atanuttree,an
noeusingonlyonehand;thegirlscandothatbutfebhoutusingtheirhandsatallatthetopofthetreeyouustnotthrodoinyourhands;andyoustdescendasyouup,usingyourlegsonlyishalltry,atleast,saidpivianduphee
hereareyouranuts,hesaid,presentingtheotheannointheshedselfintheseaandriseagainnotsohotinthedaustgoandtakethenutsalldaypiviplayedaboutintheriver,asthenativesdo,throandsilveryshoerateachotherhesunsetheintothehutbutashedrevoicestalkingandlaughinghinyanuts,saidpivitohielf
inhe,andtherehefoundtty,laughing,teasinggirlshehuntedforhisanuts,butnoneheredoynutshavebeenstolenhecried
ee,pivi,andtherean
theybacktothehut,hegirlswerelaughingandplayingnutsforyousaidthean,therearettoyourhouseoh,goodlady,criedpivi,howkindyouare
sotheyarriedandveryhappy,ecrossoldkabo
isthispivisaidheyes,itisno,itisntitisnotthesapivibutthereisakindoflikenesstell,areyoupivioh,yessaidpivibutiauytheynotbeautiful
youarecking,piviyouryou,hwives
thenpivitoldkaboaboutthekindan,andalltheoo,andtohaveprettyyoungwives
buthoanagethataskedpivi
oh,ethingsoveragainplayatslinging,and,thisti,youshallbreakleg,pivihallthepleasureinlife,saidpivi,ooblige
sotheyboo,andtheanbleout,justasbeforethenshepiintheshed,andtoldhi,andebuthedidnte,heshookhielf,andbehold,hehadatpback,andheantthenherantothean
look,hesaid;butsheonlytoldhioclithetree,asshehadtoldpivibutkaboclieddointhehutandtherehefoundtchingsobackhetopivihhistifululdhedonothing,butsitandcryso,oneday,kabocaandaskedpivitosailinhiscanoetoaplaceonstrousshellfish,likeanoyster,asbigasarock,htheshellwideopenchit,anddryit,andkipperit,saidpivi,andgiveadinnertoallourfriendsishalldiveforit,andbreakitofftherousthelptodragitupintothecanoetheretheshellfishlayandgaped,butkabo,thoughhedivedin,keptofthehebeastuphepinandtryyourself
pividived,outh,andtheshellshutuphasnap
kabolaughedlikeafiend,andthene
hettygirlskabopretendedtocry,andtoldhoedbutdryyourtears,darlings,saidkabo,iyhingisforthebest,inthebestofallpossibleworldsno,nocriedthegirls,e,andweepforpivi
eintotheriver
thenalittleughbled,forhekneheughofpivi
ah,dearpivicriedkabo,rushingtothedoorjoyiryingtonsoleyourdearwivespivisaidnotoneetroopingdoanoftheriver
pivi,shesaid,hobintoyou
ihadspeare,saidpiviityspear,tillhesaethenthegoodanlaughed;andpiviandhisterwardschapter17theelfiden
oenlivinginasllvillagefellinloveegirlduringtheedalittlelessdark,andthentheyusedtoseeuldtetheroutforasleighride,oretoadanceinsoneighbouringbabuteislandsthatlayafeilestothenortheverybodyenandthegirltheyallsailedrrilyaagpies,orsingingtheirfavouritesongsandnandbaderoundagaintheidenandthetenhappenedtosharethesahutefriends,andfisheddailyfrohesaboatandastiarkedthatthegirltooklessnotithanshedidofhispanionatfirsthetriedtothinkthatheing,andforalonganagedtowrigg



