Apparently he had jetted himself right out of the gourd! Chem was using the hardened rind of an empty gourd to scoop the vomit away, making room for more as it flowed voluminously from Smash's mouth.As he realized where he was, his sickness abated. He looked about.The girls were in a sorry state. All five of them were spattered. "We decided to get you out of the gourd before it got worse," Tandy said apologetically. "What happened?""I ate a lot of horse--er, manure," Smash said. "Instead of cake and pastry.""Ogres do have unusual tastes," John remarked.Smash chuckled weakly. "Where's some decent food? I don't want to eat any more gourds, and I'm going to be hungry as soon as I feel better.""There'll be food at Goblinland," Goldy Goblin said."How far is that?"Chem produced her map. "As I make it, we're close. From what Goldy tells me, the main tribe of goblins is not far from here, as the dragon flies. Just a few hours' walk, except that there's a mountain in the way, so we have to go around--across the Earth works.
