RAGO and GONI - The Tree-Dweller Children
Autor: Belle Wiley
Número de Páginas: 72Rago and Goni were brother and sister. They lived a long time ago in a country far, far away. They lived among the tall trees on the wooded hill near the river with their mother and baby sister. Rago and Goni always slept in trees. It was the only “house” they knew. At night their mother selected “beds” in the oak trees, because the strong branches were woven together with vines. These vines made good strong beds for the children and they would tie themselves to the branches with vines to keep from falling. One morning very early Rago awakened with a start. He sat up and listened. He had been fast asleep in the branches of the strong oak tree. He had been sleeping so soundly that he had to rub his eyes to make himself wake up. Then he looked down toward the foot of the tree. There stood two huge panthers. Rago was afraid, for he knew that the panthers could climb trees quickly and easily. “What shall I do, what shall I do?” he thought. He was almost afraid to move for fear the panthers would rush right up the tree. Just then he heard his mother call softly from a nearby tree. She too had seen the panthers. Goni was still fast asleep, she had not heard the fierce cry of ...