Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 287
y sliced the heads off sev-eral of their round bodies. The others paused for a mo-ment, being unused to such warfare and notunderstanding how an arm could reach so far. But, seeing their heads were in danger, abouta hundred of the creatures formed themselvesinto balls and rolled upon the… … other foes rolled after him and knocked him down. and, stepping aside, he aimed a strong blow withhis ax at the body of the first Roly-Rogue thatpassed him. Instead of cutting the rubber-likebody, the ax bounced back and flew fromTellydebs hand into the air, falling fartheraway than the long arm of…
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