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           Theyhadnotgonefarbeforeamanranoutofahouseshoutingwildly,"Help!Help!"

           TheSawhorsestoppedshortandtheWizardandUncleHenryandtheShaggyManandOmbyAmbyjumpedoutofthewagonandrantothepoorman’sassistance.Dorothyfollowedthemasquicklyasshecould.

           "What’sthematter?"askedtheWizard.

           "Help!help!"screamedtheman;"mywifehascutherfingeroffandshe’sbleedingtodeath!"

           Thenheturnedandrushedbacktothehouse,andallthepartywentwithhim.Theyfoundawomaninthefrontdooryardmoaningandgroaningasifingreatpain.

           "Bebrave,madam!"saidtheWizard,consolingly."Youwon’tdiejustbecauseyouhavecutoffafinger,youmaybesure."

           "ButIhaven’tcutoffafinger!"shesobbed.

           "ThenwhatHAShappened?"askedDorothy.

           "I--IprickedmyfingerwithaneedlewhileIwassewing,and--andthebloodcame!"shereplied."AndnowI’llhaveblood-poisoning,andthedoctorswillcutoffmyfinger,andthatwillgivemeafeverandIshalldie!"

           "Pshaw!"saidDorothy;"I’veprickedmyfingermanyatime,andnothinghappened."

           "Really?"askedthewoman,brighteningandwipinghereyesuponherapron.

           "Why,it’snothingatall,"declaredthegirl."You’remorescaredthanhurt."

           "Ah,that’sbecauseshe’saFlutterbudget,"saidtheWizard,noddingwisely."IthinkIknownowwhatthesepeoplearelike."

           "SodoI,"announcedDorothy.

           "Oh,boo-hoo-hoo!"sobbedthewoman,givingwaytoafreshburstofgrief.

           "What’swrongnow?"askedtheShaggyMan.

           "Oh,supposeIhadprickedmyfoot!"shewailed.