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5. Dorothy Opens the Dinner Pail
"Youdidnotwindmemuch,atfirst,"hecalmlysaid,"andItoldyouthatlongsto-rya-boutKingEv-ol-do;soitisnowon-derthatIrandown."
Shenextrewoundtheactionclock-work,andthenBillinaadvisedhertocarrythekeytoTiktokinherpocket,soitwouldnotgetlostagain.
"Andnow,"saidDorothy,whenallthiswasaccomplished,"tellmewhatyouweregoingtosayabouttheWheelers."
"Why,theyarenoth-ingtobefright-en’dat,"saidthemachine."Theytrytomakefolksbe-lievethattheyarever-yter-ri-ble,butasamat-teroffacttheWheel-ersareharm-lesse-noughtoan-yonethatdarestofightthem.Theymighttrytohurtalit-tlegirllikeyou,per-haps,be-causetheyarever-ymis-chiev-ous.ButifIhadaclubtheywouldruna-wayassoonastheysawme."
"Haven’tyouaclub?"askedDorothy.
"No,"saidTiktok.
"Andyouwon’tfindsuchathingamongtheserocks,either,"declaredtheyellowhen.
"Thenwhatshallwedo?"askedthegirl.
"Windupmythink-workstight-ly,andIwilltrytothinkofsomeoth-erplan,"saidTiktok.
SoDorothyrewoundhisthoughtmachinery,andwhilehewasthinkingshedecidedtoeatherdinner.Billinawasalreadypeckingawayatthecracksintherocks,tofindsomethingtoeat,soDorothysatdownandopenedhertindinner-pail.
Inthecovershefoundasmalltankthatwasfullofverynicelemonade.Itwascoveredbyacup,whichmightalso,whenremoved,beusedtodrinkthelemonadefrom.
