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Updated: May 6, 2025
First he blew so softly that it seemed like the gentle breeze at evening, and then he turned round and raised such a mighty storm, that he blew down a whole row of oak trees. When Moscione saw this he was delighted, and begged Blow-Blast to join his company.
But one of the workmen answered: 'We are as fresh as daisies, for we have a young man among us who blows on our backs like the west wind. 'Let me see him, said Moscione. The youth was called, and Moscione asked him: 'What's your name; where do you come from, and what can you do? He answered: 'I am called Blow-Blast, I come from Wind-town, and with my mouth I can make any winds you please.
No sooner had Blow-Blast taken in their danger than he raised such a mighty wind that all the king's army was blown down like so many nine-pins, and as they were quite unable to get up again, Moscione and his companions proceeded on their way without further let or hindrance. As soon as they reached his home, Moscione divided his spoil with his companions, at which they were much delighted.
But Quick-ear, who had heard this counsel, informed his comrades; and while the dust was rising to the sky from the trampling of those who were coming to unload the rich cargo, Blow-blast, seeing that things were come to a bad pass, began to blow at such a rate that he not only made the enemies fall flat on the ground, but he sent them flying more than a mile distant, as the north wind does the folks who pass through that country.
If you wish a west wind I can raise it for you in a second, but if you prefer a north wind I can blow these houses down before your eyes. 'Seeing is believing, returned the cautious Moscione. Blow-Blast at once began to convince him of the truth of his assertion.
Whereupon Blow-blast breathed at first quite gently, so that it seemed to be the wind that blows at Posilippo towards evening; then turning suddenly to some trees, he sent forth such a furious blast that it uprooted a row of oaks. When Moscione saw this he took him for a companion; and travelling on as far again, he met another lad, to whom he said, "What is your name, if I may make so bold?
And the lad replied, "My name is Blow-blast; I am from Windy-land; and I can make all the winds with my mouth. If you wish for a zephyr, I will breathe one that will send you in transports; if you wish for a squall, I will throw down houses." "Seeing is believing," said Moscione.
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