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attacked his legs with determined ferocity ; excessively 

 terrified, he roared out lustily, and his father, who was 

 near at hand, ran to his help and beat off the assailants 

 with a hoe ; scarcely had he turned his back, when they 

 renewed the attack, and were obliged to be repelled in 

 a similar manner ; a third was even menaced before they 

 were finally put to the rout. 



