Дороти и Волшебник в стране Оз

           HehadnodoubtEurekahadeatenhispiglet,butherealizedthatakittencannotbedependeduponatalltimestoactproperly,sinceitsnatureistodestroysmallanimalsandevenbirdsforfood,andthetamecatthatwekeepinourhousestodayisdescendedfromthewildcatofthejungle—averyferociouscreature,indeed.TheWizardknewthatifDorothy’spetwasfoundguiltyandcondemnedtodeaththelittlegirlwouldbemadeveryunhappy;so,althoughhegrievedoverthepiglet’ssadfateasmuchasanyofthem,heresolvedtosaveEureka’slife.

           SendingfortheTinWoodmantheWizardtookhimintoacornerandwhispered:

           "Myfriend,itisyourdutytodefendthewhitekittenandtrytosaveher,butIfearyouwillfailbecauseEurekahaslongwishedtoeatapiglet,tomycertainknowledge,andmyopinionisthatshehasbeenunabletoresistthetemptation.Yetherdisgraceanddeathwouldnotbringbackthepiglet,butonlyservetomakeDorothyunhappy.SoIintendtoprovethekitten’sinnocencebyatrick."

           Hedrewfromhisinsidepocketoneoftheeighttinypigletsthatwereremainingandcontinued:

           "Thiscreatureyoumusthideinsomesafeplace,andifthejurydecidesthatEurekaisguiltyyoumaythenproducethispigletandclaimitistheonethatwaslost.Allthepigletsareexactlyalike,sonoonecandisputeyourword.ThisdeceptionwillsaveEureka’slife,andthenwemayallbehappyagain."

           "Idonotliketodeceivemyfriends,"repliedtheTinWoodman;"still,mykindhearturgesmetosaveEureka’slife,andIcanusuallytrustmyhearttodotherightthing