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Ann Scott-Moncrieff. The White Drake and Other Tales
The White Drake and Other Tales
Table of Contents
THE WHITE DRAKE
FIRKIN AND THE GREY GANGSTERS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
FURTHER ADVENTURES OF FIRKIN
THE SHEEP WHO WASN'T A SHEEP
THE END
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Ann Scott Moncrieff
Published by Good Press, 2021
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He was canny now and not so elated. He realized how much he depended on the power of the wind. His wings only served to steady him as yet. Where then was the wind bearing him? Straight into the hills it seemed; it would dash him flat against their great black sides. He decided that he must get down while he was still in the valley. So when the wind died away a second time, Sandy clapped shut his wings and his eyes, and fell, trusting to Providence.
Providence was kind. Sandy hit the river with such a smash that for a long time afterwards he did not know quite what had happened to him. He came to, to find himself swimming backwards and half-full of water. He got rid of the water, turned about, and realized that he was being borne away by the river almost as swiftly as he had flown. All he had to do was to sit still and steer clear of shoals.
