Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз

2. The Glass City

           

           "Ofcourse;can’tyousee?"andagainthekittenwanderedintotheairandbacktotheedgeoftheroof.

           "It’swonderful!"saidDorothy.

           "SupposeweletEurekagodowntothestreetandgetsomeonetohelpus,"suggestedZeb,whohadbeenevenmoreamazedthanDorothyatthesestrangehappenings.

           "Perhapswecanwalkontheairourselves,"repliedthegirl.

           Zebdrewbackwithashiver.

           "Iwouldn’tdaretry,"hesaid.

           "MaybeJimwillgo,"continuedDorothy,lookingatthehorse.

           "Andmaybehewon’t!"answeredJim."I’vetumbledthroughtheairlongenoughtomakemecontentedonthisroof."

           "Butwedidn’ttumbletotheroof,"saidthegirl;"bythetimewereachedherewewerefloatingveryslowly,andI’malmostsurewecouldfloatdowntothestreetwithoutgettinghurt.Eurekawalksontheairallright."

           "Eurekaweightsonlyabouthalfapound,"repliedthehorse,inascornfultone,"whileIweighabouthalfaton."

           "Youdon’tweighasmuchasyououghtto,Jim,"remarkedthegirl,shakingherheadasshelookedattheanimal."You’redreadfullyskinny."

           "Oh,well;I’mold,"saidthehorse,hanginghisheaddespondently,"andI’vehadlotsoftroubleinmyday,littleone.ForagoodmanyyearsIdrewapubliccabinChicago,andthat’senoughtomakeanyoneskinny."

           "Heeatsenoughtogetfat,I’msure,"saidtheboy,gravely.

           "DoI?CanyourememberanybreakfastthatI’vehadtoday?"growledJim,asifheresentedZeb’sspeech.

           "Noneofushashadbreakfast,"saidtheboy;"andinatimeofdangerlikethisit’sfoolishtotalkabouteating.

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