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the patchwork girl of oz-第13章

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piece。







The Woozy ate that; too; and smacked its long;



thin lips。







〃That's mighty good!〃 it exclaimed。 〃Any more?〃







〃Plenty;〃 replied Ojo。 So he sat down on a Stump



and fed the Woozy bread and cheese for a long



time; for; no matter how much the boy broke off;



the loaf and the slice remained just as big。







〃That'll do;〃 said the Woozy; at last; 〃I'm



quite full。 I hope the strange food won't give



me indigestion。







〃I hope not;〃 said Ojo。 〃It's what I eat。〃







〃Well; I must say I'm much obliged; and



I'm glad you came;〃 announced the beast。 〃Is



there anything I can do in return for your



kindness?〃







〃Yes;〃 said Ojo earnestly; 〃you have it in



your power to do me a great favor; if you will。〃







〃What is it?〃 asked the Woozy。 〃Name the



favor and I will grant it。〃







〃II want three hairs from the tip of your



tail;〃 said Ojo; with some hesitation。







〃Three hairs! Why; that's all I haveon my



tail or anywhere else;〃 exclaimed the beast。







〃I know; but I want them very much。〃







〃They are my sole ornaments; my prettiest



feature;〃 said the Woozy; uneasily。 〃If I give



up those three hairs II'm just a blockhead。〃







〃Yet I must have them;〃 insisted the boy;



firmly; and he then told the Woozy all about the



accident to Unc Nunkie and Margolotte; and how the



three hairs were to be a part of the magic charm



that would restore them to life。 The beast



listened with attention and when Ojo had finished



the recital it said; with a sigh。







〃I always keep my word; for I pride myself on



being square。 So you may have the three hairs; and



welcome。 I think; under such circumstances; it



would be selfish in me to refuse you。〃







〃Thank you! Thank you very much;〃 cried



the boy; joyfully。 〃May I pull out the hairs



now?〃







〃Any time you like;〃 answered the Woozy。







So Ojo went up to the queer creature and



taking hold of one of the hairs began to pull。



He pulled harder。 He pulled with all his might;



but the hair remained fast。







〃What's the trouble?〃 asked the Woozy;



which Ojo had dragged here and there all



around the clearing in his endeavor to pull out



the hair。







〃It won't come;〃 said the boy; panting。







〃I was afraid of that;〃 declared the beast。



〃You'll have to pull harder。〃







〃I'll help you;〃 exclaimed Scraps; coming to



the boy's side。 〃You pull the hair; and I'll pull



you; and together we ought to get it out easily。〃







〃Wait a jiffy;〃 called the Woozy; and then



it went to a tree and hugged it with its front



paws; so that its body couldn't be dragged



around by the pull。 〃All ready; now。 Go ahead!〃







Ojo grasped the hair with both hands and



pulled with all his strength; while Scraps seized



the boy around his waist and added her strength



to his。 But the hair wouldn't budge。 Instead; it



slipped out of Ojo's hands and he and Scraps



both rolled upon the ground in a heap and never



stopped until they bumped against the rocky



cave。







〃Give it up;〃 advised the Glass Cat; as the



boy arose and assisted the Patchwork Girl to her



feet。 〃A dozen strong men couldn't pull out



those Hairs。 I believe they're clinched on the



under side of the Woozy's thick skin。〃







〃Then what shall I do?〃 asked the boy;



despairingly。 〃If on our return I fail to take



these three hairs to the Crooked Magician; the



other things I have come to seek will be of no



use at all; and we cannot restore Unc Nunkie



and Margolotte to life。〃







〃They're goners; I guess;〃 said the Patchwork



Girl。







〃Never mind;〃 added the cat。 〃I can't see that



old Unc and Margolotte are worth all this trouble;



anyhow。〃







But Ojo did not feel that way。 He was so



disheartened that he sat down upon a stump and



began to cry。







The Woozy looked at the boy thoughtfully。







〃Why don't you take me with you?〃 asked the



beast。 〃Then; when at last you get to the



Magician's house; he can surely find some way to



pull out those three hairs。〃







Ojo was overjoyed at this suggestion。







〃That's it!〃 he cried; wiping away the tears



and springing to his feet with a smile。 〃If I take



the three hairs to the Magician; it won't matter



if they are still in your body。〃







〃It can't matter in the least;〃 agreed the



Woozy。







〃Come on; then;〃 said the boy; picking up his



basket; 〃let us start at once。 I have several other



things to find; you know。〃







But the Class Cat gave a little laugh and



inquired in her scornful way:







〃How do you intend to get the beast out of this



forest?〃







That puzzled them all for a time。







〃Let us go to the fence; and then we may find a



way;〃 suggested Scraps。 So they walked through the



forest to the fence; reaching it at a point



exactly opposite that where they had entered the



enclosure。







〃How did you get in?〃 asked the Woozy。







〃We climbed over;〃 answered Ojo。







〃I can't do that;〃 said the beast。 〃I'm a very



swift runner; for I can overtake a honey…bee as



it flies; and I can jump very high; which is the



reason they made such a tall fence to keep me



in。 But I can't climb at all; and I'm too big to



squeeze between the bars of the fence。〃







Ojo tried to think what to do。







〃Can you dig?〃 he asked。







〃No;〃 answered the Woozy; 〃for I have no



claws。 My feet are quite flat on the bottom of



them。 Nor can I gnaw away the boards; as I



have no teeth。〃







〃You're not such a terrible creature; after all;〃



remarked Scraps。







〃You haven't heard me growl; or you wouldn't say



that;〃 declared the Woozy。 〃When I growl; the



sound echoes like thunder all through the valleys



and woodlands; and children tremble with fear; and



women cover their heads with their aprons; and big



men run and hide。 I suppose there is nothing in



the world so terrible to listen to as the growl of



a Woosy。〃







〃Please don't growl; then;〃 begged Ojo;



earnestly。







〃There is no danger of my growling; for



I am not angry。 Only when angry do I utter



my fearful; ear…splitting; soul…shuddering growl。



Also; when I am angry; my eyes flash fire;



whether I growl or not。〃







〃Real fire?〃 asked Ojo。







〃Of course; real fire。 Do you suppose they'd



flash imitation fire?〃 inquired the Woozy; in an



injured tone。







〃In that case; I've solved the riddle;〃 cried



Scraps; dancing with glee。 〃Those fence…boards



are made of wood; and if the Woozy stands



close to the fence and lets his eyes flash fire;



they might set fire to the fence and burn it up。



Then he could walk away with us easily; being



free。〃







〃Ah; I have never thought of that plan; or I



would have been free long ago;〃 said the Woozy。



〃But I cannot flash fire from my eyes unless I am



very angry。〃







〃Can't you get angry 'bout something; please?〃



asked Ojo。







〃I'll try。 You just say 'Krizzle…Kroo' to me。〃







〃Will that make you angry?〃 inquired the boy~。







〃Terribly angry。〃







〃What does it mean?〃 asked Scraps。







〃I don't know; that's what makes me so angry;〃



re…plied the Woozy。







He then stood close to the fence; with his



head near one of the boards; and Scraps called out



〃Krizzle…Kroo!〃 Then Ojo said 〃Krizzle…Kroo!〃



and the Glass Cat said 〃Krizzle…Kroo!〃 The Woozy



began  to tremble with anger and small sparks



darted from his eyes。 Seeing this; they all cried



〃Krizzle…Kroo!〃 together; and that made the



beast's eyes flash fire so fiercely that the



fence…board caught the sparks and began to smoke。



Then it burst into flame; and the Woozy stepped



back and said triumphantly:







〃Aha! That did the business; all right。 It was



a happy thought for you to yell all together; for



that made me as angry as I have ever been。



Fine sparks; weren't they?〃







〃Reg'lar fireworks;〃 replied Scraps; admiringly。







In a few moments the board had burned to a



distance of several feet; leaving an opening big



enough for them all to pass through。 Ojo broke



some branches from a tree and with them



whipped the fire until it was extinguish
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