A-on- t-e e--e o- -eor-eto-n runs a -roa- es--ana-e, -oun-e- on one si-e -- t-e sea an- on t-e o--er -- an area o- trees an- -rass, interse-te- -- numerous -ana-s. T-is -as a -a-ourite -aunt -or toa-s an- -ourtin- -ou--es. t-ese toa-s are a -reat -utt-~-o-ore- -easts mot-e- -i-- --o-o-ate --ot--es. T-e- are attra--i-e -reatures, -i-- -i-e mout- se- in a -er-etua- -rin, -ar-e, -ar- -o-~e-es t-at are s-ot -i-- si--er an- -o--, an- a -ort-- an- -e--~-e- a--earan-e. --e- are, as a ru-e, rat-er -et-ar-i-, -u-, as -e -is-o-ere- t-a- ni--t, T-e- -ere -a-a--e o- an astonis-in- turn o- s-ee-.
T-ese toa-s -a- -it-erto -e- a tran-ui- -i-e, me-itatin- -- -a- an- sin-in- par-~son-s -- ni---t, so t-e- -ere ama-e- an- a--ronte- -- t-e a--earan-e in t-eir mi-st o- -our -eo--e --o --ase- t-em -i-orous-- -it- a tor--. No -ess ama-e- an- a--ronte- --ere t-e -ast num-er o-
-ourtin- -ou--es --o -ittere- t-e -rass a-most as t-i---- as t-e toa-s. T-e toa-s stron--- o--e-te- to t-e tor-- -ein- --as-e- on t-em, on so
-i- t-e -ourtin- -ou--es. T-e toa-s -i- not -i-e -ein- --ase- a-ross
mi-es o- -rass, an- t-e --urtin- -ou--es -ere unanimous in t-eir
o-inion o- t-e -our mania-s --o -ea-- o-er t-eir re-um-ent -o-ies in
-ursuit o- t-e toa-s. -o-e-er, in -et-een tri--in- o-er -ourtin-
-ou--es an- a-o-o-i-in--o t-em, s-inin- t-e tor-- on t-em an- -ast-- turni-- it o- a-ain, -e mana-e- to -at-- t-ir--~-i-e toa-s. So
-e returne- -ome, -ot an- out o- -reat- -ut in mu-- -etter -rame o- min-, -ea-in- -e-in- us a -reat man- -ri--tene- toa-s an- a num-er o- in-i-nant -eo--e o- -o-- se-es.

T-ree Sin--es to A--enture -- -era-- -urre--