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Updated: June 29, 2025
"Wh-what?" stammered Sara. "Mad or sad?" repeated the Gunki, twirling their thumbs. "They mean, my dear," explained the Teacup, "were you crying because you were angry, or for some more or less legitimate reason because you cut your finger, for instance, or broke one of the charming children you had with you the other day? Because "
She's older than the Snoodle!" cried the First and Second Gunki. And at that the whole Garden went wild over her just as the butterflies had done.
"Before my Saucer was broken," continued the Teacup, with a grateful look at the thoughtful Gunki, "I've heard him say that a little girl came into the Garden one day with tears in her eyes, and that one would have fallen, if a Gunkus had not caught it in his shoe. Haven't you noticed the old, gray-haired Gunkus, who always wears a wooden medal on his coat-tail "
All the other presents were marked "For Sara, with our congratulations, because she is older than the Snoodle." But this one was marked, in a round, childish hand, "For my dear Sara because she is older than me." But the grand surprise came when, near the last, four Gunki hurried in bearing a large chest, which they placed at Sara's feet.
My handle is so consanguineous, and I forgot to ask the Plynck and and " The poor old lady was evidently growing hysterical herself; so the faithful Gunki hastily put up their hatbands, seized Sara by the arm, and again began hurrying toward the Rainbow Gate.
Of course it was quite a long table, with a good many covers; there had to be one for each of Avrillia's children and for every one of the Gunki. As there was a step-ladder for each guest, and as they were made of gold and silver, arranged alternately, the effect was very unique and elaborate.
For a while Sara was too much absorbed in anticipation to notice that something was the matter with the Gunki. Then, all of a sudden, she noticed that they were looking crestfallen and chagrined. Sara was sorry to notice this because they had been very kind to her all through this rather trying day.
As there were so many of the Gunki and Avrillia's children it was quite a long procession, so that the only way they could tell the head from the tail of it was by remembering that Sara was the head and that the Snimmy's wife was the tail.
One and all, they seemed deeply absorbed in this useful work. Still a third crew of Gunki were engaged in helping Schlorge reset the stump. They had got it nearly into place by the time Sara arrived. It was a tremendous engineering feat, and had evidently required any number of ropes and pulleys and things.
"Then the problem of transportation," said Pirlaps, greatly pleased. "There must be no break " "The Gunki will bring 'em," said Schlorge, decisively. "Here, you!" he shouted; and a swarm of Gunki came tumbling out from under the adjacent bushes. "Bring your coal-scuttles!" he shouted; and each Gunkus scuttled back, reappearing in a moment with the desired receptacle. "Good!" said Pirlaps.
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