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Wake up, will you!" and he gave the reins another sharp pull. The sloth-bear blinked his eyes, sleepily, and muttered, "What's up?" "Why, aren't you going to make a start?" inquired the Dodo, angrily; "how do you suppose we shall ever get to our destination if you go on like this?" The sloth-bear, after staring vacantly awhile slowly shook his head.
"Jump in, then," said the sloth-bear, jerking his head in the direction of the cart; and the children, highly delighted at the prospect of a ride, all scrambled in.
To their great astonishment, they found a clumsy-looking cart, somewhat resembling the pictures which they had seen of the old Roman chariots, to the shafts of which a sleepy-looking sloth-bear was attached. "Ha! ha! what a funny horse," laughed Fidge. "It is a horse, isn't it, Dick?" "No," said Dick; "I don't think so." "Horse! no, indeed," said the Dodo. "It's a kind of camel."
It's perfectly ridiculous going on in this way; however do you imagine we are to get to our destination if you waste time in this manner?" The answer was a loud snore from the sloth-bear, who had once more fallen into a deep sleep. "Well, of all the stupid creatures," said the Dodo, "I think that this is the most remarkable. Here, I say!
"What's the matter now, cry-baby?" asked the Dodo. "Why can't you let me alone?" whined the sloth-bear. "I've never done nothing to you, have I? Why can't you let a poor beast sleep in peace?" "Oh, for goodness' sake let the lazy old thing go to sleep if it wants to," said Dick, impatiently, while tender-hearted Marjorie went up to the creature and stroked and comforted it as best she could.
"Wake him up again, will you, please?" she said, turning to the Dodo. "Perhaps he will tell us." "All right," said the Dodo, "I'll wake him up. Here!" he cried, going up to the sloth-bear, and giving him a good shake. "Wake up! Wake up!" The creature slowly lifted his head, and, staring reproachfully at the Dodo, began to cry. "Boo hoo hoo! Boo hoo hoo!" he sobbed. "It's a shame, it is."
Her pity was wasted, however, for almost before the last words were out of its mouth the sloth-bear was snoring peacefully with a contented smirk on its face. "Come on," said Dick, "let's try and find the way ourselves. Oh!
"I ain't," said the sloth-bear, with a yawn. "You shouldn't say 'ain't," said the Dodo, rebukingly. "What are you, then?" There was no answer, the creature had gone to sleep. "Wake up! wake up!" cried the Dodo, shaking him violently. "The idea of dropping off to sleep when any one is talking to you!" "I thought you were going to preach," explained the sloth-bear.
There was no answer, and it transpired that the creature was asleep again. "Good gracious!" said the Dodo, impatiently, "we shall never get anywhere at this rate. I say, do wake up," he cried, going up to the sloth-bear and giving him a good shake. "Oh! are you ready?" said that individual, waking up slowly.
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