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"Then Waddles really did steal that ham, as 

 Aunt Prue said," mused Tommy- Anne to herself. 

 "Never mind; it will take him some time to chase 

 the cat, and I can talk a little longer with the 

 Oak. I don't think it was offended." So she 

 said, " Will you please tell me where the flowers 

 get the food that they pack in the seeds' lunch 



baskets ? " 



"That is not for me 

 to explain, child. That 

 story belongs 

 to the mes- 



s 



sengers of 



Flowerland, tl 



Hummingbird and the 



Moon Moth. They 



will tell it to you when they guide you through 



the Flower Market and to the Land of Nod." 



" The Flower Market and the Land of Nod ! 

 Oh, where are they ? Are they places in Why- 

 land?" 



" Yes ; they are in Whyland ; the Flower 

 Market is where the Flowers live, from spring to 

 leaf -fall. The Land of Nod is where the Flowers 

 close their eyes and go to sleep. 



" If you wish to go to the Flower Market, wait 



