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Updated: June 5, 2025
"Oh, do please," said Maya, settling herself comfortably. "It would be awfully interesting. You must certainly have gone through a good deal." "I should say so," said Hannibal. "Now listen. We daddy-long-legs, you know, hunt by night. I was then living in a green garden-house.
And the daddy-long-legs tumbled down dead. And the cushion tumbled down dead. And father tumbled down dead. And that's all," said Olly opening his eyes, and looking extremely proud of himself. "Oh, you silly boy!" cried Milly, "that isn't a bit like a real story."
Even then he refused to go home without the cow, and taking up a daddy-long-legs, he inquired of it where she was, and started in the direction indicated, when we were arrested by the voice of Big Jane, who had come to search for us. On reaching home, we found a new baby-sister, Elizabeth.
Soames knew all about it, having heard the tale fifty times at least from one or other of them. He went up to the globe, and gave it a spin; it emitted a faint creak and moved about an inch, bringing into his purview a daddy-long-legs which had died on it in latitude 44. 'Mausoleum! he thought. 'George was right! And he went out and up the stairs.
This curious money, which receives the name of loques rags has an invariable and well-regulated currency in this little Bohemia of children. Lastly, he has his own fauna, which he observes attentively in the corners; the lady-bird, the death's-head plant-louse, the daddy-long-legs, "the devil," a black insect, which menaces by twisting about its tail armed with two horns.
Shut your eyes tight, that's much the best way of making a story." So Olly shut his eyes, and pressed his two hands tightly over them, and then he began again: "Once upon a time there was a daddy-long-legs " Another stop. "Was it a good daddy-long-legs?" asked Milly, anxious to help him on. "Yes," said Olly, "that's it, Milly. Once upon a time there was a good daddy-long-legs "
Foremost came a body of Daddy-Long-Legs, who walked marvellously fast, and cleared the way for the procession. Then a band of crickets followed all in uniform, and every one kept step to their music, though that was a difficult matter.
Soames knew all about it, having heard the tale fifty times at least from one or other of them. He went up to the globe, and gave it a spin; it emitted a faint creak and moved about an inch, bringing into his purview a daddy-long-legs which had died on it in latitude 44. 'Mausoleum! he thought. 'George was right! And he went out and up the stairs.
The Daddy-long-legs cleared the way to the door of the house, and the band of Crickets played their sweetest air 'twas the Birth of the Daisy in fact. Arrived at the door the Daddy-long-legs took their place in lines upon each side of the step, and the Cricket band sate upon the scraper, for these might not enter. But the Faeries preceded by their Queen did enter, and their gifts went with them.
Soames knew all about it, having heard the tale fifty times at least from one or other of them. He went up to the globe, and gave it a spin; it emitted a faint creak and moved about an inch, bringing into his purview a daddy-long-legs which had died on it in latitude 44. 'Mausoleum! he thought. 'George was right! And he went out and up the stairs.
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