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5. Dorothy Opens the Dinner Pail

           Withinthepailwerethreeslicesofturkey,twoslicesofcoldtongue,somelobstersalad,fourslicesofbreadandbutter,asmallcustardpie,anorangeandninelargestrawberries,andsomenutsandraisins.Singularlyenough,thenutsinthisdinner-pailgrewalreadycracked,sothatDorothyhadnotroubleinpickingouttheirmeatstoeat.

           Shespreadthefeastupontherockbesideherandbeganherdinner,firstofferingsomeofittoTiktok,whodeclinedbecause,ashesaid,hewasmerelyamachine.AfterwardsheofferedtosharewithBillina,butthehenmurmuredsomethingabout"deadthings"andsaidshepreferredherbugsandants.

           "Dothelunch-boxtreesandthedinner-pailtreesbelongtotheWheelers?"thechildaskedTiktok,whileengagedineatinghermeal.

           "Ofcoursenot,"heanswered."Theybe-longtotheroy-alfam-il-yofEv,on-lyofcoursethereisnoroy-alfam-il-yjustnowbe-causeKingEv-ol-dojumpedin-totheseaandhiswifeandtenchil-drenhavebeentrans-formedbytheNomeKing.SothereisnoonetoruletheLandofEv,thatIcanthinkof.Per-hapsitisforthisrea-sonthattheWheel-ersclaimthetreesfortheirown,andpickthelunch-eonsanddin-nerstoeatthem-selves.Buttheybe-longtotheKing,andyouwillfindtheroy-al"E"stampedup-onthebot-tomofev-er-ydin-nerpail."

           Dorothyturnedthepailover,andatoncediscoveredtheroyalmarkuponit,asTiktokhadsaid.

           "AretheWheelerstheonlyfolkslivingintheLandofEv?"enquiredthegirl.

           "No;theyon-lyin-hab-itasmallpor-tionofitjustbackofthewoods,"repliedthemachine.

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