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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)

By contrast with the mooncalves he seemed a trivial being, a mere ant, scarcely five feet high.

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)

He takes at last no interest in the deeper part of the moon; he regards all Selenites not equally versed in mooncalves with indifference, derision, or hostility.

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)