"Patricia C. Wrede - Enchanted Forest 1 - Talking to Dragons" - читать интересную книгу автора (Wrede Patricia C)

Mother do any real magic, though, so I never thought about
it much. Until the day the wizard found us.

I knew right away he was a wizard. He had the same
sort of feel of magic that the unicorns and griffins have,
when you catch a glimpse of them farther on in the forest.
I was a little surprised; we didn't get too many wizards.
Most of them preferred to go into the forest through the
Gates of Mist and Pearl at the top of the Crystal Falls, or
through the Caves of Fire and Night. The few that bothered
to walk would never think of stopping at our cottage. But
this one was unusual.

He turned off the road and walked right past me without



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saying anything; I thought that was a little strange. He went
straight to the door of our cottage and banged the head of
his staff against it. The door splintered and fell apart. I
decided that I didn't like him much.

Mother was cooking rabbit stew in the big black pot over
the chimney fire. She didn't even look up when the door
fell in. The wizard stood there for a minute, and I sneaked
a little closer so I could see better. He was frowning; some-
how I got the impression he wasn't used to being ignored.
Mother kept stirring the stew.

"Well, Cimorene, I have found you," the wizard said at
last.

"It took you long enough," Mother said without turning.
"You're getting slow."

"You know why I am here."

Mother shrugged. "You won't get what you want; you're
sixteen years too late. I told you, you're getting slow."




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"Hah! I can take the sword now, and the boy as well.
There is nothing you can do to stop me this time," the wizard