pink marble, and between the street and the houses that lined both
sides of it were gardens filled with pink flowers and pink grass
lawns, which were shaded by pink trees and shrubbery.

As the Queen lived in the very center of the city, the captives were
obliged to parade the entire length of this street, and that gave
all the Pink Citizens a chance to have a good look at the strangers.
The Pinkies were every one short and fat and gorgeously dressed in
pink attire, and their faces indicated that they were contented and
happy. They were much surprised at Cap'n Bill's great size and
wooden leg--two very unusual things in their experience--and the old
sailor frightened more than one Pink boy and girl and sent them
scampering into the houses, where they viewed the passing procession
from behind the window shutters in comparative safety. As for the
grown people, many of them got out their sharp-pointed sticks to use
as weapons in case the strangers attacked them or broke away from
their guards. A few, more bold than the others, followed on at the
tail of the procession, and so presently they all reached an open,
circular place in the exact center of the Pink City.






TOURMALINE THE POVERTY QUEEN

CHAPTER 14