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2. The Glass City

           

           Justthenthebuggytippedslowlyoveruponitsside,thebodyofthehorsetippingalso.Buttheycontinuedtofall,alltogether,andtheboyandgirlhadnodifficultyinremainingupontheseat,justastheywerebefore.Thentheyturnedbottomsideup,andcontinuedtorollslowlyoveruntiltheywererightsideupagain.DuringthistimeJimstruggledfrantically,allhislegskickingtheair;butonfindinghimselfinhisformerpositionthehorsesaid,inarelievedtoneofvoice:

           "Well,that’sbetter!"

           DorothyandZeblookedatoneanotherinwonder.

           "Canyourhorsetalk?"sheasked.

           "Neverknewhimto,before,"repliedtheboy.

           "ThosewerethefirstwordsIeversaid,"calledoutthehorse,whohadoverheardthem,"andIcan’texplainwhyIhappenedtospeakthen.Thisisanicescrapeyou’vegotmeinto,isn’tit?"

           "Asforthat,weareinthesamescrapeourselves,"answeredDorothy,cheerfully."Butnevermind;somethingwillhappenprettysoon."

           "Ofcourse,"growledthehorse,"andthenweshallbesorryithappened."

           Zebgaveashiver.Allthiswassoterribleandunrealthathecouldnotunderstanditatall,andsohadgoodreasontobeafraid.

           Swiftlytheydrewneartotheflamingcoloredsuns,andpassedclosebesidethem.Thelightwasthensobrightthatitdazzledtheireyes,andtheycoveredtheirfaceswiththeirhandstoescapebeingblinded.Therewasnoheatinthecoloredsuns,however,andaftertheyhadpassedbelowthemthetopofthebuggyshutoutmanyofthepiercingrayssothattheboyandgirlcouldopentheireyesagain.

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