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1. The Way to Butterfield
AfewminutesagoIwashome,andIjustcametoshowyouthewaytoButterfield—"
"SoIshouldn’tmakeamistakeandgothere—"
"AndnowI’mlostmyselfanddon’tknowhowtogethome!"
"Haveanapple,"suggestedtheshaggyman,handingheronewithprettyredcheeks.
"I’mnothungry,"saidDorothy,pushingitaway.
"Butyoumaybe,to-morrow;thenyou’llbesorryyoudidn’teattheapple,"saidhe.
"IfIam,I’lleattheapplethen,"promisedDorothy.
"Perhapstherewon’tbeanyapplethen,"hereturned,beginningtoeatthered-cheekedonehimself."Dogssometimescanfindtheirwayhomebetterthanpeople,"hewenton;"perhapsyourdogcanleadyoubacktothefarm."
"Willyou,Toto?"askedDorothy.
Totowaggedhistailvigorously.
"Allright,"saidthegirl;"let’sgohome."
Totolookedaroundaminuteanddasheduponeoftheroads.
"Good-bye,ShaggyMan,"calledDorothy,andranafterToto.Thelittledogprancedbrisklyalongforsomedistance;whenheturnedaroundandlookedathismistressquestioningly.
"Oh,don’t’spectMEtotellyouanything;Idon’tknowtheway,"shesaid."You’llhavetofindityourself."
ButTotocouldn’t.Hewaggedhistail,andsneezed,andshookhisears,andtrottedbackwheretheyhadlefttheshaggyman.Fromherehestartedalonganotherroad;thencamebackandtriedanother;buteachtimehefoundthewaystrangeanddecideditwouldnottakethemtothefarm-house.Finally,whenDorothyhadbeguntotirewithchasingafterhim,Totosatdownpantingbesidetheshaggymanandgaveup.
Dorothysatdown,too,verythoughtful.
