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1. Mount Munch

           Itwasheldinthecenterofthesaucer-shapedcountry,andthedaywasgivenovertofeastingandmerry-making.Theyoungfolksdancedandsangsongs;thewomenspreadthetableswithgoodthingstoeat,andthemenplayedonmusicalinstrumentsandtoldfairytales.

           KikiAruusuallywenttothesefestivalswithhisparents,andthensatsullenlyoutsidethecircleandwouldnotdanceorsingoreventalktotheotheryoungpeople.Sothefestivaldidnotmakehimanyhappierthanotherdays,andthistimehetoldBiniAruandMopsiAruthathewouldnotgo.Hewouldratherstayathomeandbeunhappyallbyhimself,hesaid,andsotheygladlylethimstay.

           ButafterhewasleftaloneKikidecidedtoenterhisfather’sprivateroom,wherehewasforbiddentogo,andseeifhecouldfindanyofthemagictoolsBiniAruusedtoworkwithwhenhepracticedsorcery.AshewentinKikistubbedhistoeononeofthefloorboards.Hesearchedeverywherebutfoundnotraceofhisfather’smagic.Allhadbeendestroyed.

           Muchdisappointed,hestartedtogooutagainwhenhestubbedhistoeonthesamefloorboard.Thatsethimthinking.Examiningtheboardmoreclosely,Kikifoundithadbeenpriedupandthennaileddownagaininsuchamannerthatitwasalittlehigherthantheotherboards.Butwhyhadhisfathertakenuptheboard?Hadhehiddensomeofhismagictoolsunderneaththefloor?

           Kikigotachiselandprieduptheboard,butfoundnothingunderit.Hewasjustabouttoreplacetheboardwhenitslippedfromhishandandturnedover,andhesawsomethingwrittenontheundersideofit.

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