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For a moment Alice and Ruth were almost paralyzed with fear. They stood spellbound, and could only gaze horrifiedly at the tawny beast stretched out on the limb of the tree.
"What-what shall we do?" asked Alice.
"What can we do?" Ruth returned. "If we move toward them, or call out, the beast may spring on them. What is it-a tiger?"
"I don'