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HOW THE PRINCE RESCUED HIS SISTER BY STRATEGY
TALI tale, mate. A'black little
bird (lew on the tree; It broke one
of its legs; v new, cloak, „ shabby .'■
old cloak; it*put lf-Vn-V*.
. Well,'"to commence!," There" was "in f
.'the world a king wlio was called the
" C'GreCh King" and 1 who had a charm
ing daughter. He did hot like her at
..''all.-- He : would have-.very much pre
ferred her to b<**& boy. He continually -
scolded and abused her, and one day
in a tit of, passion v the words slipped
■'i his lips: "What, is the pood pi ,
-.this maid? T wish "the sorcerer [ would
comeand fetch her away!" Well, now,
' -the sorcerer was,not.slow,,either.. lie",
took the king at his word and ran
-away with 1 the girl at 'once. "' Be the '
king's wish was; fulfilled. It so hap
pened -that lie still had a son, of whom
,'he was very fond, Indeed, so all went
well :»for ,'a. while. "-.■. ..-■ ,
But the • king grew old; his ; hair
: j turned quits gray.., So his son one. day
' set out for the fairies' well to get his
*. father.some youth; giving -water. Ha
wandered 'along, until, all of. 1 a sudden,
- he discovered that he had lost his way *
and found himself in a.vast forest. -On
" wandering hither and thither he came
,' to a small hut in* which an old hermit
: dwelt. He went to it, knocked ■"and:
', entered and greeted the old man, "May
:. .■ heaven grant you' a happy good day, my
'."•'.'father." ....,-..:. ','-.' .„• '' '-"".' '■'■■'■
; ' "Good, evening to you, too. Where
are you going?'! ?X-9BNNSMRPiH
?. "Well, old father,. I 1 Intend to go to r
/. the fairies' well for" some youth giving
water. If I can # find the,way thither." ,
I ■■-' "May* heaven help you,* my son! I*
don't believe that 'yojj'will get there*
'' unaided, because It is * difficult journey.'
But I will tell you something. 1 have
. a i piebald horse that ;• will , carry l you
without mishap to the fairies' well.' I .
* will letlyau have It If promise to :
}."'. bring me back so-m* youth giving
.'. waters. : *-v-.-*--~r; : ;...-''■■ ~' ■ *:', '■-..;.
"I will .bring you some with pleasure,
old father. You are very welcome
to it.";':/:
> "Very well, my, son. Get on the, pie
bald and be off as quickly as' you can." :
.<-The piebald horse was; led I:out'and
saddled,: and ;;; in ; another: second V they,
were high .up'in. the air,-like birds,, be- „
'■>.'■ cause"*, the 'piebald was' a magic horse <•**
that always grazed on the silken mea
;- dow—the . meadow, of ■•; the " fairies. '■" ■On .
. they* traveled-, fill all at once the pie
bald": sAId: V **",.".-* • *:■' *'■• • '.*.;.',"■"■;'. '-*-*.
■*, , "I • say,'*, dear; master, -■I~ suppose -you*
;-know i* that- once you- Had 'a sister, and
• that she was carried oft by the sorcerer.-*
We Will go and pay a visit to, her. 'It-
Is true your brother la* law is at this.
--•:"• moment out rabbiting, but he will be .
back 'soon' If 1- 1 go *to • fetch htm. '■*.., He . *
.: will ask you to brtng him also some -
■'. youth giving water..'. I'll tell you what
'■■ to do. " He.'has' a plaid which has the
,'. power-of making the wearer invisible, :
.->' if you ; put it on ; nobody, on i this earth ,
: can see you. If he will give you this
plaid you• can ". promfso ?him -:as much
.water as he likes; a whole tubful, If he
, wauls." ."'- .".-' "■ '.V'-.T ■■"-. - ■■•■/"
.'■ When they i reached the house the
prince walked in, and the piebald horse;
, Immediately; hurried i-©lt?- to i the fields •.
and began ;to drive home the sorcerer, ■
- so that his eyes' sparkled like fire. At •
home he happened to look .toward the
oven * and * caught" sight of 1, the , prince.
"Hello! ."**■ Is lit •; you, brother; In; law.,
„ Now, may I aak what are you looking .
-. for. in this; strange part of the world?" •
I am going to the fairies' well for
some youth,giving .water.", .v^^gSMß
"Look here,'-.my good man, I am a bit.
of a smart* fellow * myself, something
WHY VIENNA ROLLS ARE CRESCENT SHAPED
-.-..■•■!. -,*r ■•'.- -.. - ■ -i , v --
Do you know why Vienna roll* are
shaped like crescents? ' The story
' forms one of the great "ifs" ot history.
-Solyman the Magnificent, sultan of Tur
key, planned .;. to overrun Europe, even
as he and his Moslem predecessors had
seised the countries of the orient. With
a mighty 'army he captured the forti
fied island of Rhodes, invaded Hun
gary, annihilating the Magyar forces
at Mohacs (in ,1526) and slaying the'
Hungarian king. ,", ; -.7
Bo successful was the first expedition
that he planned a second and more far
reaching raidi In : 1529.-*• Moving onward
almost :unchecked, and carrying ■ all be
fore i him,? be captured {Bod* and ad
vanced against the city of Vienna.
All Europe stood aghast. Nothing had
been able to stem the wave of Moslem
conquest. H Men remembered t how ■■-" one
eastern ' land : after another - had been
: seised, by the Mohammedan" hordes and
: forced to adopt Mohammedanism as
; their religion. : People trembled for the
fate of 1 Christendom. It seemed -for a
■ moment almost possible that the .whole
eastern section of ' th*; European' conti- .
nent might fall victim to the Turk and '
; become part of.the Moslem possessions.
; To i hope : for < clemency from Solyman -
i. was to rely,upon the mercy of th* mer
r ciless. Conquering one Christian army ,
- ami tstronghold" after; another," the sul
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALC. .SATURDAY, 'APRTE ?■"'. WI I --1 "J i I". JUNIOR i ATI
“Fairies. Fairies Keep the Bellows Going Under the Boiling Lead”
better.-than you, and still I could not
accomplish .that task. .. I can get to
within 14 miles of the place, but even
there . the heat is so great 'that it
shrivels me u*J like bacon rind."
- "Well. I shall go, just the same,
though.''
"And X will give you as much, gold
and silver as you can carry if you will
bring me" back a gourd full of that '
water.":-- ■■■. •■*■*,'. ■/- - -■: }\* '." *. .'.„ -
•*" "I'll bring you back! some, but I'for
nothing less than for the plaid hanging
on that ' peg. T it yon will - give that -to 'i
me you shall hay* the water."
"A At first the sorcerer .would;, not part :
with the plaid on any. account, hut the .
prince begged and begged so hard that
th* old i sorcerer at last yielded.
. "Well, brother in law, this Is such.a
plaid, that if you put it on >nobody, can
see you."rf i'';^:,y,
The prince was just on the point of
leaving when the sorcerer asked him,
"Have you any .money for the journey,
brother?"'
"I had a little, but I spent it all."
"Then you .had j better have some."
And with this the sorcerer put a plate
full of gold coins into th* prince's bag.
The latter shook his bridle aad his pie
bald was *on the spot. The sorcerer,
alarmed beyond saying, shouted, /'Tou
rascal," then you associate with my'arch
persecutor.'.'Give me back my plaid and '•■'
money at once; I. don't "want any of
your water." Of course the prince paid
no attention to him; in fact he had no
time to heed the sorcerer's words even
had he wanted to do so. as he was al
ready' way up in th* air.. The piebald
then said: '^iicWpiBSRSSSHKMBHBBSc^H
5 "How do yon want me to go now,
dear .master? Shall we fly as fast as
th* whirlwind or like a flash- of
thought?" "Just:.;' suit ' yourself, my
dear .;">" horse." And the ' piebald flew
tan's all* powerful army threatened to
carry /destruction and Mohammedanism
throughout; the continent. ' It was one
of Fate's big movements.
*On moved the Turks. Vienna^ (then
capital of the German empire) stood in
.their path, a seemingly frail obstacle
between such, a host and the; rest of-
Europe. Should Vienna fall before the
Moslem onset the progress of the sul
tan's army ■ would' be 'made far easier,
and other lesser, cities would lose heart.
The inhabitants of Vienna were at
.that* time more renowned for culture
and thrift than for warfare. Yet under
Nicholas yon ilalm they gallantly pro
posed -to defend their city against the
foe and to fight to. the last gasp for
their imperiled homes. The Turks drew
near, destroying Vienna's suburbs, and
encamped close to the town itself.
''"■ilk was*? on "September 27, .152*1, that
the enormous Turkish host laid siege to
Vienna, Solyman. conducting the affair
in person. ■ Before" risking useless loss .
of life In a general assault the sultan
tried; to make ■'. the entrance into ■:, the
city by means' of tunnels. His soldiers
were set to, work with pick and spade
to dig a secret underground way Into
Vienna by which a body of men might
later pour Into the place and thus catch
the £ defenders "betweeen two fires."
ft, The i cleverness ;of the Turkish engi- *.'
■ v -'
away, with the prince on bis.back, in
the direction of the fairies', well. Soon
they reached their goal and alighted
'on the .* ground, whereupon the horse
said: , "Now, dear master, we have
reached our destination. Put on the
plaid and walk into the fairy queen's
I palace. Tfte queen has just sat down
to sapper. Kat and drink all. you can
and then' try to take away the magic
, ring from the. queen, for this jewel
| contains wonderful power, and without
: it the fairy queen loses all power over
. th* animals of her kingdom, which else
obey, her a* a wink. In th* meantime
. S,will- go into the silken meadow and
1 grace with the horses of the fairies
over night. I* shall return fln .the
. morning and then* we will fill our
gonrds." . ..
Ana »o>lt~h*a/ppehe_,*'. The prince put
on his plaid and walked Into the fairy
queen's dining room and sat down and
supped. Although the fairy queen, did
not see him she yet had a sensation as
if somebody were in the room, and she
exclaimed to the fairies: "Fairies, fair
ies, keep the bellows going under 'the
boiling lead. Some calamity will befall
us tonight!" ..-<-■-, ,'* .-•---.;.,
* When + the prince „ had *.' eaten all he
possibly could be kissed the queen and
hurriedly took away;" the wonderful
ring. , Then . he ? ran out of the room,
and on the main floor of j the castle
found an empty bedroom, lay down and
slept soundly all night.
In the morning the piebald'appeared
I before the castle. The * prince was
,still in his plaid ..fast, asleep.'. Thus
nobody.i saw him. -- ■■.-'...
"I am triad to tell you, dear master,
that all is well," said the piebald.
"They have not yet been able to see
you. 'Lot us go and get water at
once. Now thhs Is the , way we must
proceed: Stick the gourd on the point
neers and the countless workers at their
command made the task a swift one.
Here it was that an "If;intervened to
save the threatened capital, and per
haps Europe as well.
, Some Vienna bakers were at work one -
night (so the ' story; runs) , in a cellar,
making bread for the garrison. During
a pause in their conversation one of the
bakers happened; to hear the muffled
sound of digging. It seemed to come
from a spot not far beyond one of the
cellar walls.
Guessing at net that the enemy was
tunneling a way Into the city, the bak- ,
era , rushed out: and gave the alarm.
The garrison, aroused, was able to baffle
So roan's plan.
;--,; The sultan, failing at strategy, next
tried force. lie hurled his army against '
the city.in one fierce assault after an
other. The Viennese fought like heroes.
Each attack was repulsed with terrific
loss to the Turks, . '"*'•;*;'.
For four entire days the Moslems as
sailed the city, fresh detachments ever
taking the places of those who reeled
back defeated. During the four days,
almost without a moment for'food or
sleep, the defenders fought off/ the
charging horde. It seemed well nigh
impossible that so furious an onset by
so vast an army could be repelled by
a comparatively small garrison, but
of your sword and then dip It under.
But be careful! The gourd must .touch
the water before my feet get wet, or
else we must pay with our lives for
our audacity.".
The prince did as he was told. He
stuck the gourd on -the point of the
sword and dipped It Into the. well he
fore the horse's hoofs touched the
surface of the water. ;
/ ,-"Well, my dear master, this has gone
off without a mishap. Let Is at once
go and liberate 'jfour sister.'! So" they
Immediately; rod* to the sister's, home,
The prince put on his plaid and man
aged to bring her away unnoticed.
Having thus liberated his sister, he at
once returned to the hermit's hut.
"Well done, my son. " Have ..you
brought back any youth giving water?",
exclaimed the hermit, as he saw the
prince approaching In the distance. *
"To be sure, old father; 1 have
brought plenty."
c With these words the prince ap
proached the hermit, allowed just one
drop of water to fall on the hermits
hand, and. oh wonder! immediately
he changed into a lad of . 16 and was
six times handsomer than ever in his
life. ':
"Well, my son, you hare not made
your Journey In rain; you have secured
the prise .that you have striven for.
And I am deeply grateful for what
you - did for me—l won't take back
the, piebald from you, but ask you to
keep it as reward for your kindness."
Then they parted and the prince
bent his way homeward. Having
arrived at home he allowed a drop of
the magic water to fall on his father's
hand and the old king immediately be
came: a youth of IS. And he not
only got younger but also grew hand
somer and a hundred times better look-
Ing than lie ever was before. - :r
the defenders were fighting for home
and religion. , > , ,r '
On the fifth day of the assault (Octo
ber 14) Solyman gave up the attempt
: to crush Vienna. (He withdrew sullen
ly from the scene of his defeat, leaving
80,000 dead Turks on. the field. The
price of conquest,was for once too high
for him. -''-":"■*;,.::;..^ -*-'- ;-) -
Vienna was saved, and not only Vien
na but j Europe. J Vienna had been Eu
rope's barrier, against the | Turks' far
ther advance and the barrier held flrm.
The northern limit of Europe's Turk
ish raids was reached. '■■■'• .;:
Once more In later years Vienna was
besieged "by' th« Moslems, 'and again
they were beaten off. The high tide of
such invasion had * come and receded.
Europe at large was now forever secure
from this long dreaded*foe.
In the moment of victory, according*
to the account; the bakers "who had
given the, alarm were ~. not forgotten.
To commemorate *• the event they , and
their descendants thenceforth molded
their rolls into the shape of a crescent
(the sacred emblem*of Turkey). The
custom prevails <> this day. *
Few Americans who are used to wee
ing crescent shaped Vienna rolls have
any idea now such rolls first came to
be thus twisted nor what great deed
the, crescent form commemorates.—
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