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“My bare legs were scratched by the briars, and when I ran through the bushes their branches struck , Sukey! Sukey!

“Sukey! Sukey!” I shouted with all ht “Sukey!”

“Right overasked, Who?”

“My hair stood straight on end

“Who? Who?” the Voice said again And then how I did run!

“I forgot all about the cows All I wanted was to get out of the dark woods, to get home

“That thing in the dark caain, Who-oo?

“I ran with all ht I ran till I couldn’t breathe and still I kept on running Sorabbed my foot, and doent Up I juht me

“At last I came out of the dark woods, by the barn There stood all the coaiting to be let through the bars I let them in, and then ran to the house

“My father looked up and said, Youngby the way?”

“I looked down at -toe nail had been torn clean off I had been so scared that I had not felt it hurt till that minute”

Pa always stopped telling the story here, and waited until Laura said:

“Go on, Pa! Please go on”

“Well,” Pa said, “then your Grandpa went out into the yard and cut a stout switch And he ca, so that I would remember to mind him after that

“A big boy nine years old is old enough to reood reason for what I tell you to do,” he said, “and if you’ll do as you’re told, no harm will come to you”