the stranger into the house for shelter from
the rain, when he knew his brothers would
punish him for so doing; he asked politely to
take the stranger's cloak, when the water
dripping from it was putting the fire out; and
he offered him his share of the mutton,
although he knew it meant that he must go
without his own supper.

When the older brothers returned what did they
do? They tried to punish Gluck and to force the
stranger out of the house.

What happened? They were hurled to the ground
by the stranger, who was much stronger than
they supposed.

What other punishment did they receive? The
roof was blown off the house while they slept,
and their beautiful valley, together with their
crops and cattle, was utterly destroyed by the
heavy rains.

Who was the stranger? He left his card with
"South-West Wind, Esq." written on it.

Now the story in the Reader is only the first
chapter of a longer story, which relates what
fortune came to the three brothers. What should
you expect would happen to them? I should
expect that Schwartz and Hans would have more
troubles, and that Gluck would be rewarded for
his kind-heartedness.

CHAPTER II

Read the second chapter of this longer story
called _The King of the Golden River_.

Give me the main points in this chapter?

1. The valley was turned into a desert.
2. The brothers became goldsmiths.
3. The mug
4. Gluck's wish that the river would turn into gold
5. The voice from the furnace
6. The dwarf
7. The King told Gluck how the river could be turned into gold.

What are the characters of the two brothers in
this chapter? They were very dishonest and even
tried to mix copper with the gold. They were
drunken and wasted their money, and they were
lazy and cruel.

Describe the mug that was being melted. It had
been given to them by their uncle, and Gluck
was very fond of it. It was made of gold almost
in the form of a human face. The face was
fierce and red, the eyes were bright, the beard
and whiskers were of fine gold, and the hair
was of fine spun gold, forming the hand