. St. Nicholas [serial] . andfight, from time to time, to protect dog he upset with a swinging blow ofhis great paw; and as the men dared not ap-proach too near, he escaped the pitchforks. Buthe could not dodge the stones, and receivedmany a severe blow before reaching the there, he took to his legs and ran as hehad never run before. Deep in the wood he found the giraffe, pant-ing and terrified, waiting for him. Where s Jacko ? he asked. Up here, where there are nt any men withsticks, called the monkey from overhead, slowlycoming down to join the others. Now, said the be
. St. Nicholas [serial] . andfight, from time to time, to protect dog he upset with a swinging blow ofhis great paw; and as the men dared not ap-proach too near, he escaped the pitchforks. Buthe could not dodge the stones, and receivedmany a severe blow before reaching the there, he took to his legs and ran as hehad never run before. Deep in the wood he found the giraffe, pant-ing and terrified, waiting for him. Where s Jacko ? he asked. Up here, where there are nt any men withsticks, called the monkey from overhead, slowlycoming down to join the others. Now, said the bear, this kind of thingwont do; something is wrong. Here I am,already half full of shot, my nose all swelledfrom bee-stings, and my headand back lame from the stoneswhich have hit me. And I, too, have shot inme, and I was stung, wailedthe unhappy monkey. I m still all right, said thegiraffe, with its gentle smile. Well, we cant go on inthis way, continued the bear; theres no pleasure in it. Wemight better be in the THEY RESTED AGAIN IN A QUIET PLACE TO TALK IT OVER. Jacko, you are clever; cant you fix up thingsbetter, so that we wont get knocked about andabused every time we try to get something toeat ? People who came to see us in the circusused to give us buns and sugar, and were friendly. 926 THE RUNAWAYS. [Aug. But here they shoot at us and club us. Whatsthe matter? Why are they so changeable ? Jacko scratched his head and tried to lookwise; but he could nt find any ideas, and saidhe d need more time to think about it. As Bruin was thirsty after his lively run, heproposed that they go and look for water. Theyhad nt gone far when they heard the sound ofa brook. As they came out of the wood, whatshould they see but a man swimming in a largepool formed by the brook. I m off, cried Jacko. We 11 be shot ator stoned again. But Bruin was feeling angry, and said he dhave a drink, man or no man; so he starteddown the bank to the water. The swimmer, hearing a rustle, turned,
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