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Uds daggers!" wheezed the Knight. Two large bushes were running down
the path, and right in front of Dorothy the larger caught the smaller and
began pulling out its leaves.
"Leave off! Leave off!" screamed the little bush.
"
That's what I'm doing," said the big bush savagely. "There won't be a leaf on
when I get through with you."
"Unhand him, villain!" cried Sir Hokus, waving his sword at the large bush.
The two bushes looked up in surprise, and when they saw Dorothy, the
Cowardly Lion and Sir Hokus, they fell into each other's branches and burst
into the most uproarious laughter.
"My dear Magnolia, this is rich! Oh, dear fellow, wait till Sit sees this; he will
be convulsed!" Quite forgetting their furious quarrel, the two went rollicking
down the path together, stopping every few minutes to look back and laugh
at the three strangers.
"Is this usual?" asked Sir Hokus, looking quite dazed.
"
I never heard of bushes talking or running around, but I confess I'm a few
centuries behind times!"
"Neither did I!" exclaimed Dorothy. "But then--almost anything's likely to
happen in Oz."
"If these lanterns don't look out something will happen. I'll break 'em to
bits," growled the Cowardly Lion, who had been dodging half a dozen at
once.
"
"
"
How would we look--out?" sniffed one, flying at Dorothy.
You could light out--or go out," giggled the little girl.
We never go out unless we're put out," cried another, but as the Cowardly
Lion made a few springs, they flew high into the air and began talking
indignantly among themselves. By this time, the three had become
accustomed to the changing lights.
"
"
I wonder where the people are," said Dorothy, peering down a wide avenue.
There don't seem to be any houses. Oh, look!"
Three tables set for dinner with the most appetizing viands were walking
jauntily down the street, talking fluent china.
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