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8. The Valley of Voices

           

           Presentlytheycametoalowplantwhichhadbroad,spreadingleaves,inthecenterofwhichgrewasinglefruitaboutaslargeasapeach.Thefruitwassodaintilycoloredandsofragrant,andlookedsoappetizinganddeliciousthatDorothystoppedandexclaimed:

           "Whatisit,doyous’pose?"

           Thepigletshadsmelledthefruitquickly,andbeforethegirlcouldreachoutherhandtopluckiteveryoneoftheninetinyoneshadrushedinandcommencedtodevouritwithgreateagerness.

           "It’sgood,anyway,"saidZeb,"orthoselittlerascalswouldn’thavegobbleditupsogreedily."

           "Wherearethey?"askedDorothy,inastonishment.

           Theyalllookedaround,butthepigletshaddisappeared.

           "Dearme!"criedtheWizard;"theymusthaverunaway.ButIdidn’tseethemgo;didyou?"

           "No!"repliedtheboyandthegirl,together.

           "Here,—piggy,piggy,piggy!"calledtheirmaster,anxiously.

           Severalsquealsandgruntswereinstantlyheardathisfeet,buttheWizardcouldnotdiscoverasinglepiglet.

           "Whereareyou?"heasked.

           "Why,rightbesideyou,"spokeatinyvoice."Can’tyouseeus?"

           "No,"answeredthelittleman,inapuzzledtone.

           "Wecanseeyou,"saidanotherofthepiglets.

           TheWizardstoopeddownandputouthishand,andatoncefeltthesmallfatbodyofoneofhispets.Hepickeditup,butcouldnotseewhatheheld.

           "Itisverystrange,"saidhe,soberly."Thepigletshavebecomeinvisible,insomecuriousway."

           "I’llbetit’sbecausetheyatethatpeach!"criedthekitten.

           "Itwasn’tapeach,Eureka,"saidDorothy."Ionlyhopeitwasn’tpoison.

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