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Then, like a beaver, it would cut down a tree, sharpen it to a point and pick its teeth until its mouth was clean. Yet it seemed all the more hungry and eager for fresh human victims to eat, especially juicy maidens; just as children like cake more than bread. THEN LIKE A BEAVER IT WOULD CUT DOWN A TREE AND SHOPPEN IT TO A POINT AND PICK ITS TEETH UNTIL ITS MOUTH WAS CLEAN YET IT SEEMED ALL THE MORE HUNGRY AND EAGER FOR FRESH HUMAN VICTIMS TO EAT ESPECIALLY JUICY MAIDENS JUST AS CHILDREN LIKE CAKE MORE THAN BREAD
to keep its mouth clean. Yet even then, it slobbered a good deal, so that no nice fairy liked to be near the monster. When the Afang growled, the bushes shook and the oak leaves trembled on the branches, as if a strong wind was blowing. But after its dinner, when it had swallowed down a man, or two calves, or four sheep, or a fat heifer, or three goats, its body swelled up like a balloon. Then it usually rolled over, lay along the ground, or in the soft mud, and felt very stupid and sleepy, for a long while. All around its lair, lay wagon loads of bones of the creatures, girls, women, men, boys, cows, and occasionally a donkey, which it had devoured. But when the Afang was ravenously hungry and could not get these animals and when fat girls and careless boys were scarce, it would live on birds, beasts and fishes. Although it was very fond of cows and sheep, yet the wool and hair of these animals stuck in its big teeth, it often felt very miserable and its usually bad temper grew worse.  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 WHEN THE AE FANG GROWLED THE BUSHES SHOOK AND THE OAK LEAVES TREMBLED ON THE BRANCHES AS IF A STRONG WIND WAS BLOWING BUT AFTER ITS DINNER WHEN IT HAD SWALLOWED DOWN A MAN OR TWO CALVES OR FOUR SHEEP OR A FAT HEIFER OR THREE GOATS ITS BODY SWELLED UP LIKE A BALLOON THEN IT USUALLY ROLLED OVER LAY ALONG THE GROUND OR IN THE SOFT MUD AND FELT VERY STUPID AND SLEEPY FOR A LONG WHILE ALL AROUND ITS LAIR LAY WAGON LOADS OF BONES OF THE CREATURES GIRLS WOMEN MEN BOYS COWS AND OCCASIONALLY A DONKEY WHICH IT HAD DEVOURED BUT WHEN THE AE FANG WAS ROUNDOUSLY HUNGRY AND COULD NOT GET THESE ANIMALS AND WHEN FAT GIRLS AND CARELESS BOYS WERE SCARCE IT WOULD LIVE ON BIRDS BEASTS AND FISHES ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY FOND OF COWS AND SHEEP YET THE WOOL AND HAIR OF THESE ANIMALS STUCK IN ITS BIG TEETH IT OFTEN FELT VERY MISERABLE AND ITS USUALLY BAD TEMPER GREW WORSE
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