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Identifier: buddhascrystalot00ozak (find matches)
Title: Buddha's crystal and other fairy stories
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Ozaki, Yei Theodora Iwaya, Sazanami, 1870-1933
Subjects: Tales -- Japan
Publisher: Tokyo : Kelly & Walsh
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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d in the East for driving away flies ; but the larks knewthat it was daytime and that therefore the old Comet couldnot shine enough to frighten a mouse, so they were not inthe least alarmed, but only amused at his frantic anduseless efforts. Look at the old Comet! What a stupid old fellowhe is ! ha, ha, ha, ! and the larks laughed a long, trillinglaugh, and called loudly for their friends to come and jointhe fun. The number of larks who responded to the call wasvery great and they flew hither and thither chirping andtwittering until the noise became unbearable. Exasperatedbeyond all endurance, the old Comet waved his long hairand beard round with all his might until his head lookedlike a windmill in motion, but his efforts were of no availowing to the overpowing numbers of the enemy, and atlength he grew dizzy, and instead ol driving away thelarks, missed his footing, fell off the cloud, and tumbledheadlong to the earth with an awful crash, where he lay ina dead swoon upon the ground.
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THE COMET FELL OFF THE CLOUD AND FELL HEADLONG TO THE EARTH THE FALLEN COMET log When the stars saw what had happened to their oldleader they were terrifled, and there was a great commo-tion up above the clouds. Alas ! alas ! said all the stars the venerable old Comet has fallen down. What anunfortunate end to such a brilliant life ! But they were unable to do anything to help their elder.All they could do was to weep behind the clouds, and theirtears fell upon the earth like rain, and people wonderedwhat had come to pass as they looked upwards, for theskies were clear. The larks, on the contrary, all began to laugh andsneer, saying: Aha, look at him! Doesnt he look foolish downthere ? Who would have thought to see the Comet lyingso low ? and chanting a song of victory in chorus theyflew down to earth aofain. Now it happened that in a certain country house out-side the capital there lived an old farmer, a simple man,who was never so happy as when he was tidying up hisgarden after brea

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