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Dancing like an elf with the line in his hand, he spun round and round the tree till the line was wound round to its very last extremity, and the farmer looked like some big bluebottle fly entangled in the fine meshes of a spider's web. DANCING LIKE AN ELF WITH THE LINE IN HIS HAND HE SPUN ROUND AND ROUND THE TREE TILL THE LINE WAS WOUND ROUND TO ITS VERY LAST EXTREMITY AND THE FARMER LOOKED LIKE SOME BIG BLUEBOTTLE FLY ENTANGLED IN THE FINE MESHES OF A SPIDER'S WEB
y more sceptical opinions. And then suddenly, a short time after, they came upon a fisherman. It was only a burly farmer, who was evidently making a day of it, for he sat under the shade of a tree with the remnants of a substantial lunch around him; his fishing-rod was in his hand, but the line was out of the water, and he, with head thrown back and mouth wide open, was fast asleep. 'Hush!' said Teddy, in an excited whisper. 'If he wakes, all is up with us; now let's get past him on tiptoe.' This was accomplished safely; but having passed him Teddy stood still, and the spirit of mischief seized hold of him. Turning to Nancy, he said, with sparkling eyes, 'What fun to take him prisoner and tie him up to the tree with his own fishing-line! He's an enemy; I really think it's our duty to do it. You stay here and watch me.' Deftly and quickly Teddy set to work, but when he had once passed the line round the farmer's body and the tree, he had no difficulty in finishing the work he had begun. HROUGH SOME LOW BUSHES TO ADVANCE ANY MORE SCEPTICAL OPINIONS AND THEN SUDDENLY A SHORT TIME AFTER THEY CAME UPON A FISHERMAN IT WAS ONLY A BURLY FARMER WHO WAS EVIDENTLY MAKING A DAY OF IT FOR HE SAT UNDER THE SHADE OF A TREE WITH THE REMNANTS OF A SUBSTANTIAL LUNCH AROUND HIM HIS FISHING ROD WAS IN HIS HAND BUT THE LINE WAS OUT OF THE WATER AND HE WITH HEAD THROWN BACK AND MOUTH WIDE OPEN WAS FAST ASLEEP HUSH SAID TEDDY IN AN EXCITED WHISPER IF HE WAKES ALL IS UP WITH US NOW LET'S GET PAST HIM ON TIPTOE THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED SAFELY BUT HAVING PASSED HIM TEDDY STOOD STILL AND THE SPIRIT OF MISCHIEF SEIZED HOLD OF HIM TURNING TO NANCY HE SAID WITH SPARKLING EYES WHAT FUN TO TAKE HIM PRISONER AND TIE HIM UP TO THE TREE WITH HIS OWN FISHING LINE HE'S AN ENEMY I REALLY THINK IT'S OUR DUTY TO DO IT YOU STAY HERE AND WATCH ME DEFTLY AND QUICKLY TEDDY SET TO WORK BUT WHEN HE HAD ONCE PASSED THE LINE AROUND THE FARMER'S BODY AND THE TREE HE HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN FINISHING THE WORK HE HAD BEGUN
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