The road to Oz; in which is related how Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow's daughter met on an enchanted road and followed it all the way to the marvelous land of Oz (1909)
Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919, Neill, John R. (John Rea), ill · Chicago : Reilly & Lee · leaf 84
ir tails right and left untilthe whitewash was rubbed on the wall, after which theydipped these funny brushes in the pail again and repeated theperformance. That must be fun, said Button-Bright. No; it s work, replied the old donkey; but we makeour youngsters do all the whitewashing, to keep them… … for those who know nothing, and so are obliged to learn thingsfrom other people. In other words, the more stupid one is the more he thinkshe knows, observed the shaggy man. The grey donkey paidno attention to this speech because he had just stopped beforea house which had painted over the doorway a…
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