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So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy / straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air / at the stone man's side. And so intent were they both upon their / running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they / had bumped right into her. Now to be run into is upsetting under / any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most / upsetting thing yet. Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but / rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the / side of the road.
"Stop! " cried the Scarecrow, recognizing her at once. "Now see what / you've done!"