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5. The Rainbow's Daughter

           

           Suddenlyshepausedandabandonedthedance,asifforthefirsttimeobservingthepresenceofstrangers.Asshefacedthem,shyasafrightenedfawn,poisedupononefootasiftoflythenextinstant,Dorothywasastonishedtoseetearsflowingfromhervioleteyesandtricklingdownherlovelyrose-huedcheeks.Thatthedaintymaidenshoulddanceandweepatthesametimewasindeedsurprising;soDorothyaskedinasoft,sympatheticvoice:

           "Areyouunhappy,littlegirl?"

           "Very!"wasthereply;"Iamlost."

           "Why,soarewe,"saidDorothy,smiling;"butwedon’tcryaboutit."

           "Don’tyou?Whynot?"

           "’CauseI’vebeenlostbefore,andalwaysgotfoundagain,"answeredDorothysimply.

           "ButI’veneverbeenlostbefore,"murmuredthedaintymaiden,"andI’mworriedandafraid."

           "Youweredancing,"remarkedDorothy,inapuzzledtoneofvoice.

           "Oh,thatwasjusttokeepwarm,"explainedthemaiden,quickly."ItwasnotbecauseIfelthappyorgay,Iassureyou."

           Dorothylookedatherclosely.Hergauzyflowingrobesmightnotbeverywarm,yettheweatherwasn’tatallchilly,butrathermildandbalmy,likeaspringday.

           "Whoareyou,dear?"sheasked,gently.

           "I’mPolychrome,"wasthereply.

           "Pollywhom?"

           "Polychrome.I’mtheDaughteroftheRainbow."

           "Oh!"saidDorothywithagasp;"Ididn’tknowtheRainbowhadchildren.ButIMIGHThaveknownit,beforeyouspoke.Youcouldn’treallybeanythingelse."

           "Whynot?"inquiredPolychrome,asifsurprised.

           "Becauseyou’resolovelyandsweet.

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