"
"Well, we'll do our best," said the Tin Woodman. "But there's only two
of us to protect you, and there's an awful lot of Ticklemonsters."
"All you have to do is tell them 'don't stop'," said the Scarecrow.
"Tell them 'don't stop'?" questioned Dorothy in surprise.
"Yes. Don't you remember what I told you?" said the Tin Woodman. "The
Ticklemonsters don't like being told what to do, so if you tell them to
stop, they'll just keep going, and if you tell them to tickle you, they
won't."
"What if they're really hungry?" said Dorothy.
"Hungry?" echoed the Tin Woodman.
"Yes, " replied Dorothy. "You said that Ticklemonsters don't eat regular
food, but that the sound of laughter energizes molecules in the air
around them, and that they absorb the energized molecules through their
skin."
"Oh yes, of course," said the Tin Woodman. "I almost forgot. Well, to
answer your question, the Ticklemonsters are so stubborn that they'd
rather go hungry than do as they're told."
"Once, I was sent to bed without any dinner for not doing as I was
told," said the girl.
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