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.Without stopping, hefumbled in the box which he still clutched under one arm and pulled out thebottle of Expanding Fluid.Uncorking the bottle he poured its contents overhis head-every single drop!This is what happened: First he shot out sideways, till Peg andWag were almost crushed against the wall.With a hoarse scream Wag dragged PegAmy back into his room, which was now barely large enough to hold them.Theywere just in time, for Ruggedo was still spreading.Soon there was not an inchof space left to expand in.Then he shot up and grew up and grew and grew andgroaned and grew till there wasn't any more room to grow in.So, he burstthrough the top of the cave, with a noise like fifty boilers exploding.No wonder Dorothy thought it was a cyclone! For what was on thetop of the cave but the royal palace of Oz? The next instant it was impaledfast on the spikes of Ruggedo's giant head and shooting up with him toward theclouds.And that wretched gnome never stopped growing till he wasthree-quarters of mile high!If the people in the palace were frightened, Ruggedo was morefrightened still.Being a giant was a new experience for him and having acastle jammed on his head was worse still.The first thing he tried to do,when he stopped growing, was to lift the castle off, but his spikes weredriven fast into the foundations and it fitted closer than his scalp.In a panic Ruggedo began to run, and when a giant runs he getssomewhere.Each step carried him a half mile and shook the country below likean earthquake and rattled the people in the castle above like pennies in aChristmas bank.Shaking with terror and hardly knowing why, the gnome made forhis old Kingdom, and in an hour had reached the little country of Oogaboo,which is in the very northwestern corner of Oz, opposite his old dominions.The Deadly Desert is so narrow at this point that with one jumpRuggedo was across and, puffing like a volcano about to erupt, he sank down onthe highest mountain in Ev.Fortunately he had not stepped on any cities inhis flight, although he had crushed several forests and about a hundredfences."Oh, Oh, My head!" groaned Ruggedo, rocking to and fro.He seemed tohave forgotten all about conquering Oz.He was full of twinges and growingpains.Ozma's castle was giving him a thundering headache, and there he sat, afearsome figure in the bright moonlight, moaning and groaning instead ofconquering.Page 55 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlThe Book of Records had been right indeed when it stated thatRuggedo had something on his mind.Ozma's castle itself sat squarely upon thatmischievous mind-and every moment it seemed to grow heavier.No wonder there had been confusion in the castle! Every timeRuggedo shook his aching head Ozma and her guests were tossed about likeleaves in a storm.Mixed magic had made mischief indeed.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CHAPTER 10Peg and Wag to the RescueFor a long time after the terrific bang following Ruggedo's finalexpansion, Wag and Peg Amy had been too stunned to even move.Crowded togetherin the little rock room, they lay perfectly breathless."Umpthing sappened," quavered the rabbit at last."That sounds rather queer, but I think I know what you mean," saidPeg, sitting up cautiously."Something has happened.Ruggedo's been blown up, I guess.""Mixed Magic!" groaned Wag gloomily."I knew it would explode.Say, Peg, what makes this room so small?""I don't know," sighed the doll in a puzzled voice, for neitherPeg nor Wag realized how much they had grown."But let's go above ground andsee what has become of Ruggedo." One at a time and with great difficulty theygot through the door."Why, there are the stars!" cried Peg Amy, clasping her woodenhands rapturously."Real stars!" The top of the cave had gone off with the oldgnome King and the two stood looking up at the lovely skies of Oz."It doesn't seem so high as it used to," said the rabbit, lookingat the walls."Why, I believe I could jump out if I took a good run and carryPage 56 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlyou, too.Come ashort, Peg!""Aren't you mixed, Wag dear? Don't you mean come along?" askedPeg, smoothing down her torn dress."Well, now that you mention it, my head does feel queer," admittedthe rabbit, twitching his nose, "bort of sackwards!""Sort of backwards," corrected Peg gently."Well, never mind.Iknow what you mean.Peg and Wag to the Rescue But do let's try to find thatawful box of magic.You know Ruggedo brought me to life, Wag, with something in thatbox!""Only good thing he ever did," said Wag, shaking his head."But Ithink you were alive before," he added solemnly."You always seemed alive tome."I think so, too," whispered Peg excitedly."I can't remember justhow, or where, but Oh! Wag! I know I've been alive before.I rememberdancing."Peg took a few awkward steps and Wag looked on dubiously, toopolite to criticize her efforts.He didn't even laugh when Peg Amy fell down.Peg laughed herself, however, as merrily as possible."It's going to be suchfun being alive," she said, picking herself up gaily, "such fun, Wag dear.Why, there's Glegg's box!" She pounced upon the little shining gold casket [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.Without stopping, hefumbled in the box which he still clutched under one arm and pulled out thebottle of Expanding Fluid.Uncorking the bottle he poured its contents overhis head-every single drop!This is what happened: First he shot out sideways, till Peg andWag were almost crushed against the wall.With a hoarse scream Wag dragged PegAmy back into his room, which was now barely large enough to hold them.Theywere just in time, for Ruggedo was still spreading.Soon there was not an inchof space left to expand in.Then he shot up and grew up and grew and grew andgroaned and grew till there wasn't any more room to grow in.So, he burstthrough the top of the cave, with a noise like fifty boilers exploding.No wonder Dorothy thought it was a cyclone! For what was on thetop of the cave but the royal palace of Oz? The next instant it was impaledfast on the spikes of Ruggedo's giant head and shooting up with him toward theclouds.And that wretched gnome never stopped growing till he wasthree-quarters of mile high!If the people in the palace were frightened, Ruggedo was morefrightened still.Being a giant was a new experience for him and having acastle jammed on his head was worse still.The first thing he tried to do,when he stopped growing, was to lift the castle off, but his spikes weredriven fast into the foundations and it fitted closer than his scalp.In a panic Ruggedo began to run, and when a giant runs he getssomewhere.Each step carried him a half mile and shook the country below likean earthquake and rattled the people in the castle above like pennies in aChristmas bank.Shaking with terror and hardly knowing why, the gnome made forhis old Kingdom, and in an hour had reached the little country of Oogaboo,which is in the very northwestern corner of Oz, opposite his old dominions.The Deadly Desert is so narrow at this point that with one jumpRuggedo was across and, puffing like a volcano about to erupt, he sank down onthe highest mountain in Ev.Fortunately he had not stepped on any cities inhis flight, although he had crushed several forests and about a hundredfences."Oh, Oh, My head!" groaned Ruggedo, rocking to and fro.He seemed tohave forgotten all about conquering Oz.He was full of twinges and growingpains.Ozma's castle was giving him a thundering headache, and there he sat, afearsome figure in the bright moonlight, moaning and groaning instead ofconquering.Page 55 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlThe Book of Records had been right indeed when it stated thatRuggedo had something on his mind.Ozma's castle itself sat squarely upon thatmischievous mind-and every moment it seemed to grow heavier.No wonder there had been confusion in the castle! Every timeRuggedo shook his aching head Ozma and her guests were tossed about likeleaves in a storm.Mixed magic had made mischief indeed.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CHAPTER 10Peg and Wag to the RescueFor a long time after the terrific bang following Ruggedo's finalexpansion, Wag and Peg Amy had been too stunned to even move.Crowded togetherin the little rock room, they lay perfectly breathless."Umpthing sappened," quavered the rabbit at last."That sounds rather queer, but I think I know what you mean," saidPeg, sitting up cautiously."Something has happened.Ruggedo's been blown up, I guess.""Mixed Magic!" groaned Wag gloomily."I knew it would explode.Say, Peg, what makes this room so small?""I don't know," sighed the doll in a puzzled voice, for neitherPeg nor Wag realized how much they had grown."But let's go above ground andsee what has become of Ruggedo." One at a time and with great difficulty theygot through the door."Why, there are the stars!" cried Peg Amy, clasping her woodenhands rapturously."Real stars!" The top of the cave had gone off with the oldgnome King and the two stood looking up at the lovely skies of Oz."It doesn't seem so high as it used to," said the rabbit, lookingat the walls."Why, I believe I could jump out if I took a good run and carryPage 56 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlyou, too.Come ashort, Peg!""Aren't you mixed, Wag dear? Don't you mean come along?" askedPeg, smoothing down her torn dress."Well, now that you mention it, my head does feel queer," admittedthe rabbit, twitching his nose, "bort of sackwards!""Sort of backwards," corrected Peg gently."Well, never mind.Iknow what you mean.Peg and Wag to the Rescue But do let's try to find thatawful box of magic.You know Ruggedo brought me to life, Wag, with something in thatbox!""Only good thing he ever did," said Wag, shaking his head."But Ithink you were alive before," he added solemnly."You always seemed alive tome."I think so, too," whispered Peg excitedly."I can't remember justhow, or where, but Oh! Wag! I know I've been alive before.I rememberdancing."Peg took a few awkward steps and Wag looked on dubiously, toopolite to criticize her efforts.He didn't even laugh when Peg Amy fell down.Peg laughed herself, however, as merrily as possible."It's going to be suchfun being alive," she said, picking herself up gaily, "such fun, Wag dear.Why, there's Glegg's box!" She pounced upon the little shining gold casket [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]