. St. Nicholas [serial]. utmeg trees; thefowls laid golden eggs, and he became therichest man in all the country. But at nightfall each day his wife said tohim: Light of my heart, where have youhidden my wand ? For one year he refusedto tell her, and during that year he was alwaysprosperous and happy. But at last he was toolazy to deny any more, and said: It is hiddenin one of the crannies between the hearthstonesof the old witch-womans hut. That night, while he slept, she rose softly andstole away to the hut, and brushed the ashesfrom the hearthstones, and searched in thecrannies till she fou
. St. Nicholas [serial]. utmeg trees; thefowls laid golden eggs, and he became therichest man in all the country. But at nightfall each day his wife said tohim: Light of my heart, where have youhidden my wand ? For one year he refusedto tell her, and during that year he was alwaysprosperous and happy. But at last he was toolazy to deny any more, and said: It is hiddenin one of the crannies between the hearthstonesof the old witch-womans hut. That night, while he slept, she rose softly andstole away to the hut, and brushed the ashesfrom the hearthstones, and searched in thecrannies till she found the magic wand. Andthen she joyfully flew away as a fairy again. In the morning Coomarasawmy missed her,but, suspecting nothing, he went tiger-huntingupon his horse. As soon as the tiger saw himit sprang out and killed him, for his magicpower was gone; and at the same time his housewas struck by lightning and everything wasburned. But the old woman still keeps the goldeneggs, and counts her riches carefully every THE SQUG. (A Nonsensical Story.) By Willis B. Hawkins.
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