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22. How the Wizard Found Dorothy

           

           AstheSawhorsedrewthewagonintothemainstreetthetravelersnoticedthattheplacewasfilledwithpeople,standingingroupsandseemingtobeengagedinearnestconversation.Sooccupiedwiththemselvesweretheinhabitantsthattheyscarcelynoticedthestrangersatall.SotheWizardstoppedaboyandasked:

           "IsthisRigmaroleTown?"

           "Sir,"repliedtheboy,"ifyouhavetraveledverymuchyouwillhavenoticedthateverytowndiffersfromeveryothertowninonewayoranotherandsobyobservingthemethodsofthepeopleandthewaytheyliveaswellasthestyleoftheirdwellingplacesitoughtnottobeadifficultthingtomakeupyourmindwithoutthetroubleofaskingquestionswhetherthetownbearstheappearanceoftheoneyouintendedtovisitorwhetherperhapshavingtakenadifferentroadfromtheoneyoushouldhavetakenyouhavemadeanerrorinyourwayandarrivedatsomepointwhere--"

           "Landsakes!"criedAuntEm,impatiently;"what’sallthisrigmaroleabout?"

           "That’sit!"saidtheWizard,laughingmerrily."It’sarigmarolebecausetheboyisaRigmaroleandwe’vecometoRigmaroleTown."

           "Dotheyalltalklikethat?"askedDorothy,wonderingly.

           "Hemighthavesaid’yes’or’no’andsettledthequestion,"observedUncleHenry.

           "Nothere,"saidOmbyAmby."Idon’tbelievetheRigmarolesknowwhat’yes’or’no’means."

           Whiletheboyhadbeentalkingseveralotherpeoplehadapproachedthewagonandlistenedintentlytohisspeech.Thentheybegantalkingtooneanotherinlong,deliberatespeeches,wheremanywordswereusedbutlittlewassaid.

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