Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country - what the children saw and heard there (1922) (14749816531)

Identifier: littlemrthimblef00harr2 (find matches)
Title: Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country : what the children saw and heard there
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
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Publisher: New York : McKinlay, Stone & Mackenzie
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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. So hewent into the woods where the Stag lay dead, andwhipped him to his feet with the witchs hair. 6 This is your horse/ he said to Three WitScBut the boy was afraid to mount the Stag. Bebold ! cried the little old man ; ( all depends onthat! Give me your foot. There you are ! Loopthe silver wire over his horns, and touch himwith the bobbin the way you want him to go.He 11 carry you safely. Good-by ! Be bold!s Following the little old mans directions,Three Wits was soon cantering down the road onthe Stags back. The dogs seemed to take every-thing for granted, and followed along after theStag as readily as if he had been their mastershorse. But travelers who chanced to be goingalong the road went into the wood when theysaw a boy riding a big Stag. They were notused to such a queer sight. The spirits of Three Wits rose as he wentalong. Everything had turned out so happily,and the Stag moved along so gracefully andeasily that Three Wits felt quite like a hero. .*.•*• ^~^=i •~yv -
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THE STAG AND THE WITCH THE THREE IVORY BOBBINS. 183 He went ambling along the road, the peoplestaring at him, until he came to the witchs house,Everything was quiet there. The windows anddoors were closed, and the only sign of life aboutthe place was a big black cat that sat on thewater-shelf. Three Wits rode the Stag around thehouse three times. Then over the roof he threwa bobbin. To the right he threw another, and tothe left another. The silver wire seemed to whirluntil it became a tangle of wire all over the house.The big black cat made an attempt to escape, butit was caught in the wire as a fly is caught in aspiders web, and it hung helpless by the water-shelf. And then a very wonderful thing happened.The silver wire seemed to become so heavy thatthe roof of the house couldnt bear its weight. O The cabin swayed, and finally the roof fell inwith a crash. Out of the dust and wreck walkedthe father of Three Wits, leading his horse, and,following him, came a dozen or more elegantlydr