| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland by Olive Schreiner: clear blue eyes and delicate features lost none of their sensitive
refinement.
He came up to the Colonial, and dropped the bird before him. "That is all
I've got," he said.
He threw himself also down on the ground, and put his gun under the loose
flap of the tent.
The Colonial raised his head; and without taking his elbows from the ground
took up the bird. "I'll put it into the pot; it'll give it the flavour of
something except weevily mealies"; he said, and fell to plucking it.
The Englishman took his hat off, and lifted the fine damp hair from his
forehead.
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum: we've found the Lake of the Skeezers and their Magic
Isle. I guess the Skeezers are in that big glass
palace, but we can't get at 'em."
Chapter Eight
Queen Coo-ee-oh
Princess Ozma considered the situation gravely. Then
she tied her handkerchief to her wand and, standing at
the water's edge, waved the handkerchief like a flag,
as a signal. For a time they could observe no response.
"I don't see what good that will do," said Dorothy.
"Even if the Skeezers are on that island and see us,
Glinda of Oz |
