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When near the dreaded Afang, they stood up and sneaked forward, very softly on tip toe. They had wrapped the links of the chain in grass and leaves, so that no clanking was heard. They also held the oxen's yokes, so that nobody or anything could rattle, or make any noise. WHEN NEAR THE DREADED A FANG THEY STOOD UP AND SNEAKED FORWARD VERY SOFTLY ON TIPPY TOE THEY HAD WRAPPED LINKS OF CHAIN IN GRASS AND LEAVES SO THAT NO CLANKING WAS HEARD THEY ALSO HAD THE OXEN YOKES SO THAT NOBODY OR ANYTHING COULD RATTLE OR MAKE ANY NOISE
nd pulls down his coat and brushes off the collar. So the Afang began to spruce up. It was real fun to see how a monster behaves when smitten with love for a pretty girl. He had no idea how funny he was. The girl was not at all afraid, but smoothed the monster's back, stroked and played with its big moustaches and tickled its neck until the Afang's throat actually gurgled with a laugh. Pretty soon he guffawed, for he was so delighted. When he did this, the people down in the valley thought it was thunder, though the sky was clear and blue. The maiden tickled his chin, and even put up his whiskers in curl papers. Then she stroked his neck, so that his eyes closed. Soon she had gently lulled him to slumber, by singing a cradle song, which her mother had taught her. This she did so softly, and sweetly, that in a few minutes, with its head in her lap, the monster was sound asleep and even began to snore. Then, quietly, from their hiding places in the bushes, Gadern and his men crawled out. COMES NEAR HE TIES HIS NECKTIE AND PULLED DOWN HIS COAT AND BRUSHES OFF THE COLLAR SO THE APHANG BEGAN TO SPRUCE UP IT WAS REAL FUN TO SEE HOW A MONSTER BEHAVES WHEN SMITTEN WITH LOVE FOR A PRETTY GIRL HE HAD NO IDEA HOW FUNNY HE WAS THE GIRL WAS NOT AT ALL AFRAID BUT SMOOTHED THE MONSTER'S BACK STROKED AND PLAYED WITH ITS BIG MUSTACHES AND TICKLED ITS NECK UNTIL THE ATHANG'S THROAT ACTUALLY GURGLED WITH A LAUGH PRETTY SOON HE GUFFAWED FOR HE WAS SO DELIGHTED WHEN HE DID THIS THE PEOPLE DOWN THE VALLEY THOUGHT IT WAS THUNDER THOUGH THE SKY WAS CLEAR AND BLUE THE MAIDEN TICKLED HIS CHIN AND EVEN PUT HIS WHISKERS IN CURL PAPERS THEN SHE STROKED HIS NECK SO THAT HIS EYES CLOSED SOON SHE HAD GENTLY LULLED HIM TO SLUMBER BY SINGING A CRADLE SONG WHICH HER MOTHER HAD TAUGHT HER THIS SHE DID SO SOFTLY AND SWEETLY THAT IN A FEW MINUTES WITH ITS HEAD IN HER LAP THE MONSTER WAS SOUND ASLEEP AND EVEN BEGAN TO SNORE THEN QUIETLY FROM THEIR HIDING PLACES IN THE BUSHES GADURN AND HIS MEN CRAWLED OUT
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