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The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts

           "Itshallbedone,"saidtheKing,andatoncetheWingedMonkeyscaughtthefourtravelersandTotoupintheirarmsandflewawaywiththem. AstheypassedoverthehilltheHammer-Headsyelledwithvexation,andshottheirheadshighintheair,buttheycouldnotreachtheWingedMonkeys,whichcarriedDorothyandhercomradessafelyoverthehillandsetthemdowninthebeautifulcountryoftheQuadlings. 

           "Thisisthelasttimeyoucansummonus,"saidtheleadertoDorothy; "sogood-byeandgoodlucktoyou." 

           "Good-bye,andthankyouverymuch,"returnedthegirl; andtheMonkeysroseintotheairandwereoutofsightinatwinkling. 

           ThecountryoftheQuadlingsseemedrichandhappy. Therewasfielduponfieldofripeninggrain,withwell-pavedroadsrunningbetween,andprettyripplingbrookswithstrongbridgesacrossthem. Thefencesandhousesandbridgeswereallpaintedbrightred,justastheyhadbeenpaintedyellowinthecountryoftheWinkiesandblueinthecountryoftheMunchkins. TheQuadlingsthemselves,whowereshortandfatandlookedchubbyandgood-natured,weredressedallinred,whichshowedbrightagainstthegreengrassandtheyellowinggrain. 

           TheMonkeyshadsetthemdownnearafarmhouse,andthefourtravelerswalkeduptoitandknockedatthedoor. Itwasopenedbythefarmer’swife,andwhenDorothyaskedforsomethingtoeatthewomangavethemallagooddinner,withthreekindsofcakeandfourkindsofcookies,andabowlofmilkforToto. 

           "HowfarisittotheCastleofGlinda?"askedthechild. 

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