THE FOREST BEYOND THE WOODLANDS A Fairy Tale By Mildred Kennedy With silhouettes by Vianna Knowlton New York ALFRED·A·KNOPF 1921 ] COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO FLORENCE A. BROWNE THE MOTHER OF KEN AND DICK FOR WHOM THIS TALE WAS WRITTEN [Illustration] CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I DAVID 13 II THE BLUE BIRD’S TRAIL 25 III THE LITTLE DOOR IN THE TREE TRUNK 33 IV AT THE COBBLER’S COTTAGE 41 V THE MANSION OF HAPPINESS 57 VI THE PALACE OF THE BRONZE KING 71 VII IN THE PALACE 81 VIII A MESSAGE FROM RUTH 87 IX THE HUT IN THE FOREST 101 X THE WINGED HORSE 111 XI THE DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING 118 XII THE RESCUE 129 XIII THE BURNING MOUNTAIN 138 XIV THE GARDEN 145 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE “HERE,” SAID DAVID, “TAKE THIS BIRCH CUP--” 22 DAVID RAN TO THE FOOT OF THE TREE, FASTENED THE HEAD OF HIS AX IN THE HOLE 30 “FOLLOW YOUR NOSE TILL YOU GET THERE,” DAVID LOOKED UP AT HIM IN SURPRISE 38 THE MONTHS PASSED BY AND DAVID AND RUTH WORKED AND WORKED FOR THE COBBLER 46 THE NEXT NIGHT THE MOON SHONE BRIGHTLY. DAVID HAD JUST CRAWLED INTO BED 70 SHE ROSE TO HER FEET, STRETCHED HER HANDS TOWARD THE GREAT BRIGHT SUN AND PRAYED 74 THE LARGE ROSE-GARDEN ENCLOSED BY THE HIGH BRICK WALL WAS THE ONLY SPOT OUTSIDE THE PALACE ITSELF, WHERE RUTH WAS PERMITTED TO WANDER 82