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Then little dog Turpie ran out, barking loudly, and he frightened the Hobyahs so that they ran away home again. But the little old man woke from his dreams, and he said: "Little dog Turpie barks so loudly that I can neither slumber nor sleep. In the morning I will take off his tail." So when morning came, the little old man took off little Turpie's tail to cure him of barking.
So when morning came, the little old man took off Turpie's head, and then Turpie could not bark any more. That night the Hobyahs came again, skipping along on the tips of their toes, and they called out: "Tear down the hemp stalks. Eat up the little old man, and carry off the little old woman." Now, since little dog Turpie could not bark any more, there was no one to frighten the Hobyahs away.
The quotations from the Old Testament in the New have, as it is well known, been made the subject of a volume by Mr. The summary result of Mr. Turpie's investigation is this.
But the little old man tossed in his sleep, and he said: "Little dog Turpie barks so loudly that I can neither slumber nor sleep. In the morning I will take off his legs." So when morning came, the little old man took off Turpie's legs to cure him of barking. The third night the Hobyahs came again, skipping along on the tips of their toes, and they called out: "Tear down the hemp stalks.
But when daylight came, they went to sleep, for Hobyahs, you know, sleep all day. The little old man was very sorry when he found that the little old woman was gone. He knew then what a good little dog Turpie had been to guard the house at night, so he fetched Turpie's tail, and his legs, and his head, and gave them back to him again.
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