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The Wild Wood

           Ashestoodstilltohearken,arabbitcamerunninghardtowardshimthroughthetrees.Hewaited,expectingittoslackenpaceortoswervefromhimintoadifferentcourse.Instead,theanimalalmostbrushedhimasitdashedpast,hisfacesetandhard,hiseyesstaring."Getoutofthis,youfool,getout!"theMoleheardhimmutterasheswungroundastumpanddisappeareddownafriendlyburrow.

           Thepatteringincreasedtillitsoundedlikesuddenhailonthedryleaf-carpetspreadaroundhim.Thewholewoodseemedrunningnow,runninghard,hunting,chasing,closinginroundsomethingorsomebody?Inpanic,hebegantoruntoo,aimlessly,heknewnotwhither.Heranupagainstthings,hefelloverthingsandintothings,hedartedunderthingsanddodgedroundthings.Atlasthetookrefugeinthedeep,darkhollowofanoldbeechtree,whichofferedshelter,concealmentperhapsevensafety,butwhocouldtell?Anyhow,hewastootiredtorunanyfurther,andcouldonlysnuggledownintothedryleaveswhichhaddriftedintothehollowandhopehewassafeforatime.Andashelaytherepantingandtrembling,andlistenedtothewhistlingsandthepatteringsoutside,heknewitatlast,inallitsfulness,thatdreadthingwhichotherlittledwellersinfieldandhedgerowhadencounteredhere,andknownastheirdarkestmomentthatthingwhichtheRathadvainlytriedtoshieldhimfromtheTerroroftheWildWood!

           MeantimetheRat,warmandcomfortable,dozedbyhisfireside.

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