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Introduction
Afterthefirstfewwhirlsaround, andoneothertimewhenthehousetippedbadly, shefeltasifshewerebeingrockedgently,likeababyinacradle.
Totodidnotlikeit. Heranabouttheroom,nowhere,nowthere,barkingloudly; butDorothysatquitestillonthefloorandwaitedtoseewhatwouldhappen.
OnceTotogottooneartheopentrapdoor, andfellin;andatfirstthelittlegirlthoughtshehadlosthim. Butsoonshesawoneofhisearsstickingupthroughthehole, forthestrongpressureoftheairwaskeepinghimupsothathecouldnotfall. Shecrepttothehole,caughtTotobytheear,anddraggedhimintotheroomagain, afterwardclosingthetrapdoorsothatnomoreaccidentscouldhappen.
Hourafterhourpassedaway, andslowlyDorothygotoverherfright; butshefeltquitelonely,andthewindshriekedsoloudlyallaboutherthatshenearlybecamedeaf. Atfirstshehadwonderedifshewouldbedashedtopieceswhenthehousefellagain; butasthehourspassedandnothingterriblehappened, shestoppedworryingandresolvedtowaitcalmlyandseewhatthefuturewouldbring. Atlastshecrawledovertheswayingfloortoherbed, andlaydownuponit; andTotofollowedandlaydownbesideher.
Inspiteoftheswayingofthehouseandthewailingofthewind, Dorothysoonclosedhereyesandfellfastasleep.
