. The king of Gee-Whiz . CHAPTER XVII THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are verymany sorts of trees—palm trees, tall and stately, withparasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sidesand long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not inthe least resembling our little creeping vines. Thereare also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and treeswith fruit resembling chocolate eclaires, all ready for eat-ing, and other trees which bear fruit much like a char-lotte russe. Besides these, there are many trees suchas we all know—hickory, oak, and
. The king of Gee-Whiz . CHAPTER XVII THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are verymany sorts of trees—palm trees, tall and stately, withparasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sidesand long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not inthe least resembling our little creeping vines. Thereare also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and treeswith fruit resembling chocolate eclaires, all ready for eat-ing, and other trees which bear fruit much like a char-lotte russe. Besides these, there are many trees suchas we all know—hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple 92 THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE trees, from which maple sugar comes. It was, of course,from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrupfor the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind oftree into which the King should have cut with his littlegold ax. But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whomhe could not see, the King was not aware of this. Thetruth is that, as he swung his ax and cu
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