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For the animal, with one fierce shudder, disappeared from view, while in its place was discovered the form of the old Witch, glaring savagely at the serene and beautiful face of the Sorceress. FOR THE ANIMAL WITH ONE FIERCE SHUDDER DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW WHILE IN ITS PLACE WAS DISCOVERED THE FORM OF THE OLD WITCH GLARING SAVAGELY AT THE SERENE AND BEAUTIFUL FACE OF THE SORCERESS
extent, and sooner or later they must both come to a halt.” Old Mombi had thought herself very wise to choose the form of a Griffin, for its legs were exceedingly fleet and its strength more enduring than that of other animals. But she had not reckoned on the untiring energy of the Saw-Horse, whose wooden limbs could run for days without slacking their speed. Therefore, after an hour’s hard running, the Griffin’s breath began to fail, and it panted and gasped painfully, and moved more slowly than before. Then it reached the edge of the desert and began racing across the deep sands. But its tired feet sank far into the sand, and in a few minutes the Griffin fell forward, completely exhausted, and lay still upon the desert waste. Glinda came up a moment later, riding the still vigorous Saw-Horse; and having unwound a slender golden thread from her girdle the Sorceress threw it over the head of the panting and helpless Griffin, and so destroyed the magical power of Mombi’s transformation. ND OF OZ IS OF SMALL EXTENT AND SOONER OR LATER THEY MUST BOTH COME TO A HALT OLD MOMBY HAD THOUGHT HERSELF VERY WISE TO CHOOSE THE FORM OF A GRIFFIN FOR ITS LEGS WERE EXCEEDINGLY FLEET AND ITS STRENGTH MORE ENDURING THAN THAT OF OTHER ANIMALS BUT SHE HAD NOT RECKONED ON THE UNTIRING ENERGY OF THE SAW HORSE WHOSE WOODEN LIMBS COULD RUN FOR DAYS WITHOUT SLACKING THEIR SPEED THEREFORE AFTER AN HOUR'S HARD RUNNING THE GRYPHON'S BREATH BEGAN TO FAIL AND IT PANTED AND GASPED PAINFULLY AND MOVED MORE SLOWLY THAN BEFORE THEN IT REACHED THE EDGE OF THE DESERT AND BEGAN RACING ACROSS THE DEEP SANDS BUT ITS TIRED FEET SANK FAR INTO THE SAND AND IN A FEW MINUTES THE GRIFFIN FELL FORWARD COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED AND LAY STILL UPON THE DESERT WASTE GLINDA CAME UP A MOMENT LATER RIDING THE STILL VIGOROUS SAW HORSE AND HAVING UNWOUND A SLENDER GOLDEN THREAD FROM HER GIRDLE THE SORCERESS THREW IT OVER THE HEAD OF THE PANTING AND HELPLESS GRIFFIN AND SO DESTROYED THE MAGICAL POWER OF MAMBI'S TRANSFORMATION
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