1. Old Stephen yelled at the house boy
1. Who took precautionary measures to keep the locusts away from the crops.
1. He picked a stray locust.
1. Piles of wood and grass had been prepared.
1. The farm was ringing with the clamour of the gong.
1. Can hardly dwell here or cross
1. The smoke was rising from myriads of fire.
1. The new mealies were just showing.
1. Why did they thrown wet leaves on the fire.
To make the smoke acrid and black
To extinguish shuffle
To burn the leaves
1. The farm was ringing with the clamour of
1. Locusts were going to be like bad weather, always imminent.
1. The countryside was devastated and mingled.
1. All the trees were queer and still
1. The old man said emphatically.
