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           Thenshegaveastartofterror,forbeneaththetreescamestalkingtwogreatbeasts,eitheronebigenoughtocrushthelittleDaughteroftheRainbowwithoneblowofhispaws,ortoeatherupwithonesnapofhisenormousjaws.Onewasatawnylion,astallasahorse,nearly;theotherastripedtigeralmostthesamesize.

           Pollywastoofrightenedtoscreamortostir;shestoodstillwithawildlybeatingheartuntilDorothyrushedpastherandwithagladcrythrewherarmsaroundthehugelion’sneck,huggingandkissingthebeastwithevidentjoy.

           "Oh,I’mSOgladtoseeyouagain!"criedthelittleKansasgirl."AndtheHungryTiger,too!Howfineyou’rebothlooking.Areyouwellandhappy?"

           "Wecertainlyare,Dorothy,"answeredtheLion,inadeepvoicethatsoundedpleasantandkind;"andwearegreatlypleasedthatyouhavecometoOzma’sparty.It’sgoingtobeagrandaffair,Ipromiseyou."

           "Therewillbelotsoffatbabiesatthecelebration,Ihear,"remarkedtheHungryTiger,yawningsothathismouthopeneddreadfullywideandshowedallhisbig,sharpteeth;"butofcourseIcan’teatanyof’em."

           "IsyourConsciencestillingoodorder?"askedDorothy,anxiously.

           "Yes;itrulesmelikeatyrant,"answeredtheTiger,sorrowfully."IcanimaginenothingmoreunpleasantthantoownaConscience,"andhewinkedslylyathisfriendtheLion.

           "You’refoolingme!"saidDorothy,withalaugh."Idon’tb’lieveyou’deatababyifyoulostyourConscience.Comehere,Polly,"shecalled,"andbeintroducedtomyfriends."

           Pollyadvancedrathershyly