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4. The Vegetable Kingdom

           "Butittookagoodmanyyearsforthemtogrowaslargeandfineastheyarenow.ThatiswhywearesoangrywhenaRainofStonescomestobreakourtowersandcrackourroofs."

           "Can’tyoumendthem?"sheenquired.

           "No;buttheywillgrowtogetheragain,intime,andwemustwaituntiltheydo."

           Theyfirstpassedthroughmanybeautifulgardensofflowers,whichgrewnearestthecity;butDorothycouldhardlytellwhatkindofflowerstheywere,becausethecolorswereconstantlychangingundertheshiftinglightsofthesixsuns.Aflowerwouldbepinkonesecond,whitethenext,thenblueoryellow;anditwasthesamewaywhentheycametotheplants,whichhadbroadleavesandgrewclosetotheground.

           WhentheypassedoverafieldofgrassJimimmediatelystretcheddownhisheadandbegantonibble.

           "Anicecountrythisis,"hegrumbled,"wherearespectablehorsehastoeatpinkgrass!"

           "It’sviolet,"saidtheWizard,whowasinthebuggy.

           "Nowit’sblue,"complainedthehorse."Asamatteroffact,I’meatingrainbowgrass."

           "Howdoesittaste?"askedtheWizard.

           "Notbadatall,"saidJim."IftheygivemeplentyofitI’llnotcomplainaboutitscolor."

           Bythistimethepartyhadreachedafreshlyplowedfield,andthePrincesaidtoDorothy:

           "Thisisourplanting-ground."

           SeveralMangabooscameforwardwithglassspadesanddugaholeintheground.ThentheyputthetwohalvesoftheSorcererintoitandcoveredhimup.Afterthatotherpeoplebroughtwaterfromabrookandsprinkledtheearth.

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