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5. Dorothy Opens the Dinner Pail

           

           "Youdidnotwindmemuch,atfirst,"hecalmlysaid,"andItoldyouthatlongsto-rya-boutKingEv-ol-do;soitisnowon-derthatIrandown."

           Shenextrewoundtheactionclock-work,andthenBillinaadvisedhertocarrythekeytoTiktokinherpocket,soitwouldnotgetlostagain.

           "Andnow,"saidDorothy,whenallthiswasaccomplished,"tellmewhatyouweregoingtosayabouttheWheelers."

           "Why,theyarenoth-ingtobefright-en’dat,"saidthemachine."Theytrytomakefolksbe-lievethattheyarever-yter-ri-ble,butasamat-teroffacttheWheel-ersareharm-lesse-noughtoan-yonethatdarestofightthem.Theymighttrytohurtalit-tlegirllikeyou,per-haps,be-causetheyarever-ymis-chiev-ous.ButifIhadaclubtheywouldruna-wayassoonastheysawme."

           "Haven’tyouaclub?"askedDorothy.

           "No,"saidTiktok.

           "Andyouwon’tfindsuchathingamongtheserocks,either,"declaredtheyellowhen.

           "Thenwhatshallwedo?"askedthegirl.

           "Windupmythink-workstight-ly,andIwilltrytothinkofsomeoth-erplan,"saidTiktok.

           SoDorothyrewoundhisthoughtmachinery,andwhilehewasthinkingshedecidedtoeatherdinner.Billinawasalreadypeckingawayatthecracksintherocks,tofindsomethingtoeat,soDorothysatdownandopenedhertindinner-pail.

           Inthecovershefoundasmalltankthatwasfullofverynicelemonade.Itwascoveredbyacup,whichmightalso,whenremoved,beusedtodrinkthelemonadefrom.

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