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"Sure," said David. "Where to?" "One moment," harrumphed the Phoenix. "What we  " "Down to that pedestal and back," said the Faun. "All right. Wait till I tie my shoe." The Phoenix harrumphed again. "This is all very well in its place, but we _should_  " "Ready?" said the Faun. SURE SAID DAVID WHERE TO ONE MOMENT HURRUMPED THE PHOENIX WHAT WE DOWN TO THAT PEDESTAL AND BACK SAID THE FAWN ALL RIGHT WAIT TILL I TIE MY SHOE THE PHOENIX GRUMPED AGAIN THIS IS ALL VERY WELL IN ITS PLACE BUT WE SHOULD READY SAID THE FAWN
, and the gaiety of crickets by night, and the pouring of summer rain. The piping died away, and the Phoenix beckoned to the spellbound David. Together they walked across the glade, leaving behind them a wake of swirling butterflies. An immense oak stood at the edge of the forest. At its foot, on a bed of moss, sat the Faun. He was the same size as David. From the waist down he was covered with shaggy hair like a goat's, and instead of feet he had cloven hooves. The hair on his head was black and curly, and tumbled around small pointed ears and a pair of short horns. His eyes were slanted slightly upward, and he had a pointed chin and a snub nose. The Faun waved his pipes saucily at the Phoenix and gave a wry smile. "Hullo, Phoenix! Back again to honor us with your wit and wisdom? What gems of advice have you got for us now?" "My dear Faun," said the Phoenix stiffly, "I have brought my friend David, who is acquiring an education. We--" The Faun smiled at David. "Want to race?" he said. HEY BENT TOGETHER BY THE EDGE OF STREAMS AND THE GAYETY OF CRICKETS BY NIGHT AND THE POURING OF SUMMER RAIN THE PIPING DIED AWAY AND THE PHOENIX BECKONED TO THE SPELLBOUND DAVID TOGETHER THEY WALKED ACROSS THE GLADE LEAVING BEHIND THEM A WAKE OF SWIRLING BUTTERFLIES AN IMMENSE OAK STOOD AT THE EDGE OF THE FOREST AT ITS FOOT ON A BED OF MOSS SAT THE FAWN HE WAS THE SAME SIZE AS DAVID FROM THE WAIST DOWN HE WAS COVERED WITH SHAGGY HAIR LIKE A GOAT'S AND INSTEAD OF FEET HE HAD CLOVEN HOOFS THE HAIR ON HIS HEAD WAS BLACK AND CURLY AND TUMBLED AROUND SMALL POINTED EARS AND A PAIR OF SHORT HORNS HIS EYES WERE SLANTED SLIGHTLY UPWARD AND HE HAD A POINTED CHIN AND A SNUB NOSE THE FAWN WAVED HIS PIPE SAUCILY AT THE PHOENIX AND GAVE A RISE SMILE HELLO PHOENIX BACK AGAIN TO HONOUR US WITH YOUR WIT AND WISDOM WHAT GEMS OF ADVICE HAVE YOU GOT FOR US NOW MY DEAR FAWN SAID THE PHOENIX STIFFLY I HAVE BROUGHT MY FRIEND DAVID WHO IS ACQUIRING AN EDUCATION WE THE FAWN SMILED AT DAVID WANT TO RACE HE SAID
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