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tiful carriage in my coach-house put to, and
take the road tothe wood. When you come
to the Big Oak you will find a poor puppet
stretched on the grass half dead. Pick him up
gently, lay him on the cushions of the carriage
and bring him tome. Have you understood? ”
The Poodle, to show that he had under¬
stood, shook the case of blue satin that he had
on three or four times, and ran off like a race¬
horse.
Shortly afterwards a beautiful little car¬
riage came out of the coach-house. The cushions
were stuffed with canary feathers, and it was
lined in the inside with whipped cream, custard,
and Savoy biscuits. The little carriage was
drawn by a hundred pairs of white mice, and
the Poodle, seated on the coach-box, cracked
his whip from side to side like a driver when
he is afraid that he is behind time.
A quarter of an hour had not passed when
the carriage returned. The Fairy, who was
waiting at the door of the house, took the poor
puppet in her arms, and carried him into a
little room that was wainscoted with mother¬
of-pearl, and sent at once to summon the most
famous doctors in the neighbourhood.
The doctors came immediately one after the
other: namely a Crow, an Owl, and a Talking¬
cricket.