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4. The Vegetable Kingdom

           

           "Hewillsproutverysoon,"saidthePrince,"andgrowintoalargebush,fromwhichweshallintimebeabletopickseveralverygoodsorcerers."

           "Doallyourpeoplegrowonbushes?"askedtheboy.

           "Certainly,"wasthereply."Donotallpeoplegrowuponbusheswhereyoucamefrom,ontheoutsideoftheearth?"

           "NotthatIeverhearof."

           "Howstrange!ButifyouwillcomewithmetooneofourfolkgardensIwillshowyouthewaywegrowintheLandoftheMangaboos."

           Itappearedthattheseoddpeople,whiletheywereabletowalkthroughtheairwithease,usuallymoveduponthegroundintheordinaryway.Therewerenostairsintheirhouses,becausetheydidnotneedthem,butonalevelsurfacetheygenerallywalkedjustaswedo.

           ThelittlepartyofstrangersnowfollowedthePrinceacrossafewmoreoftheglassbridgesandalongseveralpathsuntiltheycametoagardenenclosedbyahighhedge.Jimhadrefusedtoleavethefieldofgrass,wherehewasengagedinbusilyeating;sotheWizardgotoutofthebuggyandjoinedZebandDorothy,andthekittenfolloweddemurelyattheirheels.

           Insidethehedgetheycameuponrowafterrowoflargeandhandsomeplantswithbroadleavesgracefullycurvinguntiltheirpointsnearlyreachedtheground.InthecenterofeachplantgrewadaintilydressedMangaboo,fortheclothingofallthesecreaturesgrewuponthemandwasattachedtotheirbodies.

           ThegrowingMangabooswereofallsizes,fromtheblossomthathadjustturnedintoaweebabytothefull-grownandalmostripemanorwoman.

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