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Chapter XI. How Diamond Got Home Again

           

           “Ah!youungratefulboy,”returnedNorthWind,smiling“howdareyoumakegameofme?Yes,Iwillcarryyou,butyoushallwalkabitforyourimpertinencefirst.Comealong.”

           Shejumpedfromhisshoulder,butwhenDiamondlookedforherupontheground,hecouldseenothingbutalittlespiderwithlonglegsthatmadeitswayovertheicetowardsthesouth.Itranveryfastindeedforaspider,butDiamondranalongwaybeforeit,andthenwaitedforit.Itwasupwithhimsoonerthanhehadexpected,however,andithadgrownagooddeal.Andthespidergrewandgrewandwentfasterandfaster,tillallatonceDiamonddiscoveredthatitwasnotaspider,butaweasel;andawayglidedtheweasel,andawaywentDiamondafterit,andittookalltheruntherewasinhimtokeepupwiththeweasel.Andtheweaselgrew,andgrew,andgrew,tillallatonceDiamondsawthattheweaselwasnotaweaselbutacat.Andawaywentthecat,andDiamondafterit.Andwhenhehadrunhalfamile,hefoundthecatwaitingforhim,sittingupandwashingherfacenottolosetime.Andawaywentthecatagain,andDiamondafterit.Butthenexttimehecameupwiththecat,thecatwasnotacat,butahunting-leopard.Andthehunting-leopardgrewtoajaguar,allcoveredwithspotslikeeyes.AndthejaguargrewtoaBengaltiger.AndatnoneofthemwasDiamondafraid,forhehadbeenatNorthWind’sback,andhecouldbeafraidofhernolongerwhatevershedidorgrew.

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