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section 1 of the rainbow book this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org read by velma karis the rainbow book by mabel henrietta spielman adventures in wizard land chapter one a knock at the red door it's a shame dulce we may not go out just because it's raining a few drops said the boy at the nursery window yes a fearful shame replied his sister she always sympathized with him and gave in to him right or wrong she carefully propped her doll bolt upright on a chair and came to where he stood never mind cyril let's play at something yes but i do mind it's too bad it's always you mustn't this you mustn't that it would be a saving of breath if they just say the few things that we might do are you willing to go on putting up with it i suppose you are as you're only a girl no i don't want to but i've got to mother says it is for our good and we are spoilt i don't think so at all it's very hard lines growled cyril i'm sure the garden isn't a bit wet and the rocks have only a sprinkle certainly the windowpanes had more than a sprinkle trickling down them but the birds were twittering fussily in the bushes and amongst the ivy and the garden was looking its best in the summer shower fitful gleams of sunshine cast loving touches here and there on the roses and the sweet honeysuckle and the tall white lilies never looked fresher or smarter beyond were those tempting rocks with their surroundings of sand which rose so strangely in that part of inland kent telling of former ages and of the vagaries of the sea and river the rocks were the happy playground of these lucky twins who lived in the fine solitary house close by and who were now peering so disconsolately through the window flattening their noses against the glass blurred with a patterning rain they were exactly the same height they resembled one another in feature and being twins were both nine years old and there the likeness ended for his dark hair was short and thick and hers was fair and very long she was timid and gentle though her bright face was very happy he what is termed a handful i know exclaimed dulce after a moment's silence drawing her brother away from the melancholy amusement of tracing down the trailing drops with his finger until they disappeared mysteriously at the bottom of the glass
i know let's play birds beasts and fishes
cyril cast a lingering look at the tiresome dark clouds then with a sigh and a frown turned round in token of consent graciously suffered himself to be settled at the table with paper and pencil and was soon excitedly trying to guess what dulce's bird could be that began with the letter c had four between and ended with an e it's very easy really pleaded dulce burning to tell do you give it up cyril wasn't so easily beaten as that and thought till he grew impatient shall i tell you let me tell you urged his sister if you like he replied magnanimously canary i'm sure it's spelt with a why he said as if he weren't quite certain in spite of his words they argued who should score the mark and settled the point by counting it a draw
she followed it up with a fish which was s two between and an l which puzzled cyril until he found of course that it was soul believing he had lost again he allowed his interest in the game to flag and still restless he ran to the window hooray it's fine now he cried come along we don't want hats ought way to go do you think cyril without asking i'm not going to ask not if i...
