To their great delight the children at once found themselves their usual height, and the onions, which had looked before like huge trees, now only reached a little above their heads, while the Sage and the other gnomes looked the tiniest little creatures again.
“This is better,” said Dick, shaking himself as though he had come out of the water.
“Yes, isn’t it good to be ourselves once more,” said Marjorie.
While Fidge jumped about delightedly, breaking down several of the onion plants, and almost treading on the Sage’s hut.
“Don’t caper about like a lot of lunatics,” shouted the little man, angrily. “Come and sit down and talk business. The Ki-Wi has something to tell you.”
All excitement to know what it could be, the children sat down again, and the Ki-Wi after fumbling about in his coat tail for some time, produced a large document and began to read.