The Demi-gods

never heard the like of it," he continued testily. "I tell you the way you d

or harm to you I wouldn't mind, and if I am fond

o see a woman kissing an ass on the

er. Let you leave me alone now; and, b

orld what an ass likes or dislikes, and, anyhow, an a

oes," said

an ass until the black day of

one

g an ol

be kissing

then and get done

ed him in

ure you're my father, and are

the winkers off that donkey's face, and let him get a bit t

the winkers and the bit w

ke the beasts, and then there wouldn't be any more trouble in the wor

I'm list

there'd be no more trouble in the world and we cou

kbeg, and the half loaf that you took out of the

l eat that one first the way no person

turnip that I fo

in turnips; the cattle do

of potatoes that you gather

hat's the only road to cook a potato.

then we'll eat the bread, and a

l cut the turnip for you wit

ed away on easy voyages. It was the twilight-a twilight of such quietude that one could hear the soft voice of the world as it whispered through leaf and twig. There was no breeze to swing the branches of the trees or to creep among the rank grasses and set them dancing, and yet ev

he lifted both his ears and his tail, slung up his ragged head, bared his solid teeth, and brayed furiously for two minutes. That accomplished he trotted brisk

st's voice does get on

by the hedge and light the fire while I'm getting the things ready; t

s was under way he pulled out a pipe, black as a coal, and off which half the shank was broken, and this he put into his mouth. At t

ry, if I had a bottle of por

he replied; "y

and it sticks to my lips in a way that would anger a man wanting a smoke, and if I could stick it i

ave

p I'd be able to get a smoke t

of fun," sa

e back," he continued musingly, "an

the neck with

izon whereon the pink cloud was now scarcely visible as

e continued in a

a, till I wet my lips with it. It's a great thing fo

water to make the tea w

a drop out of it, and

en," said Mary, "for I've pl

s fingers, went to the cart. He found the

e thumped the cork back again with some irr

ed a drink," said h

ggling about in spring water. I wouldn't like to be swallowing them unknown.

oes when a remark from her

s it?"

loud, and I give you my word that it's as big as a haystack. The

irds, but the twilight had almost entirely departed and darkn