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12. How they Matched the Fuddles
IsometimesputGrandmotherGnittogethermyself,becauseIknowhersowellIcantelleverypiecethatbelongstoher.Then,whenshe’sallmatched,sheknitsforme,andthat’showshemademymittens.Butittookagoodmanydayshardknitting,andIhadtoputGrandmothertogetheragoodmanytimes,becauseeverytimeIcamenear,she’dscatterherself."
"Ishouldthinkshewouldgetusedtoyourcoming,andnotbeafraid,"saidDorothy.
"Itisn’tthat,"repliedthekangaroo."They’renotabitafraid,whenthey’reputtogether,andusuallythey’reveryjollyandpleasant.It’sjustahabittheyhave,toscatterthemselves,andiftheydidn’tdoittheywouldn’tbeFuddles."
Thetravelersthoughtuponthisquiteseriouslyforatime,whiletheSawhorsecontinuedtocarrythemrapidlyforward.ThenAuntEmremarked:
"Idon’tseemuchuseourvisitin’theseFuddles.Ifwefindthemscattered,allwecandoistosweep’emup,andthengoaboutourbusiness."
"Oh,Ib’lievewe’dbettergoon,"repliedDorothy."I’mgettinghungry,andwemusttrytogetsomeluncheonatFuddlecumjig.Perhapsthefoodwon’tbescatteredasbadlyasthepeople."
"You’llfindplentytoeatthere,"declaredthekangaroo,hoppingalonginbigboundsbecausetheSawhorsewasgoingsofast;"andtheyhaveafinecook,too,ifyoucanmanagetoputhimtogether.There’sthetownnow--justaheadofus!"
Theylookedaheadandsawagroupofveryprettyhousesstandinginagreenfieldalittleapartfromthemainroad.
