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"
Bow-wow!" said Toto.
But the musicker was still breathing his constant
Oom, pom-pom; Oom pom-pom--
and it seemed to jar on the shaggy man's nerves.
"
Stop it, can't you?" he cried angrily; "or breathe in a whisper; or put a
clothes-pin on your nose. Do something, anyhow!"
But the fat one, with a sad look, sang this answer:
Music hath charms, and it may Soothe even the savage, they say;
So if
savage you feel
Just list to my reel, For sooth to say that's the real way.
The shaggy man had to laugh at this, and when he laughed he stretched his
donkey mouth wide open. Said Dorothy:
"
I don't know how good his poetry is, but it seems to fit the notes, so that's all
that can be 'xpected."
"
I like it," said Button-Bright, who was staring hard at the musicker, his little
legs spread wide apart. To the surprise of his companions, the boy asked this
long question:
"
If I swallowed a mouth-organ, what would I be?"
"
An organette," said the shaggy man. "But come, my dears; I think the best
thing we can do is to continue on our journey before Button-Bright swallows
anything. We must try to find that Land of Oz, you know."
Hearing this speech the musicker sang, quickly:
If you go to the Land of Oz Please take me along, because
birthday I'm anxious to play The loveliest song ever was.
On Ozma's
"
No thank you," said Dorothy; "we prefer to travel alone. But if I see Ozma I'll
tell her you want to come to her birthday party."
"
Let's be going," urged the shaggy man, anxiously.
Polly was already dancing along the road, far in advance, and the others
turned to follow her. Toto did not like the fat musicker and made a grab for
his chubby leg. Dorothy quickly caught up the growling little dog and hurried
after her companions, who were walking faster than usual in order to get out
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