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           ButwhenIwasfirsthatchedoutnoonecouldtellwhetherIwasgoingtobeahenorarooster;sothelittleboyatthefarmwhereIwasborncalledmeBill,andmadeapetofmebecauseIwastheonlyyellowchickeninthewholebrood.WhenIgrewup,andhefoundthatIdidn’tcrowandfight,asalltheroostersdo,hedidnotthinktochangemyname,andeverycreatureinthebarn-yard,aswellasthepeopleinthehouse,knewmeas’Bill.’SoBillI’vealwaysbeencalled,andBillismyname."

           "Butit’sallwrong,youknow,"declaredDorothy,earnestly;"and,ifyoudon’tmind,Ishallcallyou’Billina.’Puttingthe’eena’ontheendmakesitagirl’sname,yousee."

           "Oh,Idon’tminditintheleast,"returnedtheyellowhen."Itdoesn’tmatteratallwhatyoucallme,solongasIknowthenamemeansME."

           "Verywell,Billina.MYnameisDorothyGale--justDorothytomyfriendsandMissGaletostrangers.YoumaycallmeDorothy,ifyoulike.We’regettingveryneartheshore.Doyousupposeitistoodeepformetowadetherestoftheway?"

           "Waitafewminuteslonger.Thesunshineiswarmandpleasant,andweareinnohurry."

           "Butmyfeetareallwetandsoggy,"saidthegirl."Mydressisdryenough,butIwon’tfeelrealcomfor’bletillIgetmyfeetdried."

           Shewaited,however,asthehenadvised,andbeforelongthebigwoodencoopgratedgentlyonthesandybeachandthedangerousvoyagewasover.

           Itdidnottakethecastawayslongtoreachtheshore,youmaybesure.Theyellowhenflewtothesandsatonce,butDorothyhadtoclimboverthehighslats.