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I could see no signs of mooncalves or Selenites, nor could I see Cavor, but I could see my handkerchief far off, spread out on its thicket of thorns.

From The First Men in the Moon by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

I think I forgot the Selenites, the mooncalves, the lid, and the noises completely so soon as I had eaten that fungus.

From The First Men in the Moon by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

And at the immediate mouth of the tunnel was a wide trampled space where the mooncalves had come and gone.

From The First Men in the Moon by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

"They must think we are mooncalves," said I, "to be frightened at that."

From The First Men in the Moon by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Whether they had fled on our emergence from the interior passages, or whether they were accustomed to retire after driving out the mooncalves, I cannot guess.

From The First Men in the Moon by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)