Five Children and It

By Edith Nesbit

Rating: / 5 | Language: en

Overview

p>-Let's look, - said Cyril, jumping into the hole. -I'm not afraid of snakes. I like them. If it is a snake I'll tame it, and it will follow me everywhere, and I'll let it sleep round my neck at night.- -No, you won't, - said Robert firmly. He shared Cyril's bedroom. -But you may if it's a rat.- [Illustration: Anthea suddenly screamed, -It's alive!-] -Oh, don't be silly!- said Anthea; -it's not a rat, it's much bigger. And it's not a snake. It's got feet; I saw them; and fur! No--not the spade. You'll hurt it! Dig with your hands.- -And let it hurt me instead! That's so likely, isn't it?- said Cyril, seizing a spade. -Oh, don't!- said Anthea. -Squirrel, don't. I--it sounds silly, but it said something. It really and truly did--- -What?- -It said, 'You let me alone.'- But Cyril merely observed that his sister must have gone off her head, and he and Robert dug with spades while Anthea sat on the edge of the hole, jumping