Bosh-Bosh Oil. 17

But only for a few steps, for his way was again
blocked. This time by a bush, a cruel looking
bush, covered with long, sharp thorns which grew
directly in the middle of the path. The boy tried
to pass on the right side, when to his amazement,
the thorn-bush gave a funny little hop and placed
itself directly in front of him. He then ran quickly
to the left, but the bush ran too, and stood firmly
before him, again barring the way.

While wondering what to do, he saw lying on
the ground near, a small box. Full of curiosity
he opened it and found it contained a large fat |
yeast cake. But it was not a common everyday
yeast cake, for it smelt like delicious candy.
Gardner tasted it carefully, and finding it was as
good as it smelt, ate it all, and then what do
you think happened? He suddenly felt himself
vise. Up, up, up he was lifted, high over the
thorn bush, and then down, down, down he
slowly came on the other side. For the yeast
he had eaten was made in fairyland, and, working
much quicker than ours can, had made Gardner
rise af once. Four times he bounded up into

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