TY - BOOK ID - 138197743 TI - The Brownies and Prince Florimel : Or, Brownieland, Fairyland, and Demonland PY - 2012 PB - [Place of publication not identified] : Project Gutenberg, DB - UniCat KW - Fairy tales. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138197743 AB - Of this Florimel partook heartily and at will, as well as of berries and nuts, and when weary slept for precaution's sake in35 the forked branches of trees, with his rest broken only by the crashing of some skulking animal through thick, tangled underbrush in quest of prey or a long, drawn-out, shuddering night-cry that would chill his blood and cause his heart for a moment to cease its beat.When in the mood of celebrating some great event, such as the Burial of Good Intentions, or the Failure in Eden, instead of climbing on some rock to set off firecrackers, burn Roman candles, or discharge toy cannon, he delighted in burning Bank Bonds, Legal Tenders, or Government Securities of large denominations, until the ashes of them were declared a nuisance by his Board of Health, and with reluctance he would discontinue his celebration.Though it must have been a very long time since the volcano had celebrated with home-made fireworks, the enchanter had always anticipated a further display, so he had taken the precaution42 to buy an old-fashioned fire-engine which was installed conveniently at hand in a building over whose doors was the caption: neptune hook and ladder co. no 1. ER -