The Magic of Oz

where they had been flew two bumblebees.

Hooray!" shouted Dorothy in delight; "they're saved!"

I guess they are," agreed the Wizard, equally delighted.

The bees hovered over the raft an instant and then flew across the river

to where the Lion and the Tiger waited. The Wizard picked up the paddle

and paddled the raft across as fast as he could. When it reached the river

bank, both Dorothy and the Wizard leaped ashore and the little man asked

excitedly:

Where are the bees?"

The bees?" inquired the Lion, who was half asleep and did not know

what had happened on the Magic Isle.

Yes; there were two of them."

Two bees?" said the Hungry Tiger, yawning. "Why, I ate one of them

and the Cowardly Lion ate the other."

Goodness gracious!" cried Dorothy horrified.

It was little enough for our lunch," remarked the Tiger, "but the bees

were the only things we could find."

"How dreadful!" wailed Dorothy, wringing her hands in despair.

You've eaten Trot and Cap'n Bill."

But just then she heard a buzzing overhead and two bees alighted on

her shoulder.

Here we are," said a small voice in her ear. "I'm Trot, Dorothy."

And I'm Cap'n Bill," said the other bee.

Dorothy almost fainted, with relief, and the Wizard, who was close by

and had heard the tiny voices, gave a laugh and said:

You are not the only two bees in the forest, it seems, but I advise you

to keep away from the Lion and the Tiger until you regain your proper

forms."

Do it now, Wizard!" advised Dorothy. "They're so small that you

never can tell what might happen to 'em."

So the Wizard gave the command and pronounced the Magic Word,

and in the instant Trot and Cap'n Bill stood beside them as natural as

before they had met their fearful adventure. For they were no longer small