. 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 . urrounded by jagged peaks of rock, except where theroad ran through. Now there are four of them, said the shaggy man. Five, declared Polychrome. Six, said Dorothy. Lots of em! cried Button-Bright; and so there were—quite a row of the two-sided black and white creatures sittingon the rocks all around. Toto stopped barking and ran between Dorothys feet,where he crouched down as if
. 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 . urrounded by jagged peaks of rock, except where theroad ran through. Now there are four of them, said the shaggy man. Five, declared Polychrome. Six, said Dorothy. Lots of em! cried Button-Bright; and so there were—quite a row of the two-sided black and white creatures sittingon the rocks all around. Toto stopped barking and ran between Dorothys feet,where he crouched down as if afraid. The creatures did notlook pleasant or friendly, to be sure, and the shaggy mansdonkey face became solemn, indeed. Ask em who they are, and what they want, whisperedDorothy; so the shaggy man called out in a loud voice: Who are you? Scoodlers! they yelled in chorus, their voices sharp andshrill. !What do you want*? called the shaggy ! they yelled, pointing their thin fingers at thegroup; and they all flopped around, so they were white, andthen all flopped back again, so they were black. But what do you want us for? asked the shaggy man,uneasily. Soup! they all shouted, as if with one voice. 108. YOU! THEY YELLED The Road to Oz Goodness me! said Dorothy, trembling a little; theScoodlers must be reglar cannibals. Dont want to be soup, protested Button-Bright, be-ginning to cry. Hush, dear, said the little girl, trying to comfort him;we dont any of us want to be soup. But dont worry; theshaggy man will take care of us. Will he? asked Polychrome, who did not like the Scood-lers at all, and kept close to Dorothy. I 11 try, promised the shaggy man; but he looked wor-ried. Happening just then to feel the Love Magnet in hispocket, he said to the creatures, with more confidence: Dont you love me? Yes! they shouted, all together. Then you must nt harm me, or my friends, said theshaggy man, firmly. We love you in soup! they yelled, and in a flash turnedtheir white sides to
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