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The Wind on the Moon/Heartwarming


  • There are a few Crowning Moments of Heartwarming in this book, but for me the standout will always be this moment, after Dinah and Dorinda have freed the Golden Puma from the zoo:

"Greeting!" cried the Falcon, lifting his small and lovely head. "Greeting, my noble children!"


But the Puma rose and walked towards them, slowly and not speaking. She stopped before Dinah, looked up at her, and then with a light and easy movement laid her fore-paws on Dinah’s shoulders. First on the one side, then on the other, she rubbed her head against Dinah’s face, purring like a great cat, and Dinah felt on her cheeks the warm harsh fur, the wiry bristles, and the thin dark lips of the Puma. Dinah kissed her between the eyes and laughed aloud. Then the Puma greeted Dorinda in the same way, and Dorinda kissed her, and she too laughed with sheer delight because she had for a friend so beautiful a being as the Golden Puma.


"Children," said the Puma, "let me tell you this. You have done me the greatest service in the world. You have given me freedom, and I am grateful. You have given me life again."
 

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