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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED JUNIOR . . . er 518,

 THESE ,
GOLDEN GOOSE
 The youngest
60N WAS CALLED
" THE simpleton.
HE WAS ALWAYS
Ejeing laughed
AT AND TREATED
very;SADLY BY
EVERYONE in
His Eamily.
 As HANS WALKED THROUGH THE-FOREST,
HE CAME UPON A LITTLE OLD MAN.
rHANK YOU, YOUNG MAN, WOULD
MOTHER. YOU. GIVE ME A
SCRAP OF BREAD
FROM YOUR BAG,
OR A DROP OF |—'
MILK ? I AM
HUNGRY AND
THIRSTY. I

HELP/ I'VE CUT I

A LITTLE WHILE RM WITH MY OWN
LATER, AS HANS
WAS CHOPPING
DOWN A TREE. . .
Puzzled by what had happened to him,
Hans hurried home.

And strangely enough

 NO/ CAN'T YOU luT FINALLY HIS FATHER AGREED.
SEE HOW MUCH
TROUBLE YOUR HERE, MY FOOLISH SON. THANK YOU,
a BROTHERS HERE IS DRY BREAD AND GOOD MOTHER.
I HAVE HAD? WATER FOR YOUR LUNCH.

As SOON AS THE SIMPLETON ENTERED THE

FOREST,HE MET THE LITTLE MAN, But when the simpleton took out the
CRUSTS OF BREAD THAT MIS MOTHER HAD
STRANGER, I HAVE GIVEN HIM . . . p-“----——<
ONLY DRY BREAD AND -1 WELL, LOOK AT THIS /
WATER. IF THAT IS I MY BREAD HAS TURNED INTO CAKE/AND
GOOD ENOUGH,I WILL THE WATER IS NOW FINE, FRESH MILK/
GLADLY SHARE IT RH I MUST BE
£//' ^-\1 DREAMING/
 NO, LAD. YOU ARE NOT DREAMJNG.
AS YOU HAVE SlfCH A KIND HEART, .
AND HAVE SHARED vyHAT YOU HAVE
WITH' ME', I WILL SHARE WHAT I
Mr HAVE WITH YOU. Mg

When the little .GOLDEN

MAN LEFT, THE SIMPLETON GOOSE/
CHOPPED AWAY AT THE
TREE UNTIL IT FELL TO
jftE GROUND. AND THERE,
SITTING AMONG THE ROOTS,
HE FOUND. . .
The simpleton setoffat PURE 8OL0P WELL; I
ONCE-FOR THE NEAREST TOWN. NEVER HEARD 5F50eH
iTHERE, HE WENT TO AN INN. A THINS/ IMUSTOAlL •
MY DAUGHTERS TO SEE
CERTAINLY. BUT
TELL ME, WHAT
KIND OF BIRD IS
THAT UNDER
YOUR ARM ?

what, a Lucky man you are,

»NDLOP_P'® ( TO OWN SUCH A MARVELOUS,-
Daughters) creature/
'&TONGE

HOW BEAUTIFUL
ITS FEATHERS
Are /
That night, I MUST HAVE A FEATHER
kFTERTHE FROM THAT WONDERFUL
SIMPLETON GOOSE. THE SIMPLETON —-—‘ HELP/HILDA/ HELP/HELP/ ]
HAD GONE TO WILL NEVER MISS JUST MY HAND IS STUCK TO THE GOLDEN
BED,LILI,THE GOOSE/PULL ME AWAY/HELP/ j
OLDEST . "^€L0NE FEATHER-
DAUGHTER, J
CREPT TO I
THE PLACE !
WHERE HE 1
HAD LEFT \
THE GOOSE. |

So HILDA TRIED TO HELP HER SISTER. WHATS ALL THE NOISE

BUT THE MINUTE SHE TOUCHED LIU, ABOUT? OH,ISEE/YOU
SHE FOUND HERSELF STUCK AS TWO ARE PULLING
TIGHTLY TO HER .-"V FEATHERS FROM THE
SISTERAS / (‘M* ~--^r ‘ na GOLDEN GOOSE/^
HERSISTER / \ qM"'L ■ j
WAS STUCK/"
TO THE /
GOOSE / / f

WELL, WHAT'S GOOD ' NO, GRETCHEN/ NO, DON'T

ENOUGH FOR YOU TWO, TOUCH US/ DON'T TOUCH
IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR 1 THE GOOSE/r—r"
-n ME/
 5UT THE WARNINGS OF HER SISTERS- The next morning, when the simpleton
CAME TOO LATE. CAME DOWNSTAIRS, HE FOUND THE THREE
SISTERS SITTING ON THE FLOOR, WEEPING.
HELP/ WHAT IS THIS?
I CAN'T GET MY HAND WELL, WHAT'S THIS?
LOOSE/ i-?/-• WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TO MY GOLDEN GOOSE?

YOU MEAN, WHAT .'YOU MUST TELL When the landlord saw what had
IS YOUR GOOSE DOING THE. GOOSE TO HAPPENED, HE WAS VERY ANGRY.
TO US? WE ARE ALL LET US GO AT
STUCK FAST TO HIM, Hjra ONCE.jr-' ,lf NOTHING AT ALL. I
AND TO EACH OTHER, M SUPPOSE THAT IF
ggr AS WELL. rr-r~' YOUR DAUGHTERS ARE
STUCK TO MY GOOSE,
THERE MUST BE A
REASON FOR IT. NO%
GOOD DAY TO YOU, SIR
 IT IS NOT NICE FOR THE INNKEEPER'S
DAUGHTERS TO RUN AFTER A YOUNG
-1 MAN LIKE THAT. I MUST TRY
’ TO STOP THEM,

JJL1/ HILDA/ GRETCHEN/

COME BACK HERE/

But WHEN THE HELP/ I CAN’T GE

MAYOR TRIED TO MY HAND LOOSE ‘
STOP THE GIRLS.. WHAT IS THIS ?
\ OJuST THEN,
THE TOWN CLERK
! CAME ALONG. OF
COURSE, HE WAS
VERY SHOCKED
TO SEE THE
MAYOR CHASING
AFTER THE
i THREE GIRLS.

But when he tried to grab the I f oh./ what's ’ I

< mayor, his hand was stuck fast, too. going on

* ITAKE H0LD of HIS 1

. '*0 MEN
ip WORKING IN A
C0AT AND "W-/ J f~
j NEARBY FIELD
I HEARD THE TOWN
B CLERK CALLING
m FOR HELP. THEY II "v"':
CAME RUNNING.

®|JT AS SOON AS THEY TOUCHED THE CLERK, THE TWO MEN FOUND THEY COULD. NOT GET
FREE. SO NOW THERE WERE SEVEN PEOPLE RUNNING AFTER THE SIMPLETON AND HIS

r^W--— 1 ca^jp
ITALL RIGHT.
P I’LL STOP AT
THE NEXT INN
WE COME TO.
CAN YOU GIVE US A SURELY. I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE COME TO OUR
PLACE TO STAY FOR TOWN TO TRY TO WIN THE PRINCESS FOR f-*
wjgi THE NIGHT? YOUR WIFE ? j-->

I WILL GLADLY TRY MY LUC

IT IF THERE IS A PRINCESS
BE HAD/WHAT MUST A MAIN
IN ORDER TO WIN HER ? j

THIS WORRIES THE KING, WHO LOVES HIS

DAUGHTER VERY MUCH. HE HAS OFFERED
TO LET HER MARRY ANY MAN WHO CAN
3). MAKE HER LAUGH, j
 TOMORROW MORNING, I'LL GO STRAIGHT
That night, TO THE PALACE OF THE KING. P5"-«
THE SIMPLETON / Iff
THINKING
ABOUT HIS
CHANCES OF
WINNING THE
PRINCESS.

HoPEFUtLt^^f'
CALLED FOff HIS t^irSHTER.
IF THIS O'OESN'T MAKE HER
LAUGH, NOTHING WILL / /
 WELL, YOUR HIGHNESS, NOT SO HASTY,
YOUR DAUGHTER IS MY LAO. I
THOUGH HE HAS MADE MY DAUGHTER LAUGH NOW MINE. STILL AM NOT
I DO NOT WANT THIS SIMPLETON TO BE MY SURE YOU ARE.
SON-IN-LAW. I WILL FIND A WAY TO STOP WORTHY OF HER;
■ MMlilll i III HIM FR0M MARRYING fgff
WBBBt/abmm the princess. J.

The king thought hard for a moment.

BUT WHAT MORE THEN . . . r?-a
CAN X DO TO r— ... ... -1 YOU MUST FIND ME A MAN
PROVE MY
WORTH?
 HERE IS THE SPOT WHERE I CUT
DOWN THE TREE AND FOUND
THE GOLDEN. GOOSE.—I WONDER
AH, MAYBE THE LITTLg WHO THAT MAN IS. ---'
MAN IN THE FOREST '
——I CAN HELP ME !

ARE YOU WEEPING, I AM CRYING BECAUSE I AM THIRSTY.

ARE YOU IN TROU8LE ? I HAVE DRUNK A BARREL OF WATER,
BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP. WHAT I

COME WITH ME,

STRANGER.
 Back at \ well, what I

SBItm \h s m
THE PALACE... HAVE YOU 1V, JUST HAVE THIS MAN |

■Ml^il
r—'BROUGHT ME ? j ' TAKEN TO YOUR BARnJ ..
YOU WILL SEE J /£-

nik

WskIt
WELL, WELL/ IMAGINE
THAT/ I NEVER THOUGHT
I WOULD SEE THE DAY
WHEN X WOULD WATCH
ONE MAN DRINK » -~i
SO MUCH MILK. F t
 WHY 00 YbU HAVE MY STOMACH
THAT STRAP TIED FEELS SO EMPTY,
AROUND YOUR r—' I CANNOT BEAR
STOMACH? J THE PAIN.

YES, INDEED, X ATE A

WHOLE BAKERY FULL ■
OF ROLLS/ BUT I AM
-MT1 STILL
HUNGRY.
JHOW WONDERFUL
THIS LOOKS f I
HARDLY KNOW
WHERE TO BEGIN.

..
 PIP IT/ HOW
AZINS/ WHAT
M APPETITE/

DO YOU THINK |P
YOUR FATHER
WILL KEEP HIS U,
PROMISE AND LET MEL
MARRY YOU NOW? J
 MOMENT LATER
TASK FOR YOU.
DO THIS, AND
THE PRINCESS
IS YOURS.

TIMES HAVE I DONE

WHAT YOU ASKED.
-71 MAY I MARRY
Jl^ii HER NOW? f

I CAN SAY THAT SAFELY ENOUGH.THE I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED

SIMPLETON WILL NEVER MARRY MY A SHIP THAT WILL SAIL
DAUGHTER, FOR HE WILL NOT BE ABLE ON LAND AS WELL AS
--kk-1 TO DO THIS. ON WATER. BRING ME

The simpleton hurried/
BACK TO THE FOREST A
WHERE ALL THESE /
STRANGE EVENTS /
BEGAN. /
AH, LITTLE MAN. I'M SO
6LA0 I FOUND YOU. rm$
PERHAPS YOU CAN Pi
HELP ME. I-' \

...AND NOW THE KING WANTS A SHIP THAT

WILL SAIL ON LAND AS WELL AS WATER. HO
WILL I -EVER WIN THE PRINCESS? ,-
 HERE, T£KE
MY DAUGHTER.
SHE IS YOURS/

‘ they were married at once

NO THEY LIVED HAPPILY
EVER AFTER.
AESOP’S ,. . When a little mouse came
ALONG IN A VERY PLAYFUL MOOD.
FABLES
THE LION AND
THE MOUSE
 ■ COURSE, THE LION WAS VERY ANGRY
BE BOTHERED BY A MOUSE. SO . . .
I HAVE YOU NOW/ VERY KIND OF
TO ARRANGE FOR ME TO HAVE
-S MY LUNCH SO HANDY/ r-rr
OH, SIR, 1 DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU
ANGRY. PLEASE DON'T EAT ME. HAVE
MERCY. THE DAY MAY COME WHEN X
WILL BE ABLE TO DO YOU A FAVOR.

ho/ ho/ ho./ That's the funniest thin* LITTLE MOUSE, YOUR OH,THANK I
I'VE EVER HEARD./ IMAGINE ANYONE AS JOKE HAS PUT ME IN YOU, THANK
SMALL AS YOU HELPING SOMEONE p— YOU/ I'LL
—, LIKE ME. HO/ HO/ HO/ f-' GOING TO LET YOU GO. NEVER
NOW BE OFF WITH YOU FORGET
AND NEVER BOTHER YOUR
g ME AGAIN, KINDNESS.
Mm LONG AFTER THAT, THE LION WAS 1
| CAPTURED BY SOME HUNTERS. HE LET ft
| THROUGHOUT THE FOREST.
pmjL
ipl —.-IW-L •-.
And so, the little, mouse set to work
with his sharp Teeth, chewing at all
the ropes that held the lion.
n—v'
1 The little mouse ran TO THE LION I
TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG.
YOU LAUGHED AT ME WHEN I SAID THAT I
SOMEDAY I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP 1
HAVE.NOT FORGOTTErO'OUR^jsggMJ
Soon, the lion was able to break
THE ROPES AND ESCAPE.
THANK YOU, LITTLE MOUSE. YOU HAVE
PROVED THAT AN ACT OF KINDNESS, NO
MATTER HOW SMALL, IS NEVER WASTED.
l
 HARK/ HARK/

HUMPTY DUyPTY

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;

All the King's horses and all the King's

Cannot put Humpty Dumpty together again.

The rairris raining allround,

It falls on field and tree,*

It rains on the umbrellas here.

When twos down beside the

A wooden spade they gave to me

My holes Were empty like a cup,

Till it could

: By Robert Louis Stevenson

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