17. How They Came to Bunbury

           Wanderingthroughthewoods,withoutknowingwhereyouaregoingorwhatadventureyouareabouttomeetnext,isnotaspleasantasonemightthink.Thewoodsarealwaysbeautifulandimpressive,andifyouarenotworriedorhungryyoumayenjoythemimmensely;butDorothywasworriedandhungrythatmorning,soshepaidlittleattentiontothebeautiesoftheforest,andhurriedalongasfastasshecouldgo.Shetriedtokeepinonedirectionandnotcirclearound,butshewasnotatallsurethatthedirectionshehadchosenwouldleadhertothecamp.

           Byandby,tohergreatjoy,shecameuponapath.Itrantotherightandtotheleft,beinglostinthetreesinbothdirections,andjustbeforeher,uponabigoak,werefastenedtwosigns,witharmspointingbothways.Onesignread:

           TAKETHEOTHERROADTOBUNBURY

           andthesecondsignread:

           TAKETHEOTHERROADTOBUNNYBURY

           "Well!"exclaimedBillina,eyeingthesigns,"thislooksasifweweregettingbacktocivilizationagain."

           "I’mnotsureaboutthecivil’zation,dear,"repliedthelittlegirl;"butitlooksasifwemightgetSOMEWHERE,andthat’sabigrelief,anyhow."

           "Whichpathshallwetake?"inquiredtheYellowHen.

           Dorothystaredatthesignsthoughtfully.

           "Bunburysoundslikesomethingtoeat,"shesaid."Let’sgothere."

           "It’sallthesametome,"repliedBillina.Shehadpickedupenoughbugsandinsectsfromthemossasshewentalongtosatisfyherownhunger,butthehenknewDorothycouldnoteatbugs;norcouldToto.