| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa: grown man. With a forefinger he traced a slit in the upper lip;
and when on the morrow the man and woman awoke they could not
distinguish their own son from Manstin, so much alike were the
braves.
"Henceforth we are friends, to help each other," said Manstin,
shaking a right hand in farewell. "The earth is our common ear, to
carry from its uttermost extremes one's slightest wish for the
other!"
"Ho! Be it so!" answered the newly made man.
Upon leaving his friend, Manstin hurried away toward the North
country whither he was bound for a long hunt. Suddenly he came
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs: whispered rapidly to her companion, occasionally jerking her
head in the direction of the niche and on several occasions
making a move with one hand and forefinger, which Smith-
Oldwick could not mistake as other than an attempt to de-
scribe his pistol and its use.
It was evident then to him that she was betraying him, and
without further loss of time he turned his back toward the
hangings and commenced a rapid examination of his hiding
place. In the alcove the man and the girl whispered, and
then cautiously and with great stealth, the man rose and drew
his curved saber. On tiptoe he approached the hangings, the
Tarzan the Untamed |
