of tender branches handy, had remained together while Wag and the Prince sought more nourishing fare.
Many a little Winkie farmer had stared in amazement as Peg and Pompa passed that morning but so fast did Kabumpo and Wag travel that before the Winkies were half sure of what they had seen there was nothing but a cloud of dust to wonder over and exclaim about.
"If you had a pair of scissors, I could cut off the burned part of your robe and make it more tidy," said Peg, when she had finished beating the dust out of Kabumpo's gorgeous blanket.
"There might be a pair in my pocket," said the Elegant Elephant. "Here, let me get them," he added hastily. "For suppose she should look into the Magic Mirror," he thought suddenly. "It might tell her something terrible!"
Even in this short time Kabumpo had grown fond of queer wooden Peg and careless as he was somehow he did not want to hurt her feelings again. Sure enough, there was a pair of silver scissors in with the jewels he had tumbled into his pocket before leaving Pumperdink. So Peg carefully cut away all the scorched part of Kabumpo's robe and pinned under
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