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01 - The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus - L Frank Baum
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But these periods of enjoyment were far apart and left many wary hours between. But a wood nymph should grow discontented was not thought of by Neseel's sisters. It came upon her only after many years of brooding. But when once she had settled in her mind that life was irksome, she had no patience with her condition and long to do something of real interest and to pass her days in ways hitherto undreamed of by forest nymphs. The law of the forest alone restrained her from going forth in search of adventure. While this mood lay heavy upon pretty Neseel, it chanced that the great ache visited the forest of Burzi and allowed the wood nymphs, as was their want, to lie at his feet and listen to the words of wisdom that fell from his lips. Ache is the master woodsman of the world. He sees everything and knows more than the sons of men. That night he held the queen's hand, for he loved the nymphs as a father loves his children, and Neseel lay at his feet with many of her sisters, and earnestly hearkened as he spoke. "We live so happily, my fair ones, in our forest glades," said Ac, stroking his grizzled beard thoughtfully, "that we know nothing of the sorrow and misery that fall to the lot of those poor mortals who inhabit the open spaces of the earth. They are not of our race, it is true, yet compassion well befits being so fairly favored as ourselves. Often as I pass by the dwelling of some suffering mortal, I am tempted to stop and banish the poor thing's misery. Yet suffering, in moderation, is the natural lot of mortals, and it is not our place to interfere with the laws of nature. Nevertheless," said the fair queen, nodding her golden head at the master woodsman, "it would not be a vain guess that Ache has often assisted these hapless mortals." Ache smiled. 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I called Nelko, bidding him fetch wood from my forests and breathe upon it until the fire blazed again, and warmed the little room where the children lay. Then they ceased jivering and fell asleep until their parents came. "I am glad you did thus," said the good queen, beaming upon the master. And the seal, who had eagerly listened to every word, echoed in a whisper. "I too am glad." And this very night, continued act, as I came to the edge of Bursi, I heard a feeble cry, which I judged came from a human infant. I looked about me and found, close to the forest, a helpless babe, lying quite naked upon the grasses and wailing pitiously. Not far away, screened by the forest, crouch chiegra, the lioness, intent upon devouring the infant for her evening meal. "And what did you do, Ack?" asked the queen breathlessly. Not much, being in a hurry to greet my nymphs, but I commanded chiegra to lie close to the babe and to give it her milk and to quiet its hunger. 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