Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз

9. They Fight the Invisible Bears

           Fruitsandflowersgrewplentifullyallabout,andthereweremanyofthedeliciousdamasthatthepeopleofVoeweresofondof.

           AboutnoontheystoppedtoallowJimtorestintheshadeofaprettyorchard,andwhiletheypluckedandatesomeofthecherriesandplumsthatgrewthereasoftvoicesuddenlysaidtothem:

           "Therearebearsnearby.Becareful."

           TheWizardgotouthisswordatonce,andZebgrabbedthehorse-whip.Dorothyclimbedintothebuggy,althoughJimhadbeenunharnessedfromitandwasgrazingsomedistanceaway.

           Theowneroftheunseenvoicelaughedlightlyandsaid:

           "Youcannotescapethebearsthatway."

           "HowCANwe’scape?"askedDorothy,nervously,foranunseendangerisalwaysthehardesttoface.

           "Youmusttaketotheriver,"wasthereply."Thebearswillnotventureuponthewater."

           "Butwewouldbedrowned!"exclaimedthegirl.

           "Oh,thereisnoneedofthat,"saidthevoice,whichfromitsgentletonesseemedtobelongtoayounggirl."YouarestrangersintheValleyofVoe,anddonotseemtoknowourways;soIwilltrytosaveyou."

           Thenextmomentabroad-leavedplantwasjerkedfromthegroundwhereitgrewandheldsuspendedintheairbeforetheWizard.

           "Sir,"saidthevoice,"youmustrubtheseleavesuponthesolesofallyourfeet,andthenyouwillbeabletowalkuponthewaterwithoutsinkingbelowthesurface.Itisasecretthebearsdonotknow,andwepeopleofVoeusuallywalkuponthewaterwhenwetravel,andsoescapeourenemies."

           "Thankyou!"criedtheWizard,joyfully,andatoncerubbedaleafuponthesolesofDorothy’sshoesandthenuponhisown.

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