how the world began book dorothy straight

With this thought in mind the girl took heart and leaned her head over the side of the buggy to see where the strange light was coming from. She began to realize that death was not in store for her, after all, but that she had merely started upon another adventure, which promised to be just as strange and unusual as were those she had before encountered. Also, turning her head, she found that she could see the boy beside her, who had until now remained as still and silent as she herself.ĭorothy sighed and commenced to breathe easier. But bye and bye, as she stared ahead into the black chasm with a beating heart, she began to dimly see the form of the horse Jim-his head up in the air, his ears erect and his long legs sprawling in every direction as he tumbled through space.

How long this state of things continued Dorothy could not even guess, she was so greatly bewildered. They did not really hurt the poor horse, because everything was falling together only the stones and rubbish fell faster than the horse and buggy, which were held back by the pressure of the air, so that the terrified animal was actually more frightened than he was injured. These they could not see, but they could feel them pelting the buggy top, and Jim screamed almost like a human being when a stone overtook him and struck his boney body. Crash after crash echoed far above their heads, as the earth came together where it had split, and stones and chunks of clay rattled around them on every side. The worst thing was their terror of reaching the bottom of this great crack in the earth, and the natural fear that sudden death was about to overtake them at any moment. The top of the buggy caught the air like a parachute or an umbrella filled with wind, and held them back so that they floated downward with a gentle motion that was not so very disagreeable to bear. When Dorothy recovered her senses they were still falling, but not so fast. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser.

How the world began book dorothy straight