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Polly walked beside Dorothy a while , holding her new friend 's hand as if she feared to let it go ; but her nature seemed as light and buoyant as her fleecy robes , for suddenly she darted ahead and whirled round in a giddy dance . Then she tripped back to them with sparkling eyes and smiling cheeks , having regained her usual happy mood and forgotten all her worry about being lost . They found her a charming companion , and her dancing and laughter -- for she laughed at times like the tinkling of a silver bell -- did much to enliven their journey and keep them contented . The City of Beasts -LSB- Illustration -RSB- When noon came they opened the Fox-King 's basket of luncheon , and found a nice roasted turkey with cranberry sauce and some slices of bread and butter . As they sat on the grass by the roadside the shaggy man cut up the turkey with his pocket-knife and passed slices of it around . `` Have n't you any dewdrops , or mist-cakes , or cloud-buns ? '' asked Polychrome , longingly . ''