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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. 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
 and skin-the-cat contest. And the Phoenix won when they played skip-rope with a piece of vine, because it could hover in the air with its wings while the vine swished over and under. They had fun with the sheep and goats, too. The Faun made the animals dance and caper to a tune from his pipes, and showed David how to ride on the rams. You crept up very quietly from behind--jumped suddenly on their backs--got a quick grip around their necks--and away in a rush! It was almost as good as flying, except that you got jolted off sooner or later. Then watch out!--it took some quick dodging to escape the horns of the angry rams. They left the goats alone, because of their sharper horns and the wicked look in their eyes. "I know where some pictures are," said 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.  THE HANDSTAND SUMMER SALT AND SKINNED THE CAT CONTEST AND THE PHOENIX WON WHEN THEY PLAYED SKIP ROPE WITH A PIECE OF VINE BECAUSE IT COULD HOVER IN THE AIR WITH ITS WINGS WHILE THE VINE SWISHED OVER AND UNDER THEY HAD FUN WITH THE SHEEP AND GOATS TOO THE FAWN MADE THE ANIMALS DANCE AND CAPER TO A TUNE FROM HIS PIPES AND SHOWED DAVID HOW TO RIDE ON THE RAMS YOU CREPT UP VERY QUIETLY FROM BEHIND JUMPED SUDDENLY ON THEIR BACKS GOT A QUICK GRIP AROUND THEIR NECKS AND AWAY IN A RUSH IT WAS ALMOST AS GOOD AS FLYING EXCEPT THAT YOU GOT JOLTED OFF SOONER OR LATER THEN WATCH OUT IT TOOK SOME QUICK DODGING TO ESCAPE THE HORNS OF THE ANGRY RAMS THEY LEFT THE GOATS ALONE BECAUSE OF THEIR SHARPER HORNS AND THE WICKED LOOK IN THEIR EYES I KNOW 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
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