St Nicholas [serial] . tart. Ah! cried they, with an- sh, the tart again ! Always tart, and nothing but thev t! Better were death ! V few, who were almost fam-i id, shut their eyes, and tried1 eat a bit of the detested) d; but it was all in vainI hey could not swallow length came the happy • when the King, thinking ir punishment had been se- ; enough, and could neverforgotten, believed them at gth cured of their greedi- s. That day he orderedr- l ther Mitchel to make in one her colossal pots a super- ellent soup, of which a bowl was sent to every ily. They received it with as much
St Nicholas [serial] . tart. Ah! cried they, with an- sh, the tart again ! Always tart, and nothing but thev t! Better were death ! V few, who were almost fam-i id, shut their eyes, and tried1 eat a bit of the detested) d; but it was all in vainI hey could not swallow length came the happy • when the King, thinking ir punishment had been se- ; enough, and could neverforgotten, believed them at gth cured of their greedi- s. That day he orderedr- l ther Mitchel to make in one her colossal pots a super- ellent soup, of which a bowl was sent to every ily. They received it with as much rapture as the Hebrews did the manna in the desert. Theywould gladly have had twice as much, but aftertheir long fast it would not have been was a proof that they had learned somethingalready, that they understood this. The next day, more soup. This time the Kingallowed slices of bread in it. How this good soupcomforted all the town ! The next day there wasa little more bread in it, and a little THE HAPPY DAY. Then for a few days the kind Prince gave themroast beef and vegetables. The cure was complete. u8 THE COMPLAINT OF THE STOCKINGS. [Decemi J The joy over this new diet was as great as everhad been felt for the tart. It promised to lastlonger. They were sure to sleep soundly, and towake refreshed. It was pleasant to see in everyhouse, tables surrounded with happy rosy faces, andladen with good nourishing food. The Greedy people never fell back into theirold ways. Their once puffed-out, sallow faces, shone withhealth ; they became, not fat,but muscular, ruddy, and butchers and bakers re-opened their shops ; the pastry-cooks and confectioners shuttheirs. The country of theGreedy was turned upside down,and if it kept its name, it wasonly from habit. As for thetart, it was forgotten. To-day,in that marvelous country therecannot be found a paper of sugar-plums or a basket of cakes. It is charming to seetheir red lips and their beautiful teeth.
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