L. Frank Baum - Oz 17 by The Cowardly Lion Of Oz

Author:The Cowardly Lion Of Oz [Oz, The Cowardly Lion Of]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-11-20T13:51:43+00:00

“Just throw me back into the air,” barked the dog, and licked Bob on the nose so coaxingly he couldn’t bear to refuse, though his heart was heavy at the thought of losing him.

“I guess that other little boy would miss you, sighed Bob. So, kissing the shaggy little terrier right on the nose, he dropped him gently over the edge of the skyle, and as they watched he scampered hurriedly over a cloud and then along through the sky, as easily as if he had been on land instead of air. He paused once and looked over his shoulder, then with a joyful bark and wave of his tail ran off, vanishing like a speck in the distance. Notta, seeing that Bob was downhearted at losing the little fellow, suggested that they start fishing again. “Who knows what we may catch this time?” exclaimed the clown, pushing back his cap, and snapping his line energetically.

Almost at once both lines became taut, and when they were drawn up, two shiny silver packages fell from the slender hooks. “Dreams for a little boy,” said a small label on Bob’s package. “Dreams for a big boy,” said the label on Notta’s package. With trembling fingers they untied the silver ribbons, and had no sooner done so than Bob drooped gently against Notta, and the clown fell back against a tree. In another second both were fast asleep-dreaming the lovely stories they had caught in the sky. It happened so quickly that the Cowardly Lion was completely taken by surprise. He sniffed the silver papers. “Dreams,” read the Cowardly Lion by the light of the stars. “Well, I guess they’re regular sleeping powders. It’s a good thing I didn’t catch a dream, for somebody must stay awake and keep guard.” The big beast yawned and stretched, then carefully dragging Bob and Notta back from the edge of the skyle, set himself to keep the watch while they slept. He was terribly sleepy himself and keeping awake was a hard fight, but the Cowardly Lion knew that the lives of these two mortals depended upon him so he walked up and down, and down and up the edge of the Skyland, and presently he heard a sound that made him quake with terror. Footsteps in the woods! Hundreds of them coming nearer every minute!

“The Uns,” choked the Cowardly Lion, and hesitated between waking Notta and Bob, or advancing to meet the enemy. Before he could make up his mind, a whole party, their feathers gleaming strangely in the moonlight, burst out of the trees.

“Push ‘em off! Shove ‘em off!” screamed the leader, waving on the rest. It was I-wish-I-was, and in little hops and springs they came tumbling toward him.

With a roar that sounded more terrible than anything you could imagine, because it was mostly made up of terror, the Cowardly Lion sprang straight at them. Down went I-wish-I-was and a dozen of his warriors. Shaking and quaking with fear, the Cowardly Lion made

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