. Dorothy and the wizard in Oz . us, dear, what do the creatures look like?she asked, addressing her pet. I simply cant describe em, answered the kitten, shud-dering. Their eyes are like pie-plates and their mouths likecoal-scuttles. But their bodies dont seem very big. Where are they? enquired the girl. They are in little pockets all around the edge of thiscavern. Oh, Dorothy—you cant imagine what horrid thingsthey are I Theyre uglier than the Gargoyles. Tut-tut! be careful how you criticise your neighbors,spoke a rasping voice near by. As a matter of fact you arerather ugly-looking creatures
. Dorothy and the wizard in Oz . us, dear, what do the creatures look like?she asked, addressing her pet. I simply cant describe em, answered the kitten, shud-dering. Their eyes are like pie-plates and their mouths likecoal-scuttles. But their bodies dont seem very big. Where are they? enquired the girl. They are in little pockets all around the edge of thiscavern. Oh, Dorothy—you cant imagine what horrid thingsthey are I Theyre uglier than the Gargoyles. Tut-tut! be careful how you criticise your neighbors,spoke a rasping voice near by. As a matter of fact you arerather ugly-looking creatures yourselves, and Im sure motherhas often told us we were the loveliest and prettiest things inall the world. Hearing these words our friends turned in the directionof the sound, and the Wizard held his lanterns so that theirlight would flood one of the little pockets in the rock. Why, its a dragon! he exclaimed. No, answered the owner of the big yellow eyes whichwere blinking at them so steadily; you are wrong about that. 164. WHY ITS A DRAGON! The Den of the Dragonettes We hope to grow to be dragons some day, but just now wereonly dragonettes. Whats that? asked Dorothy, gazing fearfully at thegreat scaley head, the yawning mouth and the big eyes. Young dragons, of course; but we are not allowed tocall ourselves real dragons until we get our full growth, wasthe reply. The big dragons are very proud, and dont thinkchildren amount to much; but mother says that some day wewill all be very powerful and important. Where is your mother? asked the Wizard, anxiouslylooking around. She has gone up to the top of the earth to hunt for ourdinner. If she has good luck she will bring us an elephant,or a brace of rhinoceri, or perhaps a few dozen people to stayour hunger. Oh; are you hungry? enquired Dorothy, drawing back. Very, said the dragonette, snapping its jaws. And—and—do you eat people? To be sure, when we can get them. But theyve beenvery scarce for a few years and we usually h
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