#moominmonday

"Snufkin was sitting before his tent, painting a cork fishing float. Moomintroll looked at him, and straight away he felt happy over his dragon again. 'Whew,' he said. 'Families are a nuisance sometimes.' Snufkin grunted in agreement without taking his pipe from his mouth. They sat silent for a while, in male and friendly solidarity. 'By the way,' Moomintroll suddenly said. 'Have you ever come across a dragon on your wanderings?'" #MoominMonday #Bookstodon #BeMoreMoomin

"Out came Snufkin and the grasshopper, playing with all their might. A huge barrel of palm-wine was rolled out, and everyone got a little birch-bark mug to drink from. The glow-worms rolled themselves into a ball in the middle of the glade, and everybody sat around drinking wine and eating sandwiches. 'Now we should tell a story,' said Sniff. And nobody gave a thought to the comet that was rushing towards them, lighting up the night with its fierce glow." #MoominMonday #Bookstodon

"Once upon a time, rather long ago, it so happened that Moominpappa went away from home without the least explanation and without even himself understanding why he had to go. Moominmamma said afterwards that he had seemed odd for quite a time, but probably he hadn't been odder than usual. 'He'll be back in due time,' she said. 'That's what he used to tell me from the beginning, so I suppose he'll return this time too.' No one felt worried, and that was a good thing." #MoominMonday

"'Don't disturb me,' said Sniff solemnly. 'This is the biggest moment of my life so far, and it's my first cave.' He smoothed the sand with his tail and sighed. 'I shall live here for ever,' he thought, 'I shall put up little shelves and dig a sleeping-hole in the sand, and have a lamp burning in the evenings. And perhaps I'll make a rope-ladder so that I can go up to the roof and look at the sea.'" from 'Comet in Moominland' #MoominMonday #Bookstodon #BeMoreMoomin