t my axe and nets, to catch
those tiny little creatures, I might sell them in the town, or make
a show of them, and become the richest man in the world!" And
thereupon he took his whistle, and began to whistle an alluring
melody, thinking by this means to entice the little People like
birds; but this attempt was likewise in vain. All the little
Rootmen passed before his eyes into the rock, actually laughing
and making faces at him; and when the very last little elf vanished
in the rock, the opening closed. Since that time no one has ever
again seen the little Rootmen.

The End.

[Illustration: The End.]

[Illustration]

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained; however, some
mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved to the beginning of the
chapter.

The caret in "Third Chapt^r" indicates a superscripted letter "r."

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