THE Chipmunk explained that it had rained nuts through the top of the tree --"Besides, I found a few buried!" It laughed and chuckled when it heard Timmy's story.
AND so it went on for a fortnight; till a big wind blew off the top of the tree, and opened up the hole and let in the rain.
Original Peter Rabbit Books
The youth hesitated for a little, but presently he heard the birds saying from the top of the tree, 'Go where she calls you, but take care to give no blood, or you will sell your soul.' So the youth went with her, and soon they reached a beautiful garden, where stood a splendid house, which glittered in the moonlight as if it was all built out of gold and silver.
It happened one evening, when he was hot and tired with walking, and had sat down under a tree in a forest to eat his supper, that he saw two gaily-plumaged birds, that were strange to him, sitting at the top of the tree talking to one another about him.
Yellow Fairy Book
I will put that poor little boy on
the top of the tree, and then I will knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children's playground for ever and ever." He was really very sorry for what he had done.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The golden star of tinsel was still on
the top of the Tree, and glittered in the sunshine.
Andersens Fairy Tales
Go and climb to
the top of the trees," he shouted in a shrill voice.
Winesberg Ohio
A 2-meter star is installed on
the top of the tree.
New Year's Tree is lit up at central square in Osh
The aircraft sliced
the top of the tree off and crashed into another tree, before coming to rest on its left side in some lower branches.
Pilot's great escape from plane crash; FLYER, 73, WAS FREED BY FIREMEN AFTER BIPLANE BECAME STUCK IN TREE
At
the top of the tree is the PS36,455 EX with all-wheel drive and CVT automatic transmission.
HONDA REVEALS NEW PRICES; ON THE ROAD
If Porteous is to reach
the top of the tree, he must cut out the prohibitive number of bad holes.
Belgian bogies stifle Porteous; sport shorts GOLF
Benjamin doesn't listen, and tries to give flying a go but falls all the way down from
the top of the tree to the forest floor.
Benjamin Birdie's First Flight
Staying up for Santa, turning on the twinkling lights, putting the star on
the top of the tree...
Celebs lights on moments Stacey Solomon
It seems to me another problem, typical of many public bodies, is that those at
the top of the tree are more concerned about jostling to be top dog and protecting their big salaries, bonuses and pensions than serving the public.
True servants; Letters.
After much debate, Bear takes his self-centred friend to
the top of the tree to meet the woodpecker and to see the view.
Gough, Julian and Field, Jim: The Pest in the Nest (Rabbit and Bear)