. The road to Oz; in which is related how Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow's daughter met on an enchanted road and followed it all the way to the marvelous land of Oz . h the cooks severely. Any onions, your Majesty? asked one of the guard. Plenty of onions and garlic and a dash of red , go! The Scoodlers led the captives away and shut them up inone of the houses, leaving only a single Scoodler to keepguard. The place was a sort of store-house; containing bags ofpotatoes and baskets of carrots, onions, and turnips. 118 Escaping the Sou
. The road to Oz; in which is related how Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow's daughter met on an enchanted road and followed it all the way to the marvelous land of Oz . h the cooks severely. Any onions, your Majesty? asked one of the guard. Plenty of onions and garlic and a dash of red , go! The Scoodlers led the captives away and shut them up inone of the houses, leaving only a single Scoodler to keepguard. The place was a sort of store-house; containing bags ofpotatoes and baskets of carrots, onions, and turnips. 118 Escaping the Soup-Kettle These, said their guard, pointing to the vegetables, weuse to flavor our soups with. The prisoners were rather disheartened by this time, forthey saw no way to escape and did not know how soon itwould be six oclock and time for the meat-chopper to beginwoik. But the shaggy man was brave and did not intend tosubmit to such a horrid fate without a struggle. I m going to fight for our lives, he whispered to thechildren, for if I fail we will be no worse off than before, andto sit here quietly until we are made into soup would be fool-ish and cowardly. The Scoodler on guard stood near the doorway, turning. 119 The Road to Oz first his white side toward them and then his black side, as ifhe wanted to show to all of his greedy four eyes the sight of somany fat prisoners. The captives sat in a sorrowful group atthe other end of the room — except Polychrome, who dancedback and forth in the little place to keep herself warm, forshe felt the chill of the cave. Whenever she approached theshaggy man he would whisper something in her ear, and Pollywould nod her pretty head as if she understood. The shaggy man told Dorothy and Button-Bright to standbefore him while he emptied the potatoes out of one of thesacks. When this had been secretly done little Polychrome,dancing near to the guard, suddenly reached out her handand slapped his face, the next instant whirling away from himqui
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