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1. The Girl in the Chicken Coop
Thismightbeheruncle,soshecalledasloudlyasshecould:
"UncleHenry!UncleHenry!"
Butthewindscreechedandhowledsomadlythatshescarceheardherownvoice,andthemancertainlyfailedtohearher,forhedidnotmove.
Dorothydecidedshemustgotohim;soshemadeadashforward,duringalullinthestorm,towhereabigsquarechicken-coophadbeenlashedtothedeckwithropes.Shereachedthisplaceinsafety,butnosoonerhadsheseizedfastholdoftheslatsofthebigboxinwhichthechickenswerekeptthanthewind,asifenragedbecausethelittlegirldaredtoresistitspower,suddenlyredoubleditsfury.Withascreamlikethatofanangrygiantittoreawaytheropesthatheldthecoopandliftedithighintotheair,withDorothystillclingingtotheslats.Aroundandoveritwhirled,thiswayandthat,andafewmomentslaterthechicken-coopdroppedfarawayintothesea,wherethebigwavescaughtitandsliditup-hilltoafoamingcrestandthendown-hillintoadeepvalley,asifitwerenothingmorethanaplaythingtokeepthemamused.
Dorothyhadagoodducking,youmaybesure,butshedidn’tloseherpresenceofmindevenforasecond.Shekepttightholdofthestoutslatsandassoonasshecouldgetthewateroutofhereyesshesawthatthewindhadrippedthecoverfromthecoop,andthepoorchickenswereflutteringawayineverydirection,beingblownbythewinduntiltheylookedlikefeatherdusterswithouthandles.
