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19. How Bunnybury Welcomed the Strangers
"No;theywillreducewhenyourbodydoes."
"CanYOUmakemesmaller?"askedthegirl.
"Easily,"returnedtherabbit.
"Andwillyoumakemebigagain,whenI’mreadytogoaway?"
"Iwill,"saidhe.
"Allright,then;I’mwilling,"sheannounced.
Therabbitjumpedfromthetableandran--orratherhopped--tothefurtherwall,whereheopenedadoorsotinythatevenTotocouldscarcelyhavecrawledthroughit.
"Followme,"hesaid.
Now,almostanyotherlittlegirlwouldhavedeclaredthatshecouldnotgetthroughsosmalladoor;butDorothyhadalreadyencounteredsomanyfairyadventuresthatshebelievednothingwasimpossibleintheLandofOz.Soshequietlywalkedtowardthedoor,andateverystepshegrewsmallerandsmalleruntil,bythetimetheopeningwasreached,shecouldpassthroughitwithease.Indeed,asshestoodbesidetherabbit,whosatuponhishindlegsandusedhispawsashands,herheadwasjustaboutashighashisown.
ThentheKeeperoftheWicketpassedthroughandshefollowed,afterwhichthedoorswungshutandlockeditselfwithasharpclick.
Dorothynowfoundherselfinacitysostrangeandbeautifulthatshegaveagaspofsurprise.Thehighmarblewallextendedallaroundtheplaceandshutoutalltherestoftheworld.Andhereweremarblehousesofcuriousforms,mostofthemresemblingoverturnedkettlesbutwithdelicateslenderspiresandminaretsrunningfarupintothesky.Thestreetswerepavedwithwhitemarbleandinfrontofeachhousewasalawnofrichgreenclover.Everythingwasasneataswax,thegreenandwhitecontrastingprettilytogether
