't I? Indeedl Who propod to do away with the stick. I ehould tike to know? If Dean admits, that he did not touch Freetnan'e hand, be must be dis qualified for running!" The coach stalghtened up. "Tt rests with the runners. Bo far as I am con cerned, I noticed no breaking of mles. Of course. If I am forced to It, I will reopen it. You will have to prove thst Reds really did not touch Freemen s hand," he ssld. .... ,w "I will protest the race," eald the ooaeh firmly, snd walked away. "Reds." said Dnvls In a worried way, "do you remember whether or not you touched Freeman'e hand?" "No. sir." smiled Reds. "I was so done up and excited that I don t know W"WeU'? ..ldedb.vl.. shortly. "Bantam. . who finished In back of you. says that you never touched him. If what he ssys U true, the victory will be taken from the home team." Reds' brows drew together. "They were fairly beaten In any case." he said. "It doesn't seem sports manlike to squabble over little details. "They'll do anything to win out" aaid the coach, cynically. "They'll have to self to a baker, who had nothing with which to pay him but a large black eat When,evenlng had come Jack took th; est carefully in hla hands and started homo. He had gone but A shbrt dis tance, however, before the cat scratched and bit him so badly that , ns was ,, forced to let her go. . . . . When he arrived home his mother rated him soundly: "Stupid boy!" cried she.. "You should have put a string about her neck and so hauled her after you!" "I'll think of that another tlm, mother," promised Jack. Next day Jack worked for a butcher, -who gave him a leg -of mutton for his', pains. Jack carefully tied the meat to a piece of string and dragged it all the way home, along the hot, dusty road, , with the natural result that tbe meat waa not fit to be eaten. His mother lost all patience with Mm, for the next day was Sunday, and there was naught -In the bouse to eat save stale cabbage. "Foolish, stupid boy!" cried she. in rsge.' "You should have carried It on your shoulder!" . "I will remember," cried Jack. 'Nenrt . 'time I will do so!" , .- - Nor, on the following Monday Jack prove. ea rae. I bat Reds yeeUy failed le tooth Freemen's head. Hew ebeul It. ItedsT" 1 rea l remember." said Rede In a errwd wey; "and I have ae bustaeee snaking hephasard guese FreewiM ssa I did. and Ma word le heyoad question luntam ears I dida't aad we heve no business to think that he A lis. I ean l remember." -1 . Oh. come." said tbe coach. "If you re celled up for evidence end Just eay 'I dse'l remsmber,' the eSlclals will think that yen dldn t aad don I like to admit It outright." I doat know Ihst they wilt said. Red. "In any ceae, I cen I say any thing else truthfully." "Bosh!" eaid Davta. "Tou needn t ear outright that you touched Freeman; ay you tMnk or believe you did. Yours drawing the Mae a little btt loo line. Yoe owe aomsthlng to the collsge. to your team and to me. Tou shouldn't by at a little thing Ilka this." Reds' Indescribable nose lilted again la the air. and he turned to his fel- 'Vean t do It." he said, quietly. "If I thought 1 touched Freeman. 1 d My ao; but 1 bone.il- don't .remember. "And your teammate have no welgm with your- ssld the coach, sneeringly. "It i up to them." waa tbe boy e off- hGd,-nVTu,rred Heu.ton .tapped I to, the front "Reds ts right Mr. UvU i. hs aid. "We fellows agree. I think, ana l.e turned to the ptbers. who nodded nvls started back as If a blow hti been directed at him. It took him i a full minute to get over the ahock. What sort of leds were these who refused to nxuo a sentence a little to obtain , a btg victory? He pulled hltnself to gether with a shrug, then held out a friendly hsnd. . "Reds." he said. "I owe you an apology; all of you, In fact 1 hsvo oeen batting about the world so much since I left school that I had forgotten col lege ethics, and I was Just beginning to show my yellow streak. But It's rone, wiped off the map by you straight kids, the whole bunch of you; and If we win this spring, we'll win atralght! And he walked to the door. . Some time leter he called the bunch together to read a telegram from their let vliltors. "Slncerest apologies," It ran. "Foater says Bantam mistaken. He saw Reis Pean sloop and touch Freemen's hsnd. Beg that you believe that we regret ' "That wu white In them." said Rede with his honest smile. "You bet." ssld the erstwhile "yellow" coach with perfect sincerity. .j hlred himself out to a cattle-keeper, who gave him a donkey for hla servlcea. Now Jack was strong and well de veloped, but nevertheless he found It no easy matter to hoist the donkey on his shoulders. After many difficulties he at last succeeded and began the homeward Journey with hla prise. Now It chanced that on the road over which he had to travel there dwelt a certain rich man and his beautiful deaf and dumb daughter. 'In the whole of her life the girl had never laughed, and the learned doctora said that she never would be any better until some one mads her laugh. A great many had tried and failed, and at length the unhappy father offered her hand in marriage to the man who should succeed In making her laugh. The girl happened to be looking out the window when Jack was passing, the donkey over his shoulder. So ridiculous it looked with Its logs, sticking out In all directions that the girl burst Into a hearty laugh, and at once recovered her speech and hearing. Her father was so delighted that he at once made good his promise by mar rying her to Jack, who thus came Into a fortune. They lived In a very fine nouse, and Jack's mother, rescued from poverty, lived contentedly with them until ahe grew very old and died. A, Ghastly Timepiece rriHIS grewsoroe .. sixteenth" century I atch, ' the case of which . was , -a- made In the form of a skull, to the work or Sreur Mayse. a watchmaker who did a great deal of work for Mary of Scotland. It Is fancifully engraved ' with various symbolle figures and scenes from tbe Bible. - On the forehead Death Is represented with bis scythe and hour glass. On the left eye Eve to represented In the act of offerinr the apple to Adam, who la rather hesitatingly accepting It . while the serpent whispers Into his ear. In order to find out the time one must open the Jaws, within which, th 'dial 'to placed. . , ar isf- . !vr . : m jr.-.- -la TJieMtgr-cIajr oFOldon H OUVUH Usee Ike Mer f east 1 wae ee-e ef ke g t wai e to ef Ike w kele I Mr, e4 Is) n aad r te aaaAe ll U Sf Ia4 aa4 rev eiry, lag kefere Ike f" sa May seer nine parties ef f wtaf !, toAe aad teeaee, fee aad sal la "rr el4e lal weeds le gal her the kawtaeml ' r f. k a aert ef Ihe fee- tlviua kal galkertag tbe kw there m te he eie4 geUertag Ihe Msf. Tae aaeet Uapertaal part ef Ue ear'e reee4tags. kowever. waa the raialng f the Marpeie. wfclra bed elweyej keen cwaver4 late the tewa wttn e4asee eenMnr. a4 tke lewtwfata, two"" , . . a. aktMA la Ike Marin whk tnMStu aawL la eld Cng l-a ere it wae eoetowukry to hae a aitag ( aier. ae wen ae (Mr wore ery ed ders Indeed, eethe toilrln 4W10UM will efcow; "The lay aiag. itobia need, wee le have a fcaidrtrh ef wiee letenUao silver trUd. The Mr Me riaa. wae le be KaMted In wmichet-col-red Haw, ed kr Iwe snskdene were Is ksvo wklle crtptee. with a girdle f silver beiwltkla; the were to have laberd, er ekoel Jackets, witk glid es ot cloth ef stiver." . . Wber. eveaieg had arrived, and the great bonfires er Ufntd. the queen ef Msy. who bad presided ever ibo fee lei dsy. retired with her companions, givtsg place te Ihe king of May, wao conducted the revel Into the wee erne . hours. It la eald ee good authority that King Henry tke eighth loved la hie younger days to rie with tbe eun on Msy morning and. with a Jolly group of courtiers, fare forth into the woods a-Maylng. . In Meirta England during tbe last century tbe milkmaids daaoo has formed a l ittty feature of Mayday eele traton. There wae much good net u red rivalry In the preperattona of the 'gar tand.' which waa made up of shining milk palls, cup, tankards, salvers end other kitchen utensils which could be borrowed or beared. All theee dairy articles were piled In tha form of a , pyramid and fancifully deeoreted with hrltht flowers and ribbons and green leaves. " From house to house the "garland'' was carried, while, to the strains or a fiddle, the rosy-cheeked milkmaids In many places, instead of the) tin garland. eow waa tod about her body Y, how I hat y w T mm Mdoai ft 'Wm V.. V n nr My mother puts on me Whole hours before the big bell yincs To summon folks to teat Somehow, the ruffles do not fit, They're always in the way. I'm so uneasy when I sit. And know lU have to stay. My romping clothes I like to wear. The nice, pld, easy kind! In them-1 sit down anywhere, And no one seems to mind! KATHERINB FAITH. . . 1 1 " iV THE long ago A Sparrow built a house. It waa a nice little housed and the Sparrow . lined It well with wool and. fortified H with atloka, ao that It-was equally strong against the rains of ; summer and the fiercer storms of winter. A Crow, living nearby, had also built a house, hut It was not a good ' one at; all, being. . carelessly put to gether wlt a few sticks placed loosely one on another - on top ot jwv.. hedge. And so one day. when a very heavy rain fell, the Crow'a house was washed completely away, while that of the Sparrow was not v2nfcfemV The homeless Crow and his vrtferemv- to the Sparrow, saying: "Oh. Sparrow. nave pity upon us and shelter us from the T cold wind and the beating rain and the thorne of the prickly hedge which , " UBuMnheSSUParrow made' answer: "Come Some other time. I'm very busy now preparing the dinner." - ' After a? little time the Crows returned, saying, "Oh. Sparrow, have pity! Give ua sheMer from the cold wind and the beating rain and the prickly hedge that surrounds us." ' ... But the Sparrow made answer: in very busy eatingdinner. Return Jn a little while and I will let you in!" . ; Again the Crows flew away, only to saw 1 1 s ii I M ' .... l' ..' . ' . decked eM 1ik tae were ee rtkkeeta knj ke burets giUad. Tbere wee aa ail uue ea.eg Iks aetitee la Ike lie of I--is iket. If e wee&en were r te ereee lb ttereee river ee Mdey, Ihe eelsaeg weslil daeerl i atresa fee a whole yeer, Te guard aaaiast this aad ksppewleg. a aean waa aypetnled every year le creoe the river ae eee ae . tae ua Ibm. ad ae women dared te ee eawek ee eur IT out tko rnwei waul lee imwiM eaea k4 lulAued kle Imp taalSutr. Another euimetiilow for May euy to t Wat if r lMa tarek essoked giee irMe ea eld wu. yi wu4 see yer future kueban4 tr wife. VVs kr la Amerw may net eelf eie IM Mr aethered ekwwt a e4e tke etoe of a sUip'a aaeet r ere we the decked -out May nueen of former days, who eat on a throne of roees and wielded a scepter of rusties; but In nur hearts we sing on every sweet Msy morning the old. old poem: "Wklle te ewvea, aad we are but decay to. Com, my Cortnaa. eeme M's ge a-May ln." On Mayday In Ihe country villages there Is to be found here and there a remnant of enthusiasm among the younger people In the hanging of May baakeia, and a few other demonstra tions, but of the gorgeous pageant of former Mayday w have only the memorise which old chroniclers have) handed down to ue. th. ruffly thingn . . return' presently. "Sparrow, Sparrow," they cried, "have pity upon us! Shelter us from the cold' rain and the driving wind and the prickly hedge that sur rounds us!' ' 1 But Sparrow replied; "I'm washing the dishes and am so very busy I Come again and I'll lefyou In." '.t The Crows waited and waited, but' presently called out: "Sparrow, Spar row, pity' ual Give us shelter from the driving rain and the cold wind and the prickly hedge which surrounds us!" . But' Sparrow made answer: 'Tra sweeping and mightily busy. Return presently and I will let you In." . Yet again the crows returned and cried: "Oh, , Sparrow, Sparrow, shelter us irom the- cold Wind and the driving rain and the prickly hedge which, sur rounds us!" er-r r-rrr ----.-.-r--- But times without number the Spar row refused to help the poor homeless birds. At length, however, when the Sparrow .and all her children -bad had their dinner and carefully put away the dinner for the next day." and when Tall ; .heittle-SparifflwaejebeduAnd she herseiz reaay to. reure, sne cried to the Crows: "Now you may come, la ' and shelter for the night!" The Crows came in; but they were so angry at having been kept out In the cold wind and driving rain and having the thorne of the prickly hedge stick ' irrto their eyes that they said one to tle other: "The Sparrow had no pity ; for us; she offered us no dinner anf uercr cich ici us ui uuui iuo Bun nvr children were sately In bed; let us re venge ourselves upon her!" . . . o the two vexed Crows took all the fine dinner the Sparrow had mado ready for tbe next day and flew far, far away with it. -.- - r- ,...,,; .. -.I I ; :-Y , , - ' i