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Indeed, to watch the little Queen march calmly through the advancing flames restored courage to every member of the party, and they followed her without being even scorched. INDEED TO WATCH THE LITTLE QUEEN MARCH CALMLY THROUGH THE ADVANCING FLAMES RESTORED COURAGE TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE PARTY AND THEY FOLLOWED HER WITHOUT EVEN BEING SCORCHED
nd darted off in a straight line; and when they had gone a few paces the whirling pathways vanished and were seen no more. Mombi’s last trick was the most fearful of all. She sent a sheet of crackling flame rushing over the meadow to consume them; and for the first time the Scarecrow became afraid and turned to fly. “If that fire reaches me I will be gone in no time!” said he, trembling until his straw rattled. “It’s the most dangerous thing I ever encountered.” “I’m off, too!” cried the Saw-Horse, turning and prancing with agitation; “for my wood is so dry it would burn like kindlings.” “Is fire dangerous to pumpkins?” asked Jack, fearfully. “You’ll be baked like a tart—and so will I!” answered the Woggle-Bug, getting down on all fours so he could run the faster. But the Tin Woodman, having no fear of fire, averted the stampede by a few sensible words. “Look at the Field Mouse!” he shouted. “The fire does not burn her in the least. In fact, it is no fire at all, but only a deception.” BUT THE QUEEN CALLED FOR THEM TO FOLLOW HER AND DARTED OFF IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND WHEN THEY HAD GONE A FEW PACES THE WHIRLING PATHWAYS VANISHED AND WERE SEEN NO MORE MOMBEY'S LAST TRICK WAS THE MOST FEARFUL OF ALL SHE SENT A SHEET OF CRACKLING FLAME RUSHING OVER THE MEADOW TO CONSUME THEM AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SCARECROW BECAME AFRAID AND TURNED TO FLY IF THAT FIRE REACHES ME I WILL BE GONE IN NO TIME SAID HE TREMBLING UNTIL HIS STRAW RATTLED IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING I EVER ENCOUNTERED I AM OFF TOO CRIED THE SAW HORSE TURNING AND PRANCING WITH AGITATION FOR MY WOOD IS SO DRY IT WOULD BURN LIKE KINDLING IS FIRE DANGEROUS TO PUMPKINS ASKED JACK FEARFULLY YOU'LL BE BAKED LIKE A TART AND SO WILL I ANSWERED THE WOGGLE BUG GETTING DOWN ON ALL FOUR SO HE COULD RUN THE FASTER BUT THE TIN WOODMAN HAVING NO FEAR OF FIRE AVERTED THE SAMPEDE BY A FEW SENSIBLE WORDS LOOK AT THE FIELD MOUSE HE SHOUTED THE FIRE DOES NOT BURN HER IN THE LEAST IN FACT IT IS NO FIRE AT ALL BUT ONLY A DECEPTION
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