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"We'll have to climb up-but
we can use the rope to help us. It's always in the tree at night to help the many
folk going up and down."
And indeed there were a great many people using the Faraway Tree that night. Strange
pixies, goblins and gnomes swarmed up and down it, and brownies climbed up, chattering
hard.
"Where are they going?" asked Dick in surprise.
"Oh, up to the Land of Do-As-You-Please, I expect," said Jo. "And
some of them are visiting their friends in the tree. Look -there's the Angry Pixie!
He's got a party on to-night!"
The Angry Pixie had about eight little friends squashed into his tree-room, and
looked as pleased as could be. "Come and join us!" he called to Jo.
"We can't," said Jo. "Thanks all the same. We're going up to Moon-Face's."
Everyone dodged Dame Washalot's washing water, laughed at old Watzisname sitting
snoring as usual in his chair, and at last came to Moon-Face's house.
And there was nobody there! There was a note stuck on the door.
"We waited till midnight and you didn't come. If you do come and we're not
here, you'll find us in the Land of Do-As-You-Please.
"Love from
"SILKY AND MOON-FACE." "P.S. -DO come. Just think of the things
you want to do -you can do them all in the Land of Do-As-You-Please!"
"Golly!" said Dick, longingly, "what I'd like to do better than
anything else is to ride six times on a roundabout without stopping!"
"And I'd like to eat six ice-creams without stopping!" said Bessie.
"And I'd like to ride an elephant," said Fanny.
"And / should like to drive a motor-car all by myself," said Jo.
"Jo! Let's go up the ladder!" begged Fanny.
"Oh, do, do let's! Why can't we go and visit a really nice land when one
comes? It's just too mean of you to say we can't."
"Well," said Jo. "Well-I suppose we'd better! Come on!"
With shrieks and squeals of delight the girls and Dick pressed up the little ladder,
through the cloud, A lantern hung at the top of the hole to give them light-but,
lo and behold! as soon as they had got into the land above the cloud it was daytime!
How extraordinary!
The children stood and gazed round it. It seemed a very exciting land, rather
like a huge amusement park. There were roundabouts going round and round in time
to music. There were swings and see-saws. There was a railway train puffing along
busily, and there were small aeroplanes flying everywhere, with brownies, pixies
and goblins having a fine time in them.
"Goodness! Doesn't it look exciting?" said Bessie. "I wonder where
Moon-Face and Silky are."
"There they are-over there-on that round-about!" cried Jo. "Look-Silky
is riding a tiger that is going up and down all the time-and Moon-Face is on a
giraffe! Let's get on, too!"
Off they all ran. As soon as Moon-Face and Silky saw the children, they screamed
with joy and waved their hands. The roundabout stopped and the children got on.
Bessie chose a white rabbit. Fanny rode on a lion and felt very grand. Jo went
on a bear and Dick chose a horse.
"So glad you came!" cried Silky. "We waited and waited for you.
Oh-we're off! Hold tight!"
The roundabout went round and round and round. The children shouted for joy, because
it went so fast. "Let's have six rides without getting off!" cried Jo.
So they did -and dear me, weren't they giddy when they did at last get off. They
rolled about like sailors!
"I feel like sitting down with six ice-creams," said Bessie. At once
an ice-cream man rode up and handed them out thirty-six ice-creams. It did look
a lot. When Jo had divided them all out equally there were six each. And how delicious
they were! Everybody managed six quite easily.
"And now, what about me driving that railway engine!" cried Jo, jumping
up. "I've always wanted to do that. Would you all like to be my passengers?
Well, come on, then!"
And off they all raced to where the railway
we can use the rope to help us. It's always in the tree at night to help the many
folk going up and down."
And indeed there were a great many people using the Faraway Tree that night. Strange
pixies, goblins and gnomes swarmed up and down it, and brownies climbed up, chattering
hard.
"Where are they going?" asked Dick in surprise.
"Oh, up to the Land of Do-As-You-Please, I expect," said Jo. "And
some of them are visiting their friends in the tree. Look -there's the Angry Pixie!
He's got a party on to-night!"
The Angry Pixie had about eight little friends squashed into his tree-room, and
looked as pleased as could be. "Come and join us!" he called to Jo.
"We can't," said Jo. "Thanks all the same. We're going up to Moon-Face's."
Everyone dodged Dame Washalot's washing water, laughed at old Watzisname sitting
snoring as usual in his chair, and at last came to Moon-Face's house.
And there was nobody there! There was a note stuck on the door.
"We waited till midnight and you didn't come. If you do come and we're not
here, you'll find us in the Land of Do-As-You-Please.
"Love from
"SILKY AND MOON-FACE." "P.S. -DO come. Just think of the things
you want to do -you can do them all in the Land of Do-As-You-Please!"
"Golly!" said Dick, longingly, "what I'd like to do better than
anything else is to ride six times on a roundabout without stopping!"
"And I'd like to eat six ice-creams without stopping!" said Bessie.
"And I'd like to ride an elephant," said Fanny.
"And / should like to drive a motor-car all by myself," said Jo.
"Jo! Let's go up the ladder!" begged Fanny.
"Oh, do, do let's! Why can't we go and visit a really nice land when one
comes? It's just too mean of you to say we can't."
"Well," said Jo. "Well-I suppose we'd better! Come on!"
With shrieks and squeals of delight the girls and Dick pressed up the little ladder,
through the cloud, A lantern hung at the top of the hole to give them light-but,
lo and behold! as soon as they had got into the land above the cloud it was daytime!
How extraordinary!
The children stood and gazed round it. It seemed a very exciting land, rather
like a huge amusement park. There were roundabouts going round and round in time
to music. There were swings and see-saws. There was a railway train puffing along
busily, and there were small aeroplanes flying everywhere, with brownies, pixies
and goblins having a fine time in them.
"Goodness! Doesn't it look exciting?" said Bessie. "I wonder where
Moon-Face and Silky are."
"There they are-over there-on that round-about!" cried Jo. "Look-Silky
is riding a tiger that is going up and down all the time-and Moon-Face is on a
giraffe! Let's get on, too!"
Off they all ran. As soon as Moon-Face and Silky saw the children, they screamed
with joy and waved their hands. The roundabout stopped and the children got on.
Bessie chose a white rabbit. Fanny rode on a lion and felt very grand. Jo went
on a bear and Dick chose a horse.
"So glad you came!" cried Silky. "We waited and waited for you.
Oh-we're off! Hold tight!"
The roundabout went round and round and round. The children shouted for joy, because
it went so fast. "Let's have six rides without getting off!" cried Jo.
So they did -and dear me, weren't they giddy when they did at last get off. They
rolled about like sailors!
"I feel like sitting down with six ice-creams," said Bessie. At once
an ice-cream man rode up and handed them out thirty-six ice-creams. It did look
a lot. When Jo had divided them all out equally there were six each. And how delicious
they were! Everybody managed six quite easily.
"And now, what about me driving that railway engine!" cried Jo, jumping
up. "I've always wanted to do that. Would you all like to be my passengers?
Well, come on, then!"
And off they all raced to where the railway
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