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15. How Dorothy Happened to Get Lost
"OfcourseIcannotreadgeographys,"hesaid.
"YoucouldtakeoneoftheWizard’sSchoolPills,"suggestedBillina,"andthatwouldmakeyoulearnedandwisewithoutstudying."
Thecrabbeganlaughingagain,whichsoprovokedthezebrathathetriedtoshakethelittlecreatureoff.Thisresultedinmoreear-pinching,andfinallyDorothytoldthemthatiftheycouldnotbehavetheymustgobacktotheforest.
"I’msorryIaskedyoutodecidethisquestion,"saidthezebra,crossly."Solongasneitherofuscouldprovewewererightwequiteenjoyedthedispute;butnowIcanneverdrinkatthatpoolagainwithoutthesoft-shellcrablaughingatme.SoImustfindanotherdrinkingplace."
"Do!Do,youignoramus!"shoutedthecrab,asloudlyashislittlevoicewouldcarry."Rilesomeotherpoolwithyourclumsyhoofs,andletyourbettersaloneafterthis!"
Thenthezebratrottedbacktotheforest,bearingthecrabwithhim,anddisappearedamidthegloomofthetrees.Andasitwasnowgettingdarkthetravelerssaidgoodnighttooneanotherandwenttobed.
Dorothyawokejustasthelightwasbeginningtogetstrongnextmorning,andnotcaringtosleepanylatershequietlygotoutofbed,dressedherself,andleftthetentwhereAuntEmwasyetpeacefullyslumbering.
OutsideshenoticedBillinabusilypeckingaroundtosecurebugsorotherfoodforbreakfast,butnoneofthemenintheothertentseemedawake.Sothelittlegirldecidedtotakeawalkinthewoodsandtrytodiscoversomepathorroadthattheymightfollowwhentheyagainstartedupontheirjourney.
