The Moomins and the Great Flood

Moomintroll put his hands in front of his eyes and cried: “Mamma!” and then he waited to be eaten up.

At the same time a rope-ladder came dangling down

What are you howling for down there?”

enormous heap of dry branches and lit it with a spark

Moominmamma said solemnly:

it kept gaining on them

water gushed around the bows

paddled with all their might

water-lily leaf bobbing up and down

they heard a hissing