"They should learn the Golden Rule," said Dorothy.
"What's the Golden Rule?" asked the Girrephalump.
"/Do unto others as you would have others do unto you/," she quoted.
"That's a good rule," said the Girrephalump.
"If everyone lived by it, no one would steal anything from anyone," said
Dorothy. And no one would hurt anyone either."
"That's amazing!" said the Girrephalump.
"What is?" said Dorothy.
"Why, if that one rule were practiced by everyone it would make the
mortal lands a beautiful place to live as well as to visit."
"It would indeed," said Dorothy. "If every single individual followed
that one simple rule, we could unlock all of our locks and throw all the
keys away."
"And you could melt down all of your guns," said the Girrephalump.
"Don't mortals understand that?"
"Oh, they understand all right," said Dorothy. "But many just don't want
to live by that rule."
"Perhaps if they were taught these things as children...."
"Some children don't want to live by that rule either," she replied.
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