. The great sea horse . ach other as they could pack, theirlittle heads craned forward so that they couldhear all that went on. Goblins peered out ofsquashes and cucumbers lying on the ground,and fairies in the fruits on the trees keptwatch through spy-glasses. Perhaps here it should be explained, whatvery likely you have not heard, that everykind of fruit, whether it grows on the groundor hangs on a tree, is the home of a tinysprite. The reason we mortals cannot seethem is that when we go to pick or taste afruit, these elves, if they are at home, turninto worms, so we leave them alone. Theirh
. The great sea horse . ach other as they could pack, theirlittle heads craned forward so that they couldhear all that went on. Goblins peered out ofsquashes and cucumbers lying on the ground,and fairies in the fruits on the trees keptwatch through spy-glasses. Perhaps here it should be explained, whatvery likely you have not heard, that everykind of fruit, whether it grows on the groundor hangs on a tree, is the home of a tinysprite. The reason we mortals cannot seethem is that when we go to pick or taste afruit, these elves, if they are at home, turninto worms, so we leave them alone. Theirhouses often get carried off when they are outplaying, but the fairies like us notwithstand-ing this; indeed, they especially love littlechildren, and do all manner of kind things forthem. Justice Whiskers was a clever goblin; hishome was in a great watermelon. He tookhis seat on a large tomato, which served as 204 JUSTICE WHISKERS TRIAL He took his seat on a large tomato, which served as a cushion to the throne Page 204.
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