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           Butnowthatthisfoolishtrialisended,Iwilltellyouwhatreallybecameofyourpetpiglet."

           AtthiseveryoneintheThroneRoomsuddenlybecamequiet,andthekittencontinued,inacalm,mockingtoneofvoice:

           "IwillconfessthatIintendedtoeatthelittlepigformybreakfast;soIcreptintotheroomwhereitwaskeptwhilethePrincesswasdressingandhidmyselfunderachair.WhenOzmawentawaysheclosedthedoorandleftherpetonthetable.AtonceIjumpedupandtoldthepigletnottomakeafuss,forhewouldbeinsideofmeinhalfasecond;butnoonecanteachoneofthesecreaturestobereasonable.Insteadofkeepingstill,soIcouldeathimcomfortably,hetrembledsowithfearthathefelloffthetableintoabigvasethatwasstandingonthefloor.Thevasehadaverysmallneck,andspreadoutatthetoplikeabowl.AtfirstthepigletstuckintheneckofthevaseandIthoughtIshouldgethim,afterall,buthewriggledhimselfthroughandfelldownintothedeepbottompart—andIsupposehe’sthereyet."

           Allwereastonishedatthisconfession,andOzmaatoncesentanofficertoherroomtofetchthevase.WhenhereturnedthePrincesslookeddownthenarrowneckofthebigornamentanddiscoveredherlostpiglet,justasEurekahadsaidshewould.

           Therewasnowaytogetthecreatureoutwithoutbreakingthevase,sotheTinWoodmansmasheditwithhisaxeandsetthelittleprisonerfree.

           ThenthecrowdcheeredlustilyandDorothyhuggedthekitteninherarmsandtoldherhowdelightedshewastoknowthatshewasinnocent.

           "Butwhydidn’tyoutellusatfirst?"sheasked