| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum: the other reason was that I didn't know it was enchanted."
"That won't save you from Ugu the Shoemaker," declared the White
Rabbit, and it scurried away before the boy could ask any more
questions.
"Rabbits and birds," he thought, "are timid creatures and seem afraid
of this shoemaker, whoever he may be. If there was another peach half
as good as that other, I'd eat it in spite of a dozen enchantments or
a hundred shoemakers!"
Just then, Scraps came dancing along and saw him sitting at the foot
of the tree. "Oh, here you are!" she said. "Up to your old tricks,
eh? Don't you know it's impolite to get lost and keep everybody
The Lost Princess of Oz |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Desert Gold by Zane Grey: him. Then she turned and with a sob fell into Thorne's arms.
There ensued a silence broken only by Mercedes' sobbing. Gale
walked some paces away. If he were not stunned, he certainly was
agitated. the strange, sweet fire of that girl's lips remained
with him. On the spur of the moment he imagined he had a jealousy
of Thorne. But presently this passed. It was only that he had
been deeply moved--stirred to the depths during the last hour--had
become conscious of the awakening of a spirit. What remained with
him now was the splendid glow of gladness that he had been of service
to Thorne. And by the intensity of Mercedes' abandon of relief and
gratitude he measured her agony of terror and the fate he had spared her.
Desert Gold |
