. Tales of fantasy . the white head wouldhave crawled over him, and the cold coils would haveslipped over him and turned him to stone. And stillthe thing slipped up, from the chink under the moun-tain. But the prince made a great effort; he moved, andin two steps he was far away, down in the valley whereit was not so very cold. Hi! he shouted, as soon as his tongue could movewithin his chattering teeth. There came a clear, hissing answer, like frozen wordsdropping round him: Wait till I come down. What do you want ? Then the white folds began to slide, like melting ice,from the black hill. Pri
. Tales of fantasy . the white head wouldhave crawled over him, and the cold coils would haveslipped over him and turned him to stone. And stillthe thing slipped up, from the chink under the moun-tain. But the prince made a great effort; he moved, andin two steps he was far away, down in the valley whereit was not so very cold. Hi! he shouted, as soon as his tongue could movewithin his chattering teeth. There came a clear, hissing answer, like frozen wordsdropping round him: Wait till I come down. What do you want ? Then the white folds began to slide, like melting ice,from the black hill. Prince Prigio felt the air getting warmer behind him,and colder in front of him. Prince Prigio 151 He looked round, and there were the trees beginningto blacken in the heat, and the grass looking like a seaof fire along the plains ; for the Firedrake was coming! The prince just took time to shout, The Firedrakeis going to pay you a visit! and then he soared tothe top of a neighboring hill, and looked on at 152 Tales of Fantasy
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