The curly-haired hen . MOTHER ETIENNE S the horse. In thatcountry he is har- .^ r^nessed to small, lightvehicles which he drawsalong rapidly. This otheris a buffalo from is a Jack-of-all-trades,sometimes ridden, some-times driven, sometimes laden,sometimes yoked to the big striped animals yousee yonder are giraffes. Theirlong necks permit them, with-out having recourse to a lad-der, to eat the young shootsof the mimosa, of which theyare very fond, as well as thefresh dates which usually growat the tops of the palm-trees. In this kind of dream astrange idea was at work
The curly-haired hen . MOTHER ETIENNE S the horse. In thatcountry he is har- .^ r^nessed to small, lightvehicles which he drawsalong rapidly. This otheris a buffalo from is a Jack-of-all-trades,sometimes ridden, some-times driven, sometimes laden,sometimes yoked to the big striped animals yousee yonder are giraffes. Theirlong necks permit them, with-out having recourse to a lad-der, to eat the young shootsof the mimosa, of which theyare very fond, as well as thefresh dates which usually growat the tops of the palm-trees. In this kind of dream astrange idea was at work in thebrain of the sleeper. Withthese object lessons were min-gled strange, quaint asides. If children had long neckslike that, one couldnt keep thejam-pots out of their way byputting them on the top shelvesof the cupboard. There, went on YoUande, are the elephants. They are DREAM 73. 74 THECURL Y-H AIRED HEN used for all sorts of tasks. Their trunks, a continuation oftheir nostrils, serve both for breathing and holding. It is, asit were, an extremely sensitive and powerful hand. Great goodness me, cried Mother Etienne; imagine
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