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11. Johnny Dooit Does It
Thewindwillblowyouswiftlyacrossthedesertandthesandcannottouchyourfleshtoturnitintodust."
"Good!"criedDorothy,clappingherhandsdelightedly."ThatwasthewaytheMagicCarpettookusacross.Wedidn’thavetotouchthehorridsandatall."
"Butwhereisthesand-boat?"askedtheshaggyman,lookingallaroundhim.
"I’llmakeyouone,"saidJohnnyDooit.
Ashespoke,heknockedtheashesfromhispipeandputitinhispocket.Thenheunlockedthecopperchestandliftedthelid,andDorothysawitwasfullofshiningtoolsofallsortsandshapes.
JohnnyDooitmovedquicklynow—soquicklythattheywereastonishedattheworkhewasabletoaccomplish.Hehadinhischestatoolforeverythinghewantedtodo,andthesemusthavebeenmagictoolsbecausetheydidtheirworksofastandsowell.
Themanhummedalittlesongasheworked,andDorothytriedtolistentoit.Shethoughtthewordsweresomethinglikethese:
Theonlywaytodoathing
Isdoitwhenyoucan,
Anddoitcheerfully,andsing
Andworkandthinkandplan.
Theonlyrealunhappyone
Ishewhodarestoshirk;
Theonlyreallyhappyone
Ishewhocarestowork.
WhateverJohnnyDooitwassinginghewascertainlydoingthings,andtheyallstoodbyandwatchedhiminamazement.
Heseizedanaxeandinacoupleofchopsfelledatree.Nexthetookasawandinafewminutessawedthetree-trunkintobroad,longboards.Hethennailedtheboardstogetherintotheshapeofaboat,abouttwelvefeetlongandfourfeetwide
