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           "Well,"continuedtheTinWoodman,"theoldwomanhadanideathatthePowderinthebottlemustbemoth-powder,becauseitsmelledsomethinglikemoth-powder;soonedayshesprinkleditonherbearrugtokeepthemothsoutofit.Shesaid,lookinglovinglyattheskin:’Iwishmydearbearwerealiveagain!’Toherhorror,thebearrugatoncecametolife,havingbeensprinkledwiththeMagicPowder;andnowthislivebearrugisagreattrialtoher,andmakesheralotoftrouble."

           "Why?"askedtheshaggyman.

           "Well,itstandsuponitsfourfeetandwalksallaround,andgetsintheway;andthatspoilsitforarug.Itcan’tspeak,althoughitisalive;for,whileitsheadmightsaywords,ithasnobreathinasolidbodytopushthewordsoutofitsmouth.It’saveryslimpsyaffairaltogether,thatbearrug,andtheoldwomanissorryitcametolife.Everydayshehastoscoldit,andmakeitliedownflatontheparlorfloortobewalkedupon;butsometimeswhenshegoestomarkettherugwillhumpupitsbackskin,andstandonitsfourfeet,andtrotalongafterher."

           "IshouldthinkDynawouldlikethat,"saidDorothy.

           "Well,shedoesn’t;becauseeveryoneknowsitisn’tarealbear,butjustahollowskin,andsoofnoactualuseintheworldexceptforarug,"answeredtheTinWoodman."ThereforeIbelieveitisagoodthingthatalltheMagicPowderofLifeisnowusedup,asitcannotcauseanymoretrouble."

           "Perhapsyou’reright,"saidtheshaggyman,thoughtfully.

           Atnoontheystoppedatafarmhouse,whereitdelightedthefarmerandhiswifetobeabletogivethemagoodluncheon.