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over there,” he said. “Perhaps I can see how 
far it is beyond the sun, and by and by, when I 
am bigger, I’ll go right over there all the way.” 
He straightened up and marched along 
very dignified in his first trip away from the vil¬ 
lage. This went very well half way up the hill, 
but when he came to a place where the side of 
the hill seemed to cave in, and he was obliged 
to go down hill to get higher up, he tumbled 
awkwardly on his stomach and went toboggan¬ 
ing down to the bottom if the hollow. Then 
up he rose again and waddled on his way. 
“It didn’t seem such a long way just to the 
top of that hill,” he mumbled as he trudged 
along. “I believe I am growing hungry al¬ 
ready.” But he was a persistent little fellow, and 
went trudging on till he came to another place 
to slide down, then down he went only to find a 
third place to climb. Whew! how tired his feet 
were by the time he reached the top of this hill! 
But when he came to the very crest he was no 
more able to see over the top than he had been 
