[Itopengame-main] Ncing? I must say, I admire you for your independence. I for one would never consent

[Stager K. <geo...@qu...>]

It was a shame, a crying shame that she, a bee, could not make friends
with the charming songsters. The trouble was, they were too big and ate
you up. She had hidden herself in the heart of the elder blossoms and
was listening and blinking under the pointed darts of the sunlight, when
she heard someone beside her sigh. Turning round she saw--well, now it
really _was_ the strangest of all the strange creatures she had ever
met. It must have had at least a hundred legs along each side of its
body--so she thought at first glance. It was about three times her size,
and slim, low, and wingless. "For goodness sake! Mercy on me!" Maya was
quite startled. "You must certainly be able to run!" The stranger gave
her a pondering look. "I doubt it," he said. "I doubt it. There's room
for improvement. I have too many legs. You see, before all my legs can
be set in motion, too much time is lost. I didn't use to realize this,
and often wished I had a few more legs. But God's will be done.-- Who
are you?" Maya introduced herself. The other one nodded and moved some
of his legs. "I am Thomas of the family of millepeds. We are an old
race, and we arouse admiration and astonishment in all parts of the
globe. No other animals can boast anything like our number of legs.
Eight is _their_ limit, so far as I know." "You are tremendously
interesting. And your color is so queer. Have you got a family?" "Why,