| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Rinkitink In Oz by L. Frank Baum: came to a dust-heap where, lying amidst a mass of
rubbish, was another shoe -- the mate to the one he had
before found. This also he placed in his pocket, saying
to himself:
"I have now a fine pair of shoes for my daughter
Zella, who will be much pleased to find I have brought
her a present from the city."
And while the charcoal-burner turned into the forest
and trudged along the path toward his home, Inga and
Rinkitink were still searching for the missing shoes.
Of course, they could not know that Nikobob had found
Rinkitink In Oz |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from 1492 by Mary Johntson: the man was gone with the Jews to Fez, I could almost think
--But of course it is not possible, and now I see the differences.''
I answered him with some indifferent word, and we came
to the Haytiens, and how many had Fray Ignatio made
Christian? ``I knew him,'' said the Benedictine. ``A good
man, but weak, weak!''
Juan Lepe asked of the Indians the Admiral had taken
to Spain. ``But six reached us alive. We instructed them
and baptized them. A great event--the Grand Cardinal
and the King and the Queen attending! Three died during
the summer, but blessedly, being the first of all their people
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