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           "Runalong,then,"saidthelittlegirl.

           Sotheanimalprancedintotheforestandsooncametrottingbacktothem.Whenhedrewneartheyfoundasoft-shellcrabclingingfasttothestiffhairofthezebra’shead,whereitheldonbyoneclaw.

           "Nowthen,Mr.Crab,"saidthezebra,"herearethepeopleItoldyouabout;andtheyknowmorethanyoudo,wholivesinapool,andmorethanIdo,wholivesinaforest.Fortheyhavebeentravelersallovertheworld,andknoweverypartofit."

           "ThereismoreoftheworldthanOz,"declaredthecrab,inastubbornvoice.

           "Thatistrue,"saidDorothy;"butIusedtoliveinKansas,intheUnitedStates,andI’vebeentoCaliforniaandtoAustraliaandsohasUncleHenry."

           "Formypart,"addedtheShaggyMan,"I’vebeentoMexicoandBostonandmanyotherforeigncountries."

           "AndI,"saidtheWizard,"havebeentoEuropeandIreland."

           "Soyousee,"continuedthezebra,addressingthecrab,"herearepeopleofrealconsequence,whoknowwhattheyaretalkingabout."

           "Thentheyknowthere’smorewaterintheworldthanthereisland,"assertedthecrab,inashrill,petulantvoice.

           "Theyknowyouarewrongtomakesuchanabsurdstatement,andtheywillprobablythinkyouarealobsterinsteadofacrab,"retortedtheanimal.

           Atthistauntthecrabreachedoutitsotherclawandseizedthezebra’sear,andthecreaturegaveacryofpainandbeganprancingupanddown,tryingtoshakeoffthecrab,whichclungfast.

           "Stoppinching!"criedthezebra.