The Wizard in the Tree by Llyod Alexander

Author:Llyod Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

Burdick was racing to the farmhouse that lay a short way ahead. Doubling her efforts, Mallory stumbled over the furrows, leaped a wall of stones, sped past the outbuildings and halted near the barn. Arbican's outcries had ceased, and she glanced around, uncertain where Burdick had taken him. In another moment, she heard voices, ran toward them, and found herself in a rutted yard near the stock pens.

There, Burdick was shouting excitedly at the burly, gray-headed Farmer Tench, who was studying the pig with keen interest, weighing the struggling animal with his eyes, and giving much less attention to his son, frantically jigging up and down.

"You see what I brought you, old dad?" Burdick cried. "You see this fellow here? You know what he is?"

The elder Tench leaned on his rake, thoughtfully worked his jaws for several moments, then curtly nodded:

"Pork." At this, his offspring chuckled and wrinkled his face into a knowing grin. "There's some as might say that."

"I say it," replied Farmer Tench. Finishing his silent calculations, and appearing highly satisfied with them, he cocked a thumb toward the pen:

"In there with him. Light a fire under the scalding vat and I'll sharpen my sticker."

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