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Then the Sea Monster swept the rest of the treasure into the hole. They all pushed sand in on top of it and jumped on the mound till it was level with the rest of the beach. The Phoenix turned to the Sea Monster and said solemnly: "Monster, old fellow, I knew you would not fail us. THEN THE SEA MONSTER SWEPT THE REST OF THE TREASURE INTO THE HOLE THEY ALL PUSHED SAND IN ON TOP OF IT AND JUMPED ON THE MOUND TILL IT WAS LEVEL WITH THE REST OF THE BEACH THE PHOENIX TURNED TO THE SEA MONSTER AND SAID SOLEMNLY MONSTER OLD FELLOW I KNEW YOU WOULD NOT FAIL US
, lockets, buttons, crucifixes. And carved pieces of jade and ivory and coral and jet. And coronets, crowns, tiaras, arm bands. And jeweled daggers, picture frames, vases, silver knives and forks and spoons, sugar bowls, platters, goblets. For an hour they examined the treasure. David fairly wallowed in it, exclaiming "Look at this one!" or "Oh, how beautiful!" or just "Golly!" The Phoenix muttered such things as "King's ransom" and "Wealth of the Indies." The Sea Monster was not interested in the treasure, but kept glancing nervously out to sea. At last the Phoenix said, "Well, my boy, I think we had better make our choice. Three or four coins should do it." The Sea Monster gave a relieved sigh. "Let's get the rest of it underground right away. You have no idea what trouble it can cause." The choice was difficult. There were so many coins, all of them with queer writing and heads of unknown gods and kings. David finally picked out four gold pieces and tied them up in his handkerchief.  NECKLACES PENDANTS SUNBURST BROOCHES RINGS PINS COMBS BUCKLES LOCKETS BUTTONS CRUCIFIXES AND CARVED PIECES OF JADE AND IVORY AND CORAL AND JET AND CORONETS CROWNS TIERRAS ARMBANDS AND JEWELLED DAGGERS PICTURE FRAMES VASES SILVER KNIVES AND FORKS AND SPOONS SUGAR BOWLS PLATTERS GOBLETS FOR AN HOUR THEY EXAMINED THE TREASURE DAVID FAIRLY WALLOWED IN IT EXCLAIMING LOOK AT THIS ONE OR OH HOW BEAUTIFUL OR JUST GOLLY THE PHOENIX MUTTERED SUCH THINGS AS KING'S RANSOM AND WEALTH OF THE INDIES THE SEA MONSTER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN THE TREASURE BUT KEPT GLANCING NERVOUSLY OUT TO SEA AT LAST THE PHOENIX SAID I THINK WE HAD BETTER MAKE OUR CHOICE THREE OR FOUR COINS SHOULD DO IT THE SEA MONSTER GAVE A RELIEVED SIGH LET'S GET THE REST OF IT UNDERGROUND RIGHT AWAY YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TROUBLE IT CAN CAUSE THE CHOICE WAS DIFFICULT THERE WERE SO MANY COINS ALL OF THEM WITH QUEER WRITING AND HEADS OF UNKNOWN GODS AND KINGS DAVID FINALLY PICKED OUT FOUR GOLD PIECES AND TIED THEM UP IN HIS HANDKERCHIEF
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