So they climbed up on the bird's back, and all being ready she flew away.
"How does she know which way to fly?" asked Sweetclover.
"Birds know everything in the air, just the same as fishes do in the water," said the Villain.
"And worms in the ground," added Kernel Cob.
"I guess Dolls must be the stupidest things in the world," said Sweetclover.
"Only some of us," said Kernel Cob.
At this Sweetclover, the Villain and the Condor laughed, but Kernel Cob didn't know what they were laughing at, which was a very good thing for him.
All that day they flew, and were very happy indeed in the warm sunshine skimming through the clouds. And once they went through a rainstorm and got wet; but as the sun came out soon after and dried them quickly they were none the worse for their bath, but felt refreshed for it.
And they passed over the great Amazon river, the largest river in the world, and, much before they knew it, they were in Central America going at a tremendous rate of speed.