Identifier: crimsonfairybook00lang (find matches)
Title: The crimson fairy book
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill
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Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green and Co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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ance to collect some sticks for the fire, theboy fetched his bow, and shot at a bird that was justflying towards its nest. But he had not taken properaim, and the l)ird was only wounded, and fluttered alongthe ground. The boy ran to catch it, but though heran very fast, and the bird seemed to flutter along veryslowly, he never could quite come up with it; it wasalways just a little in advance. But so absorbed was hein the chase that he did not notice for some time that hewas now deep in the forest, in a place where he had neverbeen before. Then he felt it would be foolish to go anyfurther, and he turned to find his way home. He thought it would be easy enough to follow thepath along w^iich he had come, but somehow it wasalways branching off in unexpected directions. He lookedabout for a house where he might stop and ask his way,but there was not a sign of one anywhere, and he wasafraid to stand still, for it was cold, and there weremany stories of wolves being seen in that part of the
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THE GIFTS OF THE MAGICIAN 137 forest. Night fell, and he was heginning to start at everysound, when suddenly a magician came running towardshim, with a pack of wolves snapping at his heels. Thenall the boys courage returned to him. He took hisbow, and aiming an arrow at the largest wolf, shot himthrough the heart, and a few more arrows soon put therest to flight. The magician was full of gratitude to hisdeliverer, and promised him a reward for his help if theyouth would go back with him to his house. * Indeed there is nothing that would be more welcometo me than a nights lodging, answered the boy; I havebeen wandering all day in the forest, and did not knowhow to get home again. Come with me, you must be hungry as well as tired,said the magician, and led the way to his house, wherethe guest flung himself on a bed, and went fast asleep.But his host returned to the forest to get some food, forthe larder was empty. While he was absent the housekeeper went to the boysroom and tried to wak

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