Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . uckedfrom the kings garden while his three sons watched. The young man felt inclined to laugh at hiswonderful success when he opened the mean-look-ing wicker cage; but he seized the bird rather care-lessly while removing it to the gilded cage, and ituttered such a heart-rending scream that the soldiersawoke. Rushing suddenly into the room, they tookthe kings son off to prison without allowing him tospeak. The next morning he was carried before thejudge, who, when he had heard t
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . uckedfrom the kings garden while his three sons watched. The young man felt inclined to laugh at hiswonderful success when he opened the mean-look-ing wicker cage; but he seized the bird rather care-lessly while removing it to the gilded cage, and ituttered such a heart-rending scream that the soldiersawoke. Rushing suddenly into the room, they tookthe kings son off to prison without allowing him tospeak. The next morning he was carried before thejudge, who, when he had heard the accusation,passed sentence of death upon him. The matter,hov>ever, was laid before the king in whose castle hehad found the bird, and he consented to spare the The Golden Bird 357 young mans life on condition that he discovered horse which could run faster than the wind- shonfd ifTr^ !\* T^ ^ ^^«^ht it to him heshould have the golden bird as a reward. The kindsson agreed that lie would do this; but when they fethini free he felt very sorrowful, and sighed deeplyas he went on his way. ^^<^iny. THE BIRD SCREAMED Where and how shall I ever be able to find this«tnT 1 °T/ ^ *° ™^^f- ^ «- —Tld Wendlrrr ^^ * ^°^^^ - Cheer up, friend! said the fox. Rememberyou have not heard yet what I can do. KeeT u ,your courage: I will myself tell you how you mav travel foft ^, ^^^ ^^ *• You mustravel fo, a long way without turning right or left Sioh tbTT *° Vf ? of the^stables owhich the horse stands. Near the stable manv will be asleep and snoring, and you can quietiv leadthe golden horse out. But you must be careful toplace on the horse the common saddle, made of ool 358 The Golden Bird and leather, not the gilded one which hangs near it,or some harm will happen to you. , , . , Then the fox stretched out his tail, and the kmg sson seated himself upon it, and away they wentagain like the wind. Everything occurred as the fox had said, and hesoon reached the stable w
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