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1. The Girl in the Chicken Coop
TheCaptainoftheshipwasnotafraid,becausehehadseenstormsbefore,andhadsailedhisshipthroughtheminsafety;butheknewthathispassengerswouldbeindangeriftheytriedtostayondeck,soheputthemallintothecabinandtoldthemtostaythereuntilafterthestormwasover,andtokeepbraveheartsandnotbescared,andallwouldbewellwiththem.
Now,amongthesepassengerswasalittleKansasgirlnamedDorothyGale,whowasgoingwithherUncleHenrytoAustralia,tovisitsomerelativestheyhadneverbeforeseen.UncleHenry,youmustknow,wasnotverywell,becausehehadbeenworkingsohardonhisKansasfarmthathishealthhadgivenwayandlefthimweakandnervous.SoheleftAuntEmathometowatchafterthehiredmenandtotakecareofthefarm,whilehetraveledfarawaytoAustraliatovisithiscousinsandhaveagoodrest.
Dorothywaseagertogowithhimonthisjourney,andUncleHenrythoughtshewouldbegoodcompanyandhelpcheerhimup;sohedecidedtotakeheralong.Thelittlegirlwasquiteanexperiencedtraveller,forshehadoncebeencarriedbyacycloneasfarawayfromhomeasthemarvelousLandofOz,andshehadmetwithagoodmanyadventuresinthatstrangecountrybeforeshemanagedtogetbacktoKansasagain.Soshewasn’teasilyfrightened,whateverhappened,andwhenthewindbegantohowlandwhistle,andthewavesbegantotumbleandtoss,ourlittlegirldidn’tmindtheuproartheleastbit.
"Ofcoursewe’llhavetostayinthecabin,"shesaidtoUncleHenryandtheotherpassengers,"andkeepasquietaspossibleuntilthestormisover.
