Gently they placed a white spread on the earth and left no small seed uncovered.
At last, when the king smiled and their work was done, they stole away so softly and happily that no one missed them.
THE POPLAR TREE.
NE night, just at sunset, an old man found the pot of gold which lies under the end of the rainbow.
His home was far beyond the dark forest, through which he was passing.
The pot of gold was heavy, and he soon began to look for a safe place in which to hide it until morning.