[ Chapter 7 ]（1 / 3）

";๙Thenitfo11osthaທttheya1soeaທtbaທobabs?&ุquot;

&ุquot;yes,thatistrue&ุquot;

"oh!Thatisfunny!&quot;

"๙Thatisnotanobຘjeairp1้aທneItismyairp1้ane&ุquot;andIaproudtohavehim1้earnthaທtIcນou1df1y

sothenIotherprofession,ไand1earnedtopi1้otaທirp1anesIhaທvef1้ona1itt1eovera11้partsoftheor1d;anditistruethaທtgeographyhasbຘeenveryusefu1้tomeataທg1anguishaI๳fonegets1ostinthenight,suo1edgeisvaທ1้uab1้e

B๦uttheyanered:&quot;Frighten?hyshou1danyonebຘefrightenedbyahat?๣&ุquot;

&quot;yes,evenf1้oersthaທthavethorns&quot;

&quot;Tຄhenthethorns--haທtusearethey?&quot;

I๳didnotknoatthaທtmomentI๳asverybusytryingtounscreaທbo1tthathadgotstueI๳aທsverymuchorried,foritasbຘe*โ**ingc1eartomethattheeaທkdonofmyp1้aທneasextreme1yseriousaທndI๳haທdso1้itt1้edrinking-ๅater1้eftthaທtIhadtofearfortheorst

";๙Thethorns-ๅ-haທtusearethey?๣&ุquot;

Tຄhe1itt1้eprinever1etgoofaquestion,oncນehehaທdaskeditasforme,ไIapsetoverthaທtbo1tandIanerediththefirstthingthattomyheaທd:

&quot;๙Thethornsareofnouseata11้F1้oershaທvethornsjustforspite!ำ"

"๙oh!ำ&quot;๙

Thereasamomentof**โ*p1้etesi1encef1ashedbadofresentfu1้ness:

&ุquot;I๳don‘tbe1้ieveyou!ำF1oersareeakaທmeheyreassurethemse1้vesasbຘesttheyheybe1ievethaທttheirthornsareterribຘ1eapons&quot;

I๳didnotaneratthatinstaທntI๳assaທyingtomyse1f:&ุquot;I๳fthisbຘo1้tsti11on‘tturn,Iaທmgoingtoknocນkitoutiththehammer&quot;aທgainthe1itt1eprincນedisturbedmythoughts

&quot;andyouactua1้1้ybe1้ievethaທtthef1oers--&ุquot;๙

&quot;oh,no!&ุquot;๙Io!Idon‘tbe1ieveanythingIaneredyouiththefirstthingthat‘tyousee--I๳aທmverybusyithmaທttersofce!ำ"

hestaredatme,thunderstruck

"๙mattersofcນe!&quot;

he1้ookedatmethere,ithmyhammerinmyhand,myfingersbຘ1aທe-grease,bendingdonoveraທnobjecthichseemedtohimextreme1yug1้y

&ุquot;youta1kjust1ikethe

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