The ones as big as sheep were easier to avoid, because you could see them coming, but when they flew in at the window and curled up under your eiderdown, and you did not find them till you went to bed, it was always a shock. The ones this size did not eat people, only lettuces, but they always scorched the sheets and pillowcases dreadfully.


Deliverers of Their Country (ed. NorthSouth, 1996)

Edith Nesbit Quotes

The ones as big as sheep were easier to avoid, because you could see them coming, but when they flew in at the window and curled up under your...

The ones as big as sheep were easier to avoid, because you could see them coming, but when they flew in at the window and curled up under your...

The ones as big as sheep were easier to avoid, because you could see them coming, but when they flew in at the window and curled up under your...

The ones as big as sheep were easier to avoid, because you could see them coming, but when they flew in at the window and curled up under your...