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8. The Li-Mon-Eags Make Trouble

           

           "Wearenotbrothers,"returnedtheGrayApe,sternly."Whoareyou,andhowcameyouintheforestofGugu?"

           "WearetwoLi-Mon-Eags,"saidRuggedo,inventingthename."OurhomeisinSkyIsland,andwehavecometoearthtowarntheforestbeaststhatthepeopleofOzareabouttomakewaruponthemandenslavethem,sothattheywillbecomebeastsofburdenforeverafterandobeyonlythewilloftheirtwo-leggedmasters."

           AlowroarofangerarosefromtheCouncilofBeasts.

           "WHO’Sgoingtodothat?"askedLootheUnicorn,inahigh,squeakyvoice,atthesametimerisingtohisfeet.

           "ThepeopleofOz,"saidRuggedo.

           "ButwhatwillWEbedoing?"inquiredtheUnicorn.

           "That’swhatI’vecometotalktoyouabout."

           "Youneedn’ttalk!We’llfighttheOzpeople!"screamedtheUnicorn."We’llsmash’em;we’lltrample’em;we’llgore’em;we’ll—"

           "Silence!"growledGugutheKing,andLooobeyed,althoughstilltremblingwithwrath.Thecold,steadygazeoftheLeopardwanderedoverthetwostrangebeasts."ThepeopleofOz,"saidhe,"havenotbeenourfriends;theyhavenotbeenourenemies.Theyhaveletusalone,andwehaveletthemalone.Thereisnoreasonforwarbetweenus.Theyhavenoslaves.Theycouldnotuseusasslavesiftheyshouldconquerus.Ithinkyouaretellinguslies,youstrangeLi-Mon-Eag—youmixed-upbeastwhoareneitheronethingnoranother."

           "Oh,onmyword,it’sthetruth!"protestedtheNomeinthebeast’sshape."Iwouldn’tliefortheworld;I—"

           "Silence!"againgrowledGugutheKing;andsomehow,evenRuggedowasabashedandobeyedtheedict.

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