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5. Dorothy Picks the Princess

           AndifIcan’teatthepigletsyoumayaswellplantmeatonceandraisecatsup."

           "Ihaveanidea,"saidtheWizard,"thattherearefishesinthesebrooks.Doyoulikefish?"

           "Fish!"criedthekitten."DoIlikefish?Why,they’rebetterthanpiglets—orevenmilk!"

           "ThenI’lltrytocatchyousome,"saidhe.

           "Butwon’ttheybeveg’table,likeeverythingelsehere?"askedthekitten.

           "Ithinknot.Fishesarenotanimals,andtheyareascoldandmoistasthevegetablesthemselves.Thereisnoreason,thatIcansee,whytheymaynotexistinthewatersofthisstrangecountry."

           ThentheWizardbentapinforahookandtookalongpieceofstringfromhispocketforafish-line.Theonlybaithecouldfindwasabrightredblossomfromaflower;butheknewfishesareeasytofoolifanythingbrightattractstheirattention,sohedecidedtotrytheblossom.Havingthrowntheendofhislineinthewaterofanearbybrookhesoonfeltasharptugthattoldhimafishhadbittenandwascaughtonthebentpin;sothelittlemandrewinthestringand,sureenough,thefishcamewithitandwaslandedsafelyontheshore,whereitbegantofloparoundingreatexcitement.

           Thefishwasfatandround,anditsscalesglistenedlikebeautifullycutjewelssetclosetogether;buttherewasnotimetoexamineitclosely,forEurekamadeajumpandcaughtitbetweenherclaws,andinafewmomentsithadentirelydisappeared.

           "Oh,Eureka!"criedDorothy,"didyoueatthebones?"

           "Ifithadanybones,Iatethem,"repliedthekitten,composedly,asitwasheditsfaceafterthemeal.

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