"Not at any cost. Even though they are doing bad, they
are still counted among my subjects. They are not enemies to Oz, and I
will not have them entirely devastated. Our plan has to be fair to both
sides, not just one. As we have said, neither side is better than the
other. You yourself agreed. We can't allow either race to be lost in
favor of the other. That would upset the balance of Nature."
"But how else can we stop them from expanding to wherever they like?"
asked the Sniffer citizen.
"There has to be a fair way to settle the dispute," replied the little
Queen. "And it is up to us to find it."
"What if we forbade them from eating any more stinkweeds?" suggested
Nibbles. "That way, they wouldn't smell so bad, and the Sniffers would
have no further trouble with them. Also, they would no longer need to be
living in an area that would help the stinkweeds grow."
"You heard the letter," answered Lisa. "They won't agree to that. They
like the smell that they get from the weeds, and they believe it will
prevent anyone attacking them. They would never go along with that
plan."
"We're almost there" sighed the Sniffer citizen. "But we are no closer
to an agreement. What can we do?"
"I intend to speak with your President," replied Ozma.
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