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Quest of the Golden Hose Brings Princess Happiness
(First Prize)
He knew it would not be long be
fore she could earn the golden hose.
• After many weeks of hard work
Francesca decided to leave the kind
and humble people to J?o in March of
her golden hose. But when she told
the old woman about It she said, "Nay,
nay, my child; the world is too large
and cruel for such an Innocent child as
tii.m. Remain here and eat of o"ur hum
ble fare long**, and weep not for thy
golden hose."
SO the maiden was contented with
the words.
Meanwhile the weaver tried to weave
a pair of golden hose, but, alas! she
had no thread long enough. She called
I Paola to her and said, "Jump on thy
steed and be off to the golden-haired,
giant and do not return until thou hast
secured three of his golden hairs."
Now. the youth had fallen In love
"with beautiful Francesca and would
have gone through fire for her, so he
started on Ids journey.
When he came to tho giant's castle
he- rang the bell, and the giant's wife
came to admit him. But she said he
must go in at the risk of his life, as
the giant was in a bad humor.
• But Paola softened him by offering
to tell him a story.
The giant fell asleep while listening,
and Paola hastily .jerked out three
hairs.
"Ow-00-ow-oueh!" yelled the giant,
so that the very castle shook, "Who
has pulled my hair?"
Paola thrust the hairs into his boot
and then said:
"A mouse happened to run through
thy hair whilst thou slept."
"O-o-ohl" murmured the giant, and
fell asleep again.
Paola made a hasty departure and
was soon on his way home.
He delivered the hairs to his mother.
She wove them into hose for the prin
cess, who thanked her and prized the
hose, ;
Then the princess told the old woman
and her family to go to the palace,
where she would not have to work. _ .
They arrived and were greeted with,
joy by the king and queen. They
feasted for seven days and seven
nights, at the end of which Francesca
and Paola were married. Then came
another feast for seven days and seven
nights, and every night the princess
danced in her golden shoon and hose.
a*. GLADYS HAMMOND.
MS Loma Vista drive. Long Beach.
(Honorable Mention)
Paolo went into a distant forest',
which was said to be enchanted. As
he entered he saw a tiny worm (a.
fairy) who said: "If Francesca prom
ises to give all the worms in this for
est leaves and water for a year we
will try to find a pair of hose for her."
When Paolo told the story at home,
Francesca said she would do anything
to get her hose, so she went day after
day, very patiently and cared for the
worms. The last day not one was in
sight, and she searched everywhere in
vain. At the end of the forest was a
troupe of fairies in gauzy gowns, and
the queen held a small box, which she
presented to Francesca, and then she
vanished. • __»' ____..
The box contained the long wished
for hose. Francesca then thanked the
humble people for their kindness to
her, and journeyed to her father's
kingdom where she had been mourned
as dead. She told her father of the
good people's treatment and he sent
them a large sum of money and some
food and clothing, so they could live
comfortably the rest of their days.
ESTELLE REICH,
633 South Slchel street, AT, Griffin
avenue school.
• • •
He said nothing, but knew Fran
cesca was not happy, because she
could not find the golden hose.
So he set out to search tor them:
lie knew that fairies sometimes lived
in trees, and thinking that a god
mother must be ' something like a
fairy, might live in one to, so he went
to the woods and # began searching
around and looking at all the trees
very closely. - v ...
At last, when he had nearly given
up the search, he saw a tiny key.
He turned it and a door flew open.
He looked in and saw a little old
lady with a high=_>eaked cap and
spectacles knitting very fast; she
looked up and said:
"Who are you, and what do you
want?"
"I am trying to find a pair of gol
den hose for the Princess Francesca,"
he replied. "Do you know where I
could find her godmother?"
■ "I am her godmother and . I have
the golden hose, but I must see Fran
cesca before I can give v them to her."
"I will bring her to you," _ said
Paola.
He . went home and told Francesca
about Ms adventures and what the
lady had said. She went with him
gladly, for she knew it was her god
mother.
When they reached the tree, Fran
cesca's godmother said, "If you will
go back to your father and mother
at the old castle and take care of
them In their old age I will give you
the golden hose."
Francesca was sorry to leave the
old weaver and his wife who had been
so kind to her, but now that the spell
was broken she wanted to see her
parents, so she started out alone. But
Paola thought it beat to go with her,
LOS ANGELES SUNDAY HERALD—JUNIOR SECTION
Beginning of Story Completed by Juniors
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mi-IERE once lived a fair
I Princess Francesca, whose
eyes were like the sea—very
blue and sparkling when she was
glad, gray when -she was sad and
green when she was angry. Now,
at her birth the little girl had
been given a pair of golden shoes
or shoon, as they were called in
that day, by her Fairy God
mother, which would one day fit
her dainty feet, but which she
would not be able to wear until
she could find a pair of golden
hose to match the shoon in bril
liancy and splendor. Because the
hose could not be found, Frances
ca made everybody unhappy till
her Fairy Godmother put a spell
on her. So Francesca wandered
away.
Now there chanced by that way
two lads, the "one a little older
than Francesca, the other young
er. They carried bags of flax,
which they set down at seeing a
maiden in such' distress, and
begged leave to comfort her.
"Art thou lost, little one?
asked the older boy, his. eyes
looking down in sympathy "up<3n
her bowed head.
. "Nay," answered the girl; "I
and when they reached the castle her
parents hardly knew her.
They were very sorry she had suf
fered. When her parents died, Fran
cesca was queen and Paolo king.
The old weaver and his family came
to live at the castle.- Thus Fran
cesca's troubles end.
PEARL LOGAN,
Saticoy grammar school,' West Bath
' coy, eighth grade.
■--..- ■ -. a a
Started to an old weaver that he knew.
When he got there he said to the old
•woman, "There is a little girl who has
a pair of golden shoes and she has
told us about them. So I thought I
would come and ask your advice."-
Then he told her the story and when
he had finished she said: "Does she
work well and she happy? And
Paola answered: "She is happy and
she works with a will. Then the fairy
godmother said to Paola: "Go home
and tell her to come to me as quickly
as she can." — -^
•When Paola reached home he said
to Francesca. "There is an old wo
man that wishes to see you; don't be
frightened, but come." .
' She went to the house of the weaver,
where she found the fairy godmother,
and beside her were the golden stock
ings which she had been weaving.
Then the fairy godmother said to
Francesca: "You have learned to work
and spin, therefore I make you a pres
ent of these golden hose to match the
golden shoon. - -
. "Take these with you and put them
on, for they are magic and go back
to your king-Tom. Choose one of . the
boys for king." »> ' y
Francesca- was very happy, for she
had what she had always wished for.
Then going home she said: "I have
found the hose, and now I. thank you
for all tho kindness you have showed
me and I take Paola for the king of"
the kingdom I , inherited. But come,
let us be off to the place where I live,
for I will share, my home with you
cannot say rightly that I am lost,
for I have nowhere to go."
} "Then come home, with us,"
cried the "Tittle .boys, gleefully.
"Our parents will make you right
welcome. They have long wished
for a little maid to help with the
work and be one of us."
The Princess looked abashed
and said, sadly: "Alas! I know
not how to work."
"But you, can be taught how
and you will see how happy it
will make you to be able to earn
your bread and butter. Come
along!"
So she went with them gladly
and was gladly received by the
old folk in the humble home of
the weavers, for such -was their
trade. Francesca learned to bake,
to brew and. to spin the golden
flax. In her spare moments she
made herself a fine gown of the
linen and embroidered it with
fine needlework. - , -
She was very happy in this
busy life. As for the shoon, they
stood in a corner, and sometimes
she told their history to the kind
folks she made her home with.
Paolo, the older lad, when he
heard of the lack she had suffered
said nothing, but '■■- ' —
as you have with me." They went to
the castle, where to the sorrow of the
young girl she found her parents both
dead, but they lived happy ever after.
LELA MELROY,
Age 13 years, 7th grade, Saticory
grammar school, Ventura county,
Box 103. ___ "--
- In his little workshop In back of tha
house he spent all his spare moments.
Everybody-wondered what it could be
that he was working so busily about.
He always kept the door locked and the
younger brother, Maurice, tried every
possible way to find out what it was.
All had suspicions that it was some
thing for the mother, whose birthday
was coming soon.
At last what all the others had come
to term "It," was finished, evidently,
and Paolo opened the door of his work
shop. Of course all were anxious to
see what "It"- was and crowded In.
They looked all over the room, and,
seeing nothing ■ new, looked up at
Paolo in amazement. The latter picked
up a small box, which the other had
overlooked, and handed it to Francesca.
She* opened it with .trembling, hands,
and, much to her astonishment, found
the golden hose, for which she had
wandered away from homo. „ -;
She hurried to her room and put on
the golden hose and shoon, along with
the beautiful dress she had made.
Then with the good folks she started
homeward. Her fairy godmother guid
ed her and she soon reached the castle
of -her father. She saw her mother
and called to her. The mother did
not recognize her daughter at first, but
■ the blue, sparkling eyes decided her.
Francesca told the. story of her life
with these good people and was soon
married to Paola, Afterwards . Paola
was known as the great and good
king who stood up for the rights." of
the common people. ...
! MILDRED TRAVIS, -
-4437 McKinley aye., Los Angeles High
school, grade A-10, age 15. • -'
(Honorable Mention)
Soon after he asked her if she would
like to go with him in search of them.
She readily assented, and soon Fran
" rosea and Paolo left the little home.
They had only gone a little way
when they met a dwarf who inquired
where they were going. After he had
heard the story he told them to return
for they would only gain them only by
hardships. But his advice fell on deaf
ears, for Paolo was bent on getting
the dainty lace.
It began to get dark and Francesca
insisted upon going into a cave which
was near, and Paolo followed. Dur
ing the night a loud noise was heard..
Beth children jumped up very fright
ened. The cave was filled with a.
blinding light. Whey they recovered
,they made their way to a door which
could now be plainly soon. The fright
ened children opened it and were much
relieved when they saw the only occu
pants of tho cave to be 8 man and
woman with crowns on their heads,
probably king and queen. They beck
oned for them to come and slowly
Franeosea and Paolo entered.
The queen seemed to know their
stcry, for she started .the conversation
by saying, "You should have taken ad
vice, if you had waited patiently for
awhile you would .nave gained them,
but now you will nave to earn them,
My advice is be patient, Kind, unsel
fish and polite." When the queen fin
ished the lights were extinguished and
the wandering children found them
selves on a country road near a largo
house.
m Hearing a "cry they listened and
found It to be that of a child and dis
covered her sitting on a rock. Paolo
fed her from a basket which he car
ried and she soon tcld her trouble.
She said she Was lost. "Her father
had been with her but while she was
picking flowers had wandered away.
The older children walked back and
forth until they found the father. •
Many nights the minces;, and her
follower slept out In tho rain and their
wandering was not' one of comfort.
Hardship after hardship they endured
unfalteringly.
One day they saw a dog who ap
peared to be hurt. Francesca tore up
her shawl and bound up the leg. Im
mediately the dog took them to a shel
tered place in tile woods where under
a tree lay the golden hose. _.
Francesca and Paolo gave a cry of
joy and looked for the doe, but in his
place stood the little dwarf whom they
had met-the first day. He showed them
the way to the palace where Frances.-a
had once lived. „'.*..
They were received with much glad
ness for Francesca's mother had given
up all hope of ever .seeing her again.
The old weaver and his wife and
younger sons soon came, to, Ihe castle
to live, and when the king and queen
died Francesca and Paolo reigned In
the kingdom and after, a »perfhd of
health and happiness went to live in
MARIE WATERS.
Fullerton, Box 118 A, age 15.
9 a .
gazed thoughtfully into the fire. He
was thinking of a visit he had had
some time ago from a little woman
In gray who had said that she was a
fairy godmother to the Princess Fran
cesca. She had loft him a pair of beau
tiful golden hose, and, on departing,
had said: , ,
"Now; remember, this is a secret be
tween you and me. This Princess
Francesca will some day wander about
to find these.hose, and if you still have
them in your possession when she
visits you you will be the king of this
country. Beware against losing what
has been intrusted to you." And Paolo
had never seen her since. ...
So, as Paolo was gazing into the Are,
•he wondered If this maiden could be
Princess Francesca. He was quite
sure she was (although she had called
herself Hansine), because he thought
that she would be the only possessor
of the golden shoon. ■».
After the rest of the family had re
tired that night Paolo smiled upon.
Hansine and asked her what she would
give for her golden hose."
"Oh, Paolo!" she mf xclalmed, - "my
fairy godmother said that I would
marry the one who should have them
when I found them; and she said also
that as the shoon were to be magic
when they fit my feet, I would have
the power to grant that person any
favor he wanted. Oh, how I do want 4
my stockings!" And the girl com-'
menced to cry.
"Do not cry, Princess Francesca (for
I happen to know your real'name). I
have your golden hose. Put them- on
and see if the shoon do not fit you now.
The only favor I want is lor you to
become my wife and make mo happy
all my life." "., .
- Francesca now put on the . golden
hose and" shoon, and was very happy
when she found that they fit. - ,
"And, Paolo," she whispered, "your
father and - mother and brother shall'
come and live at the castle." ■
The next day the court messengers
proclaimed throughout the. land that -
the Princess Francesca had" been
wedded to a certain Paolo. At* the
wedding were at least six happy per
sons, namely, the king and queen, the
weaver .and his wife (the former was'
made iiead cofirtier because of his
great wisdom); Mardano, •- "Paolo's
brother, and the fairy godmother. •; But
Francesca and Paolo were j the two »;,
happiest .present. And that same day '
the newly married couple took up their