The Undoing of the Jealous No, 2 Wife: An Amateur 5 Prospector and Tiger Tamer From Our Own Tachienlu, West China, Jan.'23. old man came out for, during the Up till quite recent, times." Tibet night, his fire had gone out and he always boasted of a king, True, the was on his way to a neighbour's to Jama and the king have not always borrow a light. Seeing the old man worked harmoniously together, and the woman dropped the jar and History records frequent. instances fled back to the palace. Wondering where there has been bitter enmity what it all meant, the old fellow between the al house and the examined the jar and, to his great house of religion. Naturally, th surprise, saw that it contained two King thought it within his right to fat, plump, little babies. dominate the priest, and the priest The Foster Father always has maintained it was his duty to control the king. Finally, Strange things happen in the the lama gained the victory and the mysterious land of Tibet, The: king disappeared from the stage. old man asked no questions and he Tibet at the present time isan jade no investigations, but he hierarchy, the Dalai Lama ruling spontaneously adopted the two and governing the country through Uittle mites. Picking them up, he the body of his priests. carried them into his home, where Many of the: kings in ancient he washed their little bodies and times were religious men and their wrapped them up in a sheep-skin, history is a record of religious Having secured a light, he prepared works. Religion was a part of hig morning meal of' tsamba and their daily lives and.no palace was butter-tea. Poor old fellow, he now complete without a temple forming. hia mote than himself to look*after. large and important part of it. A As every Tibetan house has its vinous king married a wife, as all flock of goats, the old man secured famous kings will do, but several one of these and very soon the little years passed and no children cas baby lips were sucking the goat's to bless the home. This famous milk, Nothing more happened that king married another wife also as day, or that week, or that month, many famous kings have done and that year. atill no children came to bless the The king came home with Great home. One day. it was noised expectation written all over his face. abroad that Queen No. 1 soon would Something told him it was a boy. be a happy mother, and the king His home was to be blessed by a was happy beyond words, It would birth that would bring blessing to a boy and the boy would be a great man and, of course, the great entrance to the man would be a great lama. The 2 met him. "Yo fond an expectant father pro-prophet," she said, "your wi teased some degree of fore-knowledge given birth to two little pups." and prophesied some wondrous Not knowing what she said, the king things about his future son. Urgent soon was beside the queen, and in a business took him suddenly to moment he realized that something another part of his realm, and he strange had happened. Diseredit~ eft eaveful instructions "how the ing all he heard, he was only con-mother should be eared for and vinced when wife No. 2 produced many details regarding his young the bodies of the two little pups. oon, Wife No. 2 was, made respon-Family shame kept the whole affair able when the time should arrive. secret, and no one knew what had taken' place in the palace but the wives and the disappointed husband. eppy jected, "The birth took place quite The king loved hig queen and was suddenly, happening in the middle very kind to her, and-very soon the of the night when only wife No. 2 life of the palace went on as usual. wan present, Twins came to bless A Youthful Land-Grabber the king's the Dirth of the children, jealousy had Five years passed by and the done its malignant ' work in the twins in the old man's home had heart of wife No. 2., grown with time, They were re~ markable children and the boy was children, and No. t wife has. will become the mistress of this no ordinary child. One day they great palace and I shall be driven astonished the old man. want from, it, The king now will appre-to build a house," they said. Aplate her aid despise me. Now is parently the quarters were getting my one and. only chance."
80 somewhat confined, and what once thought and so said wife No. 2. was roomy enough for the old was getting too confined for two growing Callous Deception Youngsters. "We want to build Invger house," they repeated," and The little twins, a boy and a girl, we want you to borrow a piece of were born into the darkness of Tand from the king." The old man Tibetan room, This admirably suit-was astounded: build a house, no ed the plan upon which wife No. 2. land; build a house, no wood; build had determined. Near by, she had The old man's placed a large earthenware vessel difficulties soon were overcome and and into this she carefully placed the boy one day begged a piece of the twins. On the pretence of land from the king." going to get some hot water, she said the bog," the land which took this jar with her and in a short yak's skin will cover." The king, we little pups being kindly disposed towards the children, immediately granted their the ques Tequest, and with great ingenuity dren you world!" whose face the boy stretched the yak's skin The queen, that it was made to cover an imwas filled with Joy, soon was turned mense piece of land. to disgust, fear,'and shame. In deep anguish of soul, she begged One day the boy wandered, as the other woman to. have mercy boys will, away ap among the hills, and there he came across a peculiar upon her and take the pups out quickly and destroy them. Seeing ooking stone, Casually picking up he carried it home. "Look,' the great distress of the queen, she to the old man," what kind immediately complied with " her of stoma is this?" "That," said the wish, took the pups out und buried old man, "is & piece of silver. them near the palace wall Where did you find it?" "Among Morning now was dawning over the hills," replied the. boy. "Is the land of the lamas and the twi there much?" inquired the old man? little mites in the jar were not pro-"Yea," said the boy, "the hills are pared to take things lying down. covered with it. There also is an-'Music hath charms and doubt wou'd other stone like this, but different have had for the lonely mother, but in colour; it is yellow." One day the music emanating from those two the old man accompanied the boy, little pipes brought consternation but could see nothing of what he to the heart of wife No, 2. She described. Alone, however, the boy must hide the children, but_ where saw the hills covered with silver could: she do so? A short distance and gold, and, getting a basket, he from the palace there lived an old Toad' of it down to the old man; he was nearly 100 years old and he dwelt alone. Being a jean Tous, simple, uneducated woman, she had' failed to work out the success gin jing operations. Huge Very soon they wore able to besive steps in her dangerous plan, but, lifting up the jar, she sped timbers were bought, large stones across the fields in the direction of were secured, and clever workmen the old men's house, still undecided were obtained. A stately building as to what she was going to do. oon was raised. In size and magni-fas she reached the door, the ficance it.equalled, if net surpassed,
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