20 Children of Yayoute

what's in it. Besides that, I would have to carry the books;
when I get there I would have to sit up too long. That
would tire me out."
 -Poor Mere Malice had tried every way she could to
get Malice interested in some sort of work. Now after think-
ing a second, she said, "In the morning I want you to go to
the village and speak to one of the trademasters down there,
maybe a hat maker or a shoemaker, so he can teach you
his trade. I don't want to hear that you aren't going. You'll
go if I have to chase you with a firebrand."
 c"You won't have to do that, maman. I'll be glad to go"
 -"At last!" she said happily seeing that for once Malice
was interested in work.
 <"I'll go the first thing in the morning, but I'll have to
 find one who won't ask me to do anythirig hard or lift any-
 thing heavy."
 -The next morning Malice got up and went to the foot
 of the village where all the trademasters' shops were. He
 went into a shop, but came out saying to himself, It's out
 with the blacksmith. I couldn't lift one of those horse shoes.
 So he went into another place where the master taught hat-
 weaving. But Malice came right out again saying to him-
 self, "Not me! No indeed! My fingers would be too tired
 weaving hats.
 ,So he kept on going from place to place until finally
 he went into an empty shop where there were no tools.
 The boss, a very fat fellow, lay on his back with his eyes
 closed.
 -"This looks more like the place where I belong," Malice
 said to himself, and he walked up to the man. "Boss, I would
 like to know what trade you teach? I want to learn it."