Dick, Marjorie and Fidge: A Search for the Wonderful Dodo

of six feet. "What a thin, lanky-looking creature, I am, to be sure-and Fidg

-stricken voice. "It seems so funny to be up here in the a

. "Why, we just said we wished to be as ta

air. I suppose we can always do what we want to n

ke a walking-stick," said Fi

; we said as tall as the Pater, didn't we?-not

old Mrs. Mofflet," sai

ght, and spread out in girth till he exactly resembled, in appearance, what one

ever!" laughed the children, while litt

ed, and cut the most extrao

ourselves as we were," said Dick. "I have no doubt it will be very usef

the gnomes," cried Marjor

ck; "here goes-I wish I we

," cried

twice as wide

o!" cri

ited a moment or two, staring at each other expect

s going to work, and we shall

sense!" c

e as small as the g

wever, and the children

o have the paper that the Ambassad

amongst the gnomes, and at

taken i

given to us; you had better give it

e of the gnomes said, "Let them have it for now," and

ely the children began to dwindle down till they

ddenly snatched from Dick's hand and a number of the gnomes surrounded them, dancing

it now," said one o

u mean?" in

and you can't grow any bi

rick!" cried D

o grow any size that you want to, while we have to keep little, so we are going to

eek," expostulated Dick, "and if you k

'm sure the Pater will be so vexed if we never grow any

ual things had happened that she

said the gnomes, running awa

mself; for, you see, eleven inches is not very tall for any one to be, and he did

icket eleven, while that little wretch of a Castleton is sure to sneak all my pencils-he does now when he gets a chance." However, he kept these doleful thoughts to himself, and devoted himself to the t

oever he may be, could not expect us to go far away while we remain as little as this, and so we are not in such great da

think he was really very cross, only a little abrupt, you know; and we co

he will be able to make us grow bigger-that is, if we w

h the Ambassador and his followers had disappeared, and they

man with a flowing b

said Fidge, lookin

r his surprise; the long, smooth trunks, without any leaves, ended i

y be?" cried Marj

reply, spoken by

ld a curious little old man with a l

uestions to ask?" he

recover from the surprise which they had all experienced at th

e with the snowy beard who dwells in the Field of Onions. And that is the Hut of curiou

I can tell you? If so,

d Marjorie. "Do you think he

ct us to the Little Panjandrum's, and t

aid the Sage, answering exactly as

t to the right

to the left

u'll not hav

not to trave

at all till you've fo

you know that we were lo

the Sage, complacently. "Did y

, Sir," said Dick; "but I should think it must

the Sage; "would you like to

," cried all the

n onion bulb, the little man

up on Verbs of

oun or two

rse of Logic, to s

nd masters t

r breakfast, and

ay the Arith

he prizes at Sch

ing Doggere

and Ologies, S

Equations,

norum, and S

, did I mumb