![]() ![]() ![]() "Here are no forests for you to claim," cried the King, angrily. "Who dares call on us?" "It is I, the Master Woodsman of the World," responded Ak. Instantly the place was filled with throngs of the scowling Awgwas, and their King, perching himself on a point of rock, demanded fiercely: There, standing on the bare rocks, he called on the King and his people to appear. But in this matter I find they have interfered with one of our friends, and I will ask them to abandon their persecutions, as you are under our protection." Claus thanked the Master Woodsman most gratefully and returned to his Valley, while Ak, who never delayed carrying out his promises, at once traveled to the mountains of the Awgwas. Always have we avoided them, and they, in turn, have hitherto taken care not to cross our pathway. We immortals have no connection whatever with the evil creatures who have attacked you. "From the beginning I have approved the work you are doing among the children of men, and it annoys me that your good deeds should be thwarted by the Awgwas. He nodded approvingly when Claus told how the Knooks and Fairies had saved him from death, and frowned when he heard how the Awgwas had stolen the children's toys. The Great Battle Between Good and EvilĪk listened gravely to the recital of Claus, stroking his beard the while with the slow, graceful motion that betokened deep thought. ![]()
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