She did not seem very old, for her features were smiling
and attractive and pleasant to view. She held in her hand a slender
staff tipped with a lustrous pink jewel.
All the Pinkies present bowed very respectfully to Rosalie, who
returned the salutation with a dignified nod. Then Tourmaline began
to explain the presence of the three strangers and the difficulty of
deciding what to do with them.
"I have summoned you here that you may cast the deciding vote,"
added the Queen. "What shall we do, Rosalie, allow them to remain
here as honored guests, or toss them over the bushes into the sky?"
Rosalie, during Tourmaline's speech, had been attentively examining
the faces of the three Earth people. Now she said,
"Before I decide, I must see who these strangers are. I will follow
their adventures in a vision to discover if they have told you the
truth. And in order that you may all share my knowledge, you shall
see the vision as I see it." She then bowed her head and closed her
eyes.
"Rock-a-bye, baby, on a treetop;
Don't wake her up, or the vision will stop,"
muttered the parrot, but no one paid any attention to the noisy
bird.
Gradually, a pink mist formed in the air about the Witch, and in
this mist the vision began to appear.
First, there was Button-bright in the attic of his house, finding
the Magic Umbrella. Then his first flight was shown, and afterward
his trip across the United States until he landed on the bluff where
Trot sat.
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