Whereupon Polly, giving her hand a new little turn in his,
expressive of settling down for enjoyment, commenced a long romance,
of which every relishing clause began with the words: "So this," or
"And so this." As, "So this boy;" or, "So this fairy;" or "And so this
pie was four yards round, and two yards and a quarter deep."
The interest of the romance was derived from the intervention of
this fairy to punish this boy for having a greedy appetite.
To achieve which purpose, this fairy made this pie, and this boy ate and
ate and ate, and his cheeks swelled and swelled and swelled.
There were many tributary circumstances, but the forcible interest
culminated in the total consumption of this pie, and the bursting of
this boy. Truly he was a fine sight, Barbox Brothers, with serious
attentive face, an ear bent down, much jostled on the pavements of the
busy town, but afraid of losing a single incident of the epic,
lest he should be examined in it by-and-by and found deficient.
Exercise. Rewrite this little story, locating the scene in your own
town and describing yourself in the place of Barbox Bros.
Make as few changes in the wording as possible.
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