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Eliezer Guttentag 34
Bar-Kochba Tel-Aviv
Israel
Two
Esq.
September
19 5 4
Dear Sir,
We have been very interested to consider your entertaining little
children1s story, The Wonder Nut;
but I am very much afraid that it is not
quite suitable for our own list of children's books, which is a restricted one.
I am therefore returning the manuscript to you herewith, with our
regrets that \ cannot help you over publication.
Yours faithfully,
for GE0FFREY CUMBERLEGE
John Bell
Last Address: 5 Yoel Street, Tel Aviv 62595,
Israel
Tel:
03.604.0205
Survived by wife Dina Guttentag, 84 in 2012 if
still living.
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Part
1
Little Jacob was munching his
nuts when mother
called him to go to bed.
"Come, my little one" she said,
"It is
time for you to
be in bed". Little Jacob left the table with the remaining
nuts for
the following day, and ran across
his mother's arms. Mother
the room into
undressed him with tender
hands and put everything in its proper
place. The
trousers, the shirt, then the socks and the underwear,
were folded carefully and laid out on the chair. Then
when at last
mother
was
bed, Jacob slipped into
the shoes under
the
his pajamas and was ready to
go to sleep. Then mother
and said:
putting
kissed him gently on his brow
"Good night, my
dear one" and back it
came,
as if it were a muffled echo: "Good night, dear mother".
When the light was switched out, it became very dark
in the room. So Jacob
lay very still and listened into
the darkness. Suddenly it seemed to him as if
someone
was whispering. Yes, there was that voice again. It
simply could not be a mistake. At first he thought
he was only dreaming, but he pinched himself
that
right in
the knee, only to make sure that he was really awake.
And there it was again, the whisper
of one,
no, of
many voices. He could even distinguish one which was
louder than the others. But where did it
Jacob lifted his head a
room. A
little later
come from?
little and looked all around the
he knew that it came from the
direction of the table. So it could only be that his
-3-
-2nuts
....
But
were
they
were.
Jacob's little heart
was
saying
a
prayer.
make
the
nuts
stop
prayer
,
when
he
heard
nuts
able
to
speak?
"Oh
He
was
God,
had
never
beating
very
I
am
whispering". He
had
hardly
ashamed ,for
his outcry. The
moon
shining
could
see through
silvery
down
the
the
table
and
this
he
heads
in
very
nut,
who
speak
all
a
the
but
we
as
we don't
were
climbing
approaching
his
little
bed. One
a
tiny
voice:
"Don't
very
eager
to
me
Jacob
his
have
fellow-nuts,
manner. "You
all
day
might
not
well
to
try
it now
do
you?"
able
human
.
I
but
quite
confused,
somehow:
"Yes,
very
clearly
voice
so
much,
it
is
so
subtle".
hear
this
and
bowed
in
a
said,
"I
am very
glad
understand
you"
it
afraid
you
might
not be
able
"But
do
really,
I
understand
can
to
Meanwhile
Jacob's eyes had
gotten
saw
great
that
to
his
surprise
you
used
the
you
to
like
it.
the
all the nuts
the
continued
the
little
nut
a
very
great adventure
was
born
in a
forest
Jacob
hastily.
"We
have learned
on
tree".
Jacob
never
is
NIP",
to
your
room
was
should
know,
that
I
know"
at
school
that
nuts
us,
to
be
the
same
told
interrupted
are
born
thing
me,
and
go
on telling
like
your
pleased
to
me
without getting
angry
be
patient
they grow
till
they become
for
at
a
and
about
he
your
to
a
long
looking
flames.
very
a great
wanted
realized,
that
"Please
forgive
said:
life". "Yes"
time
up to
many little
the interruption. "Nuts
such
the
Jacob had
still
twice, but then he
understand
said
Nip
simply
have
in
the
same
it
to
place
ripe".
"Yes, that is where I was born, on a tree in the middle of a large forest.
"Thank
you,
It was on a very mild day. You know the lovely springtime of course.
I
only
All the same, it's the spring
which
between plants
animals
alike".
asked
was
said Jacob.
darkness and
had
at
name
long,
me".
perfectly",
look
interrupt someone
very
manner.
nice
to
do
nut seemed
were
rude
go
on, I
but
was
We
to answer
most peculiar
thank
do
ground,
to
In
Their
spoken
very
flames.
clearly:
had
it
I
very
certain
which
him.
know,
so
a
nut
the
"I
well as
burning
on
me.
not
see
like
as
were
seated themselves
"My
them
could distinguish
however, he could
have
do.
managed
please
The
understand
you
still
but
he
to
beings
hope
the
distance from here".
you
as
which
the
to
loudly
red eyes,
continued
to
he was
little
You
wanted
but
thing,
for
while. "We
faces,
One
their
him
their
that.
bowed
let
he
about
found
move
that
in
He
could
even
nose
but
they
thought
small
boy"
same
that
very
who
they
as
He
"Coming
so
speak
beings.
modestly.
honored
be
and
you".
the most
you
human
legs,
with
was
I
be afraid little
and
a talk
see"
speak
he
of
be
decided
clearly,
at
light
arms
meantime all
nuts
bashful
were afraid
however
have
the
were
to
must
how
pointed
seemed
nuts
his
and
all
Saying
finished
room
it
are
please
the
with
"We
the
,
he
into
them addressed him
said,
heard that
fast while
so frightened
felt deeply
was
before
he
and
"Confusion?
Why
confusion?"
heard
mild
spring
that
days
creates
that
Jacob
who
could
create
great
had
any
confusion
never
confusion.
■ 4-
"I
am
glad
to
be
to
inform
you
of
importance,
"You
should
plants
animals
with
an
cold
winter days,
of
the
spring.
Often
a
little
mad.
Many animals
others
air
able
jump
allowed to
our
and
they
from branch
do
sprouts,
creates
so.
so
the
-5-
to
know
happy,
up
branch
that", said Nip
rejoice at
become so
climb
about
as
that after
the
first
the
animals
confusion
in
spring".
get
signs
that
they
all
and
down
the
tree,
if
they
had
all mixed
up,
seem
never
We plants don’t behave any better. We shoot
that
the
and
been
out
that
The song went on until I was really asleep again. I
for
a
long
time,
because
grown
quite
a
and
weather
was
as
lot
time
sun.
These beams which
me
because I
was
beautiful
first
made
the
when
lovely blue
even just a
fixed
little
not sleepy
joy.
my
That
little
happen".
believed
I was the only
nut
in
the
"Of course they do", said Nip in an offended tone.
someone shouting “Hello".
"Only you children in the city don’t know anything
finally
about it".
Pop was such a merry little fellow.
it must be
a
wonderful
about your country life,
experience",
Jacob whispered
pleadingly.
over
want
,
on one
of
these
exciting
days.
I remember very little
Pop
however,
about
my
first
days
of
my
when
I
opened
my
eyes,
which
turned
out
be
a
by the
gentle
breeze.
first
to
me almost
slumber
around me
in
sounded like
a
a
I
was
rocking
on
little
twig
swinging
motherly
'"Little baby, do sleep still. Care for you
we always will".
course
and
could
impossible
not
move
had
really
two
branches
the
group
exclaimed
to
rose
rather
place
until
below me.
of
nuts
and
when
"Oh,
there
to
our
you
unwillingly
you
he
finally
are, come
friend Jacob".
from
his
The
day
had
been
hard
for
something
to
get
some
sleep. But
when
he
finally
stood in
front
of
that
he
had
become the
center
of
bed
,
and
attraction,
he
burst
are
all
nuts, that's
saw
out
what
quite
angrily: "You
you are!”
him,
resting place
floor.
Jacob's
I
By the way, he must be here with
happily:
introduce
the
the
If I remember right, it
song:
of
on
The leaves were whispering
way.
was
,
that
Indeed it was gentle, for it made
again.
little
remember
I
charmingly
around
looked
here
but I do
looked all
Nip
"I was born in spring
the
world. Suddenly I heard
It seems to me that I saw him before."
he
of
so
Until then I
us.
"As I said before” Nip continued,
life,
I
him sitting
found Pop
the
bit.
such things
"Tell me more, tell me more
had
me
twig
Then came the time when I first met Pop.
found
for
beams
slept
I
noticed
golden
warming
felt that
The
the
and
have
more.
sky
"It is hard to believe that
really
any
I
"Oh really”, said Jacob,
do
I
and
were
on
woke up,
as before
almost jump with
was
I
must
are
and he
all
longed
nuts!
You
-6-7-
"Poor fellow", said Nip in a mournful tone.
all right.
gentle wind, where are you? And there he came along
Pop never really succeeded in getting rid of the
spring. He always keeps
ought to
him, he is getting worse every
was shaking with anger.
play-rule was, that the one who
take
"I suppose that you won very often”, interrupted Jacob
They spoke to him softly, like
to a little child, lifted him up and carried
him off
the other end of
with some curiosity.
Nip did not reply immediately, but after a few seconds
the room, where they put
of reflection he remarked:
him in Jacob's old slipper. There upon he fell asleep
instantly and the nuts
returned to their former
"In spite of being successful, one should always try
place
to remain modest".
near Jacob's bed.
"I
am sorry", said Nip,
after
the nuts
"I am sorry", said Jacob, but Nip did not pay
had settled
attention to
down again. "I hope you will forgive us the interruption".
story .............
"That is all right", answered Jacob whose only
interest was
to hear more
go on and tell me more what
about the nuts' life. "Please,
happened afterwards".
Nip thought for a second or two and
his story:
"As
then continued
I told you before, Pop was
my companions, but fortunately
our
the first of
number grew very
soon. Oh, we had such a jolly good time playing about
under
the warm protection of the sun. The wind was
our best play-mate for he helped us
to
play hide and
seek. I told you that we were fixed on one place, so
we
could not move
without the wind's
we felt like playing, we just had to
help. Whenever
call out:
the
winner.”
Pop, who
one speaks
could touch most of
the others without being touched himself, was
day.”
In the meantime all the others tried to quiet
to
blowing softly out of a corner of his mouth. Our
telling us that we are nuts”.
"Poor Pop", he concluded wearily, "we
care of
"That is the spring
"Wind,
i
him and was already continuing with his
-8Part
"
So I went
2
on
playing
games", Nip continued
much,
One
when
one
morning,
the
-9-
his
day
happily
story.
“I
was
a surprising
friendly
face
day
after
day, all
kinds
enjoying
myself
very
thing
happened.
the
sun,
of
of
disappeared behind
a
blackish
cloud.
Until
I
didn't
suspect
anything.
sky
had
become
black. Suddenly, I heard a strange noise
the
then
whole
around
from
me.
the
It
sounded as
sky and
wondering
were
until a huge
But
this
drop
must
soon,
so
that
in
without
any end. I
these
felt
helpless
if
the
to
rain
I
needed
to
very
angry
however,
,
me
and made
for
me
others
all
wet.
followed
seemed
my
tell
his
that
to
me
nature
ever
answer
-
he blew
made
me
shiver
indeed,
for
good
they
explained
everything
a
he
replied
more
with
saw
told
me that
heart was
down
it
for
from
his
would
beating
soon
a
cloud. After
loving
welcome
how
he
did
he
appear
in
sing
a
song
of
gratitude
as
loud
as we could:
his
for
to
changed
nothing. He
leaves,
me
so
I
was
just
could,
for
when
I
saw
saw
the
that
the tree
when
the
leaves
it
the
sun
really
sun
had
did.
My
peeping
taken a good
caressed
drenched
with
rain.
was,
what
a
joy he
created,
splendor. Then
the
leaves
began
and
for the
sunny
sun
and
we
gently
Only
the
when
nuts joined all
beams.
for
our
sun.
overcome
by
We
are
having
to
sing
the
verse
should
know
huge
butterfly
a
I
Oh!
trying
you
rain,
and
and
full
Slowly
from
is
hand
were
saw
drops
cease to
joy, when
out a
rain
nourishment. Just
he
in
the
with
behind
stretched
useful
Love
strongly and
cold. The
water
how
good
turned
had
the
me
was
fallen
I
needs
"Glittering
cease.
when they
to
me
I
to have
why
for
were
was
confusion
,
they
this
great
me
would
the
over
it
I was wondering however, where all
the
he
over
on
soon,
begged him
till
kept
realized
as
strongly
leaves. I
I
much
be
the
beginning
sky. In
seemed
into
in
in
as
holes
that
They
suddenly, and
falling
admit,
must
from.
so
were
poured
came
and
needles
told
glittering leaves which
being
drops
wind
of
They
look he
later,
was
again.
the
few minutes
water
clean
clouds
a
very lonely,
become
black
more
fell
to
the
But
drop
have
but
thousands
pricking
the end,
rather frightened,
chance
if
But
me.
my
voice
rocking
dreams.
fun".
as
well
as
I
is
not
very
itself
on
a
and
having
nice,
small
neighbouring twig.
It
looked
very
beautiful
few golden
spots
on
appearance.
to
make
I said:
But
he
it,
being all
which
blue
gave
it
a
a
superior
I addressed it very carefully, so as not
any
mistakes
with
such
a
prince
of
an
animal,
"My Highness, are you a butterfly?"
was
quite rudely:
not
very
"Don't
ask
kind
to
me
such
a
silly
,
in
fact
question.,
little nut!"
"Excuse me, your Highness", said I, trying to keep my
composure.
he
you
replied
to
-10-11-
"I have never seen a butterfly before, that’s why I
asked".
"How
did
you
questioned the
"The
leaves
young,
so
still not
come
to
butterfly
told
I
that
spreading
his
I
might
wings
you,
when
guessed, having
your
description.
if
I
am
I
be
one
proudly
about
sure
me
know,
was
still
?"
.
very
But I am
right".
Hearing this the butterfly became friendlier and
answered with
a
very
"Yes, I am a butterfly".
added with
"Tell
me
me?".
he
a
voice
please,
always
Then after two seconds he
full
what
of
curiosity:
did
;
wanted
to
but
was
he
something concerning
was
glad
to
very readily:
things about
the
leaves
tell
you
about
"Yes
you.
that
you
their sweetness.
are for
them
know
the
reason
for
especially curious
all
when
sorts
it
was
could
and
him
indeed,
in
any
they
way
told
I
me
many
replied
nice
For example, that you are a very
how
fly
deeply
from
one
you
love
fine
to
another
to
flowers,
taste
They also told me how necessary you
by
of
himself.
serve
beautiful creature,
and
voice:
The butterfly was very curious by nature, and
things
I
charming
helping
them
to
multiply.
some
of
Finally
you
are
liked
by
most
of
the
plants
The butterfly became very quiet at hearing the
he heard
about
emotion,
that
before he
could
with some
difficulty:
word
leaves
the
himself,
he
had
and
to
reply
was
clear
say
,
throat
not
fly
near
didn't
me
,
I
on.
nice
things
with
three
believe
sometimes
Here our conversation came to an end,
preparations to
animals".
times
At last he uttered
should
they
many
overcome
his
anything.
"You
so
and
every
exaggerate
and
I
saw
a
him
bit".
making
But as much as I wanted him
dare say
another
word.
So he took off.
Being fully absorbed in the conversation with the
butterfly,
I
didn't
stopped,
but
it
busy
as
with
certainly
had
own
affairs.
the
,
singing
and
The
had
everyone became
sun
shone
as
brightly
leaves
were
marveling at how
clean
and beautiful
they
looked.
All
I
were
the
leaves'
lively
outcries
of
surprise and joy.
One
said:
"How
your
green face
can
"We
A
and
that
the
"I
ever
his
realize
hardly
should
little
gratitude
has
the
you
look
today
around
and
how
become".
recognize
thank
later
beautiful
heard
the
rain
frogs
which sounded
you",
for
began
like
said
it",
another.
said
singing
this:
the
their
third.
song
of
me
clean
"Quaak, quack quack, quaak" As I could not understand a single word, I turned to
the leaves, but they told me that no one was able to understand them, even they were not able to understand
themselves. When finally their singing had faded away, the day has ended and everyone was preparing to go
to sleep. I felt very sleepy myself and became only too happy when night was spreading out her protecting
wings in whose shadows we rest so peacefully.
In
the
meantime
the
spring-days
had
gone,
but
only
to make
room
for
the golden
summer-days.
12-13-
-
These were the days which brought with them infinite
satisfaction
to
let
as
well
as
everything go
and
to
sun.
was
very
happy
about
it.
Our
good
friend
,
wind,
that
we
so
It
lie
warming
games,
I
laziness.
quite
had grown much
the
so
still
larger
taught
us
up,
I
saw
into
the
soil.
I
busy
digging
large
letters
After
they
woke
finished
the
and
writing,
I
kinds
of
Present
were
four
frogs
how
could
the
ants
read
to invite all the plants to a concert, which is
to
were
the
take
who
place
on
president
of
the
was
signed by
"Animals'
Musical
was
called
in
short
After
the
ants
had written
pulling
all
the
musical
heaviest
of
all
were
for
many
preparations,
fox came
conductor,
to
short
speech
that
he
the
who
was
Association",
announcement,
instruments
the
long
two
the
fully
pointing
expected every
the
the
which
aware
of
which
ants
the
places.
had
had
to
places
was
of
sitting motionless behind
his
contrabass.
their
zithers
,
flute
musicians
They were all listening with great seriousness and
this
to
he
do
his
there were
to
four
spiders
thin
bodies.
squirrels
who
and
three
hares
who
blew
not
forget
the
tortoise
Finally
I
must
"What
a
charming
"That
it
was
the
best
Nip
paused
orchestra",
indeed
musicians
for
his
",
in
a
the
few
forehead,
He
Nip.
"I
forest".
-
moments
he
the
remembered
"Yes,
rehearsal
was quite
knew his
piece
well.
Only
blamed by
the
fox
his
tortoise
slowness,
out
angrily:
their
was
the
name
he
used
to
give
him
the
"You
have
Will
you
chosen
please
Of
beating
yourself
of
a
his
nice
time
happened
able
and
everyone
he
was
"Tort..."
he
(that
was
courtesy
to
play with
the
course,
only
if
no
bother",
he
it
is
deep
lateness.
the
shame
He
fox
and
was,
had
to
tried
however,
stop
slow,
always
slow”, he
angry)
to dream.
to seriously
not
many
very
times
giving a cross
glance in the tortoise’s direction.
"Always
to
be
the
felt
for
to
have
The
successful,
hand
was
when
with a little irony in his tone.
his
his
were
cymbal.
added smiling
prevent
they
and
because
cry
tortoise
sure
had
fox
very best.
the
the
success
the
and
for
for
a
heard
Orchestra?
cymbal.”
story:
I
a
play
Jacob.
what
soon enough,
his
his
pressing
tried to recall
to
trumpet.
am
and
had
with
exclaimed
said
continue
the
their
was
Two
Once
held
concert,
clutched
violins, and
toad
late
be
and
The
always
course the
his responsibility,
of
The
finished
their
He
importance
of
they were very busy
their proper
occupied
rehearsal.
out the
one
to
huge drums
hours. When
start
and being
fox,
A.M.A.
the animal-musicians
along
the
their
drums.
afterwards.
announcement
with
the
against
Sunday".
butterflies
played
the
"The animals of the forest are honored
pulled
very best behavior.
Further on
following announcement:
This
their
two
stronger
nuts all
minute.
when
in
at
held
every
morning
wonderful
and
enjoyed
One
had
was
were
murmured to himself.
-15-
-14-
Part
Sunday
had
morning
made
thousand
and
3
the
turned
leaves
colors
out
to
glitter
greeting
the
to
be
a
like
very
beautiful day.
jewels, which
lovely day
with
Dew
radiated a
many
shrieks
felt
so
happy
the
great
day
of
the
the
animals
who
be
alive,
especially
as it
was
a
very proud
day
for
noses feeling
enormously
concert.
raised
It
their
but
was
appear
their
another
were
the
musicians
the butterflies,
began
hopping
along,
the
frogs
being followed by
the
toad
who
always
to
and
who
looked
so
fine
were
raised
in
their
and
down,
seeking the
not
find anywhere.
At
last
hurrying
,
long
follow
were
came
clean
today,
frogs'
hares
and
squirrels
honor. The
fox
that
was
spider
and
the
running
tortoise
long
minutes
of
despair,
along.
But
in
of
his
thread
and
he
spite
saw
hearing
the
or
we
will be
late
A
few
minutes
later,
however,
all
but
the
hares
sat
he
for the
out
he
could see
the
from
voices
excitedly
whom
great anger
spider pulling
him shout
"Hurry,
hundreds of
he
toad
time
to
on
was
motionless. The hares were
could
The
audience
who
were
the
from
all
parts
ready and
was
who
to
a
quite
guests
a
one.
large
hundreds
of
themselves
a
were
all
trying
to
when
the
fox
was
silence invaded
the
forest.
were
rising
secure
created
raising
a
his
great
button
Immediately
from
plants
came
there
but
the
were
forest,
course
Besides
who
the
of
a complicated
and
of
This
concert
of
honor,
seat.
tunes
rhythm
of
good
listening
commotion,
,
a
great
afterwards
the
ground,
and
softly,
passing
my
the
the
had begun.
The music
on
rose
its
slowly
way,
and
before
it
crystal-like
disappeared
into
waves
were
glimmering
Most
beautifully
in
the
golden
beams
the
others
were
playing
the
most beautiful
As
the
music
went
stronger,
and
the
But
when
the
thing
I
on,
music
skies.
of
the
sun.
all
sorts
of
games.
had
ever
seen.
waves
grew
larger
and
to
dance
more
wildly.
soft
again,
the
the
angels
which
the
began
became
It
of
was
angels
had
disappeared entirely.
to
Suddenly
a
time
concert".
everything
up
them
had
ears
The sounds were
the
the
music.
of
tree
sought
after
laugh heartily when
to
tuning
later
next
first
started
little
The
arrive. The
who immediately
violins. A
company.
to
piece
first
important.
One after
their
animals
squeaks.
Everyone
flopping
:
I
saw
a
dwarf
riding
on
a
met,
he
smiled
at
me
with his
tiny
rising
When
our
eyes
way
and
pointed
where
a
huge
wave
was
When
I
looked
at
I
about
very busily.
All
them
of
the center
of
were
the
it
wave.
friendly
hands
downwards
from
very
slowly.
saw hundreds
where
little
in a very
carrying golden
wave,
very
of
and
they
dwarfs,
who
silvery bricks
put
them down
to
ran
-16-
carefully.
As
the
see
they
were building
how
finished,
it
But
dwarfs
the
large
looked
garden
it,
which
and
to
abandoned
rising
a
until
tiny
it
soon
it.
surprise
and pears
trees carried little
golden
nuts,
wrong
I
into
the
and queen
with
opened
and
walk
in
the
king
had
a
the
little
on
windows
saw
and
one
of
the
have
the
palace
and
saw
the king
of
court
who were
king
and
the
all
the
came
out and
took
garden.
How brilliantly they were
dressed!
The
red
with
suit
queen
dwarfs. Then
many golden buttons
crown from
Her
face
was
very beautiful
it
the
wave
had
disappeared
little stars.
had
afterwards
the
musicians
had
that
the
hours had
and the
that
The
jewels
and
which
hundreds
queen
was
instead
when
ended. The
they
pleasing to their audience.
it
and was
of
jewels
dressed
very
of golden buttons
and
I
kept
a
on
her
looking at
entirely. There
were
no
looked down,
I
that
I
saw
had been
so wonderful,
like
dream.
Everyone
looked
had been
a
smiling
more
than
at
each
indeed
who
never listened
had
was
other,
successful and
a
very wonderful
as
concert",
said Jacob,
in
whole
intently
his
life.
"Yes", said Nip sighing deeply, “I wish I could hear it just once more,
but I suppose I will not be that lucky
again".
Nip was
next
quieted down
thoughts. At
last,
"Oh
please
forgive
the
concert".
"That
is
during
quite
Nip
all
would
"It
his
"While
I
nut
interrupt
said
could
not
am
stop
Jacob, whose
very
sure",
his
and
deepest
hastily:
you could
make me
I
few moments,
tell
thinking about
face lit
me
very
up with
more
without
a
playing my
my
brown
were getting old
about
happy".
remarked
Nip,
and he went
realizing
favorite
games,
it had become
it. I
had changed
into
and rather hard
outer-shell.
The
too, for
large
leaves
their
green color and
became ugly. One of those days I wondered
how
much nature
changed, and I
coming from below.
heard
they
a
changed
a
strange
noise
sounded like drr...drr.--drr-.. Then
it
but
louder.
came
think of
it,
an
story.
continued
with
I
if
to
and
said
"But
will be my pleasure,
on with
but
right",
your
you
awoke
me,
smile.
life,
the
not daring
understanding
autumn
concert
passed
musicians
on
"That was
Jacob waited patiently
I
to
red dress.
knowing well
grow
sorry
only she
very quiet
to
in
me
similarly,
two
trees
made
like
waves
in the
which
twinkled
more
sun.
working
later
them,
a golden
till
began
was
planted little
wearing
,
in
could
tree.
their
door
it glittered
began immediately
apples
the
slowly, I
it
and
they bloomed. A
grown on
very
palace. After
They
golden
looked
very
while
enclosed
my great
grow
was
wonderful
which
to
wonderful
wave
-17-
back sounding
because
I
much
had
never
stopped
I
heard
for
a
didn't
little
had
It
while,
know what
anything
like
it.
to
-18-
So
I
just kept
thought the
looking
noise
There
it
last
a
tiny
and
a
strange
He
was
a
was
was
again.
hole
a
at
conversation
the
I
was
opened
indeed,
he
but
part
of
the
my business",
inner
part
the
whose
angry
when
finished
the
looking
you
he
at
get
replied,
sentence,
quite
angrily:
"Don't
you
dare
speak
to
him,
in
"I
eat
when
the
understand,
with
merry
The
worm,
sing
why
little
the
"I
that parasite,
the
fellow
leaves
and
how
laughed
following
song:
myself
were
didn't
however,
eat
can
through
so
angry
know what
ironically
every
have a
life so
very
free.
Tralâ...trala...trala .............................
I
never
I
just
work,
enjoy
it
I
never
and
tree.
Traia...traia....trala.. . .
I
leaving
care,
everywhere,
Trala...trala...-trala,...
Trala ............. trala ............... tralala.
leaves,
heard
all
As
couldn't
I
over
ventured
me
to
dear
why
the
understand
them
about
leaves,
will
you
few
seconds
only
then
that
I
this
steady
the
tree,
could
leaves
were so
the
it.
I
be
please
little
be
fellow
so
the
change
see",
said
"these
worms
are
trees.
When
there
and
tell
It
was
in
their
voices
age:
trying
to
regain
their
calmness,
who
make
holes
into
the
of them,
they
may
even
kill
understood immediately
the
leaves'
to
parasites
are
I
much?"
realized
"You
kind
so
answer.
by
angry,
said:
the
broken
they
of
and
rustling
came
which had become
many
tree".
Hearing
anger,
this
but
have lost
surely
must
such
a
it
seemed to
merry
days
had
become
one
I
felt
somehow
sorry
I
felt
that
slowly but
around
me.
The
leaves
were
wind,
who
companion.
by
empty
the
be in a very bad
became
that
went
after
He blew more
myself
admit,
the
blown down
year.
I
I
Meanwhile
I
why
ask
hate
a
loud
forest.
you
After
the
foolish and betray us?"
I couldn’t
at
started
tree".
out
to
me
how did
burst
began
the
question.
scarcely
say.
into
much, surprised
saw
leaves
to
disappeared
"My
is
that
he
me:
that
so
voice,
immediately
"Yes,
be
drr...dr.-.dr..
who
it?"
you
a
creature,
isn't
had
with
out.
day,
He
song
head
fine
through
the
his
a
myself
finished
put
"It's
a
had
worm
as
is
he
below
said,
"That
After
bark
he
my
very
I
the
there",
there?"was
where
in
"Hello
it
from
itself
merry
with
spot
coming-
looking
very
-19-
and
other by
the
strong
mood
this
time
at
strongly
and
more
frightened
that
he
might
not
enough
of
roughly
until
blow me
But blowing the
leaves
down
was
wind,
them
dance
around
the
trees,
to breathe,
whirling
them
round
and
finally
into
these
leaves
he
them a
made
moment
round until
they
It
strange
was
so
to
fell
look
on
for
down.
the
scarcely giving
pieces.
while
all
-20^
were
for
hissing
and
rustling
their lives, half
ground,
flying
-21-
around
in
the
me,
air,
as
if
they
half shuffling
were dancing
story.
along
Nip
did
right",
the
they
were
giving
a tragic
ending performance. There was a
"All
great moaning
and
I
to hear
many
"if
dancing
had
leaves
had
all
died. But
and blew,
always blowing
"I
quite
can't
been
your
down
understand",
friend
and
the
wind
more
said
sighs
and
Jacob,
before
carried
more
the
play-mate, how could
the
on,
he
blew
leaves..."
wind
had always
he have
become
so
the
leaves
the
leaves
who
that
they
did
was
always
"The
poor
leaves",
must
have
been;
any
way?"
"Oh,
I
were
not
same
still
I
on
the
in
but
could
liked
only
please
do
Nip, "I
answered
they
quite
were
you
not
do
a
deeply,
have helped
that",
little
replied
nut
course,
pleadingly,
forgive
"it
was
really
"Don't
mention
it",
answered Nip
as
he
if
were
he
continued his story.
"It
was
only
a
blowing
and
some
and
fearing that
he
old
won't
you be
so
kind
were
still
continuing
dancing,
I
the
first
human beings.
cart
and when
when
saw
I
heard
the
rattle of
the
men
who
had
a
them
and
I
had
no
difficulty
they
such.
But
I
had
very
in
before
I
could
basket
where
Nip, "but
he
fixed
very
still
Oh, we
were
all
on
thought
that
life was
hours,
last
look
at
my
of
were
the
few
back
tree;
simply
other
nuts
good-bye to us nuts".
Nip might
follow
their
"But
and
your
me to ask that of you".
the
for
the
"I
came
course
of
importance.
"That's
the
baskets
all
were
by
to
indeed"
still
it
jumped down
had
described
them
as
to
them
and
look
at
thrown
into
a
my
together
with
all
full
hope
and
of
on,
The
and
very
I
gave
a
I
saw,
themselves
on
the
a
last
my
room?",
asked
train",
answered
Nip with
how
came
your
to the fruit-shop where your
brought me to your home".
we
last
of waving
separated,
huge
to begin.
had kept
I
it
recognizing
pulled
home.
purpose
in
was
so
cart
who
come
in
I
on
wind was
leaves
about
beloved
leaves
how did you
of
just
go
nuts.
time
lay
companions.
his
little
ten,
please
us
the
to
I
shall
travelled
count
few
finish
leaves
the
how
exclaimed hastily:
Nip,
of
together,
the
really
that
that
later,
were
the
now
first
saw
I
These men,
saw
sleeping by
their
he
much,
few days
a
that all
that
himself
picking
and was leaning
Jacob
pulling
began
slowly
sleep.
you
After
stupid
to
Nip
said Jacob, rather
me",
wanted
example,
"Dear
very
interests
as
immediately.
immediately and
twig".
of
said
continued
stopped,
them
who was
reply
he
however,
sure
"how tired
not
do",
mean
autumn".
to
was
replied
tree. They
said Jacob sighing
have
that
question",
know why, but
bad-tempered
would
remember
the
please
and
At
asked
"Yes,
it
with
cruel?"
"I
Oh,
to
and
mother
my
Jacob.
town.
basket
bought
an
me
air
Here
was
and
sold
-22-
After Nip had spoken these last words, he fell asleep
instantly and Jacob who
was
rather sleepy
himself,
followed his
example soon after.
When Jacob
woke up in the morning, he immediately
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Jacob, however, smiled knowingly and said:
"Many
many thanks
to
the one of
you whose name is
Nip".
He took the nuts and put them away carefully into
his secret box where they lived happily for
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