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Chapter Five


Sliding down the Elegant Elephant's trunk, the Prince put his head on the ground and very carefully and deliberately turned a somersault. At his first motion Count It Up gave a deafening scream, fell on his head and broke off his point, while the Figure Heads began to run in every direction.

"Do it again! Do it again!" cried Kabumpo joyfully. So Pompa turned another somersault and another, and another, and another, till not a Figure Head was in sight. Even the Figure Heads at the windows of the houses tumbled out and dashed madly around the corner. Before they could return, Kahumpo snatched up Pompa and tore through the deserted streets of Rith Metic till he came to the black

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