QUICK WITS.
All children know tho story of William (ho Conqueror, who tumbled as he landed on the shores of our island, 'lis men, being superstitious, took it as an omen of ill-luck. " Ah," said they, "we shall bo beaten." " Not at all," said the quick-witted William, as he arose with his 'lands full of sand and pebbles. 'ltis a good sign. See! I have taken .1 firm hold of tho land already." But do you know this one, I wonder? There were once two youths, king's tons, who wished to kno v vhich of them •aoiiUl inherit the throne. They went to a s'bvl—or, as we should say, fortuneteller—who told tho lads tinf '.he lirst one to kiss his mother would inherit the kingdom. They came away lis?atisficd, ii' i:plussed, for, alas! their mother was dead. " I think little of sibyls," said the elder, and he voyaged across the seas to seek his fortune. The younger one, with a sudden inspiration, knelt quickly down and kissed Mother Earth. Ifc was right, aiid it was he who came to tlie throne, bis brother being drowaed in a foreign sea.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19061, 4 July 1925, Page 4 (Supplement)
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189QUICK WITS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19061, 4 July 1925, Page 4 (Supplement)
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