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The Dainty China Country

           Totowhimperedalittle,butnoneoftheotherswasfrightened, andtheykeptalongthewell-troddenpathuntiltheycametoanopeninginthewood,inwhichweregatheredhundredsofbeastsofeveryvariety. Thereweretigersandelephantsandbearsandwolvesandfoxesandalltheothersinthenaturalhistory,andforamomentDorothywasafraid. ButtheLionexplainedthattheanimalswereholdingameeting,andhejudgedbytheirsnarlingandgrowlingthattheywereingreattrouble. 

           Ashespokeseveralofthebeastscaughtsightofhim,andatoncethegreatassemblagehushedasifbymagic. ThebiggestofthetigerscameuptotheLionandbowed,saying: 

           "Welcome,OKingofBeasts! Youhavecomeingoodtimetofightourenemyandbringpeacetoalltheanimalsoftheforestoncemore." 

           "Whatisyourtrouble?"askedtheLionquietly. 

           "Weareallthreatened,"answeredthetiger,"byafierceenemywhichhaslatelycomeintothisforest. Itisamosttremendousmonster,likeagreatspider,withabodyasbigasanelephantandlegsaslongasatreetrunk. Ithaseightoftheselonglegs,andasthemonstercrawlsthroughtheforestheseizesananimalwithaleganddragsittohismouth,whereheeatsitasaspiderdoesafly. Notoneofusissafewhilethisfiercecreatureisalive,andwehadcalledameetingtodecidehowtotakecareofourselveswhenyoucameamongus." 

           TheLionthoughtforamoment. 

           "Arethereanyotherlionsinthisforest?"heasked. 

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