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4. King Dox
Themaidswantedtodressthechildreninfinecostumesofwovenfeathers,suchasallthefoxeswore;butneitherofthemconsentedtothat.
"Asailorsuitandafoxheaddonotgowelltogether,"saidoneofthemaids,"fornofoxwaseverasailorthatIcanremember."
"I’mnotafox!"criedButton-Bright.
"Alas,no,"agreedthemaid."Butyou’vegotalovelyfoxheadonyourskinnyshoulders,andthat’sALMOSTasgoodasbeingafox."
Theboy,remindedofhismisfortune,begantocryagain.Dorothypettedandcomfortedhimandpromisedtofindsomewaytorestorehimhisownhead.
"IfwecanmanagetogettoOzma,"shesaid,"thePrincesswillchangeyoubacktoyourselfinhalfasecond;soyoujustwearthatfoxheadascomf’t’blyasyoucan,dear,anddon’tworryaboutitatall.Itisn’tnearlyasprettyasyourownhead,nomatterwhatthefoxessay;butyoucangetalongwithitforalittlewhilelonger,can’tyou?"
"Don’tknow,"saidButton-Bright,doubtfully;buthedidn’tcryanymoreafterthat.
Dorothyletthemaidspinribbonstohershoulders,afterwhichtheywerereadyfortheKing’sdinner.Whentheymettheshaggymaninthesplendiddrawingroomofthepalacetheyfoundhimjustthesameasbefore.Hehadrefusedtogiveuphisshaggyclothesfornewones,becauseifhedidthathewouldnolongerbetheshaggyman,hesaid,andhemighthavetogetacquaintedwithhimselfalloveragain.
HetoldDorothyhehadbrushedhisshaggyhairandwhiskers;butshethoughthemusthavebrushedthemthewrongway,fortheywerequiteasshaggyasbefore.
