
Girlie spends a languid afternoon watching goldfish swirl in her play‑room aquarium, feeling the ache of missing her brothers. A sudden glimpse of a mysterious word—“Goo”—in a hastily written note sparks her curiosity, and before she can decide whether to read on, her beloved doll Dumpsey Deazil awakens, squeaking that she can answer the question. The doll’s unexpected chatter leads Girlie to a promise of adventure: a trip to the enigmatic land of Why, where all questions and answers are said to reside.
The journey is unlike any ordinary travel; Dumpsey explains that a hundred spoken counts with eyes tightly shut will whisk them away. Along the way Girlie is warned to treat the peculiar Wallypug with kindness, hinting at a host of odd companions—socialistic cockatoos, mysterious Goo, and other whimsical beings waiting in Why. The opening promises a delightfully odd escapade, inviting listeners to follow Girlie’s wonder‑filled steps into a world where imagination shapes the road ahead.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (157K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2020-01-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1862–1919
A British children's writer remembered for playful fantasy and adventurous storytelling, he is best known for books that delighted young readers in the late Victorian and Edwardian years.
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