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10. How the Cuttenclips Lived
"Iusedtoplaywithpaperdollsmyself,an’cut’emout;butIneverthoughtI’deverseesuchthingsalive."
"Idon’tseeasit’sanymorecuriousthanhearinghenstalk,"returnedUncleHenry.
"You’relikelytoseemanyqueerthingsintheLandofOz,sir,"saidtheWizard."Butafairycountryisextremelyinterestingwhenyougetusedtobeingsurprised."
"Hereweare!"calledtheCaptain,stoppingbeforeacottage.
Thishousewasmadeofwood,andwasremarkablyprettyindesign.IntheEmeraldCityitwouldhavebeenconsideredatinydwelling,indeed;butinthemidstofthispapervillageitseemedimmense.Realflowerswereinthegardenandrealtreesgrewbesideit.Uponthefrontdoorwasasignreading:
MISSCUTTENCLIP.
Justastheyreachedtheporchthefrontdooropenedandalittlegirlstoodbeforethem.SheappearedtobeaboutthesameageasDorothy,andsmilinguponhervisitorsshesaid,sweetly:
"Youarewelcome."
Allthepartyseemedrelievedtofindthatherewasarealgirl,offleshandblood.Shewasverydaintyandprettyasshestoodtherewelcomingthem.Herhairwasagoldenblondeandhereyesturquoiseblue.Shehadrosycheeksandlovelywhiteteeth.Overhersimplewhitelawndresssheworeanapronwithpinkandwhitechecks,andinonehandsheheldapairofscissors.
"MayweseeMissCuttenclip,please?"askedDorothy.
"IamMissCuttenclip,"wasthereply."Won’tyoucomein?"
Sheheldthedooropenwhiletheyallenteredaprettysitting-roomthatwaslitteredwithallsortsofpaper--somestiff,somethin,andsometissue.Thesheetsandscrapswereofallcolors.
