"
"Then it seems we are no longer needed," said one of the Sniffers. "We
met the Droffs on our way here, and they have agreed to help us plow our
fields. If our job here is done, I think we should like to go home and
get started."
"Me wants to plow fields," said the Droff who stood beside him.
"Then something positive did come of all this tragedy," said Hootsey.
"Not only have the Sniffers and the Stinkfoots made friends with the
Droffs, but the Forest Monster has had a major-league change of heart.
But can we at least find the empty shells of our families and give them
a proper burial?"
"That would be right," agreed the Forest Monster.
"Wait a minute," said Ozma. "You mean to say that the bodies are still
around? You didn't devour them entirely?"
"No," explained the Monster. "I only drained them of their energy. I
never actually hurt their physical bodies. Only their internal energy."
"And their energies are still inside of you," observed Lisa, catching on
to what Ozma was getting at. "So you never actually _killed_ them! Their
bodies are still alive, but dormant because they have no life energy.
That means that, if we could reverse the process, we could put all of
their energy back into their bodies again!"
"It would," agreed Ozma, "if the Forest Monster would agree to do
this.
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