. St. Nicholas [serial] . of Ix, one of the Roly-Rogues, while fightingwith another, rolled too near the edge of theplain whereon they dwelt, and bounded downthe mountain-side that faced Noland. Windhad scattered the clouds, so his fellows im- became a dot to their eyes, and then a merespeck; but as the clouds had just rolled awayfor a few moments the Roly-Rogues could see,by straining their eyes, the city of Nole lying inthe valley far below. It seemed, from that distance, merely a toycity, but they knew it must be a big place toshow so far away; and since they had no citiesof their own, they
. St. Nicholas [serial] . of Ix, one of the Roly-Rogues, while fightingwith another, rolled too near the edge of theplain whereon they dwelt, and bounded downthe mountain-side that faced Noland. Windhad scattered the clouds, so his fellows im- became a dot to their eyes, and then a merespeck; but as the clouds had just rolled awayfor a few moments the Roly-Rogues could see,by straining their eyes, the city of Nole lying inthe valley far below. It seemed, from that distance, merely a toycity, but they knew it must be a big place toshow so far away; and since they had no citiesof their own, they became curious to visit theone they had just discovered. The ruler of the Roly-Rogues, who was morequarrelsome than any of the rest, had a talk withhis chief men about visiting the unknown city. We can roll down the mountain just as ourbrother did, he argued. But how in the world could we ever getback again ? said one of the chiefs, sticking hishead up to look with astonishment at the ruler. 694 QUEEN ZIXI OF IX ; [June,. We dont want to get back, said the other,excitedly. Some one has built many housesand palaces at the foot of the mountains, andwe can live in those, if they are big enoughand if there are enough of them. Perhaps the people wont let us, sug-gested another chief, who was not at all infavor of the expedition. We will fight them and destroy them,retorted the ruler, scowling at the chief as ifhe would make him ashamed of his cow-ardice, find ourselves many times outnumbered Then we must all go together, said a at last be chief; for, if only a few go, we may Every Roly-Rogue in the country shall HURLED THEMSELVES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN andgo! I9°5-J OR, THE STORY OF THE MAGIC CLOAK. 695 On the plain grew a grove of big thorn-trees,bearing thorns as long and sharp as swords; sothe ruler commanded each of his people to cuttwo of the thorns, one for each hand, withwhich to attack whatever foes they might meetwhen they reached the unknown valley. Then, on a
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