Page 131 - Adventures in shadow-land

as of falling stones, met her ear, and on coming
to a sudden turn in the river, she saw that the

noise was caused by what she at once knew was
the Cascade of Rocks; for from a high precipice

crossing the river’s bed fell an endless stream of
huge stones, and seated in a sort of cavern, just
behind the fall, there was a third old woman,

with a head like that of a toad, fanning herself
with a fan made of peacock’s feathers.
Eva was at first afraid to go near the worn ail y

lest the atones should fall and crush her. But at
last she ventured to go near, and she saw that at

her approach the stones parted, as though to
make room for her; and summoning all her
courage, she went close to the cascade, and find­

ing that none of the stoues touched her, but rather
got out of her way, she walked into the grotto,1

The Toad-Woman stopped fanning and looked
at her. Then she took a pair of spectacles out of
her pocket and put them on, and Eva thought

she looked funnier than ever. And then she
asked :

"W hat do you want?5'
And Eva answered, ** I am looking for Aster.”