large/2531/davidandphoenix_0902_librivox_64kb_mp3/davidandthephoenix_01_ormondroyd_64kb_37
large/2531/davidandphoenix_0902_librivox_64kb_mp3/davidandthephoenix_01_ormondroyd_64kb
English
2531
A bunch of leaves hung before his face. He hesitated, then pushed them aside gently, slowly  and peered out. A BUNCH OF LEAVES HUNG BEFORE HIS FACE HE HESITATED THEN PUSHED THEM ASIDE GENTLY SLOWLY AND PEERED OUT
well, he had never been up a mountain before, and there was no telling what he might find. He dropped into a crouch and crept silently up to the tangle of bushes. His heart began to pound, and he swallowed to relieve the dryness in his throat. The noise was much more distinct now, and it sounded like--like--yes, not only sounded like, but _was_--someone talking to himself. Who could it possibly be? Well, there was only one way to find out. He dropped down on his stomach and carefully began to worm his way under the thicket. The branches grew very low, and the ground was full of lumps and knobs which dug into him with every movement. There were vines, too, and some prickly things like thistles, which had to be pushed out of the way without allowing their leaves to rustle. He progressed by inches, pushing with his toes, pulling with his finger tips, wriggling with the rest of his body. At last he could see light breaking through the foliage in front of him--he was nearing the other side. E DID NOT SOUND DANGEROUS BUT WELL HE HAD NEVER BEEN UP A MOUNTAIN BEFORE AND THERE WAS NO TELLING WHAT HE MIGHT FIND HE DROPPED INTO A CROUCH AND CREPT SILENTLY UP TO THE TANGLE OF BUSHES HIS HEART BEGAN TO POUND AND HE SWALLOWED TO RELIEVE THE DRYNESS IN HIS THROAT THE NOISE WAS MUCH MORE DISTINCT NOW AND IT SOUNDED LIKE LIKE YES NOT ONLY SOUNDED LIKE BUT WAS SOME ONE TALKING TO HIMSELF WHO COULD IT POSSIBLY BE WELL THERE WAS ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT HE DROPPED DOWN ON HIS STOMACH AND CAREFULLY BEGAN TO WORM HIS WAY UNDER THE THICKET THE BRANCHES GREW VERY LOW AND THE GROUND WAS FULL OF LUMPS AND KNOBS WHICH DUG INTO HIM WITH EVERY MOVEMENT THERE WERE VINES TOO AND SOME PRICKLY THINGS LIKE THISTLES WHICH HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY WITHOUT ALLOWING THEIR LEAVES TO RUSTLE HE PROGRESSED BY INCHES PUSHING WITH HIS TOES PULLING WITH HIS FINGER TIPS WRIGGLING WITH THE REST OF HIS BODY AT LAST HE COULD SEE LIGHT BREAKING THROUGH THE FOLIAGE IN FRONT OF HIM HE WAS NEARING THE OTHER SIDE
large/2531/davidandphoenix_0902_librivox_64kb_mp3/davidandthephoenix_01_ormondroyd_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/2531/davidandphoenix_0902_librivox_64kb_mp3/davidandthephoenix_01_ormondroyd_64kb.flac