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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?" 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
e of the obstacles really existed—all were cleverly contrived deceptions. For when they came to the banks of a rushing river that threatened to bar their way the little Queen kept steadily on, passing through the seeming flood in safety; and our travelers followed her without encountering a single drop of water. Again, a high wall of granite towered high above their heads and opposed their advance. But the grey Field Mouse walked straight through it, and the others did the same, the wall melting into mist as they passed it. Afterward, when they had stopped for a moment to allow Tip to rest, they saw forty roads branching off from their feet in forty different directions; and soon these forty roads began whirling around like a mighty wheel, first in one direction and then in the other, completely bewildering their vision. 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. MOMBI YET NOT ONE OF THE OBSTACLES REALLY EXISTED ALL WERE CLEVERLY CONTRIVED DECEPTIONS FOR WHEN THEY CAME TO THE BANKS OF A RUSHING RIVER THAT THREATENED TO BAR THEIR WAY THE LITTLE QUEEN KEPT STEADILY ON PASSING THROUGH THE SEEMING FLOOD IN SAFETY AND OUR TRAVELLERS FOLLOWED HER WITHOUT ENCOUNTERING A SINGLE DROP OF WATER AGAIN A HIGH WALL OF GRANITE TOWERED HIGH ABOVE THEIR HEADS AND OPPOSED THEIR ADVANCE BUT THE GRAY FIELD MOUSE WALKED STRAIGHT THROUGH IT AND THE OTHERS DID THE SAME THE WALL MELTING INTO MIST AS THEY PASSED IT AFTERWARD WHEN THEY HAD STOPPED FOR A MOMENT TO ALLOW TIP TO REST THEY SAW FORTY ROADS BRANCHING OFF FROM THEIR FEET IN FORTY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND SOON THESE FORTY ROADS BEGAN WHIRLING AROUND LIKE A MIGHTY WHEEL FIRST IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEN IN THE OTHER COMPLETELY BEWILDERING THEIR VISION 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
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