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15. How Dorothy Happened to Get Lost
ShehadreachedtheedgeoftheforestwhentheYellowHencameflutteringalongandaskedwhereshewasgoing.
"Justtotakeawalk,Billina;andmaybeI’llfindsomepath,"saidDorothy.
"ThenI’llgoalong,"decidedBillina,andscarcelyhadshespokenwhenTotoranupandjoinedthem.
TotoandtheYellowHenhadbecomequitefriendlybythistime,althoughatfirsttheydidnotgetalongwelltogether.Billinahadbeenrathersuspiciousofdogs,andTotohadhadanideathatitwaseverydog’sdutytochaseahenonsight.ButDorothyhadtalkedtothemandscoldedthemfornotbeingagreeabletooneanotheruntiltheygrewbetteracquaintedandbecamefriends.
Iwon’tsaytheylovedeachotherdearly,butatleasttheyhadstoppedquarrelingandnowmanagedtogetontogetherverywell.
Thedaywasgrowinglightereveryminuteanddrivingtheblackshadowsoutoftheforest;soDorothyfounditverypleasantwalkingunderthetrees.Shewentsomedistanceinonedirection,butnotfindingapath,presentlyturnedinadifferentdirection.Therewasnopathhere,either,althoughsheadvancedquiteawayintotheforest,windinghereandthereamongthetreesandpeeringthroughthebushesinanendeavortofindsomebeatentrack.
"Ithinkwe’dbettergoback,"suggestedtheYellowHen,afteratime."Thepeoplewillallbeupbythistimeandbreakfastwillbeready."
"Verywell,"agreedDorothy."Let’ssee--thecampmustbeoverthisway."
Shehadprobablymadeamistakeaboutthat,foraftertheyhadgonefarenoughtohavereachedthecamptheystillfoundthemselvesinthethickofthewoods.
