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given the task of filling a hundred of our boats with the wings of flies.” Then the (Jucen disappearcd.

Zandilll Tay down in the canoce, and gave wav to despair. This task seemed far more hopeless than ceven the first had. Never more should he sce the sun; never should he hunt the leopard agam. Never should L see the tumbhing streams and cool brown pools, nor sce the great black eyves of his princess smile upon him. e fell asleep at last with these sad thoughts upon him,

The frog heard his saviours sigh for a sight of the brown pool, and called his brethren and his friends the hzards. Each came with ther burden of flies, and soon filled the many boats.

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Their busy croaking awoke Zandilh, who found his task performed; and when the Queen and her followers came again, they cricd oo~

e has won! The spear is las U7

Then Zandilh ascended the golden steps to take his well-carmmed prize. But the Queen wias loth to fet him go. She would have hiked to have held this wonderavorker by her side for ever, and she tricd to hold him hack.

But Zandilh was impatient, and snatched his arm from her grasp. He seized the golden spear, and jumping mto the canoe, propelled it with the spear to the edge of the lake, and bounded ashore. In a few short hours he

had clammeaed his bride.