![]() ![]() ![]() The soldier climbed up the tree, went through the hole, then lowered himself down to the bottom, and found himself, just as the witch had said, in a large hall where hundreds of lamps were burning. Just bring me the old tinderbox that my grandmother forgot the last time she went down there.” “No,” the witch said, “but I won’t ask you for a single penny. “But what am I supposed to give you? You’re not telling me all this for nothing.” “That’s not a bad deal,” said the soldier. He is quite a dog, believe me! But don’t be scared, put him on my apron and he won’t hurt you, and take as much gold as you want.” But the dog on this chest has eyes as big as wagon wheels. “But if you’d rather have gold, you can have that too, as much as you can carry just go into the third room, where there’s another chest full of gold. Put him on my apron, and then take as much money as you want. “If you’d rather have silver coins, you’ll have to go into the second room, where you’ll find a dog with eyes as big as dinner plates. I’ll give you my blue-checked apron spread it on the floor, then grab the dog, put him on my apron, open the chest, and take as much money as you want. It has the power to summon three fearsome dogs to do its owners. “When you enter the first room, you’ll see a large chest in the middle of the floor, and on it there will be a dog with eyes as big as clocks. When a young soldier meets an old witch, he comes into possession of a magical tinderbox. The keys are in the locks, so you’ll be able to open them. It will be very bright, with hundreds of lamps burning. “When you reach the bottom, you’ll find yourself in a large hall. “But what am I supposed to do once I’m down there in the tree?” the soldier asked. I’ll tie a rope around your waist, and I’ll pull you up again when you tell me to.” If you climb to the top, you’ll see a hole, and you can crawl through the hole and lower yourself down to the bottom. “Do you see that big tree over there?” the witch said, pointing. “Thank you, old witch,” said the soldier. Now I’ll show you how to get as much money as you could ever want.” “What a fine sword you have, and what a big knapsack! You look just the way a soldier should. She was very ugly, and her lower lip hung down to her breast. Questions about attending online events? Check out our Events FAQs.A soldier came marching along the road: left, right! left, right! He had his knapsack on his back and a sword at his side, because he had been to the war and now he was on his way home.Īs he marched along, he met an old witch on the road. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event. Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email request accommodations. Automatic transcription is included in all CPL events using You’ll receive anĮmail with a link to the secure Zoom meeting about 24 hours before the A quick study and an excellent judge of character, she thinks she knows what shes getting when she hires a nannyits her job, after all, to analyze people. Only one registration per household is needed. 320 Genre Literary Fiction On Sale Book Details When you invite a stranger into your home, you never know whos really coming in. Fieseler's chronicle reveals a web of discriminatory circumstances and obstruction in the fire's aftermath as the event became a flashpoint for the nascent gay rights movement.Ĭopies of the book are available at Chicago Lawn Branch Library (while supplies last). Investigation revealed that the fire was set by an arsonist this event would become the largest mass-murder of gay people in United States history until another unimaginable tragedy struck the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando in 2016. On June 24, 1973, a fire at New Orleans' Up Stairs Lounge, a popular haunt for members of the LGBT community, claimed the lives of thirty-two people. Join us online for a discussion of Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation by Robert W. ![]()
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