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It always looked as if a napkin, as big as a bath towel, would be necessary to keep its mouth clean. Yet even then, it slobbered a good deal, so that no nice fairy liked to be near the monster. IT ALWAYS LOOKED AS IF A NAPKIN AS BIG AS A BATHTOWEL WOULD BE NECESSARY TO KEEP ITS MOUTH CLEAN YET EVEN THEN IT SLOPPERED A GOOD DEAL SO THAT NO NICE FAIRY LIKED TO BE NEAR THE MONSTER
ll. Now there was a great monster named the Afang, that lived in a big bog, hidden among the high hills and inside of a dark, rough forest. This ugly creature had an iron-clad back and a long tail that could wrap itself around a mountain. It had four front legs, with big knees that were bent up like a grasshopper's, but were covered with scales like armor. These were as hard as steel, and bulged out at the thighs. Along its back, was a ridge of horns, like spines, and higher than an alligator's. Against such a tough hide, when the hunters shot their darts and hurled their javelins, these weapons fell down to the ground, like harmless pins. On this monster's head, were big ears, half way between those of a jackass and an elephant. Its eyes were as green as leeks, and were round, but scalloped on the edges, like squashes, while they were as big as pumpkins. The Afang's face was much like a monkey's, or a gorilla's, with long straggling gray hairs around its cheeks like those of a walrus. OF THESE KNEW HOW TO SING OFTEN AND WELL NOW THERE WAS A GREAT MONSTER NAMED A FANG THAT LIVED IN A BIG BOG HIDDEN AMONG THE HIGH HILLS AND INSIDE OF A DARK ROUGH FOREST THIS UGLY CREATURE HAD AN IRON CLAD BACK AND A LONG TAIL THAT COULD WRAP ITSELF AROUND A MOUNTAIN IT HAD FOUR FRONT LEGS WITH BIG KNEES THAT WERE BENT UP LIKE A GRASSHOPPER'S BUT WERE COVERED WITH SCALES LIKE ARMOUR THESE WERE AS HARD AS STEEL AND BULGED OUT AT THE THIGHS ALONG ITS BACK WAS A RIDGE OF HORNS LIKE SPINES AND HIGHER THAN AN ALLIGATOR'S AGAINST SUCH A TOUGH HIDE WHEN THE HUNTERS SHOT THEIR DARTS AND HURLED THEIR JAVELINS THESE WEAPONS FELL DOWN TO THE GROUND LIKE HARMLESS PINS ON THIS MONSTER'S HEAD WERE BIG EARS HALF WAY BETWEEN THOSE OF A JACKASS AND AN ELEPHANT ITS EYES WERE AS GREEN AS LEEKS AND WERE ROUND BUT SCALLOPED ON THE EDGES LIKE SQUASHES WHILE THEY WERE BIG AS PUMPKINS THE ATHANG'S FACE WAS MUCH LIKE A MONKEY'S OR GORILLAS WITH LONG STRAGGLING GRAY HAIRS AROUND ITS CHEEK LIKE THOSE OF A WALRUS
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