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15. How Dorothy Happened to Get Lost
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"Runalong,then,"saidthelittlegirl.
Sotheanimalprancedintotheforestandsooncametrottingbacktothem.Whenhedrewneartheyfoundasoft-shellcrabclingingfasttothestiffhairofthezebra’shead,whereitheldonbyoneclaw.
"Nowthen,Mr.Crab,"saidthezebra,"herearethepeopleItoldyouabout;andtheyknowmorethanyoudo,wholivesinapool,andmorethanIdo,wholivesinaforest.Fortheyhavebeentravelersallovertheworld,andknoweverypartofit."
"ThereismoreoftheworldthanOz,"declaredthecrab,inastubbornvoice.
"Thatistrue,"saidDorothy;"butIusedtoliveinKansas,intheUnitedStates,andI’vebeentoCaliforniaandtoAustraliaandsohasUncleHenry."
"Formypart,"addedtheShaggyMan,"I’vebeentoMexicoandBostonandmanyotherforeigncountries."
"AndI,"saidtheWizard,"havebeentoEuropeandIreland."
"Soyousee,"continuedthezebra,addressingthecrab,"herearepeopleofrealconsequence,whoknowwhattheyaretalkingabout."
"Thentheyknowthere’smorewaterintheworldthanthereisland,"assertedthecrab,inashrill,petulantvoice.
"Theyknowyouarewrongtomakesuchanabsurdstatement,andtheywillprobablythinkyouarealobsterinsteadofacrab,"retortedtheanimal.
Atthistauntthecrabreachedoutitsotherclawandseizedthezebra’sear,andthecreaturegaveacryofpainandbeganprancingupanddown,tryingtoshakeoffthecrab,whichclungfast.
"Stoppinching!"criedthezebra.
