"Oh,” said Brunilla, the cow-searcher. "A man with wings.”
That was how she took it. She was startled, yes, but she had never been hurt in her life, so she wasn't afraid of anyone, and it was a fancy thing to see a winged man and she was proud to meet him. (Ray Bradbury)

"Oh,” said Brunilla, the cow-searcher. "A man with wings.” That was how she took it. She was startled, yes, but she had never been hurt in her life, so she wasn't afraid of anyone, and it was a fancy thing to see a winged man and she was proud to meet him.

Ray Bradbury

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