American Fairy Tales by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
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Some one knocked at the door, and, upon opening it, he saw the
wizard. "I've lost my dog," he announced. "Have you, indeed?" replied the glass-blower tying a knot in the rope. "Yes; some one has stolen him." "That's too bad," declared the glass-blower, indifferently. "You must make me another," said the wizard. "But I cannot; I've thrown away my tools." "Then what shall I do?" asked the wizard. "I do not know, unless you offer a reward for the dog." "But I have no money," said the wizard. "Offer some of your compounds, then," suggested the glass-blower, who was making a noose in the rope for his head to go through. "The only thing I can spare," replied the wizard, thoughtfully, "is a Beauty Powder." "What!" cried the glass-blower, throwing down the rope, "have you really such a thing?" |
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