Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVI, Number 4, 21 May 1941 — A Bed Time Story [ARTICLE]

A Bed Time Story

I A GOOD SAMARITAN | By J. B. DIXON

upon a tuue t here was a po«r iilūe fe»ow by tlie nauie of wiiose treated liiiii tn> badly that he was thin aml emaesated to snoh an e?:ten(f fhdt it wa« <loubtfill K if ho eouhl live iuiotber week. ,Bis parents were so ' ( iuUiff€reut\l»at they left him to die. He wouM have die<l, too, had it not _ heen tor a Good Si!inaritnn hy the aame of Papā Oo.it, who saw tho IHtle fellow'ss dlstresspd coii(Htlon a.n<t knew at onee rhat he wa« *ufft>ring froiu malnutrition. TaWilg t ptty on the li(tle fellow. Papa <3oat de«ide(l i•» make an effort to bring baok the ahnost ex ttnct spark of like, for he knew that with proper treatinent the little sufferer in a fe\v years would grow healthy and sirong and be a credit to his race. Both the priest aml the Levite passed liini by whilo he lay on The roadside. htingr.v and si< k, stopplng only tong enough t<« look hlm over snd then remark, "Woli. it's no u«e trjinp to help hlm. Ho's (lone f(jr." *nien. eame the t;<»o<1 S;imaritan. \rho eaw at onee that all the \infortunate Hoku nee<!e<l nourlshnioni. he ;onli lroui lii< j<wu seant supply u bottk» of the |niilk of hiunan kin<lness aml very ttenderiy fed the sirk one. Ininiedij ateiy lie hepin to sli<'\v sij;ns of rejtuniiiig strength. i'apa (ioul {ieoted bis own lnisiue<> to nurse j

his ohnrge t<» lu alih, «]>en<V i UiK niuny sleepless b\ līoku'»! bedside, gn»dually huihluu; liini up | unUl he becfiuie a noiiual ohlKl showing great futur<> tu tiie great deliglu <if Papa Goat. Steadiiy tl>ere grew a i;reat l>ond of frtendship between the "orpliatr and his foster parent. Sfill the re«l parents took im n<»tiee <»f lioku jaa(i in the ye;trs tliut foilo\ved lie jrapidly forgot ihat tliey existed. He | i »uade many frieuds, people of all • aml wieh week lie i>aid them j j a vali, niueli to their ;\iuusei»ent i j and delqilit. j Tlien unsfortune befall tlie fos- j jter i»aivivt, ufier lie had exi>endied ; his smail nioans to teaeh auil train Hoku yo that he iuU:lit have a| ohaiu'e to live tu this wonderful t workl Not until then did Uie real p:\rer, ts l?now whal a l>eaut!fnl !ohiid ho w:is, and \vhat taleut he htad. Tlie % \ wanted liim back he- j j v;uis(- tliey did iu»t like the idea of j jh|s futuro in llie hands of a luan of j !atiother r,u v. This huri Pai>a UoiH . j torrihly. t<>r he liad built lūs hoi>es j on seotn.K Iloku tako lds rlglitfal, plaee iji the \\orld of industry. He j felt tliat Uis sorvioes were uo loug < or neodo<l. aftor the real p;ireuis j had shown 119 am>recsatu>u what-j evor for whai he had done. lie | pn>f>aroil !<i de;v ; irt for fields anew. i When Hulo Hoku heard tliis he| was verv sad. Kvause ho knew that j wlthoui the ?nUling hand of Pivj>a t»oju he wouUl s\iffer «nd ivrha}*s \wvome \er,\ ill. lle tMt a new master \vould uot uuderstaud hini nor take »he same intorest iu liis welfare, ajiti so lie cried and! cried unlil 1« ciried l)imself to sleei>. I j When he awpke he caUed for Pa ! pa Ck»at hut Papa Ooat g\me, | ! lioku īhoik reali&o<s thsU he li&d lo>tj ihU frieudj for lie luiew ihat lie i j would set little symivaUi,\ rt\>m f»Mr master. ner froui UU reul jvs J I I 1 Three months l*ter tlie ! } rep»>rtext that |HH>r lleku had dlett j R«*teeL unth>rtiMOrtalituebt an3 nj lw«rt, 1 j AWI the b«>an\ tiiSsi jt*»er»e \v«s j£(vAt &«<!( k>U\\! i *«d tt«\ b?v*dth iiw laai aad ■ stbfty tht\se whe w*re ttNS , l)miMlble ft»r tlit OMUt of llUle lU> ! 1 I And th«s <HHISS ? lU>k* '