been a new star or another moon or anything of that sort. The cobs
dropped persecuting me, and looked dazed, and I thought they were
going
to run away, but presently they began again. The same moment,
however,
down the path from the globe of light came a bird, shining like silver
in the sun. It gave a few rapid flaps first, and then, with its wings
straight out, shot sliding down the slope of the light. It looked to me
just like a white pigeon. But whatever it was, when the cobs caught
sight of it coming straight down upon them, they took to their heels
and
scampered away across the mountain, leaving me safe, only much
frightened. As soon as it had sent them off, the bird went gliding again
up the light, and just at the moment it reached the globe, the light
disappeared, just the same as if a shutter had been closed over a
window, and I saw it no more. But I had no more trouble with the cobs
that night, or at any time afterward."
"How strange!" exclaimed Curdie.
"Yes, it is strange; but I can't help believing it, whether you do or
not," said his mother.
Madhuri Noah
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