. St. Nicholas [serial] . few small animalsand an occasional vultureor eagle which nested insome rugged crag. But at the top of allwas an enormous plainthat lay far above theclouds, and here theRoly-Rogues dwelt ingreat numbers. I must describe theseRoly-Rogues to you, forthey were unlike anyother people in all theworld. Their bodies wereas round as a ball—if youcan. imagine a ball fullyfour feet in thickness atthe middle. And theirmuscles were as toughand elastic as india-rub-ber. They had curious,stunted heads and arms,and very short legs; andthat they seemed to pierce the clouds, and it was
. St. Nicholas [serial] . few small animalsand an occasional vultureor eagle which nested insome rugged crag. But at the top of allwas an enormous plainthat lay far above theclouds, and here theRoly-Rogues dwelt ingreat numbers. I must describe theseRoly-Rogues to you, forthey were unlike anyother people in all theworld. Their bodies wereas round as a ball—if youcan. imagine a ball fullyfour feet in thickness atthe middle. And theirmuscles were as toughand elastic as india-rub-ber. They had curious,stunted heads and arms,and very short legs; andthat they seemed to pierce the clouds, and it was all these they could withdraw into their ball-likesaid the moon often stopped on the highest peak bodies whenever they wished, very much as ato rest. It was not one single slope up from turtle withdraws its legs and head into its shell,the lowlands; but first there was a high moun- The Roly-Rogues lived all by themselves intain, with a level plain at the top; and then an- their country among the clouds, and there were. WHY DO YOU WAIL SO LOUDLY? SHE ASKED. 1905.] OR, THE STORY OF THE MAGIC CLOAK. 693 thousands and thousands of them. They werequarrelsome by nature, but could seldom hurtone another; because, if they fought, theywould withdraw their arms and legs and heads tea if ?mtr^ mediately rolled themselves to the edge andwatched the luckless Roly-Rogue fly down themountain, bounce across the plain, and thencespeed down the next mountain. By and by he ?BIiAu
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