“I must go on!” she whispered. “I cannot go back! I will run on with all my might.”
So she ran on with all her might; and what do you think happened?
When she turned around to see if she was far enough away from the snake, she saw, instead of the big black snake, a little curly-haired dog where the snake had been!
He bounded up to her and barked Boof! Boof! in the friendliest kind of way.
“Dear little doggy!” exclaimed Letty, patting his head. “How do you do? I believe you must be hungry! So am I. Let us eat breakfast.”
Boof! Boof! barked the little dog, as much as to say, “Thank you!”
“I haven’t very much,” said Letty, “but I will give you part of what I have. We must save some for our supper, you know.”
III
They enjoyed their breakfast and started on again much refreshed.
Pretty soon they came to a place filled with thorny brambles. The brambles tore Letty’s stockings and they scratched her legs and arms, and they hurt her so very much that at last it seemed as though she could go no farther.