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Identifier: stnicholasserial271dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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woods, the huge trunks began tosway and to shake until the earth trembled,and the branches lashed the air furiously, as ifunder the whip of a hurricane; yet there wasnot a breath of air stirring. Then, with a low,moaning sound, the giant trees began to movebodily through the ground, and swiftly, one 126 THE KING OF THE GOLDEN WOODS. (Dec. by one, to come between Prince Ized and hisbrothers, until a solid wall of golden trunkssurrounded him and held him prisoner. A great whistling wind blew coldly throughthe woods, and the trees slowly returned totheir places; but Prince Ized had vanished. The three brothers watched this awesomesight, sitting white and still in their saddles, numb with the terror of it; but Yosuff thepage dug his spurs deep into his horses sidesand sprang to the rescue, only to dash vainlyagainst the solid trunks of the interceptingtrees. When the moaning sound grew still, and thegreat trees again stood motionless, the threebrothers continued their journey in silence,
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like a happv school-bov, tossing high his lance into the air.1 1899.) THE KING OF THE GOLDEN WOODS. 127

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