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a channel for the new river.
The women and children crowded round Lucy and Philip.
'Ah!'saidtheoldestwomanofall'nowweshallbeabletowas hin
water.I'veheardmygrandmothersaywaterwasverypleasan ttowash
in. I never thought I should live to wash in water myself.'
'Why?' Lucy asked. 'What do you wash in?'
'Pine-apple juice' said a dozen voices'when we
do
wash!'
'But that must be very sticky' said Lucy.
'It is' said the oldest woman of all; 'very!'
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THE NIGHT ATTACK
TheHalmamenwerenotnaturallylazy.Theywereinthedaysb efore
thecomingoftheGreatSlothamostenergeticandindustrio uspeople.
NowthattheSlothwasobligedtoworkeighthoursadaythewe ightof
itsconstantandcatchingsleepinesswastakenawayandthe peopleset
toworkingoodearnest.(Ididexplaindidn'tIthattheGrea tSloth's
sleepiness really was catchinglike measles?)
SonowtheHalmamenwereasbusyasants.Somedugthechannel
forthenewstreamsomesettoworktorestorethebuildingsw hileoth-
ersweededtheovergrowngardensandploughedthedeserted fields.
TheheadHalmamanpaintedinlargelettersonacolumninthe market-
place these words:
'ThiscityisnowcalledbyitsancientnameofBriskford.An ycitizen
foundcallingitSomnolentiawillnotbeallowedtowashinw aterfora
week.'
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