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[1]Thetwo-roomedhouseisbuiltofroundtimber，slabs，andstringy-bark，ahsplitslabs.Abigbarkkitdingatoneendislargerthaself，verandaincluded.
[2]Bushallround—bushwithnohorizoryisflat.hedistahebushsistsofstuerees.h.Nothiheeyesavethedarkergreenofafewshe-oakswhicharesighihenarrow，almostwaterlesseteehesignofcivilization—ashantyonthemainroad.
[3]Thedrover，aer，isawaywithsheep.Hiswifeandareleftherealone.
[4]Fed，dried-up-lookingareplayingaboutthehouse.Suddehemyells:“Sher，here’sasnake!”
[5]Thegaunt，sun-brownedbushwomahekitatchesherbabyfromtheground，holdsitohip，andreachesforastick.
[6]“Whereisit?”
[7]“Here!Gohe!”
yellstheeldestboy—asharp-faofeleven.“Stopthere，mother!I’llhavehiStandback!I’llhavethebeggar.”
[8]“Tommy，ehere，oryou’llbebit.ehereatoellyou，youlittlewretch!”
[9]Theyoungsteresrelutly，gastickbiggerthaheriumphantly:
[1oes—uhehouse!”
anddartsawaywithclubuplifted.Atthesametime，thebig，black，yellow-eyeddog-of-all-breeds，whohasshowiheprogs，breakshisdrushesafterthatsnake.Heisamomentlate，however，andhishetheslabsjustastheendofitstaildisappears.Almostatthesamemomenttheboy’sesdownandskinstheaforesaidortakessmallhis，aouhebuilding;butheissubduedafterastruggleaheyotaffordtolosehi
[11]Thedrover’swifemakesthestahedog-housewhileshewatchesfortheswosmalldishesofmilkahemdowotemptittoeout;butanhoesbyashowitself.
[12]Itis，andathuormising.Themustbebroughtitakethemintothehouse，forsheknowstheshere，andmayataeupthroughatheroughslabfloor;soshecarriesseveralarmfulsoffirewoodidthehethere.Thekitofloor—or，rather，ahenone—calleda“groundfloor”
inthispartofthebush.Thereisalarge，roughly-madetableiheplace.Shebringsthein，ahemgetonthistable.Theyaretwoboysandtwogirls—merebabies.Shegivesthemsomesupper，andthesdark，shegoesintothehouse，andsnatepillowsahes—expegtoseeorlayherhandonthesnakeanyminute.Shemakesabedotableforthe，andsitsdowowatight.
[13]Shehasahedagreensaplingclublaidihedresserbyherside;alsbasketandacopyoftheYoungLadies’Journal.Shehasbroughtthedogintotheroo
[14]Tommyturnsi，butsayshe’llbeawakeallnightandsmashthatblindedsnake.
[15]Hismotheraskshimhowmanytimesshehastoldhimnottos>
[16]Hehashisclubwithhimuhes，andJackyprotests.
[17]“Mummy!Tommy’sskinnin’mealivewifhisclub.Makehimtakeitout.”
[18]Tommy:“Shetup，youlittle——!D’yerwahthesnake?”
[19]Jackyshutsup.
[20]“Ifyerbit，”
saysTommy，afterapause，“you’llswellup，aurnredan’greenan’blueallovertillyerbust.Woher?”
[21]“frightenthechild.Gotosleep，”
shesays.
[22]Thetwoyoungergotosleep，andnowandthenJaplainsofbeing“skeezed.”
MoreroomismadeforhiPresentlyTommysays:“Mother!Listelepossums.I’dliketoscrewtheirblankynecks.”
[23]AndJackyprotestsdrowsily.
[24]“Buttheydon’thurtus，thelittleblanks!”
[25]Mother:“There，Itoldyouyou’dteachJackytoswear.”
Buttheremarkmakeshersmile.Jackygoestosleep.
[26]PresentlyTommyasks:
[27]“Mother!Doyouthinkthey’lleverextricatethekangaroo?”
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