mother before he reached her.
"oh, mother," he said, "i met two big creatures on the other side of the pasture.
"one of them was very fine looking. she had very gentle ways. she stepped about so quietly that one could scarcely hear her. her dress was of soft gray fur, much like yours, mother, and she wore whiskers like yours. i knew you would like to see her, so i was just going to invite her home with me when a terrible-looking creature came right toward me.
"he walked as if he were too good to step on the ground. his legs were naked, his toes were long, and his toe nails 