Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз

           ThegirlandtheWizardleanedoverandwatchedZebworkhiswaycarefullydownward,handoverhand,untilhestooduponthegroundbelow.Eurekaclungwithherclawstothewoodensideofthehouseandletherselfdowneasily.Thentogethertheycreptawaytoenterthelowdoorwayofaneighboringdwelling.

           Thewatcherswaitedinbreathlesssuspenseuntiltheboyagainappeared,hisarmsnowfullofthewoodenwings.

           Whenhecametowherethestrapwashanginghetiedthewingsallinabunchtotheendoftheline,andtheWizarddrewthemup.ThenthelinewasletdownagainforZebtoclimbupby.Eurekaquicklyfollowedhim,andsoontheywereallstandingtogetherupontheplatform,witheightofthemuchprizedwoodenwingsbesidethem.

           Theboywasnolongersleepy,butfullofenergyandexcitement.HeputtheharnesstogetheragainandhitchedJimtothebuggy.Then,withtheWizard’shelp,hetriedtofastensomeofthewingstotheoldcab-horse.

           Thiswasnoeasytask,becausehalfofeachoneofthehingesofthewingswasmissing,itbeingstillfastenedtothebodyoftheGargoylewhohadusedit.However,theWizardwentoncemoretohissatchel—whichseemedtocontainasurprisingvarietyofoddsandends—andbroughtoutaspoolofstrongwire,bymeansofwhichtheymanagedtofastenfourofthewingstoJim’sharness,twonearhisheadandtwonearhistail.Theywereabitwiggley,butsecureenoughifonlytheharnessheldtogether.