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Title: Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country : what the children saw and heard there
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
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Publisher: New York : McKinlay, Stone & Mackenzie
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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R. woods as swift as the wind, he saw a great whiteStag. On the back of the Staff, and holding: to O O O its antlers, was an old woman. She was grinning t O O horribly, and her gray hair was streaming out be-hind her like a ragged banner. The Stag, bear-ing the old woman, rushed through the woodsand disappeared. Then came the dogs in fullcry, and after the dogs came the little boysfather, spurring his horse and yelling in the ex-citement of the chase. What do you think of it, Three Wits?asked the little old man, laughing. I dont like it, replied the boy. That manis my father. Your father! cried the little old man.< Oho ! That alters the case. Well, well! Letssee — lets see ! The little old man took from the wallet hehad on his back a thick book with a red cover.Then he sat at the foot of the chestnut-tree andturned the well-thumbed leaves until he found theplace he was hunting for. He closed the book,but kept his forefinger between the leaves, andtook the little boys hand in his.
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THE LITTLE OLD MA?!, THREE WITS, AND THE STAG ;ARY XVI. THE THREE IVORY BOBBINS. ** THE little old man took the boys hand in his,but before he could say anything, a rustling washeard in the bushes. Presently, Old Top, the deer-hound, made his appearance. He went up to theboy, smelt of him, wagged his tail as a sign ofsatisfaction, and then curled up in the leaves asif to take a nap. But he didnt go to sleep.Every once in awhile, Old Top raised his headand listened wistfully to the running dogs thatcould be heard in the distancea A very sensible dog!5 exclaimed the littleold man. He knows something is wrong/ What is it ? asked the boy. Well, Three Wits/ said the little old man,4111 tell you. The man, the horse, and the dogs,are under a spell. They are bewitched, and theywill continue to be bewitched until doomsday,unless the spell is broken. They will go roundand round on the trail until they exhaust them? 176 LITTLE MR. THIMBLEFINGER. selves, and then they will gradually grow thinnera

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