air that he could not see the ground o said i don t believe it said james and the boy continued begun to be very much afraid he could not get down so he began to climb down when he got down a considerable way he saw a hole and he crawled into it he found the tree was hollow and very large inside it grew larger and larger and larger and he found a great many large in there they were running about and he began to chase them up and down the trunk of the tree and into the hollow branches by this time the boys had all got out of the garden and were following as he walked along towards the barn at the gate stopped with them to finish the story they were all listening with the most eager interest presently continued he heard a sound as of somebody knocking he r binding promises thought the men had come to cut down the great tree and that he should get killed so he was very much frightened he clung to the inside of the tree with his fingers in a crack and tried to scream but he could not scream very loud he could only say � h h h and then he woke up woke up said and james both together yes said and found himself in bed lying on his back with the nightmare so there s your story with these words walked off leaving the boys mute and motionless pondering over this extraordinary dream after he had gone a little way called out to him and asked who the boy was i was the one said and the noise was knocking for me to get up so went off to his work and the boys to their play chapter vi and demands was standing one afternoon in the yard near a great log of wood which he was idly with his when he heard the door open and looking up he saw his cousin coming out to find him the people in the house had told her that was out in the yard somewhere said she i have come to play with you well said walking along towards her that is exactly the thing i wanted somebody to go down into the woods with me what are you going to do down in the woods asked o i am going to clear a piece of land said i am going to have a little farm a little farm said yes said father says i may r and demands cut down as many bushes as i please and there is one good level place there where there is nothing but bushes come we ll cut them down and burn them up and have our farm there we ll plant some corn come said well with a tone of satisfaction and pleasure as if she liked the plan and she followed along towards the great gate but she said in a minute or two won t there be too many roots to plant our corn o no said i don t think there will be a great many roots besides we can dig em up began to open the great gate for and himself to go through when he happened to think that they had not got any when he went down to work in the woods he always used to carry a to get water out of the brook for like other children was always wanting a drink of water there said he i have forgotten the now you just go back and get it and demands you know where it hangs on my little nail behind the door o no said we shall not want any yes we shall replied i always want a drink when i am working and better go and get it no answered besides you ought to go and get the as you are the one who is going to want to drink no said i have got the and that is my share come you must go back and get it so saying he gently pushed with one hand and with the other he held the gate so as to prevent her going through smiled but looked a little vexed retreated a little and then going along by the fence a few steps she began to climb over looking good at who was holding the gate all the time ran to where was climbing over and began to reach up his hands to stop her said he in an irritated tone r and demands stopped and seeing that was really beginning to be angry she stepped back off from the fence and began to walk slowly away thought from her that she was not going after the besides he felt somewhat guilty and self condemned he stood a moment watching through the bars of the fence and then said where are you going turned around and looked at rather sorrowfully but she kept walking on slowly backwards i don t know where to go to said she i came to play with you but you won t let me i think you ought to go and get the said i don t think you have any right to make me go said nor i either said a voice that sounded like s which came from towards the garden they both looked that way and saw s head over the garden fence said what said and demands paused in fact he had not any thing to say at length however he looked up again and said don t you think that ought to go and get the v v that is a question for her to consider said if she should ask me for my advice about it perhaps i should give it to her but you ought not to trouble yourself about her duty did not answer the 