"Tell me," she said
gently to the boy, "why are you here, and why do these people of the
sky wish to destroy you?"
In a few hurried words Button-Bright related their adventures with
the Magic Umbrella and how the Boolooroo had stolen it and they had
been obliged to escape into the Pink Country. Polychrome listened
and then turned to the Queen. "Why have you decreed death to these
innocent strangers?" she asked.
"They do not harmonize with our color scheme," replied Tourmaline.
"That is utter nonsense," declared Polychrome impatiently. "You're
so dreadfully pink here that your color, which in itself is
beautiful, had become tame and insipid. What you really need is some
sharp contrast to enhance the charm of your country, and to keep
these three people here would be a benefit rather than an injury to
you."
At this, the Pinkies looked downcast and ashamed, while only Rosalie
the Witch laughed and seemed to enjoy the rebuke. "But," protested
Tourmaline, "the Great Book of Laws says our country shall harbor
none but the Pinkies."
"Does it indeed?" asked the Rainbow's Daughter. "Come, let us return
at once to your City and examine your Book of Laws. I am quite sure
I can find in them absolute protection for these poor wanderers."
They dared not disobey Polychrome's request, so at once they all
turned and walked back to the City.
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