large/803/book_wonder_ge_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofwonder_01_dunsany_64kb_26
large/803/book_wonder_ge_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofwonder_01_dunsany_64kb
English
803
He was the sworn companion of the wind. For joy he was as a song; the lightnings of his legendary sires, the earlier gods, began to mix with his blood; his hooves thundered. HE WAS THE SWORN COMPANION OF THE WIND FOR JOY HE WAS AS A SONG THE LIGHTNINGS OF HIS LEGENDARY SIRES THE EARLY GODS BEGAN TO MIX WITH HIS BLOOD HIS HOOFS THUNDERED
e first for the city of Zretazoola, where Sombelenë in her temple dwelt; though all the mundane plain, its rivers and mountains, lay between Shepperalk's home and the city he sought. When first the feet of the centaur touched the grass of that soft alluvial earth he blew for joy upon the silver horn, he pranced and caracoled, he gambolled over the leagues; pace came to him like a maiden with a lamp, a new and beautiful wonder; the wind laughed as it passed him. He put his head down low to the scent of the flowers, he lifted it up to be nearer the unseen stars, he revelled through kingdoms, took rivers in his stride; how shall I tell you, ye that dwell in cities, how shall I tell you what he felt as he galloped? He felt for strength like the towers of Bel-Narana; for lightness like those gossamer palaces that the fairy-spider builds 'twixt heaven and sea along the coasts of Zith; for swiftness like some bird racing up from the morning to sing in some city's spires before daylight comes. S THAT HE HEADED FROM THE FIRST FOR THE CITY OF ZRETAZOOLA WHERE SOMBELENE IN HER TEMPLE DWELT THOUGH ALL THE MUNDANE PLAIN ITS RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS LAY BETWEEN SHEPPERALK'S HOME AND THE CITY HE SOUGHT WHEN FIRST THE FEET OF THE CENTAUR TOUCHED THE GRASS OF THAT SOFT ALLUVIAL EARTH HE BLEW FOR JOY UPON THE SILVER HORN HE PRANCED AND CARACOLED HE GAMBOLED OVER THE LEAGUES PACE CAME TO HIM LIKE A MAIDEN WITH A LAMP A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL WONDER THE WIND LAUGHED AS IT PASSED HIM HE PUT HIS HEAD DOWN LOW TO THE SCENT OF THE FLOWER HE LIFTED IT UP TO BE NEARER THE UNSEEN STARS HE REVELLED THROUGH KINGDOMS TOOK RIVERS IN HIS STRIDE HOW SHALL I TELL YOU YE THAT DWELL IN CITIES HOW SHALL I TELL YOU WHAT HE FELT AS HE GALLOPED HE FELT FOR STRENGTH LIKE THE TOWERS OF BEL NORANA FOR LIGHTNESS LIKE THOSE GOSSAMER PALACES THAT THE FAIRY SPIDER BUILDS TWIXT HEAVEN AND SEA ALONG THE COASTS OF ZITH FOR SWIFTNESS LIKE SOME BIRD RACING UP FROM THE MORNING TO SING IN SOME CITY'S SPIRES BEFORE DAYLIGHT COMES
large/803/book_wonder_ge_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofwonder_01_dunsany_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/803/book_wonder_ge_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofwonder_01_dunsany_64kb.flac