The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

But by keeping the City of Thi constantly behind them, the adventurers finally passed the treacherous turning-lands and came upon a stony country where no grass grew at all. There were plenty of bus

for a time, and as it now became too dark t

of some bushes and was asleep in half a minute. The Wizard sat down with his back to a big stone and looked at the stars in the sky and thought gravely upon the dangerous adv

been very silent and sober all that day

be able to tell you," remarked the Lion sleepily. "But fra

to, wagging his tail disconsolately. "What if you

hing about me. I depend on it to frighten my en

I was hungry. That was before I could talk, you know, for I had not yet come into the La

ed Toto. "But none of you have answ

the Woozy. "I don't care

erribly," as

table for. I wish you would wake me up sometime when I'm snoring and let

I assure you," sai

ly unnecessary," dec

I never sleep. I don't even whinny as those puffy meat horses do. I wish that whoever stole Tot

then, that my g

before, have you?" inqui

sore throat from barkin

t sore now?" a

eplied

moon. They can't scare the moon, and the moon doesn't

ver a dog?"

say I was created a mule-the most beautiful

nk, or that you are so vulgar as to be conceited. But if you admire big, waggy ears and a tail like a paintbrush and hoofs big enough for an elephant and a

Mule. "If I were square as you are

the Woozy. "But to be really lovely, on

he Lion, regarding the two calmly with his great, yellow eyes, said to the dog, "My dear Toto, our friends have taught us a less

and you are a fine lion. Only in point of comparison, one with another, can we be properly judged, so I will leave it to the poor old Saw

g his ears, which were chips set in his wooden

declared, eac

tire unless they sleep and starve unless they eat and suffer from thirst unless they drink. Such a

e a wooden head

orothy say that 'handsome is as handsome does,' and I surely perform my duties in a handsome manner.

all like Hank, we would be a herd of mules; if like Toto, we would be a pack of dogs; should we all become the shape of the Woozy, he would no longer be remarkable for his unusual appearance. Finally, were you all like me, I would consider you so common that I would not care to associate with you. To be ind

ech," remarked Toto reflectively

it is your business to worry over the loss, not ours. If you love

and punish him as he deserves. He must be the most cruel person in all the world, for to prevent a dog from