"Good riddance, I say!" spoke Nibbles. "That big old thing was ugly! And it smelled awful!"
"Where's Fisher?" asked Elephant.
"I think the thingy ate her up after all."
"I sure hope not!"
"I'm fine," came the feline meow. "Is that beast gone away yet?"
"It has," answered the pachyderm. Oddly, neither Nibbles nor Tweaty felt the slightest tinge of fear at the sight of the cat. In Oz, natural enemies ofttimes become the dearest of friends. Indeed, Oz is a truly remarkable land!
"I think I saw all nine of my lives flash before me that time!" said the cat. "What in the heck was that thing that had me?"
"I don't know," said Elephant. "But I hope we'll never see it again."
"But you have to rescue that poor little insect!" said an earthworm, poking her head out of the ground. "Didn't you bozos hear what that thing said about Lovebug? He's got her stuck in his sticky web, and he is treating her like a slave and he's even making her—ugh!—kiss him! How yucky can you get? You must save that poor little bug. She is a good bug. Love is always good! Please help her. Please. I can't bear to think of her in that predicament!"
"It's a stupid bug, for crying out loud!" said Tweaty. "Don't you think that we have more important things to do than to go and save a stupid bug?"