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4. King Dox

           Themaidswantedtodressthechildreninfinecostumesofwovenfeathers,suchasallthefoxeswore;butneitherofthemconsentedtothat.

           "Asailorsuitandafoxheaddonotgowelltogether,"saidoneofthemaids,"fornofoxwaseverasailorthatIcanremember."

           "I’mnotafox!"criedButton-Bright.

           "Alas,no,"agreedthemaid."Butyou’vegotalovelyfoxheadonyourskinnyshoulders,andthat’sALMOSTasgoodasbeingafox."

           Theboy,remindedofhismisfortune,begantocryagain.Dorothypettedandcomfortedhimandpromisedtofindsomewaytorestorehimhisownhead.

           "IfwecanmanagetogettoOzma,"shesaid,"thePrincesswillchangeyoubacktoyourselfinhalfasecond;soyoujustwearthatfoxheadascomf’t’blyasyoucan,dear,anddon’tworryaboutitatall.Itisn’tnearlyasprettyasyourownhead,nomatterwhatthefoxessay;butyoucangetalongwithitforalittlewhilelonger,can’tyou?"

           "Don’tknow,"saidButton-Bright,doubtfully;buthedidn’tcryanymoreafterthat.

           Dorothyletthemaidspinribbonstohershoulders,afterwhichtheywerereadyfortheKing’sdinner.Whentheymettheshaggymaninthesplendiddrawingroomofthepalacetheyfoundhimjustthesameasbefore.Hehadrefusedtogiveuphisshaggyclothesfornewones,becauseifhedidthathewouldnolongerbetheshaggyman,hesaid,andhemighthavetogetacquaintedwithhimselfalloveragain.

           HetoldDorothyhehadbrushedhisshaggyhairandwhiskers;butshethoughthemusthavebrushedthemthewrongway,fortheywerequiteasshaggyasbefore.

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