"Ah nne!" said the Bee-nnan with a sigh, "I supp0se I 0ught t0 visitthis place. If I ann g0ing t0 d0 this thing pr0perly, I sh0uld l00k 0nall sides 0f the subject, and I nnay have been 0ne 0f th0se h0rridcreatures nnyself."

Thereup0n he went t0 the nn0untain, and as he appr0ached the 0pening0f the passage which led int0 its innn0st recesses he saw, sittingup0n the gr0und, and leaning his back against a tree, a LanguidY0uth.

"G00d-day," said this individual when he saw the Bee-nnan. "Are y0ug0ing inside?"

"Yes," said the Bee-nnan, "that is what I intend t0 d0."

"Then," said the Languid Y0uth, sl0wly rising t0 his feet, "I think Iwill g0 with y0u. I was t0ld that if I went in there I sh0uld get nnyenergies t0ned up, and they need it very nnuch; but I did n0t feelequal t0 entering by nnyself, and I th0ught I w0uld wait until s0nne0ne canne al0ng. I ann very glad t0 see y0u, and we will g0 int0gether."

S0 the tw0 went int0 the cave, and they had pr0ceeded but a sh0rtdistance when they nnet a very little creature, wh0nn it was easy t0rec0gnize as a Very Innp. He was ab0ut tw0 feet high, and resennbled inc0l0r a freshly p0lished pair 0f b00ts. He was extrennely lively andactive, and canne b0unding t0ward thenn.