Part 13 (1/2)

”Oh, you poor lad!” said the gnos to wish for! To dance well, and have amble! What is your third wish?”

”I should like to own the finest glass factory in the forest”

”O stupid Charcoal Peter! you should have wished for wisdom Wealth is useless without wisdouldens

Go”

Peter returned ho of Dancers in dancing, and he was hailed with great adamble at the ale-houses, and was able to produce as much money as Fat Hesekiel hilass factory to be built, and in a few months Peter Munk was rich and famous and envied People said he had found a hidden treasure

But Peter did not kno to use his money He spent it at the alehouse; and at last, when the money in the pockets of Fat Hesekiel, for some reason, was low, he was unable to pay his debts, and the bailiffs came to take him to prison

[Illustration: PETER AND THE MANIKIN]

In his troubles he resolved to go again into the deep forest, and seek the aid of the forest gnono one will”

As he passed along, ashaood fairy, he began to cry,--

”Michael the Dutchiant raftsman stood before him

”You've come to me at last,” he said ”Go with me to my house, and I will show you how I can be of service to you”

Peter followed the giant to sonome's palace

”Your difficulties co his hands over the young man's heart ”Let me have your heart, and you shall have riches”

”Give you my heart?” said Peter; ”I should die”

”No; follow reat closet, where were jars filled with liquid In the the of the Dancers and of Fat Hesekiel

”The hinderance to wealth is feeling I have taken, as you see, the hearts of these rich men I have replaced them by hearts of stone

You see how _they_ flourish _You_ may do the same”

[Illustration: PETER SURPassED THE KING OF DANCERS]

”A heart of stone must feel very cold within,” said Peter

”But what is the use of a heart of feeling, with poverty? Give reed,” said Peter