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The Deadly Poppy Field

           "Oh,indeed,"saidtheWoodman,makingabow. 

           "Thereforeyouhavedoneagreatdeed,aswellasabraveone,insavingmylife,"addedtheQueen. 

           Atthatmomentseveralmicewereseenrunningupasfastastheirlittlelegscouldcarrythem, andwhentheysawtheirQueentheyexclaimed: 

           "Oh,yourMajesty,wethoughtyouwouldbekilled! HowdidyoumanagetoescapethegreatWildcat?" TheyallbowedsolowtothelittleQueenthattheyalmoststoodupontheirheads. 

           "Thisfunnytinman,"sheanswered,"killedtheWildcatandsavedmylife. Sohereafteryoumustallservehim,andobeyhisslightestwish." 

           "Wewill!"criedallthemice,inashrillchorus. Andthentheyscamperedinalldirections,forTotohadawakenedfromhissleep,andseeingallthesemicearoundhimhegaveonebarkofdelightandjumpedrightintothemiddleofthegroup. TotohadalwayslovedtochasemicewhenhelivedinKansas,andhesawnoharminit. 

           ButtheTinWoodmancaughtthedoginhisarmsandheldhimtight,whilehecalledtothemice,"Comeback! Comeback! Totoshallnothurtyou." 

           AtthistheQueenoftheMicestuckherheadoutfromunderneathaclumpofgrassandasked,inatimidvoice, "Areyousurehewillnotbiteus?" 

           "Iwillnotlethim,"saidtheWoodman;"sodonotbeafraid." 

           Onebyonethemicecamecreepingback,andTotodidnotbarkagain,althoughhetriedtogetoutoftheWoodman’sarms, andwouldhavebittenhimhadhenotknownverywellhewasmadeoftin. 

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