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Updated: June 19, 2025
She set up a very fine clear buzzing as she had once heard a sentinel do when a wasp came near the entrance of the hive. The dragon-fly said slowly and threateningly: "Dragon-flies live on the best terms with the nation of bees." "Very sensible in them," flashed Maya. "Do you mean to insinuate that I am afraid of you I of you?"
"Crested blue-jays darted through the dark pines, squirrels in hundreds scampered through the forest, red dragon-flies flashed like 'living light, exquisite chipmonks ran across the track, but only a dusty blue legion here and there reminded one of earth's fairer children.
Moreover, the air was as sweet as a May-flower, and as warm as sunshine; there was a soft, blue sky with clouds of silver like stately ships sailing over it, and such a shimmering, bright photograph of it in the water; then Tom was so pleasant, and rowed so fast, and let Gypsy help, and she could keep time with him, and the spray dashed up like silver-dust about the oars, and the bees were humming among the buds on the trees, and the blue dragon-flies, that skipped from ripple to ripple, seemed to be having such a holiday.
The deeps of the sky are mottled with singing wings of every tone and color; clouds of brilliant chrysididae dancing and swirling in exquisite rhythm, golden-barred vespidae, dragon-flies, butterflies, grating cicadas, and jolly, rattling grasshoppers, fairly enameling the light.
Having learnt what had happened, they feared the women might do some injury to the Master, so they ran to the cave to rescue him. On the way they were beset by the seven dwarf sons of the seven women, who transformed themselves into a swarm of dragon-flies, bees, and other insects.
The green dragon-flies float hither and thither; the beautiful frail-winged water- flies float over trout too lazy to snatch at them. The cow, in her sensuous nirvana, may see and marvel at the warm boating-man as he tows two stout young ladies in a heavy boat, or labours with the oar.
On the table upon which the Insects with Jaws are spread, the visitor will notice many household torments, including beetles; crickets; earwigs, bees; and wasps: and in the general collection, ants; grasshoppers; cockroaches; dragon-flies; &c. The Insects with a proboscis include some beautiful butterflies with their painted wings; gnats; and, to the horror of many female visitors, bugs.
I know a man whose uncle left him a hundred pounds last year, and the lawyers haven't let him touch a penny of it." "Perhaps he is not of age," said Janet. "At any rate," said Jock, "we can have our fun at Belforest." "O yes, Jock, only think," cried Babie, "all the dear tadpoles belong to mother!" "And all the dragon-flies," said Armine. "And all the herons," said Jock.
Plenty of butterflies and dragon-flies were there, but Ting-a-ling knew that he could never catch one of them, for they were nearly all the time over the surface of the water; and many a big fish was watching them from below, hoping that in their giddy flights, some of them would come near enough to be snapped down for supper.
At his side the elf prince wore a sword made of the sting of a yellow-jacket, and the hilt of this sword was studded with the eyes of unhatched dragon-flies, these brighter and more precious than the most costly diamonds. The elf prince sat beside the fairy queen. The other elves capered around among the fairies.
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