By Nathaniel Hawthorne
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(Part 3)

When she spoke these words, smoke started to rise from Feathertop?s mouth. At first, it was just a little smoke, but Feathertop worked hard, blowing and puffing. Soon, more and more smoke came out of the pipe.

?Puff away, my pet,? Mother Rigby said happily. ?Puff away, my pretty one. Puff for your life, I tell you.? Mother Rigby then ordered Feathertop to walk. ?Go forward,? she said. ?You have a new world before you.?

Feathertop put one hand o...