Tove Jansson by Comet in Moominland 2

Author:Comet in Moominland 2 [2, Comet in Moominland]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-10-03T23:23:49+00:00

Moomintroll lunged about, with his tail beating angrily, and all the time he attacked the Angostura's waving arms.

A howl of terror was heard from the spectators when one of the green arms twisted itself round Moomintroll's nose. But it changed to a triumphal war-cry when he chopped off the arm with a single blow. Then the fight became more violent; the bush was trembling all over, and Moomintroll was quite red in the face with fury and effort. For a long time you could see nothing but a whirl of arms, tail and legs.

The Snork maiden found a big stone, which she threw into the middle of the fight, but as the stone hit Moomintroll in the tummy it didn't help much.

'Oh dear! Oh dear!' moaned the Snork maiden, 'I've killed him!'

'Just like a girl!' said Sniff.

But Moomintroll wasn't dead yet. He came up fighting harder than ever and cut off one after another of the Angostura's arms. When nothing but a tree-stump was left he folded up his knife and said - in a rather superior manner, Sniff thought - 'Well! That's that!'

'Oh, how brave you are!' whispered the Snork maiden.

'Oh, I do that sort of thing nearly every day,' said Moomintroll airily.

'Do you?' said Sniff. 'I've never...' But he got no farther than a squeak because Snufkin had trodden on his toe.

'What was that?' asked the Snork maiden with a start, because she was rather nervous after her dreadful experience.

'Don't be frightened,' said Moomintroll. 'I'm here to protect you. I've got a little present for you too,' and he produced the gold ankle-ring.

'Oh!' exclaimed the Snork maiden, turning quite pink with pleasure. 'I thought I'd lost it. Oh, how wonderful!' She put the ring on at once, and then turned and twisted, trying to see the effect.

'She's been fussing about that ring for two days,' said the Snork.' She could hardly eat. And now, if you are all willing, I suggest we go on to a little glade that I know, and hold a meeting. I think we have more important things than rings to discuss.' So the Snork led them to his glade and there they sat in a circle and waited.

'Well,' said Moomintroll, 'what are we going to talk about?'

'About the comet, of course,' answered the Snork, glancing fearfully at the red sky. 'First of all I elect myself president and secretary of this meeting. Are there any objections?' Nobody had any objections, and the Snork tapped the ground three times with his pencil. The Snork maiden thought he was killing an ant.

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