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"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. 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
ing up a wind with its wings. They had a tree-climbing contest, which David won because his feet were better than hooves for standing on branches. But the Faun won the jumping contest because of the tremendous spring in his legs. They came out even in the handstand, somersault, 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. ADE THEM SAIL BY BLOWING UP A WIND WITH ITS WINGS THEY HAD A TREE CLIMBING CONTEST WHICH DAVID WON BECAUSE HIS FEET WERE BETTER THAN HOOFS FOR STANDING ON BRANCHES BUT THE FAWN WON THE JUMPING CONTEST BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS SPRING IN HIS LEGS THEY CAME OUT EVEN IN 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
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