Волшебство страны Оз
9. The Isle of the Magic Flower
Ifyouhadn’thadamagicleg,insteadofameatone,youcouldn’thaveknockedmeoversoeasilyandstuckthiswoodenpinthroughme."
"I’vebeentotheMagicIsle,"saidtheGlassCat,"andI’vewatchedtheMagicFlowerbloom,andI’msureit’stooprettytobeleftinthatlonelyplacewhereonlybeastsprowlarounditandnoelseseesit.Sowe’regoingtotakeitawaytotheEmeraldCity."
"Idon’tcare,"thebeastrepliedinasurlytone."WeKalidahswouldbejustascontentediftherewasn’taflowerinourforest.Whatgoodarethethingsanyhow?"
"Don’tyoulikeprettythings?"askedTrot.
"No."
"Yououghttoadmiremypinkbrains,anyhow,"declaredtheGlassCat."They’rebeautifulandyoucansee’emwork."
Thebeastonlygrowledinreply,andCap’nBill,havingnowcutallhislogstoapropersize,begantorollthemtothewater’sedgeandfastenthemtogether.
