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asked the Lion.
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The Lion thought for a moment.
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"Are there any other lions in this forest?"
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he asked.
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"No; there were some, but the monster has eaten them all. And, besides, they were none of them nearly so large and brave as you."
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"If I put an end to your enemy, will you bow down to me and obey me as King of the Forest?"
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inquired the Lion.
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"We will do that gladly,"
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returned the tiger; and all the other beasts roared with a mighty roar:
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"We will!"
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"Where is this great spider of yours now?"
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"by a fierce enemy which has lately come into this forest. It is a most tremendous monster, like a great spider, with a body as big as an elephant and legs as long as a tree trunk. It has eight of these long legs, and as the monster crawls through the forest he seizes an animal with a leg and drags it to his mouth, where he eats it as a spider does a fly. Not one of us is safe while this fierce creature is alive, and we had called a meeting to decide how to take care of ourselves when you came among us."
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"Yonder, among the oak trees,"
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said the tiger, pointing with his forefoot.
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"Take good care of these friends of mine,"
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said the Lion,
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"and I will go at once to fight the monster."
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He bade his comrades good-bye and marched proudly away to do battle with the enemy. The great spider was lying asleep when the Lion found him, and it looked so ugly that its foe turned up his nose in disgust. Its legs were quite as long as the tiger had said, and its body covered with coarse black hair. It had a great mouth, with a row of sharp teeth a foot long; but its head was joined to the pudgy body by a neck as slender as a wasp’s waist. This gave the Lion a hint of the best way to attack the creature, and as he knew it was easier to fight it asleep than awake, he gave a great spring and landed directly upon the monster’s back. Then, with one blow of his heavy paw, all armed with sharp claws, he knocked the spider’s head from its body. Jumping down, he watched it until the long legs stopped wiggling, when he knew it was quite dead. The Lion went back to the opening where the beasts of the forest were waiting for him and said proudly:
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"You need fear your enemy no longer."
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Then the beasts bowed down to the Lion as their King, and he promised to come back and rule over them as soon as Dorothy was safely on her way to Kansas.
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said Dorothy.
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"This forest is perfectly delightful,"
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declared the Lion, looking around him with joy.
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"Never have I seen a more beautiful place."
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"It seems gloomy,"
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said the Scarecrow.
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"Not a bit of it,"
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answered the Lion.
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"I should like to live here all my life. See how soft the dried leaves are under your feet and how rich and green the moss is that clings to these old trees. Surely no wild beast could wish a pleasanter home."
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"Perhaps there are wild beasts in the forest now,"
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Chapter XXI The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass. It was difficult to walk without falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid them from sight. However, by carefully picking their way, they got safely along until they reached solid ground. But here the country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen.
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"I suppose there are,"
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returned the Lion,
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"but I do not see any of them about."
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They walked through the forest until it became too dark to go any farther. Dorothy and Toto and the Lion lay down to sleep, while the Woodman and the Scarecrow kept watch over them as usual. When morning came, they started again. Before they had gone far they heard a low rumble, as of the growling of many wild animals. Toto whimpered a little, but none of the others was frightened, and they kept along the well-trodden path until they came to an opening in the wood, in which were gathered hundreds of beasts of every variety. There were tigers and elephants and bears and wolves and foxes and all the others in the natural history, and for a moment Dorothy was afraid. But the Lion explained that the animals were holding a meeting, and he judged by their snarling and growling that they were in great trouble. As he spoke several of the beasts caught sight of him, and at once the great assemblage hushed as if by magic. The biggest of the tigers came up to the Lion and bowed, saying:
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"Welcome, O King of Beasts! You have come in good time to fight our enemy and bring peace to all the animals of the forest once more."
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"What is your trouble?"
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asked the Lion quietly.
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"We are all threatened,"
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answered the tiger,
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