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Identifier: stnicholasserial221dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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of his scales. That afternoon Mowgli was sitting in thecircle of Kaas great coils, fingering the flakedand broken old skin that lay all looped andtwisted among the rocks just as Kaa had leftit. Kaa had very courteously packed himselfunder Mowglis broad, bare shoulders, so thatthe boy was really resting in a living arm-chair. Even to the scales of the eyes it is perfect,said Mowgli, under his breath, playing with theold skin. Strange to see the covering of onesown head at ones own feet. Aye, but I lack feet, said Kaa; and sincethis is the custom of all my people, I do notfind it strange. Does thy skin never feel oldand harsh ? Then go I and wash, Flathead ; but, it istrue, in the great heats I have wished I couldslough my skin without pain, and run skinless. 3(32 THE KING S ANKUS. S°3 I wash, and also I take off my skin. How is more gay, but not so hard. It is very beau-looks the new coat ? tiful to see — like the mottling in the mouthMowgli ran his hand down the diagonal of a lily.
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MOWGLI AND KAA IN THE POOL. (SEE NEXT PAGE.) checkerings of the immense back. The turtle It needs water. A new skin never comesis harder-backed, but not so gay, he said to full color before the first bath. Let us gojudgmatically. The frog, my name-bearer, bathe. 3 <H THE KINGS ANKUS. (Mar. • I will carry thee, said Mowgli; and hestooped down, laughing, to lift the middlesection of Kaas great body, just where thebarrel was thickest. A man might just as wellhave tried to heave up a two-foot water-main;and Kaa lay still, puffing with quiet amusement.Then the regular evening game began—theboy in the flush of his great strength, and thepython in his sumptuously painted new skin,standing up one against the other for a wres-tling-match— a trial of eye and strength. Ofcourse Kaa could have crushed a dozen Mow-glis if he had let himself go; but he played care-fully, and never loosed one tenth of his power.Ever since Mowgli was strong enough to endurea little rough handling, Kaa had ta

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