“Oh!” they exclaimed, when they saw us, throwing up their hands in a comical little way, “we’ve caught something. What funny things! What are they?”
“I wonder if they bite,” cried the shorter of the two.
“Do you bite, you funny things, you?” cried the other, shaking her head at us.
“No, of course not,” said the Wallypug. “Help us to get down, will you, please?”
“Not yet,” said both of the little blue creatures, shaking their heads simultaneously. “What are your names?”
“OH!” THEY EXCLAIMED, “WHAT ARE THEY?”
“I’m the Wallypug,” explained his Majesty graciously, “and this gentleman is——”
“He, he, he! He, he, he! He, he, he!” giggled the little blue people. “They’re Wallypugs. Two great big fat Wallypugs. Oh, oh! what funny things. Let’s go and fetch Ho-lor.” And they ran off as fast as their little blue legs would carry them.