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He was so long gone, that Tricksey-Wee began to be frightened, for she was very fond of her brother; and she was so sorry that she had first teased him, and then cried, that at last she ran into the wood to look for him, though there was more chance of losing herself than of finding him.
And up the moonbeams went, crawling, and scrambling, and racing, a huge army of huge spiders. "At length they reached all but the very summit, where they stopped. Tricksey-Wee and Buffy-Bob could see above them a great globe of feathers, that finished off the mountain like an ornamental knob. "'How shall we drive her off? said Buffy. "'We'll soon manage that, said the grandfather spider.
'You come with me, and my grandfather will take your brother. Get up. "So Tricksey-Wee mounted on the narrow part of the spider's back, and held fast. And Buffy-Bob got on the grandfather's back. And up they scrambled, over one web after another, up and up. And every spider followed; so that, when Tricksey-Wee looked back, she saw a whole army of spiders scrambling after them.
"'Yes, yes, my dear children; I promise everything. Do, pray, make haste and give me back my poor heart. "'Wait there, then, till I bring it to you. "'Yes, yes. Only make haste, for I feel very faint. "Tricksey-Wee began to undo the mouth of the bag.
Staring at it, she found that it was a doorway; and, going nearer and staring harder, she saw the door, far in, with a knocker of iron upon it, a great many yards above her head, and as large as the anchor of a big ship. Now, nobody had ever been unkind to Tricksey-Wee, and therefore she was not afraid of anybody. For Buffy-Bob's box on the ear she did not think worth considering.
Tricksey-Wee and Buffy-Bob ran to his assistance, and laying hold each of one of his legs, succeeded, with the help of the other legs, which struggled spiderfully, in getting him out upon dry land. As soon as he had shaken himself, and dried himself a little, the spider turned to the children, saying, "'And now, what can I do for you?
"'Yes, ma'am, said they, after counting themselves very carefully, and with some difficulty; for they were all stupid children. "'Now, said Tricksey-Wee to the giant, 'will you promise to carry off no more children, and never to eat a child again all you life? "'Yes, yes! I promise, answered Thunderthump, sobbing. "'And you will never cross the borders of Giantland? "'Never.
"'That's rather serious, said Tricksey-Wee. "'But you don't want to go up, you foolish little thing. You can't go. And what do you want to go up for? "'That is a secret, said Tricksey-Wee. "'Well, it's no business of mine, rejoined Lady Lark, a little offended, and quite vexed that she had told them.
"'Sing about the night; I'm the owl. 'You could not see for the light, Stupid fowl. 'Oh! the moon! and the dew! And the shadows! tu-whoo! "The owl spread out his silent, soft, sly wings, and lighting between Tricksey-Wee and Buffy-Bob, nearly smothered them, closing up one under each wing. It was like being buried in a down bed.
"'Do tell me, and I will sing you a song, said Tricksey-Wee. "'Can you sing too? "'Yes. And I will sing you a song I learned the other day about a lark and his wife. "'Please do, said the lark's wife. 'Be quiet, children, and listen.
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