THE MASTER CRAFTSMEN
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she could only be saved
if
the three Master Craftsmen set about
it while at large.
They found shelter with kind and brave people called Com–
mandos. These were reliable fellows, hard working and fearless,
skilled craftsmen and brave soldiers. "Valiance, loyalty, labor
and victory!" was their slogan. There was no work they could
not do. There was no danger which could daunt them. They had
long intended to rid the country of Vainglorious and the evil
winds. "He who sows the wind, shall reap the storm," the Com–
mandos used to say. They greeted the three glorious Master
Craftsmen joyfully and respectfully, .and invited them to join the
family of Commandos.
"Valiance! said Isobar. "Loyalty!" added Amalgam.
"Labor!" said John Greenfingers. "Victory!" cried all three,
repeating the Commandos' oath.
Then Isobar the Armorer said: "I know what I must do.
So far I have made weathervanes which show the direction of
the wind. But now it is up to us to turn the wind in the direction
we want. John Greenfingers put all his heart into
his
bindweed
seeds, and the plant acquired the magic power of growth. I will
work with the weathervanes and we will subdue the winds."
And without delay he seized a hammer in his powerful
hands and set to work.
"You're right!" responded Amalgam. "And I will set to
work too. What have my mirrors done so far? They have obedi–
ently reflected beauty and shown people their defects. But beauty
and ugliness exist apart from my mirrors. I will put my mind to
it and work day and night until I make mirrors which will them–
selves make the world more beautiful. I want people to reflect
everything with which I imbue the mirror by my toil and love,
for it is said that there is no force in this world superior to crea–
tive work, provided man has chosen it of his own will.
And the Master Craftsmen set to work. They toiled day and
night without fatigue, without taking sleep or rest. A great fury
inspired the armorer and fanned the fire under his furnace. A
