. The king of Gee-Whiz . when atlength he did draw a long breath, he found, to his greatsurprise, that his chest swelled out like a small balloon,so that he was more than three times as large aroundas he was before. He was much alarmed at this, butsmiled again when he saw that his shadow was quite aslarge as himself. Bless my soul and body! said the King to himself, I wonder if they will know me now. This is what Icall great good fortune! The truth is that I have alwaysfelt larger than I really looked, so I am very gladI cut into this tree and got a taste of something to makeme grow to my real
. The king of Gee-Whiz . when atlength he did draw a long breath, he found, to his greatsurprise, that his chest swelled out like a small balloon,so that he was more than three times as large aroundas he was before. He was much alarmed at this, butsmiled again when he saw that his shadow was quite aslarge as himself. Bless my soul and body! said the King to himself, I wonder if they will know me now. This is what Icall great good fortune! The truth is that I have alwaysfelt larger than I really looked, so I am very gladI cut into this tree and got a taste of something to makeme grow to my real size. I have long looked for some-thing of precisely this sort. Why not get up and dance? asked the Wicked Fairyin his ear. Eh? What? said the King. Dance? Oh, yes, Icertainly am happy enough to dance at this new , my spirits have at no time felt more elastic thanat the present moment. So, since there is nothing toprevent it, I think I will do a royal step or two to passaway the time before breakfast. 96. CHAPTER XVIII THE KING LOSES HIS SHADOW The King of Gee-Whiz stepped out into an open spacein the forest, and, to his very great surprise, observedthat he could not feel his feet touch the ground. Thiswas really because he was so full of rubber, although hehimself had no idea of any such thing at all. He wasconscious only of feeling that he had all along been agreater King than he had had credit for being. So hehummed a tune to himself as he began to dance. There was probably never a dance just such as thiswhich the King of Gee-Whiz now began. Had he him- 97 THE KING OF GEE-WHIZ self seen it from a distance, he would have been surethat it was not the performance of a dignified and res-pectable King. He sprang from one foot to the other,and each time he touched the ground he rebounded intothe air a dozen feet, or possibly even more. He alightedupon both feet, muttering as he did so an exclamationof delight, for, strange as that may seem, he was enjoyinghimself
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