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10. How the Cuttenclips Lived
Uponatablewerepaintsandbrushes,whileseveralpairofscissors,ofdifferentsizes,werelyingabout.
"Sitdown,please,"saidMissCuttenclip,clearingthepaperscrapsoffsomeofthechairs."ItissolongsinceIhavehadanyvisitorsthatIamnotproperlypreparedtoreceivethem.ButI’msureyouwillpardonmyuntidyroom,forthisismyworkshop."
"Doyoumakeallthepaperdolls?"inquiredDorothy.
"Yes;Icutthemoutwithmyscissors,andpaintthefacesandsomeofthecostumes.Itisverypleasantwork,andIamhappymakingmypapervillagegrow."
"Buthowdothepaperdollshappentobealive?"askedAuntEm.
"ThefirstdollsImadewerenotalive,"saidMissCuttenclip."IusedtolivenearthecastleofagreatSorceressnamedGlindatheGood,andshesawmydollsandsaidtheywereverypretty.ItoldherIthoughtIwouldlikethembetteriftheywerealive,andthenextdaytheSorceressbroughtmealotofmagicpaper.’Thisislivepaper,’shesaid,’andallthedollsyoucutoutofitwillbealive,andabletothinkandtotalk.Whenyouhaveuseditallup,cometomeandIwillgiveyoumore.’
"OfcourseIwasdelightedwiththispresent,"continuedMissCuttenclip,"andatoncesettoworkandmadeseveralpaperdolls,which,assoonastheywerecutout,begantowalkaroundandtalktome.ButtheyweresothinthatIfoundthatanybreezewouldblowthemoverandscatterthemdreadfully;soGlindafoundthislonelyplaceforme,wherefewpeopleevercome.
