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16. How Dorothy Visited Utensia
"We’llmakemincemeatofthegirlandhashofthechickenandsausageofthedog!"
TherewasashoutofapprovalatthisandtheKinghadtorapagainfororder.
"Gentlemen,gentlemen!"hesaid,"yourremarksaresomewhatcuttingandratherdisjointed,asmightbeexpectedfromsuchacuteintellects.Butyougivemenoreasonsforyourdemands."
"Seehere,Kleaver;youmakemetired,"saidasaucepan,struttingbeforetheKingveryimpudently."You’reabouttheworstKingthateverreignedinUtensia,andthat’ssayingagooddeal.Whydon’tyourunthingsyourself,insteadofaskingeverybody’sadvice,likethebig,clumsyidiotyouare?"
TheKingsighed.
"Iwishtherewasn’tasaucepaninmykingdom,"hesaid."Youfellowsarealwaysstewing,oversomething,andeveryonceinawhileyouslopoverandmakeamessofit.Gohangyourself,sir--bythehandle--anddon’tletmehearfromyouagain."
Dorothywasmuchshockedbythedreadfullanguagetheutensilsemployed,andshethoughtthattheymusthavehadverylittlepropertraining.Soshesaid,addressingtheKing,whoseemedveryunfittorulehisturbulentsubjects:
"Iwishyou’ddecidemyfaterightaway.Ican’tstayhereallday,tryingtofindoutwhatyou’regoingtodowithme."
"Thisthingisbecomingaregularbroil,andit’stimeItookpartinit,"observedabiggridiron,comingforward.