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other way. Why, only this morning Waddy said he
had a plan."
"Waddy! Humph! Waddy!" Kachewka snapped
his fingers scornfully. "All he can do is pick flaws
in the ideas of other people. He'll never think of
anything in time. Now all I ask is that your Majesty
keep absolutely quiet about this matter. If anything
better turns up, well and good. If not-" Kachewka
arose and began pacing briskly up and down. "For-
tunately Loxo is expecting a boy. Well, then, I'll
just outfit this Speedy in the exact style of trousers
and blouse worn by the Princess. I might even per-
suade him to wear a false braid. I'll give him the
blue room, a personal guard and a good horse."
"You expect him to look at a horse after riding a
dinosaur?" inquired the King, leaning on his elbow
and regarding his adviser with gloomy disfavor.
"That's the only draw-back," sighed Kachewka,
jerking his beard irritably. "To think we must en-
dure that great jittery ruin-have him sitting in our
throne room for three months like a death head at a
feast-a skeleton in the closet, only there's no closet
big enough to hide him. He's positively outlandish
and preposterous."
"Maybe he feels the same way about us," suggested
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Sizzeroo slyly. "I thought him a quite mannerly mon-
ster, myself."
"Well, we'll have to stand him as long as the boy
stops here, but when the time comes-" Kachewka
sneezed and gave a quick forward shove with both
hands-"We'll just have the parashooters shove him
off the island."
"You have such nice ideas," coughed the King,
thumping his pillows vigorously. "And now, per-
haps, as you have settled everything so happily, you
will go away and let me have a little peace." Sizzeroo
closed his eyes and pursed up his lips determinedly
and after several unsuccessful attempts to draw him
into a conversation, Kachewka sneezed himself out
of the royal presence. Quite convinced the King
would be forced to accept his plan for saving the
Princess, the scheming old statesman spent the rest
of the afternoon making elaborate arrangements for
his unsuspecting victim's comfort and entertainment.
Speedy, however, was already enjoying himself to
the fullest extent. After climbing four hundred sil-
ver steps, he had come at last to the Wizard's work-
shop at the top of the castle tower. In answer to his
timid knock, Waddy himself had opened the door.
"Come in! Come in!" he beamed hospitably. "I'm
just putting the finishing touches to our dino-shoot."
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Stepping carefully around a mass of wires, rods and
a big bolt of transparent silver fabric, Speedy hur-
ried over to the center of the great circular room. It
Was more like an observatory than a work shop, for
its walls were entirely of glass, and every other win-
dow was fitted with an enormous rotating telescope.
The windows on one side of this singularly pleasant
laboratory were carefully curtained and here in or-
derly rows upon the shelves stood all the books, bot-
tles, tubes, lamps, jars and other curious vessels a
wizard needs to carry out his magic experiments.
Waddy was bending over a long table in the
screened portion of his shop - the longest table
Speedy ever had seen in his whole life. On this table
lay the framework of a simply enormous umbrella,
but as you can easily imagine, it would take a tre-
mendous table to hold an umbrella large enough to
cover a prehistoric monster like Terrybubble. With-
out speaking, for Speedy had had experience with
scientists and knew they did not like to be disturbed,
the little boy climbed on the bench beside the table
and looked on with deep interest as the Wizard fitted
a huge handle on the almost completed frame.
"Had to have a bone handle for Terrybubble,"
puffed Waddy with a large wink. "What's a fossil
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umbrella without a bone handle? And this one will
do very well-v-e-r-y well." Speedy thought it would
too, although where Waddy had ever found a bone
large enough, he could not figure out at all. But here
it was, smooth and shiny as ivory, with a splendid
hooked end trimmed with silver. As Speedy con-
tinued to sit quietly on the bench, Waddy left the
table, cut a length of silver fabric, expertly tore it
into sections and began fitting them on the massive
frame. For this he used neither a needle, pinchers
or glue, but a fiat metal instrument that spread the
material smoothly, finished off the rough edges and
fastened it to the ribs all in one operation.
"Hop on that tall stool and have a look at the
scenery," suggested Waddy cleverly, for he did not
like anyone to watch too closely when he was using
his magic tools. "We're circling over Oz now, and
you may see some of its famous lakes or castles."
Now Speedy had been longing to do this very
thing, so placing his own umbrella on the wizard's
bench, he mounted the high stool set before the near-
est telescope and took a long rapturous look down-
ward. Like a gay and brightly colored map, the great
oblong Kingdom of Oz spread out far below him.
Even the colors of the four celebrated countries were
easily distinguishable and to Speedy's delight, they
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other way. Why, only this morning Waddy said he
had a plan."
"Waddy! Humph! Waddy!" Kachewka snapped
his fingers scornfully. "All he can do is pick flaws
in the ideas of other people. He'll never think of
anything in time. Now all I ask is that your Majesty
keep absolutely quiet about this matter. If anything
better turns up, well and good. If not-" Kachewka
arose and began pacing briskly up and down. "For-
tunately Loxo is expecting a boy. Well, then, I'll
just outfit this Speedy in the exact style of trousers
and blouse worn by the Princess. I might even per-
suade him to wear a false braid. I'll give him the
blue room, a personal guard and a good horse."
"You expect him to look at a horse after riding a
dinosaur?" inquired the King, leaning on his elbow
and regarding his adviser with gloomy disfavor.
"That's the only draw-back," sighed Kachewka,
jerking his beard irritably. "To think we must en-
dure that great jittery ruin-have him sitting in our
throne room for three months like a death head at a
feast-a skeleton in the closet, only there's no closet
big enough to hide him. He's positively outlandish
and preposterous."
"Maybe he feels the same way about us," suggested
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Sizzeroo slyly. "I thought him a quite mannerly mon-
ster, myself."
"Well, we'll have to stand him as long as the boy
stops here, but when the time comes-" Kachewka
sneezed and gave a quick forward shove with both
hands-"We'll just have the parashooters shove him
off the island."
"You have such nice ideas," coughed the King,
thumping his pillows vigorously. "And now, per-
haps, as you have settled everything so happily, you
will go away and let me have a little peace." Sizzeroo
closed his eyes and pursed up his lips determinedly
and after several unsuccessful attempts to draw him
into a conversation, Kachewka sneezed himself out
of the royal presence. Quite convinced the King
would be forced to accept his plan for saving the
Princess, the scheming old statesman spent the rest
of the afternoon making elaborate arrangements for
his unsuspecting victim's comfort and entertainment.
Speedy, however, was already enjoying himself to
the fullest extent. After climbing four hundred sil-
ver steps, he had come at last to the Wizard's work-
shop at the top of the castle tower. In answer to his
timid knock, Waddy himself had opened the door.
"Come in! Come in!" he beamed hospitably. "I'm
just putting the finishing touches to our dino-shoot."
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Stepping carefully around a mass of wires, rods and
a big bolt of transparent silver fabric, Speedy hur-
ried over to the center of the great circular room. It
Was more like an observatory than a work shop, for
its walls were entirely of glass, and every other win-
dow was fitted with an enormous rotating telescope.
The windows on one side of this singularly pleasant
laboratory were carefully curtained and here in or-
derly rows upon the shelves stood all the books, bot-
tles, tubes, lamps, jars and other curious vessels a
wizard needs to carry out his magic experiments.
Waddy was bending over a long table in the
screened portion of his shop - the longest table
Speedy ever had seen in his whole life. On this table
lay the framework of a simply enormous umbrella,
but as you can easily imagine, it would take a tre-
mendous table to hold an umbrella large enough to
cover a prehistoric monster like Terrybubble. With-
out speaking, for Speedy had had experience with
scientists and knew they did not like to be disturbed,
the little boy climbed on the bench beside the table
and looked on with deep interest as the Wizard fitted
a huge handle on the almost completed frame.
"Had to have a bone handle for Terrybubble,"
puffed Waddy with a large wink. "What's a fossil
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umbrella without a bone handle? And this one will
do very well-v-e-r-y well." Speedy thought it would
too, although where Waddy had ever found a bone
large enough, he could not figure out at all. But here
it was, smooth and shiny as ivory, with a splendid
hooked end trimmed with silver. As Speedy con-
tinued to sit quietly on the bench, Waddy left the
table, cut a length of silver fabric, expertly tore it
into sections and began fitting them on the massive
frame. For this he used neither a needle, pinchers
or glue, but a fiat metal instrument that spread the
material smoothly, finished off the rough edges and
fastened it to the ribs all in one operation.
"Hop on that tall stool and have a look at the
scenery," suggested Waddy cleverly, for he did not
like anyone to watch too closely when he was using
his magic tools. "We're circling over Oz now, and
you may see some of its famous lakes or castles."
Now Speedy had been longing to do this very
thing, so placing his own umbrella on the wizard's
bench, he mounted the high stool set before the near-
est telescope and took a long rapturous look down-
ward. Like a gay and brightly colored map, the great
oblong Kingdom of Oz spread out far below him.
Even the colors of the four celebrated countries were
easily distinguishable and to Speedy's delight, they
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were passing over the Yellow Land of the Winkies,
where he had had so many thrilling adventures with [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]