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When they came to the end of the valley, where the rainbow arched over the pool, David told them of the pot of gold which is supposed to be at the foot of rainbows. They looked for it, but without success, because the rainbow disappeared whenever they got too close to it. So David and the Faun contented themselves with jumping into the pool and ducking each other and making bubbly noises, while the Phoenix, who could not swim, stood on the shore and beamed at them. WHEN THEY CAME TO THE END OF THE VALLEY WHERE THE RAINBOW ARCHED OVER THE POOL DAVID TOLD THEM OF THE POT OF GOLD WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE FOOT OF RAINBOWS THEY LOOKED FOR IT BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS BECAUSE THE RAINBOW DISAPPEARED WHENEVER THEY GOT TOO CLOSE TO IT SO DAVID AND THE FAWN CONTENTED THEMSELVES WITH JUMPING INTO THE POOL AND DUCKING EACH OTHER AND MAKING BUBBLY NOISES WHILE THE PHOENIX WHO COULD NOT SWIM STOOD ON THE SHORE AND BEAMED AT THEM
id the Faun. "Come on!" And he led them to a kind of glade ringed with shattered columns. The ground there was covered with moss and drifts of leaves. They each got a stick to clear away the debris, and uncovered a beautiful mosaic pavement. It was made of bits of colored stone and tile, which were arranged to make pictures. There were scenes of youths treading out wine, minstrels with lyres, gods with curly hair, and a beast which was half man and half horse. There were maidens dancing to flute and drums, hunters battling with boars and lions, warriors clashing with sword and shield and spear. There were series of pictures telling stories of wonders and adventures in far-distant lands, voyages, wars, conquests. The Faun proudly pointed out a picture of other Fauns dancing with Nymphs. The Phoenix gazed very thoughtfully at some scenes of a bird building and sitting in a nest of flames. But the last pictures of this story had been broken up by roots, so they could not see how it ended. WHERE SOME PICTURES ARE SAID THE FAWN COME ON AND HE LED THEM TO A KIND OF GLADE RINGED WITH SHATTERED COLUMNS THE GROUND THERE WAS COVERED WITH MOSS AND DRIFTS OF LEAVES THEY EACH GOT A STICK TO CLEAR AWAY THE DEBRIS AND UNCOVERED A BEAUTIFUL MOSAIC PAVEMENT IT WAS MADE OF BITS OF COLORED STONE AND TILE WHICH WERE ARRANGED TO MAKE PICTURES THERE WERE SCENES OF YOUTHS TREADING OUT WINE MINSTRELS WITH LYRES GODS WITH CURLY HAIR AND A BEAST WHICH WAS HALF MAN AND HALF HORSE THERE WERE MAIDENS DANCING TO FLUTE AND DRUMS HUNTERS BATTLING WITH BOARS AND LIONS WARRIORS CLASHING WITH SWORD AND SHIELD AND SPEAR THERE WERE SERIES OF PICTURES TELLING STORIES OF WONDERS AND ADVENTURES IN FAR DISTANT LANDS VOYAGES WARS CONQUESTS THE FAWN PROUDLY POINTED OUT A PICTURE OF OTHER FAWNS DANCING WITH NYMPHS THE PHOENIX GAZED VERY THOUGHTFULLY AT SOME SCENES OF A BIRD BUILDING AND SITTING IN A NEST OF FLAMES BUT THE LAST PICTURE OF THIS STORY HAD BEEN BROKEN UP BY ROOTS SO THEY COULD NOT SEE HOW IT ENDED
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