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1. The Way to Butterfield
Hetookmoreapples,afterward,formanywereontheground;andeachonethathetossedintohispockethitthelittledogsomewhereupontheheadorback,andmadehimgrowl.Thelittledog’snamewasToto,andhewassorryhehadbeenputintheshaggyman’spocket.
PrettysoonDorothycameoutofthehousewithhersunbonnet,andshecalledout:
"Comeon,ShaggyMan,ifyouwantmetoshowyoutheroadtoButterfield."Sheclimbedthefenceintotheten-acrelotandhefollowedher,walkingslowlyandstumblingoverthelittlehillocksinthepastureasifhewasthinkingofsomethingelseanddidnotnoticethem.
"My,butyou’reclumsy!"saidthelittlegirl."Areyourfeettired?"
"No,miss;it’smywhiskers;theytireveryeasilyinthiswarmweather,"saidhe."Iwishitwouldsnow,don’tyou?"
"’Coursenot,ShaggyMan,"repliedDorothy,givinghimaseverelook."IfitsnowedinAugustitwouldspoilthecornandtheoatsandthewheat;andthenUncleHenrywouldn’thaveanycrops;andthatwouldmakehimpoor;and—"
"Nevermind,"saidtheshaggyman."Itwon’tsnow,Iguess.Isthisthelane?"
"Yes,"repliedDorothy,climbinganotherfence;"I’llgoasfarasthehighwaywithyou."
"Thankee,miss;you’reverykindforyoursize,I’msure,"saidhegratefully.
"Itisn’teveryonewhoknowstheroadtoButterfield,"Dorothyremarkedasshetrippedalongthelane;"butI’vedriventheremanyatimewithUncleHenry,andsoIb’lieveIcouldfinditblindfolded."
"Don’tdothat,miss,"saidtheshaggymanearnestly;"youmightmakeamistake."
"Iwon’t,"sheanswered,laughing.
