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Uds bodikins! So I did wish myself a bird!" gasped the Knight, rubbing his
gauntlets together excitedly.
"
There you are! There you are!" cried the Comfortable Camel, stumbling
toward him and resting his foolish head on his shoulder. "Dear, dear
Karwan Bashi! And Doubty, old fellow, there you are too! Ah, how
comfortable this all is."
"Not two--one," wheezed the Doubtful Dromedary. "And Camy, I doubt very
much whether I'd care for butterflying. I just happened to wish myself one!"
"
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Don't make any more wishes," said the Cowardly Lion sternly.
Methinks a proper wish might serve us well," observed Sir Hokus. He had
been pacing up and down in great excitement. "Why not wish--"
"
Oh, stop!" begged Dorothy. "Wait till we've thought it all out. Wishing's
awfully particular work!"
"
One person better speak for the party," said the Cowardly Lion. "Now, I
suggest--"
"Oh, be careful!" screamed Dorothy again. "I wish you would all stop
wishing!" Sir Hokus looked at her reproachfully. No wonder. At Dorothy's
words, they all found themselves unable to speak. The Doubtful
Dromedary's eyes grew rounder and rounder. For the first time in its life, it
was unable to doubt anything.
"Now I'll have to do it all," thought Dorothy, and closing her eyes she tried to
think of the very best wish for everybody concerned. It was night and
growing darker. The Cowardly Lion, the Camel and Dromedary and Sir
Hokus peered anxiously at the little girl, wondering what in the world was
going to happen. Being wished around is no joke. For five minutes Dorothy
thought and thought. Then, standing in the middle of the road, she made
her wish in a clear, distinct voice. It was not a very long wish. To be exact, it
had only eight words. Eight--short--little words! But stars! No sooner were
they out of Dorothy's mouth than the earth opened with a splintering crash
and swallowed up the whole company!
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