Identifier: stnicholasserial392dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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e sky before any of the otherstars open their eyes, had seen the sisters carriedaway. This star sang a little song to the princes,telling them that far to the north, hidden by athick mist, stood a tower in which the princesseswere shut up. There was only one way to savethem, the star said. If the sisters could be madeto sing, to answer, perhaps, a song outside theirtower, the charm would be broken. That seemed very simple to the princes. Theyhad often sung songs beneath the palace win-dows, and the princesses had answered with stillsweeter music. So very hopefully the two youngmen hurried to the north until they reached themagic mist. All day they tried to sing there, butnot one whisper could be heard through that gray-ness. And the light of the lantern they carriedwent out at oixe, for no beam could shine there,and the princes lost their way, and struggled back,disappointed and discouraged. Just as they reached the edge of the fog again,the sun was rising over the world, and hundreds
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THE RETURN OF THE PRINCES AND PRINCESSES. THE STORY OF THE SONG-SPARROW of birds of all colors, and with many differentsongs, were singing gladly to welcome it. I have a splendid plan, exclaimed PrinceDawn. Let us send two birds to sing to theprincesses. They can fly over the mist, and whenthe maidens hear their song, they themselveswill surely sing for joy. That is a fine idea! answered Prince Night-wind. Let us choose the most beautiful birdshere to break the spell which imprisons our be-loved princesses. So they chose a bright blue and a gorgeousorange bird, and quickly they flew away over themist. But when they reached the little towerwindow, all their notes had died away. Theycould sing beautifully in the sunrise light, but ina dark gray fog, they forgot their song, andslowly and sadly they flew back to tell the princesof their failure. For a moment, Prince Night-wind and PrinceDawn stood silent and puzzled. Then, besidethem, a little brown bird, a song-sparrow, twit-tered : The

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