La Chica de Retazos de Oz

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Página 1 LA CHICA remiendo de la onza

por L. Frank Baum Ediciones Cryptomaoist

Página 2 LA CHICA remiendo de la onza Cariñosamente Dedicado a mi joven amigoSumner Hamilton Britton de Chicago

por L. Frank BaumPrólogojo ! "nc #unkie$l %ago CrookedLa muchacha del remiendo$l gato de cristal"n &ccidente 'erri(le$l viaje$l Pro(lem)tico Fonógra*o$l (+ho Foolish ! el Sa(io Burro,ue cumplan los -oo!Shagg! Hom(re al /escate"n (uen amigo$l puerco esp0n gigante/ecortes ! el $spantap)jarosjo viola la le!Prisionero 1 2 s ma3

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Página 3 Prólogo & trav@s de la (ondad de Doroth! Aale de ansas despu@s de la princesaDoroth! o* un escritor humilde en los $stados "nidos de &m@rica *ue una venom(rado Historiador /eal de con el privilegio de escri(ir la crónica deese maravilloso pa0s de las hadas. Pero despu@s de hacer seis li(ros so(re las aventurasdeesas personas interesantes pero etrañas 5ue viven en la 'ierra de el historiadoraprendido con dolor 5ue por un decreto del Supremo Ao(ernante ma de su

pa0s a partir de entonces se volver0a invisi(le a todos los 5ue viv0an *uera de su (ordEres ! 5ue todas las comunicaciones con ser0a en el *uturo ser) cortada.Los niños 5ue ha(0an aprendido a (uscar los li(ros so(re ! 5ueme encantaron las historias so(re el ga! ! *eli a la gente 5ue ha(itan ese pa0s*avorecidatratar han sido las siento como Historiador de 5ue no ha(r0a m)s li(ros de historias. $llos escri(ieron muchas cartas pidiendo si el historiador no sa(0a de algunaaventuras para escri(ir so(re lo 5ue ha(0a sucedido antes de 5ue la 'ierra de *uecerrado

*uera de todo el resto del mundo. Pero @l no sa(0a de ninguna. Finalmente uno delos niños preguntaron por 5u@ nos couldn3 1 2 t sa(er de princesa Doroth! por radiotel@gra*o 5ue le permitir0a comunicar al historiador loocurrido en la 'ierra lejana de sin su su ver o incluso sa(er eactamentedonde es.$so parec0a una (uena idea por lo 5ue el historiador improvisado una torre en su

patio trasero ! tomó lecciones de la telegra*0a sin hilos hasta 5ue @l lo entend0a !luego comenó a llamar GPrincesa Doroth! o* G mediante el env0o de mensajes en elaire.&hora asn3 1 2 t pro(a(le 5ue Doroth! estar0a (uscando %essE inal)m(ricaedades o 5ue prestar atención a la llamada pero una cosa Historiador esta(a seguro !

5ueera 5ue la hechicera poderosa Alinda sa(r0a lo 5ue esta(a haciendo !



5ue desea(a comunicarse con Doroth!. Para Alinda tiene un gran li(ro en5ue se registra cada evento 5ue se lleva a ca(o en cual5uier lugar del mundo sólo elmomento en 5ue sucede ! as0 por supuesto el li(ro le dec0a acerca de lainal)m(rica de mensajes.4 ese *ue el camino Doroth! o!ó 5ue el historiador 5uer0a ha(lar

Página 4 con ella ! ha(0a un hom(re Shagg! en la 'ierra de 5ue supotel@gra*o respuesta inal)m(rico. $l resultado *ue 5ue el historiador rogó tan di*0cilse les diga las +ltimas noticias de para 5ue pudiera escri(irlo para los niños aleer 5ue Doroth! pidió permiso de ma ! ma ama(lemente consentido.Por eso despu@s de dos largos años de espera otra historia !a est) preEtantes de los niños de &m@rica. $sto no ha(r0a sido posi(le no ha(0aun hom(re inteligente inventó el GirelessG ! un niño igualmente inteligente sugeridosla idea de llegar a la tierra misteriosa de por sus medios.

L. Frank Baum. "OZCOT" en Hollywood en California

Página 5 Ojo y Unc Nunkie G1 2 s -here3 la mante5uilla "nc #unkieIG preguntó jo."nc miró por la ventana ! se acarició la (ar(a larga. Luego se volvióal muchacho %unchkin ! negó con la ca(ea.G' isn3 1 2G dijo @l.

GJsn3 1 2 t mante5uillaI L)stima "nc. 1 2 -here3 'hat3 1 2 s s el atasco entoncesIGinvestigadojo de pie en un ta(urete para poder mirar a trav@s de todos los estantes de la alacena.Pero "nc #unkie sacudió la ca(ea de nuevo.GAoneG dijo.G#o mermelada !a sea 4 no ha! pastel E sin jalea E no ha! mananas E nada m)s 5ue

panGG'odoG dijo el t0o otra ve acariciando su (ar(a mientras mira(a por la ventana.$l niño trajo el ta(urete ! se sentó al lado de su t0o masticando la

pan seco lentamente ! al parecer en una pro*unda re*leión.G#ada crece en nuestro jard0n pero del )r(ol del panG re*leionó G! ha!

sólo dos m)s panes en ese )r(ol ! the!3 1 2 re todav0a no madura. Dime t0o por 5u@somos tan po(resI G$l viejo %unchkin volvió ! miró a jo. 'en0a unos ojos ama(les pero @lHadna 1 2 t sonrió ! se rió en tanto tiempo 5ue el muchacho ha(0a olvidado 5ue "nc

#unkie pod0a mirar de otra manera 5ue solemne. 4 "nc nunca ha(ló mas pala(rasde lo 5ue se vio o(ligado a por lo 5ue su pe5ueño so(rino 5ue viv0a sola con @l ten0aaprendido a entender mucho de una sola pala(ra.GKPor 5u@ somos tan po(res t0oIG Erepitió el muchacho.G#oG dijo el viejo %unchkin.

Página 6 GCreo 5ue somosG declaró jo. GK,u@ tenemosIG



GHouseG dijo "nc #unkie.G4o s@ pero todo el mundo en la 'ierra de tiene un lugar para vivir K,u@ otra cosat0o.IGGPan de molde.GGJ3 1 2 m de comer el +ltimo pan that3 madura 2 1 s #o. J3 1 2 he dejado de lado su

parte "nc.Jta 1 2 s en la mesa as0 5ue puedes comer cuando tienes ham(re. Pero cuando eso seha idoK,u@ comeremos t0oI G$l anciano se movió en su silla pero se limitó a mover la ca(ea.GPor supuestoG dijo jo 5ue esta(a o(ligado a ha(lar por5ue su t0o har0ano Gnadie se muere de ham(re en la 'ierra de tampoco. Ha! mucho para todo elmundo 5uesa(er solamente si isn3 1 2 t justo donde 5uieres pasar a ser tienes 5ue ir donde est)G.La edad %unchkin movió de nuevo ! miró a su pe5ueño so(rino como si

pertur(ado por su argumento.GPor la mañana por la mañanaG el muchacho continuó Gtenemos 5ue ir donde ha!algo de comer o vamos a crecer mu! ham(riento ! llegar a ser mu! in*eli G.GKDondeIG preguntó "nc.GKDónde vamos a irI 4o dona 1 2 t sa(er J& 1 2 m seguroG respondió jo. GPerousted de(es@ t0o. "sted de(e ha(er viajado en su tiempo por5ue es 1 2 re tan viejo. 4o dona 12 trecordarlo por5ue desde 5ue !o pod0a recordar nada ea 1 2 ve vivido derechoa5u0 en esta solitaria casa redonda con un pe5ueño jard0n posterior de la misma ! laespesa

(os5ues alrededor. 'odo 2 1 de J3 he visto nunca de la gran tierra de t0o m0o es elvista de la montaña m)s al sur donde dicen 5ue los ti(urones martillovivo E 5ue on3 1 2 t permitir 5ue nadie va!a por ellos E ! 5ue la montaña en el nortedondedicen no vive nadie G.G"noG declaró "nc corregirlo.

Página 7 Gh s0 una *amilia vive all0 J& 1 2 ve o0do 'hat3 1 2 s el Crooked %ago.5ue se llama Dr. Pipt ! su esposa %argolotte. "n año 5ue me ha(laste

ellos Creo 5ue le tomó un año entero t0o por decir tanto como J& 1 2 ve aca(a dedeciracerca del Crooked %ago ! su esposa. iven en lo alto de la montaña! el (ien %unchkin Pa0s donde los *rutos ! las *lores crecen es sólo elotro lado. Jta 1 2 s divertido 5ue usted ! !o de(emos vivir a5u0 sola en medio de la

(os5ue isn3 1 2 t @lI GGS0G dijo el t0o.G$ntonces Leta 1 2 s se va!a ! visite el %unchkin Pa0s ! su alegre (uenoE

personas a*a(les. J& 1 2 encantar0a o(tener una visión de algo adem)s de maderas "nc #unkie G.G%u! pocoG dijo el t0o.

GKPor 5u@ J& 1 2 m no tan poco como !o sol0a serG respondió el muchacho conseriedad. GCreo



Puedo caminar tan lejos ! tan r)pido a trav@s de los (os5ues como puedas "nc. 4 ahora5uenada crece en nuestro patio trasero 5ue es (ueno para comer tenemos 5ue ir donde ha!comida.G"nc #unkie no respondió durante un tiempo. Luego se cierra la ventana

! se volvió a su silla para en*rentarse a la ha(itación para 5ue el sol se hund0a detr)s del)r(olEtops ! esta(a creciendo (ien.Poco a jo encendido el *uego ! los troncos ardieron li(remente en el amplio *uegolugar. Los dos se sentaron en la lu del *uego mucho tiempo E el viejo de (ar(a (lanca%unchkin! el niño. &m(os esta(an pensando. Cuando creció *uera (astante oscuro jo dijoMGCome tu pan t0o ! luego vamos a ir a la cama.GPero "nc #unkie no comió el pan ni se *ue directamente a la cama.%ucho despu@s de 5ue su so(rino esta(a pro*undamente dormido en un rincón de la salade la vieja

hom(re se sentó junto al *uego pensando.

Página 8 El Mago Crooked Nusto al amanecer mañana siguiente "nc #unkie le puso una mano en jo3 1 2 sca(ea ! lo despertó.GenG dijo.jo vestido. Lleva(a medias de seda aul pantalones cortos aules con el oro B"CEles una cintura con volantes aul ! una cha5ueta de trenado aul (rillante con oro. Susapatoseran de cuero aul ! se presentó en los dedos de los pies 5ue se apunta(an. Su som(reroten0auna corona de pico ! un ala plana ! alrededor del ala era una *ila de pe5ueño orocampanas 5ue tintinea(an cuando se mudó. $ste *ue el traje nativo de los 5ueha(itó el %unchkin Pa0s de la 'ierra de as0 5ue el vestido "nc 1 2 s era #unkie3al igual 5ue la de su so(rino. $n lugar de apatos el anciano lleva(a (otas contapas de volumen de negocios ! la cha5ueta aul ten0an amplios puños de galonesdorados.$l muchacho se dio cuenta de 5ue su t0o no ha(0a comido el pan ! supuso laviejo no ha(0a tenido ham(re. jo ten0a ham(re sin em(argo por lo 5ue divide la pieade pan so(re la mesa ! comió su media para el desa!uno lavar hacia a(ajo con

*resco agua *resca del arro!o. "nc puso otro pedao de pan en la cha5ueta (olsillo despu@s de lo cual volvió a decir mientras sal0a por la puertaM GenG.jo se agradó. $sta(a terri(lemente cansado de estar solo en elmaderas ! 5uer0a viajar ! conocer gente. Durante mucho tiempo ha(0a 5ueridoeplorar la tierra hermosa de en la 5ue viv0an. Cuando esta(an *uera"nc simplemente tra(ado la puerta ! empeó a su(ir el camino. #adie pertur(ar0asu casita aun5ue nadie llegó tan lejos en el espeso (os5ue mientras esta(anido.& los pies de la montaña 5ue separa el Pa0s de los %unchkinsdesde el Pa0s del Aillikins el camino dividido. "na *orma condujo a la i5uierda !la otra a la derecha E hacia arri(a de la montaña. "nc #unkie tomó esta derecha

tra!ectoria de la mano ! jo siguieron sin preguntar por 5u@. Ol sa(0a 5ue tardar0ana la casa del Crooked %ago a 5uien nunca ha(0a visto pero 5ue era



su vecino m)s cercano.

Página 9 'oda la mañana camina(an por el sendero de montaña ! al mediod0a "nc !jo se sentó en un tronco ca0do ! se comió el +ltimo del pan 5ue el viejo %unchE

kin ha(0a colocado en el (olsillo. Luego comenaron de nuevo ! dos horas m)s tardellegó a la vista de la casa del Dr. Pipt.$ra una casa grande redondo al igual 5ue todas las casas de %unchkin ! pintadoaul 5ue es el color distintivo de la %unchkin Pa0s de . Ha(0aun (onito jard0n alrededor de la casa donde los )r(oles aules ! *lores aules crecieronena(undancia ! en un solo lugar eran camas de coles anahorias aules aules ! aullechuga todos los cuales esta(an deliciosos para comer. $n el jard0n Dr. Pipt3 1 2 screció (olloE)r(olestortaE)r(oles ar(ustos crema de hojaldre ran+nculos aules 5ue arrojó ecelentes aulmante5uilla ! una *ila de plantas de chocolate caramelo. Caminos de grava aul

dividieron elvegetal ! macios de *lores ! un camino m)s amplio llevado hasta la puerta principal. $llugaresta(a en un claro en la montaña pero un poco lejos esta(a el (os5ue som(r0o5ue rodea(a por completo."nc llamó a la puerta de la casa ! una mujer regordeta de rostro agrada(levestida de aul la a(rió ! saludó a los visitantes con una sonrisa.G&hG dijo jo Gusted de(e ser Dame %argolotte la (uena esposa del Dr. Pipt.GG4o so! 5uerida ! todos los etranjeros son (ienvenidos a mi casa.GGPodemos ver el *amoso mago señoraIGGOl est) mu! ocupado ahora mismoG dijo ella sacudiendo la ca(ea du(itativamente.GPeroentrar ! te vo! a dar algo de comer para 5ue usted de(e ha(er viajado lejoscon el *in de conseguir nuestro lugar solitario. GG'enemosG respondió jo mientras @l ! "nc entró en la casa. GHemos venidodesde un lugar mucho m)s solo 5ue esto. GG"n lugar m)s solitario 4 en el Pa0s %unchkinIG eclamó. G$ntonces esode(e estar en alg+n lugar en el (os5ue aul G.G$s (uena Dame %argolotte.G

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GQPo(re de m0G ella dijo mirando al hom(re Gusted de(e ser "nc #unkie conocidocomo &5uel silencioso. G$ntonces ella miró al muchacho.G 4 usted de(e ser jo del "nEsuerte G añadió.GS0G dijo el t0o.G#unca supe me llamaron la mala suerteG dijo jo so(riamente Gpero en realidad esun (uen nom(re para m0 G.GBuenoG comentó la mujer !a 5ue ella se apresuró por la ha(itación ! dejó lamesa ! trajo comida del armario G 5ue tuvo la mala suerte de vivir soloen ese l+gu(re (os5ue 5ue es mucho peor 5ue el (os5ue por a5u0 pero perE5ui) su suerte va a cam(iar ahora 5ue usted est) ausente de ella. Si durante sus viajesse puede llegar a perder ese 3 1 2 "ña 1 2 en el inicio de su nom(re de 3 1 2

Desa*ortunado 3 1 2 5uese convertir) entonces en el jo de la Suerte 5ue ser) una gran mejora G.



GKCómo puedo perder ese 3 1 2 "n 3 1 2 Dame %argolotteIGG#o s@ cómo pero de(es mantener el asunto en mente ! 5ui)sla oportunidad vendr) a ti G respondió ella.jo nunca ha(0a comido una (uena comida como en toda su vida. Ha(0a una sa(rosaguiso *umando caliente un plato de guisantes de color aul un plato de dulce de leche

de un aul delicadotinte ! un *lan aul con ciruelas aules en @l. Cuando los visitantes ha(0an comidocon ganas de esta tari*a la mujer les dijoMGK,uiere ver al Dr. Pipt por negocios o por placerIG"nc negó con la ca(ea.G$stamos viajandoG respondió jo G ! nos detuvimos en su casa sólo paradescansar ! re*rescarnos. #o creo "nc #unkie preocupa mucho verel *amoso mago Crooked pero por mi parte tengo curiosidad de ver como ungran hom(re.GLa mujer parec0a pensativa.

Página 11 G/ecuerdo 5ue "nc #unkie ! mi marido sol0an ser amigos muchosHace años GdijoG as0 5ue 5ui)s se espera volver a reunirse. $l magoest) mu! ocupado como he dicho pero si prometes no molestarlo usted puede veniren su taller ! verlo preparar un encanto maravilloso G.GAraciasG respondió el muchacho mu! complacido. G%e gustar0a hacer eso.G$lla a(rió el camino a una gran sala a(ovedada en la parte posterior de la casa 5ue erataller de la 1 2 s %agician3. Ha(0a una hilera de ventanas 5ue se etiende casi todolos lados de la sala circular 5ue dictó el lugar mu! ligero ! ha!era una puerta trasera adem)s de la una 5ue conduce a la parte delantera de la casa.&ntes de la hilera de ventanas de un asiento amplio *ue construido ! ha(0a algunas sillas! (ancos en la ha(itación adem)s. $n un etremo ha(0a una gran chimenea en la 5ueun registro aul ard0a con una llama aul ! so(re el *uego colgó cuatro calderas enuna *ila todos (ur(ujeante ! humeante en un gran precio. $l %ago se mov0a todocuatro de estas calderas al mismo tiempo dos con sus manos ! dos con sus piesa este +ltimo cucharones de madera est)n atados para este hom(re era tan torcida5ue sus piernas esta(an tan a la mano como sus (raos."nc #unkie se adelantó para saludar a su viejo amigo pero no poderagitar (ien sus manos o sus pies 5ue todos esta(an ocupados en agitación se palmeóel 1 2 s %agician3 ca(ea calva ! le preguntóM GK,u@IGG&h ita 1 2 s el Silencioso "noG comentó el Dr. Pipt sin levantar la vista G! @l

5uiere sa(er lo 5ue m decisiones J& 1 2. Bueno cuando est) completamente terminadoeste compuestoser) el maravilloso polvo de la vida 5ue nadie sa(e cómo hacer perom0 mismo. Siempre 5ue se roc0a en cual5uier cosa esa cosa ser) a la ve llegado avida no importa lo 5ue es. %e lleva varios años para 5ue este polvo m)gico

pero en este momento esto! encantado de decir 5ue casi se hace. 4a ves esto! haciendo para mi (uena esposa %argolotte 5ue 5uiere usar algo de @l para un *in desu propio. Si@ntate ! ponte cómodo "nc #unkie ! despu@s de J& 1 2 veterminado mi tarea vo! a ha(lar con usted G.G"sted de(e sa(erG dijo %argolottte cuando esta(an todos sentados juntos enla amplia ventana de asientos G5ue mi marido tontamente regaló todo el polvo

de la ida se hio por primera ve a la vieja %om(i la Bruja 5ue sol0a vivir en el Pa0sdel Aillikins al norte de a5u0. %om(i dio al Dr. Pipt un polvo de PerE



Página 12 perpetuo juventud a cam(io de su polvo de la vida pero ella lo engañó con maldad para el polvo de la Nuventud no era (uena ! 5ue podr0a tra(ajar ha! magia en a(soluto G.G'al ve el polvo de la ida couldn3 1 2 t tampocoG dijo jo.

GS0 es la per*ecciónG declaró. G$l primer lote 5ue pro(amos en nuestra Cat vidrio5ue no sólo comenaron a vivir pero ha vivido desde entonces. &lg+n lugar 1 2 salrededor She3la casa ahora. GG"n gato de cristalG Eeclamó jo asom(rado.GS0 ella es un compañero mu! agrada(le pero admira a s0 misma un pocom)s 5ue se considera modesto ! ella positivamente niega a caar ratones G eEeplicado %argolotte. G%i marido hio el gato algunos cere(ros de color rosa perodemostrado ser demasiado alta criado ! particular para un gato por lo 5ue ella piensa5ue es undigniEcado en ella para caar ratones. 'am(i@n ella tiene un coraón rojo sangre (onita pero

est)de piedra E un ru(0 creo E ! as0 es (astante di*0cil e insensi(le. Creo 5ue la próimaAato de cristal las marcas mago tendr)n ni cere(ro ni coraón por5ue entonces ser)no oponerse a la captura de ratones ! puede resultar de alguna utilidad para nosotros G.GK,u@ edad %om(i la Bruja hacer con el polvo de la vida de su esposola (anda le dioI G preguntó el muchacho.G$lla trajo Nack Pumpkinhead a la vida por un ladoG *ue la respuesta.GSupongo 5ue es 1 2 ve o0do ha(lar de Nack Pumpkinhead. Ol ahora vive cerca de la$mEerald Cit! ! es el gran *avorito de la princesa ma 5ue go(ierna toda la tierrade G.G#o J3 1 2 #unca he o0do ha(lar de @lG comentó jo. GJ& 1 2 m temo 5ue dona 1 2t knomucho so(re la 'ierra de . "sted ve J& 1 2 he vivido toda mi vida con "nc #unkieel Silencioso "no ! no ha(0a nadie 5ue me diga nada. GG$sa es una raón por la 5ue eres jo del desa*ortunadoG dijo la mujer en untono simp)tico. GCuanto m)s se sa(e m)s suerte 5ue @l es por5ue el conocimiento es elregalo m)s grande en la vida G.GPero dime por *avor lo 5ue va a hacer con este nuevo lote del polvo

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de la vida 5ue el Dr. Pipt est) haciendo. Dijo 5ue su esposa 5uer0a 5ue por algunaespecial propósito.GG&s0 5ue lo 5ue hagoG respondió ella. GLo 5uiero traer a mi Patchork Airl a la vida.GGQh & Airl PatchorkI K,u@ es esoIG Preguntó jo por5ue esto parec0a a+nm)s etraño e inusual 5ue un gato de cristal.GCreo 5ue de(o mostrar mi Patchork AirlG dijo %argolotte riendoal asom(ro del 1 2 s Bo!a Gpor5ue ella es m)s (ien di*0cil de eplicar. Pero primero lohar@te dicen 5ue durante muchos años he anhelado un sirviente para 5ue me a!ude con eltareas dom@sticas ! cocinar las comidas ! lavar los platos. #ing+n siervo vendr)

a5u0 por5ue el lugar es tan solo ! *uera de la v0a por lo 5ue mi marido inteligenteel %ago Crooked propuso 5ue hago una chica de alg+n tipo de material



! @l la har0a en vivo por aspersión so(re ella el polvo de la ida. $sta parec0a una ecelente sugerencia ! en seguida conjunto Dr. Pipt a tra(ajar para haceruna nuevalote de su polvo m)gico. Ol ha estado en @l mucho tiempo mucho tiempo ! por lo 5uetengo

ten0a un montón de tiempo para hacer la chica. Sin em(argo esa tarea no era tan *)cilcomo usted puedesuponer. &l principio me couldn3 1 2 t pensar 5u@ hacer con ella de pero *inalmente enla (+s5uedaa trav@s de un pecho me encontr@ con una vieja colcha de retaos 5ue mi a(uelauna ve hecho cuando era joven G.GK,u@ es una colcha de retaosIG preguntó jo.G"na cama colcha hecha de retaos de di*erentes tipos ! colores de tela todocuidadosamente cosidos juntos. Los parches son de todas las *ormas ! tamaños por lo5ue un mosaicoedredón es una cosa mu! (onita ! hermosa a la vista. & veces se llama una

3 1 2 cra!Eedredón 3 1 2 por5ue los parches ! los colores est)n tan mecladas. #unca tenemosutiliado variopinto mosaico mi grandmother3 2 1 s guapo como lo es pornosotros los %unchkins no les importa para cual5uier color 5ue no sea aul por lo 5uese ha em(aladode distancia en el pecho durante unos cien años. Cuando lo encontr@ me dijeM5ue lo har0a mu! (ien para mi sirvienta para cuando *ue tra0do a la vidaella no estar0a orgulloso ni arrogante como el gato de cristal es por un terri(le ejemplomecla de colores desalentar0a la de tratar de ser tan digna como el%unchkins aules son G.G$s el +nico color aul respeta(le entoncesIG Epreguntó jo.

Página 14 GS0 por un %unchkin. 'odo nuestro pa0s es aul usted sa(e. Pero en otra

partes de gracia al pue(lo di*erentes colores. $n la Ciudad $smeralda donde nuestroPrincesa ma vive el verde es el color popular. Pero todos los %unchkins pre*ierenaula cual5uier otra cosa ! cuando mi niña de las tareas del hogar es tra0do a la vida 5ue seencuentraa s0 misma como de tantos colores impopulares 5ue she3 1 2 ll nunca se atreven a serre(elde

o imprudente como siervos a veces son suscepti(les de ser cuando se hacen lamisma manera son sus amantes G."nc #unkie asintió apro(ación.GBueno iEdeaG dijo ! 5ue *ue un largo discurso para "nc #unkie por5uese trata(a de dos pala(ras.G&s0 5ue me cort@ el edredónG continuó %argolotte G e hio de ella una mu!chica 5ue me met0 con algodónEguata (ien *ormada. 4o te mostrar@ lo 5ue es un

(uen tra(ajo 5ue hice G ! se *ue a un armario alto ! a(rió las puertas.Luego de vuelta vino cargando en sus (raos la muchacha del remiendo 5ue ella

puesto so(re el (anco ! apo!ado de manera 5ue la *igura no caer0a encima.

Página 15 La muchacha del remiendo



jo eaminó este curioso artilugio de asom(ro. La muchacha del remiendoera m)s alta 5ue @l cuando ella se puso en pie ! su cuerpo era regordeta ! rounEded por5ue ha(0a sido tan (ien rellena de algodón. %argolotte tuvo primerohecho *orma la girl3 1 2 s de la colcha de retaos ! luego se ha(0a vestido conuna *alda patchork ! un delantal con (olsillos en itEE utiliando el mismo material ga!

en todo. & los pies de ella ha(0a cosido un par de apatos de cuero de color rojo con puntadedos de los pies. 'odos los dedos ! los pulgares de las manos el 2 1 girl3 s se ha(0an*ormado con cuidado! rellenos ! cosidos en los (ordes con planchas de oro en los etremos para serviruñas.G$lla va a tener 5ue tra(ajar cuando se trata de la vidaG dijo %arglotte.$l je*e de la muchacha del remiendo era la parte m)s curiosa de ella. %ientrasespera(a a su marido para terminar de hacer su Polvo de la vida la mujer ten0aencontrado tiempo su*iciente para completar la ca(ea mientras su imaginación dicta(a! se dio cuenta

5ue la ca(ea un (uen servant3 2 1 s de(e ser construido correctamente. $l pelo era decolor marrónhilados ! colga(a en el cuello en varias trenas aseados. Sus ojos eran dosligaE(otones de plata cortadas de un par de viejos pantalones de la 1 2 s ! %agician35ue esta(an cosidas con hilos negros 5ue *ormaron las pupilas de los ojos.%argolotte ha(0a desconcertado a lo largo de los o0dos durante alg+n tiempo !a 5ueestos eran importantessi el siervo era escuchar claramente pero *inalmente ella los ha(0a hecho de *ina

placas de oro ! les adjunta en su lugar por medio de puntos de sutura a trav@s min+sculaagujeros per*orados en el metal. $l oro es el metal m)s com+n en la 'ierra de !se utilia para muchos propósitos !a 5ue es suave ! *lei(le.La mujer ha(0a un corte de la (oca del 1 2 s Airla Patchork ! cosido de doshileras de perlas (lancas en ella para los dientes utiliando una tira de *elpa escarlata

para una lengua.$sta (oca jo considera mu! art0stico ! natural ! %argolotte esta(a satis*echocuando el niño lo elogió. Ha(0a casi demasiado muchos parches en la cara de lachica para 5ue ella sea considerada estrictamente hermosa por una mejilla era amarilla! laotra roja su color aul (ar(illa la *rente p+rpura ! el centro donde la narise ha(0a *ormado ! acolchada un amarillo (rillante.

Página 16 G"sted de(er0a ha(er tenido su cara todo color de rosaG sugirió el chico.GSupongo 5ue s0 pero !o no ten0a tela de color rosaG respondió la mujer. G&+n as0 no

puedover como lo 5ue importa mucho por5ue me gustar0a 5ue mi Patchork Airl para ser +tilen lugar deornamental. Si me canso de mirarla cara parcheado puedo (lan5uear ella G.G'iene 5ue algo de cere(roIG preguntó jo.G#o me olvid@ de los cere(rosG Eeclamó la mujer. G%e alegro de 5ueme recordó a ellos !a 5ue no es demasiado tarde para 5ue les suministren por cual5uier medio. Hasta 5ue

ella es tra0da a la vida 5ue puedo hacer cual5uier cosa 5ue me placa con esta chica.Pero de(o ser



cuidado de no dar su demasiados cere(ros ! a5uellos a los 5ue tiene 5ue ha(er comosoninstalado en la estación de ella es ocupar en la vida. $n otras pala(ras sus cere(rosmustn3 1 2 tser mu! (ueno G.

G-rongG dijo "nc #unkie.G#o esto! seguro de 5ue tengo raón en esoG replicó la mujer.GLo 5ue 5uiere decirG eplicó jo G 5ue a menos 5ue tu siervo tiene (uenos cere(rosellaon3 1 2 t sa(er cómo o(edecer usted adecuadamente ni las cosas 5ue le pido 5uehaga G.GBueno eso puede ser ciertoG acordado %argolotte G pero por el contrario un serEant con demasiados cere(ros seguramente se convertir) en independiente ! de alto !

poderoso! sentirse por encima de su tra(ajo. $sta es una tarea mu! delicada como !a he dicho !tengo 5ue tomar

cuidar a dar a la niña sólo la cantidad correcta de la clase correcta de cere(ros. la 5uierosa(er lo su*iciente pero no demasiado. GCon esto ella se *ue a otro armario 5ue esta(a llena de estanter0as.'odas las estanter0as esta(an llenas de (otellas de vidrio aul cuidadosamenteeti5uetados por los %agicEian para mostrar lo 5ue conten0an. "na estanter0a entera estuvo marcadaM G%ue(lesCere(roG! las (otellas en este estante se marcaron como sigueM GLa o(edienciaG GinteligenciaGGNuicioG GCorajeG GingenioG G&ma(ilidadG G&prendiajeG GerdadG GPoes0aGGSel* /eliance.GGD@jame verG dijo %argolotte Gde esas cualidades 5ue de(e tener un 1 2 (edience3

1 2en primer lugar G! ella tomó la (otella 5ue lleva esa eti5ueta ! se sirvió de

Página 17 'J so(re un plato de varios granos de los contenidos. G3 1 2 &mia(ilit!3 1 2 tam(i@nes (ueno ! 3 1 2 'ruth.3 1 2G$lla vertió en el plato de una cantidad de cada una de estas (otellas. GCreo 5ue lavoluntadhacer G continuóG por5ue no se necesitan otras cualidades en un siervo G."nc #unkie 5uien con jo de pie a su lado le tocó la (otella marcada

G&stucia.GGPe5ueñoG dijo @l.G"n poco 3 1 2 Cleverness3 1 2I Bueno tal ve usted tiene raón señorG dijo ella !eraa punto de aca(ar con la (otella cuando el %ago Crooked llamó de repenteella con entusiasmo de la chimenea.G/)pido %argolotte en ! a!+dame.G$lla corrió al lado de su hus(and3 2 1 s de una ve ! le a!udó a levantar las cuatrocalderasdel *uego. Sus contenidos todos ha(0an evaporado dejando en la parte in*erior de cadahervidor de agua unos granos de polvo (lanco *ino. Con mucho cuidado el %ago retira

este polvo colocar todo junto en un plato de oro donde se mecló con uncuchara de oro. Cuando la mecla se completó apenas ha(0a un puñado



todo dicho.G$soG dijo el Dr. Pipt en un tono complacido ! triun*ante G es la maravillosaPolvo de la ida 5ue es el +nico en el mundo 5ue s@ cómo hacer. %e ha tomadocasi seis años para preparar estos preciosos granos de polvo pero el pe5ueño montón enese plato vale la pena el precio de un reino ! m)s de un re! le dar0a todo lo 5ue

tiene 5ue tomar posesión de ella. Cuando ha llegado a ser en*riado vo! a colocarlo enuna pe5ueña (otella pero mientras tanto tengo 5ue verlo con cuidado no sea 5ue una r)*aga de viento soplara la (asura odispersarla. G"nc #unkie %argolotte ! el %ago todos se 5uedaron mirando el merEvelous polvo pero jo esta(a m)s interesado en ese momento en el Patchork Airla 12 ssesos. Pensando 5ue tanto injusto ! cruel con privarla de cual5uier (uenas cualidades5ue esta(an mu! (ien el chico (ajó cada (otella en el estante ! vertió un pocode los contenidos en el plato 1 2 s %argolotte3. #adie lo vio hacer esto para 5ue todos

se (usEción en el polvo de la ida pero pronto la mujer recordó lo 5ue ha(0a sidohaciendo ! volvió al armario.

Página 18 GLeta sede 2 1 sG comentó ella G4o esta(a a punto de dar mi chica un poco 3 1 2ingenio 3 1 25ue es el sustituto 1 2 s Doctora de 3 1 2 Jntelligence3 1 2 EEun calidad 5ue a+n no haaprenEned cómo *a(ricar. G'omando la (otella deG ingenio G añadióalgo del polvo a la pila en el plato. jo convirtió en un poco in5uieto por esto

por5ue @l !a ha(0a puesto un (uen montón de polvo GingenioG en el plato perono se atrevió a inter*erir ! as0 se consoló con la idea de 5ue unono puede tener demasiada inteligencia.%argolotte ahora lleva el plato de cere(ros a la (anca. Copiado de la costuradel parche en la *rente al 1 2 s girl3 colocó el polvo dentro de la ca(ea !luego cosida la costura como de *orma clara ! segura como antes.G%i niña est) todo listo para el polvo de la vida 5ueridaG le dijo a suesposo. Pero el mago respondióMG$ste polvo no de(e ser utiliado antes de mañana por la mañana pero creo 5ueahora est) lo su*icientemente *r0a para ser em(otellado G.

$ligió una pe5ueña (otella de oro con una tapa de pimientaEcaja por lo 5ue el polvo podr0an ser rociada so(re cual5uier o(jeto a trav@s de los pe5ueños agujeros. Conmucho cuidado secolocado el polvo de la vida en la (otella de oro ! luego la cerró con llave en un cajónde su ga(inete.GPor *inG dijo *rot)ndose las manos con regocijoM G'engo amplia leisE"re para una (uena conversación con mi viejo amigo "nc #unkie. &s0 5ue sent@monoscómodamente! dis*rutar de nosotros mismos. Despu@s de agitar esas cuatro calderas durante seis añosme alegratener un poco de descanso G.

G"sted tendr) 5ue hacer la ma!or parte de la conversaciónG dijo el jo G por "nc sellama



Silencioso ! utilia algunas pala(ras G.GLo s@ pero 5ue hace 5ue tu t0o un compañero m)s agrada(le ! geliosor(o Gdeclaró el Dr. Pipt.G La ma!or0a de la gente ha(la demasiado por lo 5ue es unalivio para encontrar uno5ue ha(la mu! poco G.

jo miró al mago con gran asom(ro ! curiosidad.

Página 19 GDoña 1 2 t 5ue resulta mu! molesto para ser tan torcidoIG preguntó.G#o esto! mu! orgulloso de mi personaG *ue la respuesta. GSupongo 5ue so! elSólo %ago Crooked en todo el mundo. &lgunos otros son acusados de sertorcida pero !o so! el +nico aut@ntico. GFue realmente mu! torcida ! jo se preguntó cómo se las arregló para hacerlomuchas cosas con un cuerpo tan retorcida. Cuando se sentó en una silla torcida5ue se ha(0a hecho de @l adaptarse a una rodilla esta(a (ajo la (ar(illa ! el otro cercala parte (aja de la espalda pero era un hom(re alegre ! su rostro mostra(a una

agrada(le! la epresión agrada(le.G#o se me permite hacer magia a ecepción de mi propia diversiónG @ldijo a sus visitantes !a 5ue encendió una pipa con un tallo torcido ! se puso a *umar.GHa! demasiadas personas 5ue esta(an tra(ajando magia en la 'ierra de ! as0nuestra hermosaPrincesa ma poner *in a la misma. Creo 5ue ella ten0a raón. Ha(0a varios

(rujas malvadas 5ue causaron muchos pro(lemas pero ahora est)n todos *uera denegocio

#ess ! sólo la gran hechicera Alinda la Buena se le permite practicar suartes 5ue nunca daño a nadie. $l %ago de 5ue sol0a ser un *arsante! sa(0a 5ue no ha! magia en a(soluto ha estado tomando lecciones de Alinda ! J& 1 2m dijo 5ue esllegando a ser un (uen mago pero @l no es m)s 5ue el a!udante del granHechicera. J& 1 2 ve el derecho de hacer una sirvienta para mi esposa !a sa(es o unacopaCat para coger nuestro ratones E 5ue ella se niega a hacer E pero esto! prohi(ido tra(ajarla magia de los dem)s o para utiliarlo como una pro*esión. GG%agic de(e ser un estudio mu! interesanteG dijo el jo.G$s verdaderamente esG a*irmó el %ago. G$n mi tiempo J& 1 2 he realiado algunamagicolor

haañas cas 5ue eran dignos de la ha(ilidad de Alinda la Buena. Por ejemplo there3 12 sel polvo de la vida ! mi l05uido del Petri*icación 5ue *igura en ese

(otella en la estanter0a all) E so(re la ventana G.GK,u@ hace el l05uido del Petri*icación hacerIG Epreguntó el chico.G/esulta todo lo 5ue toca al m)rmol sólido. Jta 1 2 s un invento de mi cuenta! me resulta mu! +til. "na ve 5ue dos de los terri(les alidahs con organismos comoosos ! ca(eas como tigres llegaron a5u0 desde el (os5ue a atacarnos pero me roci@

Página 20 algo de ese l05uido en ellos ! al instante se convirtieron al m)rmol. &hora uso

ellos estatuas como ornamental en mi jard0n. $n esta ta(la se ve a usted como la madera! una ve 5ue realmente era la madera pero me roci@ unas gotas del l05uido de PetriE



*acción en @l ! ahora es de m)rmol. #unca se romper) ni llevar a ca(o G.GQ%ultaG dijo "nc #unkie meneando la ca(ea ! acariciando su larga (ar(a gris.GDios m0o lo 5ue es un charlat)n es 1 2 re llegar a ser t0oG comentó el%ago 5uien se mostró satis*echo con el cumplido. Pero justo en ese momento llegó unarañando la puerta de atr)s ! gritó con vo agudaM

GD@jame entrar Date prisa cana 1 2 t ustedI D@jame entrarG%argolotte se levantó ! se dirigió a la puerta.GHacer un (uen gato entoncesG dijo ella.G%eeEeeEoE 'here does that suit !our ro!al highnessIG Epreguntó elvoice in scorn*ul accents.G4es that312s proper cat talkG declared the oman and opened the door.&t once a cat entered came to the center o* the room and stopped shortat the sight o* strangers. jo and "nc #unkie (oth stared at it ith ide opene!es *or surel! no such curious creature had ever eisted (e*oreEEeven in theLand o* .

Página 21 The la!! Ca" 'he cat as made o* glass so clear and transparent that !ou could seethrough it as easil! as through a indo. Jn the top o* its head hoever asa mass o* delicate pink (alls hich looked like jeels and it had a heart madeo* a (loodEred ru(!. 'he e!es ere to large emeralds (ut aside *rom thesecolors all the rest o* the animal as clear glass and it had a spunEglass tailthat as reall! (eauti*ul.G-ell Doc Pipt do !ou mean to introduce us or notIG demanded the catin a tone o* anno!ance. GSeems to me !ou are *orgetting !our manners.GG$cuse meG returned the %agician. G'his is "nc #unkie the descendanto* the *ormer kings o* the %unchkins (e*ore this countr! (ecame a part o* theLand o* .GGHe needs a haircutG o(served the cat ashing its *ace.G'rueG replied "nc ith a lo chuckle o* amusement.GBut he has lived alone in the heart o* the *orest *or man! !earsG the%agician eplained Gand although that is a (ar(arous countr! there are no

(ar(ers there.GG-ho is the dar*IG asked the cat.G'hat is not a dar* (ut a (o!G ansered the %agician. G4ou have neverseen a (o! (e*ore. He is no small (ecause he is !oung. -ith more !ears he

ill gro (ig and (ecome as tall as "nc #unkie.GGh. Js that magicIG the glass animal in5uired.G4es (ut it is #ature312s magic hich is more onder*ul than an! artknon to man. For instance m! magic made !ou and made !ou live and itas a poor jo( (ecause !ou are useless and a (other to me (ut J can312t make

Página 22 !ou gro. 4ou ill ala!s (e the same sieEEand the same sauc! inconsiderateAlass Cat ith pink (rains and a hard ru(! heart.GG#o one can regret more than J the *act that !ou made meG asserted thecat crouching upon the *loor and slol! sa!ing its spunEglass tail *rom side

to side. G4our orld is a ver! uninteresting place. J312ve andered through !ourgardens and in the *orest until J312m tired o* it all and hen J come into the house



the conversation o* !our *at i*e and o* !oursel* (ores me dread*ull!.GG'hat is (ecause J gave !ou di**erent (rains *rom those e ourselves

possessEEand much too good *or a catG returned Dr. Pipt.GCan312t !ou take 312em out then and replace 312em ith pe((les so that Jon312t *eel a(ove m! station in li*eIG asked the cat pleadingl!.

GPerhaps so. J312ll tr! it a*ter J312ve (rought the Patchork Airl to li*eG he said.'he cat alked up to the (ench on hich the Patchork Airl reclined andlooked at her attentivel!.G&re !ou going to make that dread*ul thing liveIG she asked.'he %agician nodded.GJt is intended to (e m! i*e312s servant maidG he said. G-hen she is aliveshe ill do all our ork and mind the house. But !ou are not to order her aEround Bungle as !ou do us. 4ou must treat the Patchork Airl respect*ull!.GGJ on312t. J couldn312t respect such a (undle o* scraps under an! circumstances.GGJ* !ou don312t there ill (e more scraps than !ou ill likeG cried %argoElotte angril!.

G-h! didn312t !ou make her prett! to look atIG asked the cat. G4ou mademe prett!EEver! prett! indeedEEand J love to atch m! pink (rains roll aroundhen the!312re orking and to see m! precious red heart (eat.G She ent to along mirror as she said this and stood (e*ore it looking at hersel* ith an

Página 23 air o* much pride. GBut that poor patched thing ill hate hersel* hen she312sonce aliveG continued the cat. GJ* J ere !ou J312d use her *or a mop and makeanother servant that is prettier.GG4ou have a perverted tasteG snapped %argolotte much anno!ed at this*rank criticism. GJ think the Patchork Airl is (eauti*ul considering hat she312smade o*. $ven the rain(o hasn312t as man! colors and !ou must admit that therain(o is a prett! thing.G'he Alass Cat !aned and stretched hersel* upon the *loor.GHave !our on a!G she said. GJ312m sorr! *or the Patchork Airl that312s all.Gjo and "nc #unkie slept that night in the %agician312s house and the (o!as glad to sta! (ecause he as anious to see the Patchork Airl (rought tola vida. 'he Alass Cat as also a onder*ul creature to little jo ho had neverseen or knon an!thing o* magic (e*ore although he had lived in the Fair!Eland o* ever since he as (orn. Back there in the oods nothing unusualever happened. "nc #unkie ho might have (een ing o* the %unchkins

had not his people united ith all the other countries o* in acknoledgingma as their sole ruler had retired into this *orgotten *orest nook ith his (a(! nephe and the! had lived all alone there. nl! that the neglected gardenhad *ailed to gro *ood *or them the! ould ala!s have lived in the solitar!Blue Forest (ut no the! had started out to mingle ith other people and the*irst place the! came to proved so interesting that jo could scarcel! sleep aink all night.%argolotte as an ecellent cook and gave them a *ine (reak*ast. %ientrasthe! ere all engaged in eating the good oman saidMG'his is the last meal J shall have to cook *or some time *or right a*ter (reakE*ast Dr. Pipt has promised to (ring m! ne servant to li*e. J shall let her ash

the (reak*ast dishes and seep and dust the house. -hat a relie* it ill (eGGJt ill indeed relieve !ou o* much drudger!G said the %agician. GB! the



a! %argolotte J thought J sa !ou getting some (rains *rom the cup(oardhile J as (us! ith m! kettles. -hat 5ualities have !ou given !our ne servantIG

Página 24 Gnl! those that an hum(le servant re5uiresG she ansered. GJ do not

ish her to *eel a(ove her station as the Alass Cat does. 'hat ould make herdiscontented and unhapp! *or o* course she must ala!s (e a servant.Gjo as somehat distur(ed as he listened to this and the (o! (egan to*ear he had done rong in adding all those di**erent 5ualities o* (rains to thelot %argolotte had prepared *or the servant. But it as too late no *or regretsince all the (rains ere securel! sen up inside the Patchork Airl312s head.He might have con*essed hat he had done and thus alloed %argolotte andher hus(and to change the (rains (ut he as a*raid o* incurring their anger.He (elieved that "nc had seen him add to the (rains and "nc had not said aord against it (ut then "nc never did sa! an!thing unless it as a(solutel!necesario.

&s soon as (reak*ast as over the! all ent into the %agician312s (ig orkEshop here the Alass Cat as l!ing (e*ore the mirror and the Patchork Airlla! limp and li*eless upon the (ench.G#o thenG said Dr. Pipt in a (risk tone Ge shall per*orm one o* thegreatest *eats o* magic possi(le to man even in this marvelous Land o* . $nno other countr! could it (e done at all. J think e ought to have a little musichile the Patchork Airl comes to li*e. Jt is pleasant to re*lect that the *irstsounds her golden ears ill hear ill (e delicious music.G&s he spoke he ent to a phonograph hich screed *ast to a small ta(leand ound up the spring o* the instrument and adjusted the (ig gold horn.G'he music m! servant ill usuall! hearG remarked %argolotte Gill (em! orders to do her ork. But J see no harm in alloing her to listen to this unEseen (and hile she akens to her *irst realiation o* li*e. %! orders ill (eatthe (and a*terard.G'he phonograph as no pla!ing a stirring march tune and the %agicianunlocked his ca(inet and took out the gold (ottle containing the Poder o* Li*e.'he! all (ent over the (ench on hich the Patchork Airl reclined. "nc

#unkie and %argolotte stood (ehind near the indos jo at one side and

Página 25 the %agician in *ront here he ould have *reedom to sprinkle the poder.

'he Alass Cat came near too curious to atch the important scene.G'odo listoIG asked Dr. Pipt.G&ll is read!G ansered his i*e.So the %agician leaned over and shook *rom the (ottle some grains o*the onder*ul Poder and the! *ell directl! on the Patchork Airl312s headand arms.

Página 26 A Terri#le Acciden" GJt ill take a *e minutes *or this poder to do its orkG remarked the%agician sprinkling the (od! up and don ith much care.

But suddenl! the Patchork Airl thre up one arm hich knocked the (ottle o* poder *rom the crooked man312s hand and sent it *l!ing across the



cuarto. "nc #unkie and %argolotte ere so startled that the! (oth leaped (ackEard and (umped together and "nc312s head joggled the shel* a(ove them andupset the (ottle containing the Li5uid o* Petri*action.'he %agician uttered such a ild cr! that jo jumped aa! and the PatchEork Airl sprang a*ter him and clasped her stu**ed arms around him in terror.

'he Alass Cat snarled and hid under the ta(le and so it as that hen the poer*ul Li5uid o* Petri*action as spilled it *ell onl! upon the i*e o* the%agician and the uncle o* jo. -ith these to the charm orked promptl!.'he! stood motionless and sti** as mar(le statues in eactl! the positions the!ere in hen the Li5uid struck them.jo pushed the Patchork Airl aa! and ran to "nc #unkie *illed itha terri(le *ear *or the onl! *riend and protector he had ever knon. Cuando elgrasped "nc312s hand it as cold and hard. $ven the long gra! (eard as solidmar(le. 'he Crooked %agician as dancing around the room in a *ren! o* desE

pair calling upon his i*e to *orgive him to speak to him to come to li*e again'he Patchork Airl 5uickl! recovering *rom her *right no came nearE

er and looked *rom one to another o* the people ith deep interest. 'hen shelooked at hersel* and laughed. #oticing the mirror she stood (e*ore it and eamEined her etraordinar! *eatures ith amaementEEher (utton e!es pearl (eadteeth and pu**! nose. 'hen addressing her re*lection in the glass she eclaimedM"Wee! ut tere#$%sa &audy dame'

(akes a paint)o* lus wit same. +a,,le)da,,le! fi,,le)fa,,le' Howdy)do! (iss Wat#$%s)your)name-"

Página 27 She (oed and the re*lection (oed. 'hen she laughed again long andmerril! and the Alass Cat crept out *rom under the ta(le and saidMGJ don312t (lame !ou *or laughing at !oursel*. &ren312t !ou horridIGGHorridIG ella respondio. G-h! J312m thoroughl! delight*ul. J312m an riginali* !ou please and there*ore incompara(le. * all the comic a(surd rare andamusing creatures the orld contains J must (e the supreme *reak. -ho (ut

poor %argolotte could have managed to invent such an unreasona(le (eingas JI But J312m gladEEJ312m a*ull! gladEEthat J312m just hat J am and nothingelse.GGBe 5uiet ill !ouIG cried the *rantic %agician G(e 5uiet and let me thinkJ* J don312t think J shall go mad.G

G'hink aheadG said the Patchork Airl seating hersel* in a chair. G'hinkall !ou ant to. J don312t mind.GGAee (ut J312m tired pla!ing that tuneG called the phonograph speakingthrough its horn in a (raen scratch! voice. GJ* !ou don312t mind Pipt old (o!J312ll cut it out and take a rest.G'he %agician looked gloomil! at the musicEmachine.G-hat dread*ul luckG he ailed despondentl!. G'he Poder o* Li*e musthave *allen on the phonograph.GHe ent up to it and *ound that the gold (ottle that contained the precious

poder had dropped upon the stand and scattered its li*eEgiving grains overla m)5uina. 'he phonograph as ver! much alive and (egan dancing a jig

ith the legs o* the ta(le to hich it as attached and this dance so anno!edDr. Pipt that he kicked the thing into a corner and pushed a (ench against it



to hold it 5uiet.G4ou ere (ad enough (e*oreG said the %agician resent*ull! G(ut a live

phonograph is enough to drive ever! sane person in the Land o* stark cra!.GG#o insults pleaseG ansered the phonograph in a surl! tone. G4ou did

Página 28 it m! (o! don312t (lame me.GG4ou312ve (ungled ever!thing Dr. PiptG added the Alass Cat contemptuousl!.G$cept meG said the Patchork Airl jumping up to hirl merril! aEround the room.GJ thinkG said jo almost read! to cr! through grie* over "nc #unkie312ssad *ate Git must all (e m! *ault in some a!. J312m called jo the "nluck!!ou kno.GG'hat312s nonsense kiddieG retorted the Patchork Airl cheer*ull!. G#o onecan (e unluck! ho has the intelligence to direct his on actions. 'he unluck!ones are those ho (eg *or a chance to think like poor Dr. Pipt here. -hat312s

the ro a(out an!a! %r. %agicEmakerIGG'he Li5uid o* Petri*action has accidentall! *allen upon m! dear i*e and"nc #unkie and turned them into mar(leG he sadl! replied.G-ell h! don312t !ou sprinkle some o* that poder on them and (ringthem to li*e againIG asked the Patchork Airl.'he %agician gave a jump.G-h! J hadn312t thought o* thatG he jo!*ull! cried and gra((ed up the golEden (ottle ith hich he ran to %argolotte.Said the Patchork AirlM"Hi&&ledy! pi&&ledy! dee)) Wat fools ma&icians e'

His ead#$%s so tick He can#$%t tink uick! /o e takes ad0ice from me." Standing upon the (ench *or he as so crooked he could not reach thetop o* his i*e312s head in an! other a! Dr. Pipt (egan shaking the (ottle. Pero

Página 29 not a grain o* poder came out. He pulled o** the cover glanced ithin andthen thre the (ottle *rom him ith a ail o* despair.GAoneEEgone $ver! (it goneG he cried. G-asted on that misera(le phonoE

graph hen it might have saved m! dear i*eG'hen the %agician (oed his head on his crooked arms and (egan to cr!.jo as sorr! *or him. He ent up to the sorro*ul man and said so*tl!MG4ou can make more Poder o* Li*e Dr. Pipt.GG4es (ut it ill take me si !earsEEsi long ear! !ears o* stirring *ourkettles ith (oth *eet and (oth handsG as the agonied repl!. GSi !ears mientras

poor %argolotte stands atching me as a mar(le image.GGCan312t an!thing else (e doneIG asked the Patchork Airl.'he %agician shook his head. 'hen he seemed to remem(er somethingand looked up.G'here is one other compound that ould destro! the magic spell o* the

Li5uid o* Petri*action and restore m! i*e and "nc #unkie to li*eG said he. GJtma! (e hard to *ind the things J need to make this magic compound (ut i* the!



ere *ound J could do in an instant hat ill otherise take si long ear!!ears o* stirring kettles ith (oth hands and (oth *eet.GG&ll right let312s *ind the things thenG suggested the Patchork Airl. G$soseems a lot more sensi(le than those stirring times ith the kettles.GG'hat312s the idea ScrapsG said the Alass Cat approvingl!. GJ312m glad to *ind

!ou have decent (rains. %ine are eceptionall! good. 4ou can see 312em orkthe!312re pink.GGScrapsIG repeated the girl. GDid !ou call me 312Scraps312I Js that m! nameIGGJEEJ (elieve m! poor i*e had intended to name !ou 312&ngeline312G said the%ago.

Página 30 GBut J like 312Scraps312 (estG she replied ith a laugh. GJt *its me (etter *orm! patchork is all scraps and nothing else. 'hank !ou *or naming me %issAato. Have !ou an! name o* !our onIGGJ have a *oolish name that %argolotte once gave me (ut hich is 5uite

undigni*ied *or one o* m! importanceG ansered the cat. GShe called me312Bungle.312GG4esG sighed the %agician G!ou ere a sad (ungle taken all in all. J asrong to make !ou as J did *or a more useless conceited and (rittle thing nevEer (e*ore eisted.GGJ312m not so (rittle as !ou thinkG retorted the cat. GJ312ve (een alive a goodman! !ears *or Dr. Pipt eperimented on me ith the *irst magic Poder o*Li*e he ever made and so *ar J312ve never (roken or cracked or chipped an! parto* me.GG4ou seem to have a chip on !our shoulderG laughed the Patchork Airland the cat ent to the mirror to see.G'ell meG pleaded jo speaking to the Crooked %agician Ghat muste *ind to make the compound that ill save "nc #unkieIGGFirstG as the repl! GJ must have a siEleaved clover. 'hat can onl! (e*ound in the green countr! around the $merald Cit! and siEleaved clovers arever! scarce even there.GGJ312ll *ind it *or !ouG promised jo.G'he net thingG continued the %agician Gis the le*t ing o* a !ello

(utter*l!. 'hat color can onl! (e *ound in the !ello countr! o* the -inkies-est o* the $merald Cit!.GGJ312ll *ind itG declared jo. GK$s todoIG

Gh no J312ll get m! Book o* /ecipes and see hat comes net.GSa!ing this the %agician unlocked a draer o* his ca(inet and dre out

Página 31 a small (ook covered ith (lue leather. Looking through the pages he *oundthe recipe he anted and saidM GJ must have a gill o* ater *rom a dark ell.GG-hat kind o* a ell is that sirIG asked the (o!.Gne here the light o* da! never penetrates. 'he ater must (e put in agold (ottle and (rought to me ithout an! light ever reaching it.GGJ312ll get the ater *rom the dark ellG said jo.G'hen J must have three hairs *rom the tip o* a -oo!312s tail and a drop

o* oil *rom a live man312s (od!.Gjo looked grave at this.



G-hat is a -oo! pleaseIG he in5uired.GSome sort o* an animal. J312ve never seen one so J can312t descri(e itG repliedthe %agician.GJ* J can *ind a -oo! J312ll get the hairs *rom its tailG said jo. GBut is thereever an! oil in a man312s (od!IG

'he %agician looked in the (ook again to make sure.G'hat312s hat the recipe calls *orG he replied Gand o* course e must getever!thing that is called *or or the charm on312t ork. 'he (ook doesn312t sa!312(lood312 it sa!s 312oil312 and there must (e oil somehere in a liveman312s (od! orthe (ook ouldn312t ask *or it.GG&ll rightG returned jo tr!ing not to *eel discouraged GJ312ll tr! to *ind it.G'he %agician looked at the little %unchkin (o! in a dou(t*ul a! andsaidM G&ll this ill mean a long journe! *or !ou perhaps several long journe!s*or !ou must search through several o* the di**erent countries o* in order toget the things J need.G

Página 32 GJ kno it sir (ut J must do m! (est to save "nc #unkie.GG&nd also m! poor i*e %argolotte. J* !ou save one !ou ill save theother *or (oth stand there together and the same compound ill restore them

(oth to li*e. Do the (est !ou can jo and hile !ou are gone J shall (egin thesi !ears jo( o* making a ne (atch o* the Poder o* Li*e. 'hen i* !ou shouldunluckil! *ail to secure an! one o* the things needed J ill have lost no time.But i* !ou succeed !ou must return here as 5uickl! as !ou can and that illsave me much tiresome stirring o* *our kettles ith (oth *eet and (oth hands.GGJ ill start on m! journe! at once sirG said the (o!.G&nd J ill go ith !ouG declared the Patchork Airl.G#o noG eclaimed the %agician. G4ou have no right to leave this house.4ou are onl! a servant and have not (een discharged.GScraps ho had (een dancing up and don the room stopped andlooked at him.G-hat is a servantIG she asked.Gne ho serves. &EEa sort o* slaveG he eplained.Ger! ellG said the Patchork Airl GJ312m going to serve !ou and !ouri*e (! helping jo *ind the things !ou need. 4ou need a lot !ou kno suchas are not easil! *ound.G

GJt is trueG sighed Dr. Pipt. GJ am ell aare that jo has undertaken aserious task.GScraps laughed and resuming her dance she saidM"Here#$%sa 1o for a oy of rains2

3 drop of oil from a li0e man#$%s 0eins4 3 si*)lea0ed clo0er4 tree nice airs From a Woo,y#$%s tail! te ook declares

Página 33 3re needed for te ma&ic spell! 3nd water from a pitc)dark well.

Te yellow win& of a utterfly To find must O1o also try!



3nd if e &ets tem witout arm! 5oc 6ipt will make te ma&ic carm4 But if e doesn#$%t &et #$%em! 7nc Will always stand a marle cunk." 'he %agician looked at her thought*ull!.

GPoor %argolotte must have given !ou some o* the 5ualit! o* poes! (!mistakeG he said. G&nd i* that is true J didn312t make a ver! good article hen J prepared it or else !ou got an overdose or an underdose. Hoever J (elieveJ shall let !ou go ith jo *or m! poor i*e ill not need !our services untilshe is restored to li*e. &lso J think !ou ma! (e a(le to help the (o! *or !ourhead seems to contain some thoughts J did not epect to *ind in it. But (e ver!care*ul o* !oursel* *or !ou312re a souvenir o* m! dear %argolotte. 'r! not to getripped or !our stu**ing ma! *all out. ne o* !our e!es seems loose and !ouma! have to se it on tighter. J* !ou talk too much !ou312ll ear out !our scarlet

plush tongue hich ought to have (een hemmed on the edges. &nd remem(er!ou (elong to me and must return here as soon as !our mission is accomplished.G

GJ312m going ith Scraps and joG announced the Alass Cat.G4ou can312tG said the %agician.GKPor 5u@ noIGG4ou312d get (roken in no time and !ou couldn312t (e a (it o* use to the (o!and the Patchork Airl.GGJ (eg to di**er ith !ouG returned the cat in a haught! tone. G'hree headsare (etter than to and m! pink (rains are (eauti*ul. 4ou can see 312em ork.GG-ell go alongG said the %agician irrita(l!. G4ou312re onl! an anno!ancean!ho and J312m glad to get rid o* !ou.G

Página 34 G'hank !ou *or nothing thenG ansered the cat sti**l!.Dr. Pipt took a small (asket *rom a cup(oard and packed several thingsin it. 'hen he handed it to jo.GHere is some *ood and a (undle o* charmsG he said. GJt is all J can give!ou (ut J am sure !ou ill *ind *riends on !our journe! ho ill assist !ouin !our search. 'ake care o* the Patchork Airl and (ring her sa*el! (ack *orshe ought to prove use*ul to m! i*e. &s *or the Alass CatEE properl! namedBungleEEi* she (others !ou J no give !ou m! permission to (reak her in to*or she is not respect*ul and does not o(e! me. J made a mistake in giving herthe pink (rains !ou see.G

'hen jo ent to "nc #unkie and kissed the old man312s mar(le *ace ver!tenderl!.GJ312m going to tr! to save !ou "ncG he said just as i* the mar(le imagecould hear him and then he shook the crooked hand o* the Crooked %agicianho as alread! (us! hanging the *our kettles in the *ireplace and picking uphis (asket le*t the house.'he Patchork Airl *olloed him and a*ter them came the Alass Cat.

Página 35 El $iaje jo had never traveled (e*ore and so he onl! kne that the path don

the mountainside led into the open %unchkin Countr! here large num(erso* people delt. Scraps as 5uite ne and not supposed to kno an!thing o*



the Land o* hile the Alass Cat admitted she had never andered ver! *araa! *rom the %agician312s house. 'here as onl! one path (e*ore them at the

(eginning so the! could not miss their a! and *or a time the! alked throughthe thick *orest in silent thought each one impressed ith the importance o* theadventure the! had undertaken.

Suddenl! the Patchork Airl laughed. Jt as *unn! to see her laugh (eEcause her cheeks rinkled up her nose tipped her silver (utton e!es tinkledand her mouth curled at the corners in a comical a!.GHas something pleased !ouIG asked jo ho as *eeling solemn and

jo!less through thinking upon his uncle312s sad *ate.GS0G respondió ella. G4our orld pleases me *or it312sa 5ueer orld andli*e in it is 5ueerer still. Here am J made *rom an old (ed5uilt and intended to

(e a slave to %argolotte rendered *ree as air (! an accident that none o* !oucould *oresee. J am enjo!ing li*e and seeing the orld hile the oman homade me is standing helpless as a (lock o* ood. J* that isn312t *unn! enough tolaugh at J don312t kno hat is.G

G4ou312re not seeing much o* the orld !et m! poor innocent ScrapsGremarked the Cat. G'he orld doesn312t consist holl! o* the trees that are on allsides o* us.GGBut the!312re part o* it and aren312t the! prett! treesIG returned Scraps (o(E

(ing her head until her (ron !arn curls *luttered in the (reee. GAroing (eEteen them J can see lovel! *erns and ildE*loers and so*t green mosses. Sithe rest o* !our orld is hal* as (eauti*ul J shall (e glad J312m alive.GGJ don312t kno hat the rest o* the orld is like J312m sureG said the cat

Página 36 G(ut J mean to *ind out.GGJ have never (een out o* the *orestG jo added G(ut to me the trees aregloom! and sad and the ildE*loers seem lonesome. Jt must (e nicer herethere are no trees and there is room *or lots o* people to live together.GGJ onder i* an! o* the people e shall meet ill (e as splendid as J amGsaid the Patchork Airl. G&ll J have seen so *ar have pale colorless skins andclothes as (lue as the countr! the! live in hile J am o* man! gorgeous colorsEE*ace and (od! and clothes. 'hat is h! J am (right and contented jo hile!ou are (lue and sad.GGJ think J made a mistake in giving !ou so man! sorts o* (rainsG o(servedthe (o!. GPerhaps as the %agician said !ou have an overdose and the! ma!

not agree ith !ou.GG-hat had !ou to do ith m! (rainsIG asked Scraps.G& lotG replied jo. Gld %argolotte meant to give !ou onl! a *eEEjustenough to keep !ou goingEE(ut hen she asn312t looking J added a good man!more o* the (est kinds J could *ind in the %agician312s cup(oard.GG'hanksG said the girl dancing along the path ahead o* jo and then danEcing (ack to his side. GJ* a *e (rains are good man! (rains must (e (etter.GGBut the! ought to (e evenl! (alancedG said the (o! Gand J had no timeto (e care*ul. From the a! !ou312re acting J guess the dose as (adl! mied.GGScraps hasn312t enough (rains to hurt her so don312t orr!G remarked thecat hich as trotting along in a ver! daint! and grace*ul manner. G'he onl!

(rains orth considering are mine hich are pink. 4ou can see 312em ork.G&*ter alking a long time the! came to a little (rook that trickled across



the path and here jo sat don to rest and eat something *rom his (asket. Ol*ound that the %agician had given him part o* a loa* o* (read and a slice o*cheese. He (roke o** some o* the (read and as surprised to *ind the loa* justas large as it as (e*ore. Jt as the same a! ith the cheeseM hoever much

Página 37 he (roke o** *rom the slice it remained eactl! the same sie.G&hG said he nodding isel! Gthat312s magic. Dr. Pipt has enchanted the

(read and the cheese so it ill last me all through m! journe! hoever muchJ eat.GG-h! do !ou put those things into !our mouthIG asked Scraps gaing athim in astonishment. GDo !ou need more stu**ingI 'hen h! don312t !ou usecotton such as J am stu**ed ithIGGJ don312t need that kindG said jo.GBut a mouth is to talk ith isn312t itIGGJt is also to eat ithG replied the (o!. GJ* J didn312t put *ood into m! mouth

and eat it J ould get hungr! and starve.G&h J didn312t kno thatG she said. GAive me some.Gjo handed her a (it o* the (read and she put it in her mouth.G-hat netIG she asked scarcel! a(le to speak.GChe it and sallo itG said the (o!.Scraps tried that. Her pearl teeth ere una(le to che the (read and (e!Eond her mouth there as no opening. Being una(le to sallo she thre aa!the (read and laughed.GJ must get hungr! and starve *or J can312t eatG she said.G#either can JG announced the cat G(ut J312m not *ool enough to tr!. Can312t!ou understand that !ou and J are superior people and not made like these

poor humansIGG-h! should J understand that or an!thing elseIG asked the girl. GDon312t

(other m! head (! asking conundrums J (eg o* !ou. Nust let me discover m!E

Página 38 sel* in m! on a!.G-ith this she (egan amusing hersel* (! leaping across the (rook and

(ack again.GBe care*ul or !ou312ll *all in the aterG arned jo.Glv0dalo.G

G4ou312d (etter. J* !ou get et !ou312ll (e sogg! and can312t alk. 4our colorsmight run tooG he said.GDon312t m! colors run henever J runIG she asked.G#ot in the a! J mean. J* the! get et the reds and greens and !ellosand purples o* !our patches might run into each other and (ecome just a (lurEEno color at all !ou kno.GG'henG said the Patchork Airl GJ312ll (e care*ul *or i* J spoiled m! splenEdid colors J ould cease to (e (eauti*ul.GGPahG sneered the Alass Cat Gsuch colors are not (eauti*ul the!312re ugl!and in (ad taste. Please notice that m! (od! has no color at all. J312m transparentecept *or m! e5uisite red heart and m! lovel! pink (rainsEE!ou can see 312em

ork.GGShooEEshooEEshooG cried Scraps dancing around and laughing. G4



!our horrid green e!es %iss Bungle 4ou can312t see !our e!es (ut e can andJ notice !ou312re ver! proud o* hat little color !ou have. Shoo %iss BungleshooEEshooEEshoo J* !ou ere all colors and man! colors as J am !ou312d (e toostuck up *or an!thing.G She leaped over the cat and (ack again and the startledBungle crept close to a tree to escape her. 'his made Scraps laugh more heartil!

than ever and she saidM"Woop)te)doodle)doo' Te cat as lost er soe.

Her tootsie#$%s are!

Página 39 But se don#$%t care! /o wat#$%s te odds to you-" GDear me joG said the cat Gdon312t !ou think the creature is a little (it cra!IGGJt ma! (eG he ansered ith a puled look.GJ* she continues her insults J312ll scratch o** her suspenderE(utton e!esG

declared the cat.GDon312t 5uarrel pleaseG pleaded the (o! rising to resume the journe!.GLet us (e good comrades and as happ! and cheer*ul as possi(le *or e arelikel! to meet ith plent! o* trou(le on our a!.GJt as nearl! sundon hen the! came to the edge o* the *orest and saspread out (e*ore them a delight*ul landscape. 'here ere (road (lue *ieldsstretching *or miles over the valle! hich as dotted ever!here ith prett!

(lue domed houses none o* hich hoever as ver! near to the place herethe! stood. Nust at the point here the path le*t the *orest stood a tin! housecovered ith leaves *rom the trees and (e*ore this stood a %unchkin man ithan ae in his hand. He seemed ver! much surprised hen jo and Scraps andthe Alass Cat came out o* the oods (ut as the Patchork Airl approachednearer he sat don upon a (ench and laughed so hard that he could not speak*or a long time.'his man as a oodchopper and lived all alone in the little house. Olhad (ush! (lue hiskers and merr! (lue e!es and his (lue clothes ere 5uiteold and orn.G%erc! meG eclaimed the oodchopper hen at last he could stoplaughing. G-ho ould think such a *unn! harle5uin lived in the Land o* I-here did !ou come *rom Cra!E5uiltIGGDo !ou mean meIG asked the Patchork Airl.

G* courseG he replied.

Página 40 G4ou misjudge m! ancestr!. J312m not a cra!E 5uilt J312m patchorkG she said.G'here312s no di**erenceG he replied (eginning to laugh again. G-hen m!old grandmother ses such things together she calls it a cra!E5uilt (ut J neverthought such a jum(le could come to li*e.GGJt as the %agic Poder that did itG eplained jo.Gh then !ou have come *rom the Crooked %agician on the mountain.J might have knon it *orEE-ell J declare here312sa glass cat. But the %agicianill get in trou(le *or this it312s against the la *or an!one to ork magic ecept

Alinda the Aood and the ro!al -iard o* . J* !ou peopleEEor thingsEEor glassspectaclesEEor cra!E 5uiltsEEor hatever !ou are go near the $merald Cit!



!ou312ll (e arrested.GG-e312re going there an!hoG declared Scraps sitting upon the (ench andsinging her stu**ed legs."8f any of us takes a rest! We#$%ll e arrested sure!

3nd &et no restitution #$%Cause te rest we must endure." GJ seeG said the oodchopper nodding G!ou312re as cra! as the cra!E5uilt!ou312re made o*.GGShe reall! is cra!G remarked the Alass Cat. GBut that isn312t to (e onderedat hen !ou remem(er ho man! di**erent things she312s made o*. For m! partJ312m made o* pure glassEEecept m! jeel heart and m! prett! pink (rains. Hio!ou notice m! (rains strangerI 4ou can see 312em ork.GGSo J canG replied the oodchopper G(ut J can312t see that the! accomplishmuch. & glass cat is a useless sort o* thing (ut a Patchork Airl is reall! use*ul.She makes me laugh and laughter is the (est thing in li*e. 'here as once a

oodchopper a *riend o* mine ho as made all o* tin and J used to laughever! time J sa him.G

Página 41 G& tin oodchopperIG said jo. G'hat is strange.GG%! *riend asn312t ala!s tinG said the man G(ut he as careless ith hisae and used to chop himsel* ver! (adl!. -henever he lost an arm or a leg hehad it replaced ith tin so a*ter a hile he as all tin.GG&nd could he chop ood thenIG asked the (o!.GHe could i* he didn312t rust his tin joints. But one da! he met Doroth! inthe *orest and ent ith her to the $merald Cit! here he made his *ortune.He is no one o* the *avorites o* Princess ma and she has made him the$mperor o* the -inkiesEEthe Countr! here all is !ello.GG-ho is Doroth!IG in5uired the Patchork Airl.G& little maid ho used to live in ansas (ut is no a Princess o* .She312s ma312s (est *riend the! sa! and lives ith her in the ro!al palace.GGJs Doroth! made o* tinIG in5uired jo.GJs she patchork like meIG in5uired Scraps.G#oG said the man GDoroth! is *lesh just as J am. J kno o* onl! one tin

person and that is #ick Chopper the 'in -oodman and there ill never (e (ut one Patchork Airl *or an! magician that sees !ou ill re*use to make anE

other one like !ou.GGJ suppose e shall see the 'in -oodman *or e are going to the Countr!o* the -inkiesG said the (o!.GKPara 5ueIG asked the oodchopper.G'o get the le*t ing o* a !ello (utter*l!.GGJt is a long journe!G declared the man Gand !ou ill go through lonel!

parts o* and cross rivers and traverse dark *orests (e*ore !ou get there.G

Página 42 GSuits me all rightG said Scraps. GJ312ll get a chance to see the countr!.GG4ou312re cra! girl. Better cral into a ragE(ag and hide there or give

!oursel* to some little girl to pla! ith. 'hose ho travel are likel! to meettrou(le that312s h! J sta! at home.G



'he oodchopper then invited them all to sta! the night at his little hut (ut the! ere anious to get on and so le*t him and continued along the pathhich as (roader no and more distinct.'he! epected to reach some other house (e*ore it gre dark (ut the tiElight as (rie* and jo soon (egan to *ear the! had made a mistake in leaving

the oodchopper.GJ can scarcel! see the pathG he said at last. GCan !ou see it ScrapsIGG#oG replied the Patchork Airl ho as holding *ast to the (o!312s armso he could guide her.GJ can seeG declared the Alass Cat. G%! e!es are (etter than !ours andm! pink (rainsEEGG#ever mind !our pink (rains pleaseG said jo hastil! Gjust run aheadand sho us the a!. -ait a minute and J312ll tie a string to !ou *or then !oucan lead us.GHe got a string *rom his pocket and tied it around the cat312s neck and a*terthat the creature guided them along the path. 'he! had proceeded in this a!

*or a(out an hour hen a tinkling (lue light appeared ahead o* them.GAood there312sa house at lastG cried jo. G-hen e reach it the good

people ill surel! elcome us and give us a night312s lodging.G But hoever*ar the! alked the light seemed to get no nearer so (! and (! the cat stoppedshort sa!ingMGJ think the light is traveling too and e shall never (e a(le to catch upcon ello. But here is a house (! the roadside so h! go *artherIG

Página 43 G-here is the house BungleIGGNust here (eside us Scraps.Gjo as no a(le to see a small house near the patha!. Jt as dark andsilent (ut the (o! as tired and anted to rest so he ent up to the door andknocked.G-ho is thereIG cried a voice *rom ithin.GJ am jo the "nluck! and ith me are %iss Scraps Patchork and theAlass CatG he replied.GK,u@ deseasIG asked the oice.G& place to sleepG said jo.GCome in then (ut don312t make an! noise and !ou must go directl! to (edGreturned the oice.

jo unlatched the door and entered. Jt as ver! dark inside and he couldver nada en a(soluto. But the cat eclaimedM G-h! there312s no one hereGG'here must (eG said the (o!. GSome one spoke to me.GGJ can see ever!thing in the roomG replied the cat Gand no one is present

(ut ourselves. But here are three (eds all made up so e ma! as ell go tosleep.GG-hat is sleepIG in5uired the Patchork Airl.GJt312s hat !ou do hen !ou go to (edG said jo.GBut h! do !ou go to (edIG persisted the Patchork Airl.GHere here 4ou are making altogether too much noiseG cried the oicethe! had heard (e*ore. Geep 5uiet strangers and go to (ed.G

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'he cat hich could see in the dark looked sharpl! around *or the onero* the oice (ut could discover no one although the oice had seemed close

(eside them. She arched her (ack a little and seemed a*raid. 'hen she hisperedto joM GComeG and led him to a (ed.-ith his hands the (o! *elt o* the (ed and *ound it as (ig and so*t ith

*eather pillos and plent! o* (lankets. So he took o** his shoes and hat andcrept into the (ed. 'hen the cat led Scraps to another (ed and the PatchorkAirl as puled to kno hat to do ith it.GLie don and keep 5uietG hispered the cat arningl!.GCan312t J singIG asked Scraps.G#o.GGCan312t J histleIG asked Scraps.G#o.GGCan312t J dance till morning i* J ant toIG asked Scraps.G4ou must keep 5uietG said the cat in a so*t voice.GJ don312t ant toG replied the Patchork Airl speaking as loudl! as

usual. G-hat right have !ou to order me aroundI J* J ant to talk or !ellor histleEEGBe*ore she could sa! an!thing more an unseen hand seied her *irml!and thre her out o* the door hich closed (ehind her ith a sharp slam. $lla*ound hersel* (umping and rolling in the road and hen she got up and triedto open the door o* the house again she *ound it locked.G-hat has happened to ScrapsIG asked jo.G#ever mind. Let312s go to sleep or something ill happen to usG anseredthe Alass Cat.

Página 45 So jo snuggled don in his (ed and *ell asleep and he as so tired thathe never akened until (road da!light.

Página 46 The Trou#le!ome Phonogra%h -hen the (o! opened his e!es net morning he looked care*ull! aroundla ha(itación. 'hese small %unchkin houses seldom had more than one room inellos. 'hat in hich jo no *ound himsel* had three (eds set all in a ro onone side o* it. 'he Alass Cat la! asleep on one (ed jo as in the second andthe third as neatl! made up and smoothed *or the da!. n the other side o*

the room as a round ta(le on hich (reak*ast as alread! placed smokingcaliente. nl! one chair as dran up to the ta(le here a place as set *or onela persona. #o one seemed to (e in the room ecept the (o! and Bungle.jo got up and put on his shoes. Finding a toilet stand at the head o* his

(ed he ashed his *ace and hands and (rushed his hair. 'hen he ent to theta(le and saidMGJ onder i* this is m! (reak*astIGG$at itG commanded a oice at his side so near that jo jumped. But no

person could he see.He as hungr! and the (reak*ast looked good so he sat don and ateall he anted. 'hen rising he took his hat and akened the Alass Cat.

GCome on BungleG said he Ge must go.GHe cast another glance a(out the room and speaking to the air he saidM



G-hoever lives here has (een kind to me and J312m much o(liged.G'here as no anser so he took his (asket and ent out the door the cat*olloing him. Jn the middle o* the path sat the Patchork Airl pla!ing ith

pe((les she had picked up.Gh there !ou areG she eclaimed cheer*ull!. GJ thought !ou ere never

coming out. Jt has (een da!light a long time.G

Página 47 G-hat did !ou do all nightIG asked the (o!.GSat here and atched the stars and the moonG she replied. G'he!312re inEteresting. J never sa them (e*ore !ou kno.GG* course notG said jo.G4ou ere cra! to act so (adl! and get thron outdoorsG remarkedBungle as the! reneed their journe!.G'hat312s all rightG said Scraps. GJ* J hadn312t (een thron out J ouldn312t haveseen the stars nor the (ig gra! ol*.G

G-hat ol*IG in5uired jo.G'he one that came to the door o* the house three times during the night.GGJ don312t see h! that should (eG said the (o! thought*ull! Gthere as

plent! to eat in that house *or J had a *ine (reak*ast and J slept in a nice (ed.GGDon312t !ou *eel tiredIG asked the Patchork Airl noticing that the (o! !aned.G-h! !es J312m as tired as J as last night and !et J slept ver! ell.GG&nd aren312t !ou hungr!IGGJt312s strangeG replied jo. GJ had a good (reak*ast and !et J think J312ll noeat some o* m! crackers and cheese.GScraps danced up and don the path. 'hen she sangM"9i,,le)ka,,le)kore4 Te wolf is at te door! Tere#$%s notin& to eat

But a one witout meat! 3nd a ill from te &rocery store."

Página 48 G-hat does that meanIG asked jo.GDon312t ask meG replied Scraps. GJ sa! hat comes into m! head (ut o*course J kno nothing o* a grocer! store or (ones ithout meat or EE ver!much else.G

G#oG said the cat Gshe312s stark staring raving cra! and her (rains can312t (e pink *or the! don312t ork properl!.GGBother the (rainsG cried Scraps. G-ho cares *or 312em an!hoI Have !ounoticed ho (eauti*ul m! patches are in this sunlightIGNust then the! heard a sound as o* *ootsteps pattering along the path (eEhind them and all three turned to see hat as coming. 'o their astonishmentthe! (eheld a small round ta(le running as *ast as its *our spindle legs couldcarr! it and to the top as screed *ast a phonograph ith a (ig gold horn.GHold onG shouted the phonograph. G-ait *or meGGAoodness me it312s that music thing hich the Crooked %agician scatEtered the Poder o* Li*e overG said jo.

GSo it isG returned Bungle in a grump! tone o* voice and then as the phonograph overtook them the Alass Cat added sternl!M G-hat are !ou doing



here an!hoIGGJ312ve run aa!G said the music thing. G&*ter !ou le*t old Dr. Pipt and Jhad a dread*ul 5uarrel and he threatened to smash me to pieces i* J didn312t keep5uiet. * course J ouldn312t do that (ecause a talkingEmachine is supposed totalk and make a noiseEEand sometimes music. So J slipped out o* the house

hile the %agician as stirring his *our kettles and J312ve (een running a*ter!ou all night. #o that J312ve *ound such pleasant compan! J can talk and pla!tunes all J ant to.Gjo as greatl! anno!ed (! this unelcome addition to their part!. &*irst he did not kno hat to sa! to the necomer (ut a little thought decidedhim not to make *riends.

Página 49 G-e are traveling on important (usinessG he declared Gand !ou312ll eEcuse me i* J sa! e can312t (e (othered.GGHo ver! impoliteG eclaimed the phonograph.

GJ312m sorr! (ut it312s trueG said the (o!. G4ou312ll have to go somehere else.GG'his is ver! unkind treatment J must sa!G hined the phonograph inan injured tone. G$ver!one seems to hate me and !et J as intended to amusegente.GGJt isn312t !ou e hate especiall!G o(served the Alass Cat Git312s !our dreadE*ul music. -hen J lived in the same room ith !ou J as much anno!ed (!!our s5ueak! horn. Jt grols and grum(les and clicks and scratches so it spoilsthe music and !our machiner! rum(les so that the racket drons ever! tune!ou attempt.GG'hat isn312t m! *ault it312s the *ault o* m! records. J must admit that J haven312ta clear recordG ansered the machine.GNust the same !ou312ll have to go aa!G said jo.G-ait a minuteG cried Scraps. G'his music thing interests me. J remem(erto have heard music hen J *irst came to li*e and J ould like to hear it again.-hat is !our name m! poor a(used phonographIGGictor Colum(ia $disonG it ansered.G-ell J shall call !ou 312ic312 *or shortG said the Patchork Airl. GAo aheadand pla! something.GGJt312ll drive !ou cra!G arned the cat.GJ312m cra! no according to !our statement. Loosen up and reel out themusic ic.G

G'he onl! record J have ith meG eplained the phonograph Gis one the

Página 50 %agician attached just (e*ore e had our 5uarrel. Jt312sa highl! classical comE

position.GGK"n 5u@IG in5uired Scraps.GJt is classical music and is considered the (est and most puling evermanu*actured. 4ou312re supposed to like it hether !ou do or not and i* !oudon312t the proper thing is to look as i* !ou did. "nderstandIGG#ot in the leastG said Scraps.G'hen listenG

&t once the machine (egan to pla! and in a *e minutes jo put hishands to his ears to shut out the sounds and the cat snarled and Scraps (egan



to laugh.GCut it out icG she said. G'hat312s enough.GBut the phonograph continued pla!ing the drear! tune so jo seied thecrank jerked it *ree and thre it into the road. Hoever the moment the crankstruck the ground it (ounded (ack to the machine again and (egan inding it

arri(a. &nd still the music pla!ed.GLet312s runG cried Scraps and the! all started and ran don the path as*ast as the! could go. But the phonograph as right (ehind them and couldrun and pla! at the same time. Jt called out reproach*ull!MG-hat312s the matterI Don312t !ou love classical musicIGG#o icG said Scraps halting. G-e ill passical the classical and preservehat jo! e have le*t. J haven312t an! nerves thank goodness (ut !our musicmakes m! cotton shrink.GG'hen turn over m! record. 'here312sa ragEtime tune on the other sideGsaid the machine.

Página 51 G-hat312s ragEtimeIGG'he opposite o* classical.GG&ll rightG said Scraps and turned over the record.'he phonograph no (egan to pla! a jerk! jum(le o* sounds hich proEved so (eildering that a*ter a moment Scraps stu**ed her patchork apron inEto the gold horn and criedM GStopEEstop 'hat312s the other etreme. Jt312s etremel!

(adG%u**led as it as the phonograph pla!ed on.GJ* !ou don312t shut o** that music J312ll smash !our recordG threatened jo.'he music stopped at that and the machine turned its horn *rom one toanother and said ith great indignationM G-hat312s the matter noI Js it possi(le!ou can312t appreciate ragEtimeIGGScraps ought to (eing rags hersel*G said the cat G(ut J simpl! can312t standello it makes m! hiskers curl.GGJt is indeed dread*ulG eclaimed jo ith a shudder.GJt312s enough to drive a cra! lad! madG murmured the Patchork Airl.GJ312ll tell !ou hat icG she added as she smoothed out her apron and put it onagain G*or some reason or other !ou312ve missed !our guess. 4ou312re not a conEcert !ou312re a nuisance.GG%usic hath charms to soothe the savage (reastG asserted the phonoE

graph sadl!.G'hen e312re not savages. J advise !ou to go home and (eg the %agiEcian312s pardon.GG#ever He312d smash me.G

Página 52 G'hat312s hat e shall do i* !ou sta! hereG jo declared.G/un along ic and (other some one elseG advised Scraps. GFind someone ho is real icked and sta! ith him till he repents. Jn that a! !ou cando some good in the orld.G'he music thing turned silentl! aa! and trotted don a side path toE

ard a distant %unchkin village.GJs that the a! e goIG asked Bungle aniousl!.



G#oG said jo GJ think e shall keep straight ahead *or this path is theidest and (est. -hen e come to some house e ill in5uire the a! to the$merald Cit!.G

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The &ooli!h O'l and "he (i!e )onkey n the! ent and hal* an hour312s stead! alking (rought them to a housesomehat (etter than the to the! had alread! passed. Jt stood close to theroadside and over the door as a sign that readM G%iss Foolish l and %r.-ise Donke!M Pu(lic &dvisers.G-hen jo read this sign aloud Scraps said laughingl!M G-ell here is a

place to get all the advice e ant ma!(e more than e need. Let312s go in.G'he (o! knocked at the door.GCome inG called a deep (ass voice.So the! opened the door and entered the house here a little lightE(rondonke! dressed in a (lue apron and a (lue cap as engaged in dusting the

*urniture ith a (lue cloth. n a shel* over the indo sat a great (lue olith a (lue sun(onnet on her head (linking her (ig round e!es at the visitors.GAood morningG said the donke! in his deep voice hich seemed (igEger than he as. GDid !ou come to us *or adviceIGG-h! e came an!hoG replied Scraps Gand no e are here e ma!as ell have some advice. Jt312s *ree isn312t itIGGCertainl!G said the donke!. G&dvice doesn312t cost an!thingEEunless !ouSiguelo. Permit me to sa! (! the a! that !ou are the 5ueerest lot o* travelersthat ever came to m! shop. Nudging !ou merel! (! appearances J think !ou312d

(etter talk to the Foolish l !onder.G'he! turned to look at the (ird hich *luttered its ings and stared (ackat them ith its (ig e!es.GHootEtiEtootEtiEtootG cried the ol.

Página 54 "Fiddle)cum)foo!

Howdy)do- +iddle)cum! tiddle)cum! Too)ra)la)loo'" G'hat (eats !our poetr! ScrapsG said jo.

GJt312s just nonsenseG declared the Alass Cat.GBut it312s good advice *or the *oolishG said the donke! admiringl!. GListento m! partner and !ou can312t go rong.GSaid the ol in a grum(ling voiceM"6atcwork :irl as come to life4

;o one#$%s sweeteart! no one#$%s wife4 Lackin& sense and lo0in& fun! /e#$%ll e snued y e0eryone." G,uite a compliment ,uite a compliment J declareG eclaimed the donEke! turning to look at Scraps. G4ou are certainl! a onder m! dear and J *anEc! !ou312d make a splendid pincushion. J* !ou (elonged to me J312d ear smoked

glasses hen J looked at !ou.GGKPor 5u@IG asked the Patchork Airl.



GBecause !ou are so ga! and gaud!.GGJt is m! (eaut! that dales !ouG she asserted. G4ou %unchkin peopleall strut around in !our stupid (lue color hile JEEGG4ou are rong in calling me a %unchkinG interrupted the donke! G*orJ as (orn in the Land o* %o and came to visit the Land o* on the da! it as

shut o** *rom all the rest o* the orld. So here J am o(liged to sta! and J con*essit is a ver! pleasant countr! to live in.G

Página 55 GHootEtiEtootG cried the ol"O1o#$%s searcin& for a carm! #$%Cause 7nc ;unkie#$%s come to arm. Carms are scarce4 tey#$%re ard to &et4 O1o#$%s &ot a 1o! you et'" GJs the ol so ver! *oolishIG asked the (o!.G$tremel! soG replied the donke!. G#otice hat vulgar epressions she

usa. But J admire the ol *or the reason that she is positivel! *oolish. B+hosare supposed to (e so ver! ise generall! that a *oolish one is unusual and!ou perhaps kno that an!thing or an!one unusual is sure to (e interesting tothe ise.G'he ol *lapped its ings again muttering these ordsM"8t#$%s ard to e a &lassy cat))

;o cat can e more ard tan tat4 /e#$%s so transparent! e0ery act

8s clear to us! and tat#$%sa fact." GHave !ou noticed m! pink (rainsIG in5uired Bungle proudl!. GPuedessee 312em ork.GG#ot in the da!timeG said the donke!. GShe can312t see ver! ell (! da!

poor thing. But her advice is ecellent. J advise !ou all to *ollo it.GG'he ol hasn312t given us an! advice as !etG the (o! declared.G#oI 'hen hat do !ou call all those seet poemsIGGNust *oolishnessG replied jo. GScraps does the same thing.GGFoolishness * course 'o (e sure 'he Foolish l must (e *oolish orshe ouldn312t (e the Foolish l. 4ou are ver! complimentar! to m! partner inEdeedG asserted the donke! ru((ing his *ront hoo*s together as i* highl! pleased.

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G'he sign sa!s that !ou are iseG remarked Scraps to the donke!. GJ ish!ou ould prove it.GG-ith great pleasureG returned the (east. GPut me to the test m! dearPatches and J312ll prove m! isdom in the ink o* an e!e.GG-hat is the (est a! to get to the $merald Cit!IG asked jo.G-alkG said the donke!.GJ kno (ut hat road shall J takeIG as the (o!312s net 5uestion.G'he road o* !ello (ricks o* course. Jt leads directl! to the $meraldCit!.GG&nd ho shall e *ind the road o* !ello (ricksIGGB! keeping along the path !ou have (een *olloing. 4ou312ll come to the

!ello (ricks prett! soon and !ou312ll kno them hen !ou see them (ecausethe!312re the onl! !ello things in the (lue countr!.G



G'hank !ouG said the (o!. G&t last !ou have told me something.GGJs that the etent o* !our isdomIG asked Scraps.G#oG replied the donke! GJ kno man! other things (ut the! ouldn312tinterest !ou. So J312ll give !ou a last ord o* adviceM move on *or the sooner !oudo that the sooner !ou312ll get to the $merald Cit! o* .G

GHootEtiEtootEtiEtootEtiEtooG screeched the ol"Off you &o' fast or slow! Were you#$%re &oin& you don#$%t know.

6atces! Bun&le! (uckin lad! Facin& fortunes &ood and ad! (eetin& dan&ers &ra0e and sad! /ometimes worried! sometimes &lad))

Página 57 Were you#$%re &oin& you don#$%t know!

;or do 8! ut off you &o'"

GSounds like a hint to meG said the Patchork Airl.G'hen let312s take it and goG replied jo.'he! said goodE(!e to the -ise Donke! and the Foolish l and at onceresumed their journe!.

Página 58 They Mee" "he (oozy G'here seem to (e ver! *e houses around here a*ter allG remarked joa*ter the! had alked *or a time in silence.G#ever mindG said Scraps Ge are not looking *or houses (ut rather the

road o* !ello (ricks. -on312t it (e *unn! to run across something !ello in thisdismal (lue countr!IGG'here are orse colors than !ello in this countr!G asserted the AlassCat in a spite*ul tone.Gh do !ou mean the pink pe((les !ou call !our (rains and !our redheart and green e!esIG asked the Patchork Airl.G#o J mean !ou i* !ou must kno itG groled the cat.G4ou312re jealousG laughed Scraps. G4ou312d give !our hiskers *or a lovel!variegated compleion like mine.GGJ ouldn312tG retorted the cat. GJ312ve the clearest compleion in the orldand J don312t emplo! a (eaut!Edoctor either.G

GJ see !ou don312tG said Scraps.GPlease don312t 5uarrelG (egged jo. G'his is an important journe! and5uarreling makes me discouraged. 'o (e (rave one must (e cheer*ul so J hope!ou ill (e as goodEtempered as possi(le.G'he! had traveled some distance hen suddenl! the! *aced a high *encehich (arred an! *urther progress straight ahead. Jt ran directl! across the roadand enclosed a small *orest o* tall trees set close together. -hen the group o*adventurers peered through the (ars o* the *ence the! thought this *orest lookedmore gloom! and *or(idding than an! the! had ever seen (e*ore.

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'he! soon discovered that the path the! had (een *olloing no madea (end and passed around the enclosure (ut hat made jo stop and look



thought*ul as a sign painted on the *ence hich readM*+E(A,E O& THE (OO-./* G'hat meansG he said Gthat there312sa -oo! inside that *ence and the-oo! must (e a dangerous animal or the! ouldn312t tell people to (eare o* it.GGLet312s keep out thenG replied Scraps. G'hat path is outside the *ence and

%r. -oo! ma! have all his little *orest to himsel* *or all e care.GGBut one o* our errands is to *ind a -oo!G jo eplained. G'he %agicianants me to get three hairs *rom the end o* a -oo!312s tail.GGLet312s go on and *ind some other -oo!G suggested the cat. G'his one isugl! and dangerous or the! ouldn312t cage him up. %a!(e e shall *ind anotherthat is tame and gentle.GGPerhaps there isn312t an! other at allG ansered jo. G'he sign doesn312t sa!M312Beare a -oo!312 it sa!sM 312Beare the -oo!312 hich ma! meanthere312s onl!one in all the Land o* .GG'henG said Scraps Gsuppose e go in and *ind himI er! likel! i* e

ask him politel! to let us pull three hairs out o* the tip o* his tail he on312t hurt us.GGJt ould hurt him J312m sure and that ould make him crossG said the cat.G4ou needn312t orr! BungleG remarked the Patchork Airl G*or i* thereis danger !ou can clim( a tree. jo and J are not a*raid are e joIGGJ am a littleG the (o! admitted G(ut this danger must (e *aced i* e inEtend to save poor "nc #unkie. Ho shall e get over the *enceIGGClim(G ansered Scraps and at once she (egan clim(ing up the roso* (ars. jo *olloed and *ound it more eas! than he had epected. -hen the!

Página 60 got to the top o* the *ence the! (egan to get don on the other side and soonere in the *orest. 'he Alass Cat (eing small crept (eteen the loer (ars and

joined them.Here there as no path o* an! sort so the! entered the oods the (o!leading the a! and andered through the trees until the! ere nearl! in thecenter o* the *orest. 'he! no came upon a clear space in hich stood a rock!cave.So *ar the! had met no living creature (ut hen jo sa the cave hekne it must (e the den o* the -oo!.Jt is hard to *ace an! savage (east ithout a sinking o* the heart (ut stillmore terri*!ing is it to *ace an unknon (east hich !ou have never seen even

a picture o*. So there is little onder that the pulses o* the %unchkin (o! (eat*ast as he and his companions stood *acing the cave. 'he opening as per*ectl!s5uare and a(out (ig enough to admit a goat.GJ guess the -oo! is asleepG said Scraps. GShall J thro in a stone toaken himIGG#o please don312tG ansered jo his voice trem(ling a little. GJ312m in no hurr!.GBut he had not long to ait *or the -oo! heard the sound o* voices andcame trotting out o* his cave. &s this is the onl! -oo! that has ever lived eitherin the Land o* or out o* it J must descri(e it to !ou.'he creature as all s5uares and *lat sur*aces and edges. Jts head as aneact s5uare like one o* the (uildingE(locks a child pla!s ith there*ore it had

no ears (ut heard sounds through to openings in the upper corners. Jts nose (eing in the center o* a s5uare sur*ace as *lat hile the mouth as *ormed



(! the opening o* the loer edge o* the (lock. 'he (od! o* the -oo! as muchlarger than its head (ut as likeise (lockEshapedEE(eing tice as long as itas ide and high. 'he tail as s5uare and stu((! and per*ectl! straight andthe *our legs ere made in the same a! each (eing *ourEsided. 'he animalas covered ith a thick smooth skin and had no hair at all ecept at the eE

treme end o* its tail here there gre eactl! three sti** stu((! hairs. 'he (east

Página 61 as dark (lue in color and his *ace as not *ierce nor *erocious in epression

(ut rather goodEhumored and droll.Seeing the strangers the -oo! *olded his hind legs as i* the! had (eenhinged and sat don to look his visitors over.G-ell ellG he eclaimed Ghat a 5ueer lot !ou are &t *irst J thoughtsome o* those misera(le %unchkin *armers had come to anno! me (ut J amrelieved to *ind !ou in their stead. Jt is plain to me that !ou are a remarka(legroupEEas remarka(le in !our a! as J am in mineEEand so !ou are elcome to

m! domain. #ice place isn312t itI But lonesomeEEdread*ull! lonesome.GG-h! did the! shut !ou up hereIG asked Scraps ho as regarding the5ueer s5uare creature ith much curiosit!.GBecause J eat up all the hone!E(ees hich the %unchkin *armers holive around here keep to make them hone!.GG&re !ou *ond o* eating hone!E(eesIG in5uired the (o!.Ger!. 'he! are reall! delicious. But the *armers did not like to lose their

(ees and so the! tried to destro! me. * course the! couldn312t do that.GGKPor 5u@ noIGG%! skin is so thick and tough that nothing can get through it to hurt me.So *inding the! could not destro! me the! drove me into this *orest and (uilta *ence around me. "nkind asn312t itIGGBut hat do !ou eat noIG asked jo.G#othing at all. J312ve tried the leaves *rom the trees and the mosses andcreeping vines (ut the! don312t seem to suit m! taste. So there (eing no hone!E

(ees here J312ve eaten nothing *or !ears.G4ou must (e a*ull! hungr!G said the (o!. GJ312ve got some (read andcheese in m! (asket. -ould !ou like that kind o* *oodIG

Página 62 GAive me a ni((le and J ill tr! it then J can tell !ou (etter hether it is

grate*ul to m! appetiteG returned the -oo!.So the (o! opened his (asket and (roke a piece o** the loa* o* (read. Oltossed it toard the -oo! ho cleverl! caught it in his mouth and ate it ina tinkling.G'hat312s rather goodG declared the animal. G&n! moreIGG'r! some cheeseG said jo and thre don a piece.'he -oo! ate that too and smacked its long thin lips.G'hat312s might! goodG it eclaimed. G&n! moreIGGPlent!G replied jo. So he sat don on a Stump and *ed the -oo! (readand cheese *or a long time *or no matter ho much the (o! (roke o** the loa*and the slice remained just as (ig.

G'hat312ll doG said the -oo! at last GJ312m 5uite *ull. J hope the strange*ood on312t give me indigestion.G



GJ hope notG said jo. GJt312s hat J eat.GG-ell J must sa! J312m much o(liged and J312m glad !ou cameG announcedthe (east. GJs there an!thing J can do in return *or !our kindnessIGG4esG said jo earnestl! G!ou have it in !our poer to do me a great*avor i* !ou ill.G

GK,u@ esIG asked the -oo!. G#ame the *avor and J ill grant it.GGJEEJ ant three hairs *rom the tip o* !our tailG said jo ith some hesitation.G'hree hairs -h! that312s all J haveEEon m! tail or an!here elseG eEclaimed the (east.

Página 63 GJ kno (ut J ant them ver! much.GG'he! are m! sole ornaments m! prettiest *eatureG said the -oo! unE*)cilmente. GJ* J give up those three hairs JEEJ312m just a (lockhead.GG4et J must have themG insisted the (o! *irml! and he then told the-oo! all a(out the accident to "nc #unkie and %argolotte and ho the

three hairs ere to (e a part o* the magic charm that ould restore them to li*e.'he (east listened ith attention and hen jo had *inished the recital it saidith a sighMGJ ala!s keep m! ord *or J pride m!sel* on (eing s5uare. So !ou ma!have the three hairs and elcome. J think under such circumstances it ould

(e sel*ish o* me to re*use !ou.GG'hank !ou 'hank !ou ver! muchG cried the (o! jo!*ull!. G%a! J pullout the hairs noIGG&n! time !ou likeG ansered the -oo!.So jo ent up to the 5ueer creature and taking hold o* one o* the hairs

(egan to pull. He pulled harder. He pulled ith all his might (ut the hair reEmained *ast.G-hat312s the trou(leIG asked the -oo! hich jo had dragged here andthere all around the clearing in his endeavor to pull out the hair.GJt on312t comeG said the (o! panting.GJ as a*raid o* thatG declared the (east. G4ou312ll have to pull harder.GGJ312ll help !ouG eclaimed Scraps coming to the (o!312s side. G4ou pull thehair and J312ll pull !ou and together e ought to get it out easil!.GG-ait a ji**!G called the -oo! and then it ent to a tree and hugged itith its *ront pas so that its (od! couldn312t (e dragged around (! the pull.G&ll read! no. Ao aheadG

Página 64 jo grasped the hair ith (oth hands and pulled ith all his strengthhile Scraps seied the (o! around his aist and added her strength to his.But the hair ouldn312t (udge. Jnstead it slipped out o* jo312s hands and he andScraps (oth rolled upon the ground in a heap and never stopped until the!

(umped against the rock! cave.GAive it upG advised the Alass Cat as the (o! arose and assisted thePatchork Airl to her *eet. G& doen strong men couldn312t pull out those hairs.J (elieve the!312re clinched on the under side o* the -oo!312s thick skin.GG'hen hat shall J doIG asked the (o! despairingl!. GJ* on our return J

*ail to take these three hairs to the Crooked %agician the other things J havecome to seek ill (e o* no use at all and e cannot restore "nc #unkie and



%argolotte to li*e.GG'he!312re goners J guessG said the Patchork Airl.G#ever mindG added the cat. GJ can312t see that old "nc and %argolotte areorth all this trou(le an!ho.GBut jo did not *eel that a!. He as so disheartened that he sat don

upon a stump and (egan to cr!.'he -oo! looked at the (o! thought*ull!.G-h! don312t !ou take me ith !ouIG asked the (east. G'hen hen at last!ou get to the %agician312s house he can surel! *ind some a! to pull out thosethree hairs.Gjo as overjo!ed at this suggestion.G'hat312s itG he cried iping aa! the tears and springing to his *eet itha smile. GJ* J take the three hairs to the %agician it on312t matter i* the! are stillin !our (od!.GGJt can312t matter in the leastG agreed the -oo!.

Página 65 GCome on thenG said the (o! picking up his (asket Glet us start at once.J have several other things to *ind !ou kno.GBut the Alass Cat gave a little laugh and in5uired in her scorn*ul a!MGHo do !ou intend to get the (east out o* this *orestIG'hat puled them all *or a time.GLet us go to the *ence and then e ma! *ind a a!G suggested Scraps.So the! alked through the *orest to the *ence reaching it at a point eactl!opposite that here the! had entered the enclosure.GHo did !ou get inIG asked the -oo!.G-e clim(ed overG ansered jo.GJ can312t do thatG said the (east. GJ312ma ver! si*t runner *or J can overEtake a hone!E(ee as it *lies and J can jump ver! high hich is the reason the!made such a tall *ence to keep me in. But J can312t clim( at all and J312m too (ig tos5ueee (eteen the (ars o* the *ence.Gjo tried to think hat to do.GCan !ou digIG preguntó.G#oG ansered the -oo! G*or J have no clas. %! *eet are 5uite *lat onthe (ottom o* them. #or can J gna aa! the (oards as J have no teeth.GG4ou312re not such a terri(le creature a*ter allG remarked Scraps.G4ou haven312t heard me grol or !ou ouldn312t sa! thatG declared the

-oo!. G-hen J grol the sound echoes like thunder all through the valle!sand oodlands and children trem(le ith *ear and omen cover their headsith their aprons and (ig men run and hide. J suppose there is nothing in theorld so terri(le to listen to as the grol o* a -oo!.G

Página 66 GPlease don312t grol thenG (egged jo earnestl!.G'here is no danger o* m! groling *or J am not angr!. nl! hen anEgr! do J utter m! *ear*ul earEsplitting soulEshuddering grol. &lso hen J amangr! m! e!es *lash *ire hether J grol or not.GG/eal *ireIG asked jo.

G* course real *ire. Do !ou suppose the!312d *lash imitation *ireIG in5uiredthe -oo! in an injured tone.



GJn that case J312ve solved the riddleG cried Scraps dancing ith glee.G'hose *enceE(oards are made o* ood and i* the -oo! stands close to the*ence and lets his e!es *lash *ire the! might set *ire to the *ence and (urn it up.'hen he could alk aa! ith us easil! (eing *ree.GG&h J have never thought o* that plan or J ould have (een *ree long agoG

said the -oo!. GBut J cannot *lash *ire *rom m! e!es unless J am ver! angr!.GGCan312t !ou get angr! 312(out something pleaseIG asked jo.GJ312ll tr!. 4ou just sa! 312rileEroo312 to me.GG-ill that make !ou angr!IG in5uired the (o!.G'erri(l! angr!.GG-hat does it meanIG asked Scraps.GJ don312t kno that312s hat makes me so angr!G replied the -oo!.He then stood close to the *ence ith his head near one o* the (oardsand Scraps called out GrileErooG 'hen jo said GrileErooG ! elAlass Cat said GrileErooG 'he -oo! (egan to trem(le ith anger andsmall sparks darted *rom his e!es. Seeing this the! all cried GrileErooG

together and that made the (east312s e!es *lash *ire so *iercel! that the *enceE (oard caught the sparks and (egan to smoke. 'hen it (urst into *lame and the

Página 67 -oo! stepped (ack and said triumphantl!MG&ha 'hat did the (usiness all right. Jt as a happ! thought *or !ou to!ell all together *or that made me as angr! as J have ever (een. Fine sparkseren312t the!IGG/eg312lar *ireorksG replied Scraps admiringl!.Jn a *e moments the (oard had (urned to a distance o* several *eetleaving an opening (ig enough *or them all to pass through. jo (roke some

(ranches *rom a tree and ith them hipped the *ire until it as etinguished.G-e don312t ant to (urn the hole *ence donG said he G*or the *lamesould attract the attention o* the %unchkin *armers ho ould then comeand capture the -oo! again. J guess the!312ll (e rather surprised hen the! *indhe312s escaped.GGSo the! illG declared the -oo! chuckling glee*ull!. G-hen the! *indJ312m gone the *armers ill (e (adl! scared *or the!312ll epect me to eat up theirhone!E(ees as J did (e*ore.GG'hat reminds meG said the (o! Gthat !ou must promise not to eat hone!E

(ees hile !ou are in our compan!.G

G#one at allIGG#ot a (ee. 4ou ould get us all into trou(le and e can312t a**ord to havean! more trou(le than is necessar!. J312ll *eed !ou all the (read and cheese !ouant and that must satis*! !ou.GG&ll right J312ll promiseG said the -oo! cheer*ull!. G&nd hen J promisean!thing !ou can depend on it 312cause J312m s5uare.GGJ don312t see hat di**erence that makesG o(served the Patchork Airl asthe! *ound the path and continued their journe!. G'he shape doesn312t make athing honest does itIG

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G* course it doesG returned the -oo! ver! decidedl!. G#o one couldtrust that Crooked %agician *or instance just (ecause he is crooked (ut a



s5uare -oo! couldn312t do an!thing crooked i* he anted to.GGJ am neither s5uare nor crookedG said Scraps looking don at her

plump (od!.G#o !ou312re round so !ou312re lia(le to do an!thingG asserted the -oo!.GDo not (lame me %iss Aorgeous i* J regard !ou ith suspicion. %an! a

satin ri((on has a cotton (ack.GScraps didn312t understand this (ut she had an uneas! misgiving that shehad a cotton (ack hersel*. Jt ould settle don at times and make her s5uatand dump! and then she had to roll hersel* in the road until her (od! stretchedout again.

Página 69 0haggy Man "o "he ,e!cue 'he! had not gone ver! *ar (e*ore Bungle ho had run on ahead came

(ounding (ack to sa! that the road o* !ello (ricks as just (e*ore them. &once the! hurried *orard to see hat this *amous road looked like.

Jt as a (road road (ut not straight *or it andered over hill and daleand picked out the easiest places to go. &ll its length and (readth as pavedith smooth (ricks o* a (right !ello color so it as smooth and level eceptin a *e places here the (ricks had crum(led or (een removed leaving holesthat might cause the unar! to stum(le.GJ onderG said jo looking up and don the road Ghich a! to go.GG-here are !ou (ound *orIG asked the -oo!.G'he $merald Cit!G he replied.G'hen go estG said the -oo!. GJ kno this road prett! ell *or J312vechased man! a hone!E(ee over it.GGHave !ou ever (een to the $merald Cit!IG asked Scraps.G#o. J am ver! sh! (! nature as !ou ma! have noticed so J haven312t minEgled much in societ!.GG&re !ou a*raid o* menIG in5uired the Patchork Airl.G%eI -ith m! heartErending grolEEm! horri(le shudder*ul grolIJ should sa! not. J am not a*raid o* an!thingG declared the -oo!.GJ ish J could sa! the sameG sighed jo. GJ don312t think e need (e a*raidhen e get to the $merald Cit! *or "nc #unkie has told me that ma ourgirl /uler is ver! lovel! and kind and tries to help ever!one ho is in trou(le.But the! sa! there are man! dangers lurking on the road to the great Fair! Cit!

Página 70 and so e must (e ver! care*ul.GGJ hope nothing ill (reak meG said the Alass Cat in a nervous voice.GJ312ma little (rittle !ou kno and can312t stand man! hard knocks.GGJ* an!thing should *ade the colors o* m! lovel! patches it ould (reakm! heartG said the Patchork Airl.GJ312m not sure !ou have a heartG jo reminded her.G'hen it ould (reak m! cottonG persisted Scraps. GDo !ou think the!are all *ast colors joIG she asked aniousl!.G'he! seem *ast enough hen !ou runG he replied and then looking aEhead o* them he eclaimedM Gh hat lovel! treesG

'he! ere certainl! prett! to look upon and the travelers hurried *orEard to o(serve them more closel!.



G-h! the! are not trees at allG said Scraps Gthe! are just monstrous plants.G'hat is hat the! reall! ereM masses o* great (road leaves hich rose*rom the ground *ar into the air until the! toered tice as high as the top o*the Patchork Airl312s head ho as a little taller than jo. 'he plants *ormedros on (oth sides o* the road and *rom each plant rose a doen or more o* the

(ig (road leaves hich sa!ed continuall! *rom side to side although noind as (loing. But the most curious thing a(out the sa!ing leaves astheir color. 'he! seemed to have a general groundork o* (lue (ut here andthere other colors glinted at times through the (lueEEgorgeous !ellos turningto pink purple orange and scarlet mingled ith more so(er (rons andgra!sEEeach appearing as a (lotch or stripe an!here on a lea* and then disapE

pearing to (e replaced (! some other color o* a di**erent shape. 'he change*ulcoloring o* the great leaves as ver! (eauti*ul (ut it as (eildering as elland the novelt! o* the scene dre our travelers close to the line o* plants herethe! stood atching them ith rapt interest.Suddenl! a lea* (ent loer than usual and touched the Patchork Airl.

Página 71 Si*tl! it enveloped her in its em(race covering her completel! in its thick*olds and then it sa!ed (ack upon its stem.G-h! she312s goneG gasped jo in amaement and listening care*ull! hethought he could hear the mu**led screams o* Scraps coming *rom the centero* the *olded lea*. But (e*ore he could think hat he ought to do to save heranother lea* (ent don and captured the Alass Cat rolling around the littlecreature until she as completel! hidden and then straightening up again upEon its stem.GLook outG cried the -oo!. G/un /un *ast or !ou are lost.Gjo turned and sa the -oo! running si*tl! up the road. But the lastlea* o* the ro o* plants seied the (east even as he ran and instantl! he disapE

peared *rom sight.'he (o! had no chance to escape. Hal* a doen o* the great leaves ere

(ending toard him *rom di**erent directions and as he stood hesitating oneo* them clutched him in its em(race. Jn a *lash he as in the dark. 'hen he *elthimsel* gentl! li*ted until he as sa!ing in the air ith the *olds o* the lea*hugging him on all sides.&t *irst he struggled hard to escape cr!ing out in angerM GLet me go Letme goG But neither struggles nor protests had an! e**ect hatever. 'he lea*

held him *irml! and he as a prisoner.'hen jo 5uieted himsel* and tried to think. Despair *ell upon him henhe remem(ered that all his little part! had (een captured even as he as andthere as none to save them.GJ might have epected itG he so((ed misera(l!. GJ312m jo the "nluck!and something dread*ul as sure to happen to me.GHe pushed against the lea* that held him and *ound it to (e so*t (ut thickand *irm. Jt as like a great (andage all around him and he *ound it di**icultto move his (od! or lim(s in order to change their position.

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'he minutes passed and (ecame hours. jo ondered ho long onecould live in such a condition and i* the lea* ould graduall! sap his strength



and even his li*e in order to *eed itsel*. 'he little %unchkin (o! had neverheard o* an! person d!ing in the Land o* (ut he kne one could su**er agreat deal o* pain. His greatest *ear at this time as that he ould ala!s reEmain imprisoned in the (eauti*ul lea* and never see the light o* da! again.

#o sound came to him through the lea* all around as intense silence.

jo ondered i* Scraps had stopped screaming or i* the *olds o* the lea* preEvented his hearing her. B! and (! he thought he heard a histle as o* someone histling a tune. S0 it reall! must (e some one histling he decided *orhe could *ollo the strains o* a prett! %unchkin melod! that "nc #unkie usedto sing to him. 'he sounds ere lo and seet and although the! reachedjo312s ears ver! *aintl! the! ere clear and harmonious.Could the lea* histle jo onderedI #earer and nearer came the soundsand then the! seemed to (e just the other side o* the lea* that as hugging him.Suddenl! the hole lea* toppled and *ell carr!ing the (o! ith it andhile he spraled at *ull length the *olds slol! relaed and set him *ree. Olscram(led 5uickl! to his *eet and *ound that a strange man as standing (e*ore

himEEa man so curious in appearance that the (o! stared ith round e!es.He as a (ig man ith shagg! hiskers shagg! e!e(ros shagg! hairEE

(ut kindl! (lue e!es that ere gentle as those o* a co. n his head as agreen velvet hat ith a jeeled (and hich as all shagg! around the (rim./ich (ut shagg! laces ere at his throat a coat ith shagg! edges as decoratEed ith diamond (uttons the velvet (reeches had jeeled (uckles at the kneesand shags all around the (ottoms. n his (reast hung a medallion (earing a

picture o* Princess Doroth! o* and in his hand as he stood looking at joas a sharp kni*e shaped like a dagger.GhG eclaimed jo greatl! astonished at the sight o* this stranger !then he addedM G-ho has saved me sirIGGCan312t !ou seeIG replied the other ith a smile GJ312m the Shagg! %an.G

Página 73 G4es J can see thatG said the (o! nodding. G-as it !ou ho rescued me*rom the lea*IGG#one other !ou ma! (e sure. But take care or J shall have to rescue!ou again.Gjo gave a jump *or he sa several (road leaves leaning toard him

(ut the Shagg! %an (egan to histle again and at the sound the leaves allstraightened up on their stems and kept still.

'he man no took jo312s arm and led him up the road past the last o*the great plants and not till he as sa*el! (e!ond their reach did he cease hishistling.G4ou see the music charms 312emG said he. GSinging or histlingEEit doesn312tmatter hichEE makes 312em (ehave and nothing else ill. J ala!s histle as Jgo (! 312em and so the! ala!s let me alone. 'oEda! as J ent (! histling Jsa a lea* curled and kne there must (e something inside it. J cut don thelea* ith m! kni*e andEEout !ou popped. Luck! J passed (! asn312t itIGG4ou ere ver! kindG said jo Gand J thank !ou. -ill !ou please rescuem! companions alsoIGG-hat companionsIG asked the Shagg! %an.

G'he leaves gra((ed them allG said the (o!. G'here312sa Patchork Airl andEEGGK"n 5u@IG



G& girl made o* patchork !ou kno. She312s alive and her name is Scraps.&nd there312sa Alass CatEEGGAlassIG asked the Shagg! %an.G&ll glass.GG&nd aliveIG

Página 74 G4esG said jo Gshe has pink (rains. &nd there312sa -oo!EEGG-hat312sa -oo!IG in5uired the Shagg! %an.G-h! JEEJEEcan312t descri(e itG ansered the (o! greatl! perpleed. GBut it312sa 5ueer animal ith three hairs on the tip o* its tail that on312t come out andEEGG-hat on312t come outIG asked the Shagg! %an Gthe tailIGG'he hairs on312t come out. But !ou312ll see the -oo! i* !ou312ll please resEcue it and then !ou312ll kno just hat it is.GG* courseG said the Shagg! %an nodding his shagg! head. 4 entonceshe alked (ack among the plants still histling and *ound the three leaves

hich ere curled around jo312s traveling companions. 'he *irst lea* he cutdon released Scraps and on seeing her the Shagg! %an thre (ack his shagg!head opened ide his mouth and laughed so shaggil! and !et so merril! thatScraps liked him at once. 'hen he took o** his hat and made her a lo (osa!ingMG%! dear !ou312re a onder. J must introduce !ou to m! *riend theScarecro.G-hen he cut don the second lea* he rescued the Alass Cat and Bungleas so *rightened that she scampered aa! like a streak and soon had joinedjo hen she sat (eside him panting and trem(ling. 'he last plant o* all thero had captured the -oo! and a (ig (unch in the center o* the curled lea*shoed plainl! here he as. -ith his sharp kni*e the Shagg! %an sliced o**the stem o* the lea* and as it *ell and un*olded out trotted the -oo! and esEcaped (e!ond the reach o* an! more o* the dangerous plants.

Página 75 A ood &riend Soon the entire part! as gathered on the road o* !ello (ricks 5uite (e!Eond the reach o* the (eauti*ul (ut treacherous plants. 'he Shagg! %an staring*irst at one and then at the other seemed greatl! pleased and interested.GJ312ve seen 5ueer things since J came to the Land o* G said he G(ut never

an!thing 5ueerer than this (and o* adventurers. Let us sit don a hile andhave a talk and get ac5uainted.GGHaven312t !ou ala!s lived in the Land o* IG asked the %unchkin (o!.G#o J used to live in the (ig outside orld. But J came here once ithDoroth! and ma let me sta!.GGHo do !ou like IG asked Scraps. GJsn312t the countr! and the climate grandIGGJt312s the *inest countr! in all the orld even i* it is a *air!land. and J312mhapp! ever! minute J live in itG said the Shagg! %an. GBut tell me somethinga(out !ourselves.GSo jo related the stor! o* his visit to the house o* the Crooked %agicianand ho he met there the Alass Cat and ho the Patchork Airl as (rought

to li*e and o* the terri(le accident to "nc #unkie and %argolotte. 'hen he toldho he had set out to *ind the *ive di**erent things hich the %agician needed



to make a charm that ould restore the mar(le *igures to li*e one re5uirement (eing three hairs *rom a -oo!312s tail.G-e *ound the -oo!G eplained the (o! Gand he agreed to give us thethree hairs (ut e couldn312t pull them out. So e had to (ring the -oo! alongith us.G

GJ seeG returned the Shagg! %an ho had listened ith interest to thecuento. GBut perhaps J ho am (ig and strong can pull those three hairs *romthe -oo!312s tail.G

Página 76 G'r! it i* !ou likeG said the -oo!.So the Shagg! %an tried it (ut pull as hard as he could he *ailed to getthe hairs out o* the -oo!312s tail. So he sat don again and iped his shagg!*ace ith a shagg! silk handkerchie* and saidMGJt doesn312t matter. J* !ou can keep the -oo! until !ou get the rest o* thethings !ou need !ou can take the (east and his three hairs to the Crooked %agE

ician and let him *ind a a! to etract 312em. -hat are the other things !ou areto *indIGGneG said jo Gis a siEleaved clover.GG4ou ought to *ind that in the *ields around the $merald Cit!G said theShagg! %an. G'here is a La against picking siEleaved clovers (ut J think Jcan get ma to let !ou have one.GG'hank !ouG replied jo. G'he net thing is the le*t ing o* a !ello

(utter*l!.GGFor that !ou must go to the -inkie Countr!G the Shagg! %an declared.GJ312ve never noticed an! (utter*lies there (ut that is the !ello countr! o* and it312s ruled (! a good *riend o* mine the 'in -oodman.GGh J312ve heard o* himG eclaimed jo. GHe must (e a onder*ul man.GGSo he is and his heart is onder*ull! kind. J312m sure the 'in -oodman illdo all in his poer to help !ou to save !our "nc #unkie and poor %argolotte.GG'he net thing J must *indG said the %unchkin (o! Gis a gill o* ater*rom a dark ell.GGJndeed -ell that is more di**icultG said the Shagg! %an scratching hisle*t ear in a puled a!. GJ312ve never heard o* a dark ell have !ouIGG#oG said jo.

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GDo !ou kno here one ma! (e *oundIG in5uired the Shagg! %an.GJ can312t imagineG said jo.G'hen e must ask the Scarecro.GG'he Scarecro But surel! sir a scarecro can312t kno an!thing.GG%ost scarecros don312t J admitG ansered the Shagg! %an. GBut thisScarecro o* hom J speak is ver! intelligent. He claims to possess the (est

(rains in all .GGBetter than mineIG asked Scraps.GBetter than mineIG echoed the Alass Cat. G%ine are pink and !ou cansee 312em ork.GG-ell !ou can312t see the Scarecro312s (rains ork (ut the! do a lot o* clevE

er thinkingG asserted the Shagg! %an. GJ* an!one knos here a dark ell isit312s m! *riend the Scarecro.G



G-here does he liveIG in5uired jo.GHe has a splendid castle in the -inkie Countr! near to the palace o* his*riend the 'in -oodman and he is o*ten to (e *ound in the $merald Cit! herehe visits Doroth! at the ro!al palace.GG'hen e ill ask him a(out the dark ellG said jo.

GBut hat else does this Crooked %agician antIG asked the Shagg! %an.G& drop o* oil *rom a live man312s (od!.GGh (ut there isn312t such a thing.GG'hat is hat J thoughtG replied jo G(ut the Crooked %agician said itouldn312t (e called *or (! the recipe i* it couldn312t (e *ound and there*ore J

Página 78 must search until J *ind it.GGJ ish !ou good luckG said the Shagg! %an shaking his head dou(t*ulEl! G(ut J imagine !ou312ll have a hard jo( getting a drop o* oil *rom a live man312scuerpo. 'here312s (lood in a (od! (ut no oil.G

G'here312s cotton in mineG said Scraps dancing a little jig.GJ don312t dou(t itG returned the Shagg! %an admiringl!. G4ou312re a regularcom*orter and as seet as patchork can (e. &ll !ou lack is dignit!.GGJ hate dignit!G cried Scraps kicking a pe((le high in the air and thentr!ing to catch it as it *ell. GHal* the *ools and all the ise *olks are digni*iedand J312m neither the one nor the other.GGShe312s just cra!G eplained the Alass Cat.'he Shagg! %an laughed.GShe312s delight*ul in her a!G he said. GJ312m sure Doroth! ill (e pleasedith her and the Scarecro ill dote on her. Did !ou sa! !ou ere travelingtoard the $merald Cit!IGG4esG replied jo. GJ thought that the (est place to go at *irst (ecause thesiEleaved clover ma! (e *ound there.GGJ312ll go ith !ouG said the Shagg! %an Gand sho !ou the a!.GG'hank !ouG eclaimed jo. GJ hope it on312t put !ou out an!.GG#oG said the other GJ asn312t going an!here in particular. J312ve (een arover all m! li*e and although ma has given me a suite o* (eauti*ul roomsin her palace J still get the andering *ever once in a hile and start out toroam the countr! over. J312ve (een aa! *rom the $merald Cit! several eeksthis time and no that J312ve met !ou and !our *riends J312m sure it ill interestme to accompan! !ou to the great cit! o* and introduce !ou to m! *riends.G

Página 79 G'hat ill (e ver! niceG said the (o! grate*ull!.GJ hope !our *riends are not digni*iedG o(served Scraps.GSome are and some are notG he ansered G(ut J never criticise m!*riends. J* the! are reall! true *riends the! ma! (e an!thing the! like *or allo* me.GG'here312s some sense in thatG said Scraps nodding her 5ueer head in apE

(ación. GCome on and let312s get to the $merald Cit! as soon as possi(le.G Conthis she ran up the path skipping and dancing and then turned to aait them.GJt is 5uite a distance *rom here to the $merald Cit!G remarked the Shagg!

%an Gso e shall not get there toEda! nor toEmorro. 'here*ore let us takethe jaunt in an eas! manner. J312m an old traveler and have *ound that J never



gain an!thing (! (eing in a hurr!. 312'ake it eas!312 is m! motto. J* !ou can312ttakeit eas! take it as eas! as !ou can.G&*ter alking some distance over the road o* !ello (ricks jo said heas hungr! and ould stop to eat some (read and cheese. He o**ered a porE

tion o* the *ood to the Shagg! %an ho thanked him (ut re*used it.G-hen J start out on m! travelsG said he GJ carr! along enough s5uaremeals to last me several eeks. 'hink J312ll indulge in one no as long as e312restopping an!a!.GSa!ing this he took a (ottle *rom his pocket and shook *rom it a ta(leta(out the sie o* one o* jo312s *ingerEnails.G'hatG announced the Shagg! %an Gis a s5uare meal in condensed *orm.Jnvention o* the great Pro*essor -oggleEBug o* the /o!al College o* &thletics.Jt contains soup *ish roast meat salad appleEdumplings ice cream and chocEolateEdrops all (oiled don to this small sie so it can (e convenientl! carriedand salloed hen !ou are hungr! and need a s5uare meal.G

GJ312m s5uareG said the -oo!. GAive me one please.G

Página 80 So the Shagg! %an gave the -oo! a ta(let *rom his (ottle and the (eastate it in a tinkling.G4ou have no had a si course dinnerG declared the Shagg! %an.GPshaG said the -oo! ungrate*ull! GJ ant to taste something. 'here312sno *un in that sort o* eating.GGne should onl! eat to sustain li*eG replied the Shagg! %an Gand thatta(let is e5ual to a peck o* other *ood.GGJ don312t care *or it. J ant something J can che and tasteG grum(led the-oo!.G4ou are 5uite rong m! poor (eastG said the Shagg! %an in a tone o*l)stima. G'hink ho tired !our jas ould get cheing a s5uare meal like this i*it ere not condensed to the sie o* a small ta(letEEhich !ou can sallo in a

ji**!.GGCheing isn312t tiresome it312s *un maintained the -oo!. GJ ala!s chethe hone!E(ees hen J catch them. Aive me some (read and cheese jo.GG#o no 4ou312ve alread! eaten a (ig dinnerG protested the Shagg! %an.G%a! (eG ansered the -oo! G(ut J guess J312ll *ool m!sel* (! munchingsome (read and cheese. J ma! not (e hungr! having eaten all those things !ou

gave me (ut J consider this eating (usiness a matter o* taste and J like to realEie hat312s going into me.Gjo gave the (east hat he anted (ut the Shagg! %an shook his shagg!head reproach*ull! and said there as no animal so o(stinate or hard to conEvince as a -oo!.&t this moment a patter o* *ootsteps as heard and looking up the! sathe live phonograph standing (e*ore them. Jt seemed to have passed throughman! adventures since jo and his comrades last sa the machine *or the varEnish o* its ooden case as all marred and dented and scratched in a a! that

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gave it an aged and disreputa(le appearance.GDear meG eclaimed jo staring hard. G-hat has happened to !ouIG



G#othing muchG replied the phonograph in a sad and depressed voice.GJ312ve had enough things thron at me since J le*t !ou to stock a departmentstore and *urnish hal* a doen (argainEcounters.GG&re !ou so (roken up that !ou can312t pla!IG asked Scraps.G#o J still am a(le to grind out delicious music. Nust no J312ve a record on

tap that is reall! super(G said the phonograph groing more cheer*ul.G'hat is too (adG remarked jo. G-e312ve no o(jection to !ou as a machine!ou kno (ut as a musicEmaker e hate !ou.GG'hen h! as J ever inventedIG demanded the machine in a tone o*indignant protest.'he! looked at one another in5uiringl! (ut no one could anser such a

puling 5uestion. Finall! the Shagg! %an saidMGJ312d like to hear the phonograph pla!.Gjo sighed. G-e312ve (een ver! happ! since e met !ou sirG he said.GJ kno. But a little miser! at times makes one appreciate happiness more.'ell me Phon! hat is this record like hich !ou sa! !ou have on tapIG

GJt312sa popular song sir. Jn all civilied lands the common people havegone ild over it.GG%akes civilied *olks ild *olks ehI 'hen it312s dangerous.GG-ild ith jo! J meanG eplained the phonograph. GListen. 'his songill prove a rare treat to !ou J kno. Jt made the author richEE*or an author. $llois called 312%! Lulu.312G

Página 82 'hen the phonograph (egan to pla!. & strain o* odd jerk! sounds as*olloed (! these ords sung (! a man through his nose ith great vigor o*epresiónM"3 wants ma Lulu! ma coal)lack Lulu4

3 wants ma loo)loo! loo)loo! loo)loo! Lu'

3 lo0es ma Lulu! ma coal)lack Lulu! Tere ain#$%t noody else lo0es loo)loo! Lu'" GHereEEshut that o**G cried the Shagg! %an springing to his *eet. G,u@do !ou mean (! such impertinenceIG

GJt312s the latest popular songG declared the phonograph speaking in a sulEk! tone o* voice.G& popular songIGG4es. ne that the *ee(leEminded can remem(er the ords o* and thoseignorant o* music can histle or sing. 'hat makes a popular song popular andthe time is coming hen it ill take the place o* all other songs.GG'hat time on312t come to us just !etG said the Shagg! %an sternl!M GJ312msomething o* a singer m!sel* and J don312t intend to (e throttled (! an! Luluslike !our coalE(lack one. J shall take !ou all apart %r. Phon! and scatter !our

pieces *ar and ide over the countr! as a matter o* kindness to the people !oumight meet i* alloed to run around loose. Having per*ormed this pain*ul dut!

J shallEEGBut (e*ore he could sa! more the phonograph turned and dashed up the



road as *ast as its *our ta(leElegs could carr! it and soon it had entirel! disapE peared *rom their vie.'he Shagg! %an sat don again and seemed ell pleased. GSome one

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else ill save me the trou(le o* scattering that phonographG said he G*or it isnot possi(le that such a musicEmaker can last long in the Land o* . Cuando!ou are rested *riends let us go on our a!.GDuring the a*ternoon the travelers *ound themselves in a lonel! and uninEha(ited part o* the countr!. $ven the *ields ere no longer cultivated and thecountr! (egan to resem(le a ilderness. 'he road o* !ello (ricks seemed tohave (een neglected and (ecame uneven and more di**icult to alk upon.Scru((! underE(rush gre on either side o* the a! hile huge rocks erescattered around in a(undance.But this did not deter jo and his *riends *rom trudging on and the! (eEguiled the journe! ith jokes and cheer*ul conversation. 'oard evening the!

reached a cr!stal spring hich gushed *rom a tall rock (! the roadside and nearthis spring stood a deserted ca(in. Said the Shagg! %an halting hereMG-e ma! as ell pass the night here here there is shelter *or our headsand good ater to drink. /oad (e!ond here is prett! (ad orst e shall haveto travel so let312s ait until morning (e*ore e tackle it.G'he! agreed to this and jo *ound some (rushood in the ca(in andmade a *ire on the hearth. 'he *ire delighted Scraps ho danced (e*ore it untiljo arned her she might set *ire to hersel* and (urn up. &*ter that the PatchEork Airl kept at a respect*ul distance *rom the darting *lames (ut the -oo!la! don (e*ore the *ire like a (ig dog and seemed to enjo! its armth.For supper the Shagg! %an ate one o* his ta(lets (ut jo stuck to his (readand cheese as the most satis*!ing *ood. He also gave a portion to the -oo!.-hen darkness came on and the! sat in a circle on the ca(in *loor *acingthe *irelightEEthere (eing no *urniture o* an! sort in the placeEEjo said to theShagg! %anMG-on312t !ou tell us a stor!IGGJ312m not good at storiesG as the repl! G(ut J sing like a (ird.G

Página 84 G/aven or croIG asked the Alass Cat.GLike a song (ird. J312ll prove it. J312ll sing a song J composed m!sel*. Don312t

tell an!one J312ma poet the! might ant me to rite a (ook. Don312t tell 312em Jcansing or the!312d ant me to make records *or that a*ul phonograph. Haven312ttime to (e a pu(lic (ene*actor so J312ll just sing !ou this little song *or !our onamusement.G'he! ere glad enough to (e entertained and listened ith interesthile the Shagg! %an chanted the *olloing verses to a tune that as notunpleasantM"8#$%ll sin& a son& of O,land! were wondrous creatures dwell

3nd fruits and flowers and sady owers aound in e0ery dell! Were ma&ic is a science and were no one sows surprise

8f some ama,in& tin& takes place efore is 0ery eyes. Our +uler#$%sa ewitcin& &irl wom fairies lo0e to please4



/e#$%s always kept er ma&ic sceptre to enforce decrees To make er people appy! for er eart is kind and true

3nd to aid te needy and distressed is wat se lon&s to do. 3nd ten tere#$%s 6rincess 5oroty! as sweet as any rose! 3 lass from 9ansas! were tey don#$%t &row fairies! 8 suppose4

3nd tere#$%s te rainy /carecrow! wit a ody stuffed wit straw! Wo utters words of wisdom rare tat fill us all wit awe.

8#$%ll not for&et ;ick Copper! te Woodman made of Tin! Wose tender eart tinks killin& time is uite a dreadful sin!

;or old 6rofessor Wo&&le)Bu&! wo#$%s i&ly ma&nified 3nd looks so i& to e0eryone tat e is filled wit pride. <ack 6umpkinead#$%sa dear old cum wo mi&t e called a cump! But won renown y ridin& round upon a ma&ic :ump4 Te /aworse is a splendid steed and tou& e#$%s made of wood

He does as many trillin& stunts as any meat orse could.

Página 85 3nd now 8#$%ll introduce a east tat e0#$%ryone adores)) Te Cowardly Lion sakes wit fear #$%most e0#$%ry time e roars!

3nd yet e does te ra0est tin&s tat any lion mi&t! Because e knows tat cowardice is not considered ri&t. Tere#$%s Tik)Tok))e#$%sa clockwork man and uite a funny si&t))

He talks and walks mecanically! wen e#$%s wound up ti&t4 3nd we#$%0e a Hun&ry Ti&er wo would aies lo0e to eat But ne0er does ecause we feed im oter kinds of meat. 8t#$%s ard to name all of te freaks tis nole Land#$%s acuired4 #$%Twould make my son& so 0ery lon& tat you would soon e tired4

But &i0e attention wile 8 mention one wise =ellow Hen 3nd ;ine fine Tiny 6i&lets li0in& in a &olden pen. <ust searc te wole world o0er))sail te seas from coast to coast)) ;o oter nation in creation ueerer folk can oast4 3nd now our rare museum will include a Cat of :lass! 3 Woo,y! and))last ut not least))a cra,y 6atcwork Lass." jo as so pleased ith this song that he applauded the singer (! clapE

ping his hands and Scraps *olloed suit (! clapping her padded *ingers togetheralthough the! made no noise. 'he cat pounded on the *loor ith her glass pasEEgentl! so as not to (reak themEEand the -oo! hich had (een asleep oke

up to ask hat the ro as a(out.GJ seldom sing in pu(lic *or *ear the! might ant me to start an operacompan!G remarked the Shagg! %an ho as pleased to kno his e**ort asapreciado. Goice just no is a little out o* training rust! perhaps.GG'ell meG said the Patchork Airl earnestl! Gdo all those 5ueer people!ou mention reall! live in the Land o* IGG$ver! one o* 312em. J even *orgot one thingM Doroth!312s Pink itten.GGFor goodness sakeG eclaimed Bungle sitting up and looking interested.G& Pink ittenI Ho a(surd Js it glassIG

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G#o just ordinar! kitten.GG'hen it can312t amount to much. J have pink (rains and !ou can see 312em ork.G



GDoroth!312s kitten is all pinkEE(rains and allEE ecept (lue e!es. #ame312s$ureka. Areat *avorite at the ro!al palaceG said the Shagg! %an !aning.'he Alass Cat seemed anno!ed.GDo !ou think a pink kittenEEcommon meatEEis as prett! as J amIG she asked.GCan312t sa!. 'astes di**er !ou knoG replied the Shagg! %an !aning

de nuevo. GBut here312sa pointer that ma! (e o* service to !ouM make *riends ith$ureka and !ou312ll (e solid at the palace.GGJ312m solid no solid glass.GG4ou don312t understandG rejoined the Shagg! %an sleepil!. G&n!homake *riends ith the Pink itten and !ou312ll (e all right. J* the Pink itten deEspises !ou look out *or (reakers.GG-ould an!one at the ro!al palace (reak a Alass CatIGG%ight. 4ou never can tell. &dvise !ou to purr so*t and look hum(leEEi*!ou can. &nd no J312m going to (ed.GBungle considered the Shagg! %an312s advice so care*ull! that her pink

(rains ere (us! long a*ter the others o* the part! ere *ast asleep.

Página 87 The ian" Porcu%ine

#et morning the! started out (right and earl! to *ollo the road o* !elElo (ricks toard the $merald Cit!. 'he little %unchkin (o! as (eginning to*eel tired *rom the long alk and he had a great man! things to think o* andconsider (esides the events o* the journe!. &t the onder*ul $merald Cit!hich he ould presentl! reach ere so man! strange and curious people thathe as hal* a*raid o* meeting them and ondered i* the! ould prove *riendl!and kind. &(ove all else he could not drive *rom his mind the important erErand on hich he had come and he as determined to devote ever! energ! to*inding the things that ere necessar! to prepare the magic recipe. He (elievedthat until dear "nc #unkie as restored to li*e he could *eel no jo! in an!thingand o*ten he ished that "nc could (e ith him to see all the astonishingthings jo as seeing. But alas "nc #unkie as no a mar(le statue in thehouse o* the Crooked %agician and jo must not *alter in his e**orts to save him.'he countr! through hich the! ere passing as still rock! and desertedith here and there a (ush or a tree to (reak the drear! landscape. jo noticedone tree especiall! (ecause it had such long silk! leaves and as so (eauti*ulin shape. &s he approached it he studied the tree earnestl! ondering i* an!*ruit gre on it or i* it (ore prett! *loers.

Suddenl! he (ecame aare that he had (een looking at that tree a longtimeEEat least *or *ive minutesEEand it had remained in the same position alEthough the (o! had continued to alk steadil! on. So he stopped short. !hen he stopped the tree and all the landscape as ell as his companionsmoved on (e*ore him and le*t him *ar (ehind.jo uttered such a cr! o* astonishment that it aroused the Shagg! %anho also halted. 'he others then stopped too and alked (ack to the (o!.G-hat312s rongIG asked the Shagg! %an.G-h! e312re not moving *orard a (it no matter ho *ast e alkGdeclared jo. G#o that e have stopped e are moving (ackard Can312t !ou

Página 88 seeI Nust notice that rock.G



Scraps looked don at her *eet and saidM G'he !ello (ricks are not moving.GGBut the hole road isG ansered jo.G'rue 5uite trueG agreed the Shagg! %an. GJ kno all a(out the tricks o*this road (ut J have (een thinking o* something else and didn312t realie heree ere.G

GJt ill carr! us (ack to here e started *romG predicted jo (eginEning to (e nervous.G#oG replied the Shagg! %an Git on312t do that *or J kno a trick to (eatthis trick! road. J312ve traveled this a! (e*ore !ou kno. 'urn around all o*!ou and alk (ackard.GG-hat good ill that doIG asked the cat.G4ou312ll *ind out i* !ou o(e! meG said the Shagg! %an.So the! all turned their (acks to the direction in hich the! ished to goand (egan alking (ackard. Jn an instant jo noticed the! ere gainingground and as the! proceeded in this curious a! the! soon passed the treehich had *irst attracted his attention to their di**icult!.

GHo long must e keep this up ShagsIG asked Scraps ho as conEstantl! tripping and tum(ling don onl! to get up again ith a laugh at hermishap.GNust a little a! *artherG replied the Shagg! %an.& *e minutes later he called to them to turn a(out 5uickl! and step*orard and as the! o(e!ed the order the! *ound themselves treading solidsuelo.G'hat task is ell overG o(served the Shagg! %an. GJt312sa little tiresome

Página 89 to alk (ackard (ut that is the onl! a! to pass this part o* the road hichhas a trick o* sliding (ack and carr!ing ith it an!one ho is alking upon it.G-ith ne courage and energ! the! no trudged *orard and a*ter a timecame to a place here the road cut through a lo hill leaving high (anks oneither side o* it. 'he! ere traveling along this cut talking together hen theShagg! %an seied Scraps ith one arm and jo ith another and shoutedMGQDet@ngaseGG-hat312s rong noIG asked the Patchork Airl.GSee thereG ansered the Shagg! %an pointing ith his *inger.Directl! in the center o* the road la! a motionless o(ject that (ristled allover ith sharp 5uills hich resem(led arros. 'he (od! as as (ig as a tenE

(ushelE(asket (ut the projecting 5uills made it appear to (e *our times (igger.G-ell hat o* itIG asked Scraps.G'hat is Chiss ho causes a lot o* trou(le along this roadG as the repl!.GChiss -hat is ChissIGJ think it is merel! an overgron porcupine (ut here in the! considEer Chiss an evil spirit. He312s di**erent *rom a reg312lar porcupine (ecause he canthro his 5uills in an! direction hich an &merican porcupine cannot do.'hat312s hat makes old Chiss so dangerous. J* e get too near he312ll *ire those5uills at us and hurt us (adl!.GG'hen e ill (e *oolish to get too nearG said Scraps.GJ312m not a*raidG declared the -oo!. G'he Chiss is coardl! J312m sure

and i* it ever heard m! a*ul terri(le *right*ul grol it ould (e scared sti**.GGh can !ou grolIG asked the Shagg! %an.



G'hat is the onl! *erocious thing a(out meG asserted the -oo! ith eviE

Página 90 dent pride. G%! grol makes an earth5uake (lush and the thunder ashamed o*s0 mismo. J* J groled at that creature !ou call Chiss it ould immediatel! think

the orld had cracked in to and (umped against the sun and moon and thatould cause the monster to run as *ar and as *ast as its legs could carr! it.GGJn that caseG said the Shagg! %an G!ou are no a(le to do us all a great*avor. Please grol.GGBut !ou *orgetG returned the -oo! Gm! tremendous grol ould also*righten !ou and i* !ou happen to have heart disease !ou might epire.GG'rue (ut e must take that riskG decided the Shagg! %an (ravel!.GBeing arned o* hat is to occur e must tr! to (ear the terri*ic noise o* !ourgrol (ut Chiss on312t epect it and it ill scare him aa!.G'he -oo! hesitated.GJ312m *ond o* !ou all and J hate to shock !ouG it said.

G#ever mindG said jo.G4ou ma! (e made dea*.GGJ* so e ill *orgive !ou.GGer! ell thenG said the -oo! in a determined voice and advanceda *e steps toard the giant porcupine. Pausing to look (ack it askedM G&llread!IGG&ll read!G the! ansered.G'hen cover up !our ears and (race !ourselves *irml!. #o thenEElook outG'he -oo! turned toard Chiss opened ide its mouth and saidMG,ueeEeeEeeEeek.G

Página 91 GAo ahead and grolG said Scraps.G-h! JEEJ did grolG retorted the -oo! ho seemed much astonished.G-hat that little s5ueakIG ella lloró.GJt is the most a*ul grol that ever as heard on land or sea in cavernsor in the sk!G protested the -oo!. GJ onder !ou stood the shock so ell.Didn312t !ou *eel the ground trem(leI J suppose Chiss is no 5uite dead ith*right.G'he Shagg! %an laughed merril!.GPoor -ooG said he G!our grol ouldn312t scare a *l!.G

'he -oo! seemed to (e humiliated and surprised. Jt hung its head amoment as i* in shame or sorro (ut then it said ith reneed con*idenceMG&n!ho m! e!es can *lash *ire and good *ire too good enough to set *ire toa *enceGG'hat is trueG declared Scraps GJ sa it done m!sel*. But !our *erociousgrol isn312t as loud as the tick o* a (eetleEEor one o* jo312s snores hen he312s*astasleep.GGPerhapsG said the -oo! hum(l! GJ have (een mistaken a(out m! grol.Jt has ala!s sounded ver! *ear*ul to me (ut that ma! have (een (ecause itas so close to m! ears.G

G#ever mindG jo said soothingl! Git is a great talent to (e a(le to *lash*ire *rom !our e!es. #o one else can do that.G



&s the! stood hesitating hat to do Chiss stirred and suddenl! a shoero* 5uills came *l!ing toard them almost *illing the air the! ere so man!.Scraps realied in an instant that the! had gone too near to Chiss *or sa*et! soshe sprang in *ront o* jo and shielded him *rom the darts hich stuck their

points into her on (od! until she resem(led one o* those targets the! shoot

arros at in archer! games. 'he Shagg! %an dropped *lat on his *ace to avoid

Página 92 the shoer (ut one 5uill struck him in the leg and ent *ar in. &s *or the AlassCat the 5uills rattled o** her (od! ithout making even a scratch and the skino* the -oo! as so thick and tough that he as not hurt at all.-hen the attack as over the! all ran to the Shagg! %an ho as moanEing and groaning and Scraps promptl! pulled the 5uill out o* his leg. 'hen uphe jumped and ran over to Chiss putting his *oot on the monster312s neck andholding it a prisoner. 'he (od! o* the great porcupine as no as smooth asleather ecept *or the holes here the 5uills had (een *or it had shot ever!

single 5uill in that one icked shoer.GLet me goG it shouted angril!. GHo dare !ou put !our *oot on ChissIGGJ312m going to do orse than that old (o!G replied the Shagg! %an. G"stedhave anno!ed travelers on this road long enough and no J shall put an endto !ou.GG4ou can312tG returned Chiss. G#othing can kill me as !ou kno per*ectl! ell.GGPerhaps that is trueG said the Shagg! %an in a tone o* disappointment.GSeems to me J312ve (een told (e*ore that !ou can312t (e killed. But i* J let !ou gohat ill !ou doIGGPick up m! 5uills againG said Chiss in a sulk! voice.G&nd then shoot them at more travelersI #o that on312t do. 4ou must

promise me to stop throing 5uills at people.GGJ on312t promise an!thing o* the sortG declared Chiss.GKPor 5u@ noIGGBecause it is m! nature to thro 5uills and ever! animal must do hat

#ature intends it to do. Jt isn312t *air *or !ou to (lame me. J* it ere rong *orme to thro 5uills then J ouldn312t (e made ith 5uills to thro. 'he properthing *or !ou to do is to keep out o* m! a!.G

Página 93 G-h! there312s some sense in that argumentG admitted the Shagg! %an

thought*ull! G(ut people ho are strangers and don312t kno !ou are hereon312t (e a(le to keep out o* !our a!.GG'ell !ou hatG said Scraps ho as tr!ing to pull the 5uills out o* heron (od! Glet312s gather up all the 5uills and take them aa! ith us then oldChiss on312t have an! le*t to thro at people.GG&h that312sa clever idea. 4ou and jo must gather up the 5uills hile Jhold Chiss a prisoner *or i* J let him go he ill get some o* his 5uills and (ea(le to thro them again.GSo Scraps and jo picked up all the 5uills and tied them in a (undle sothe! might easil! (e carried. &*ter this the Shagg! %an released Chiss and lethim go knoing that he as harmless to injure an!one.

GJt312s the meanest trick J ever heard o*G muttered the porcupine gloomil!.GHo ould !ou like it Shagg! %an i* J took all !our shags aa! *rom !ouIG



GJ* J thre m! shags and hurt people !ou ould (e elcome to capturethemG as the repl!.'hen the! alked on and le*t Chiss standing in the road sullen and disEconsolate. 'he Shagg! %an limped as he alked *or his ound still hurt himand Scraps as much anno!ed (ecause the 5uills had le*t a num(er o* small

holes in her patches.-hen the! came to a *lat stone (! the roadside the Shagg! %an sat donto rest and then jo opened his (asket and took out the (undle o* charms theCrooked %agician had given him.GJ am jo the "nluck!G he said Gor e ould never have met that dreadE*ul porcupine. But J ill see i* J can *ind an!thing among these charms hichill cure !our leg.GSoon he discovered that one o* the charms as la(elledM GFor *lesh oundsGand this the (o! separated *rom the others. Jt as onl! a (it o* dried root taken

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*rom some unknon shru( (ut the (o! ru((ed it upon the ound made (!the 5uill and in a *e moments the place as healed entirel! and the Shagg!%an312s leg as as good as ever.G/u( it on the holes in m! patchesG suggested Scraps and jo tried it

(ut ithout an! e**ect.G'he charm !ou need is a needle and threadG said the Shagg! %an. GButdo not orr! m! dear those holes do not look (adl! at all.GG'he!312ll let in the air and J don312t ant people to think J312m air! or thatJ312ve (een stuck upG said the Patchork Airl.G4ou ere certainl! stuck up until e pulled out those 5uillsG o(servedjo ith a laugh.So no the! ent on again and coming presentl! to a pond o* mudd!ater the! tied a heav! stone to the (undle o* 5uills and sunk it to the (ottomo* the pond to avoid carr!ing it *arther.

Página 95 0cra%! and "he 0carecro' From here on the countr! improved and the desert places (egan to givea! to *ertile spots still no houses ere !et to (e seen near the road. 4a est)ere some hills ith valle!s (eteen them and on reaching the top o* oneo* these hills the travelers *ound (e*ore them a high all running to the right

and the le*t as *ar as their e!es could reach. Jmmediatel! in *ront o* themhere the all crossed the roada! stood a gate having stout iron (ars thatetended *rom top to (ottom. 'he! *ound on coming nearer that this gate aslocked ith a great padlock rust! through lack o* use.G-ellG said Scraps GJ guess e312ll stop here.GGJt312sa good guessG replied jo. Gur a! is (arred (! this great all andgate. Jt looks as i* no one had passed through in man! !ears.GGLooks are deceivingG declared the Shagg! %an laughing at their disapE

pointed *aces Gand this (arrier is the most deceiving thing in all .GGJt prevents our going an! *arther an!hoG said Scraps. G'here is no oneto mind the gate and let people through and e312ve no ke! to the padlock.G

G'rueG replied jo going a little nearer to peep through the (ars o* thegate. G-hat shall e do Shagg! %anI J* e had ings e might *l! over the



all (ut e cannot clim( it and unless e get to the $merald Cit! J on312t (ea(le to *ind the things to restore "nc #unkie to li*e.GG&ll ver! trueG ansered the Shagg! %an 5uietl! G(ut J kno this gatehaving passed through it man! times.GGKCómoIG the! all eagerl! in5uired.

GJ312ll sho !ou hoG said he. He stood jo in the middle o* the road and placed Scraps just (ehind him ith her padded hands on his shoulders. Despu@sthe Patchork Airl came the -oo! ho held a part o* her skirt in his mouth.

Página 96 'hen last o* all as the Alass Cat holding *ast to the -oo!312s tail ithher glass jas.G#oG said the Shagg! %an G!ou must all shut !our e!es tight and keepthem shut until J tell !ou to open them.GGJ can312tG o(jected Scraps. G%! e!es are (uttons and the! on312t shut.GSo the Shagg! %an tied his red handkerchie* over the Patchork Airl312s

e!es and eamined all the others to make sure the! had their e!es *ast shut andcould see nothing.G-hat312s the game an!hoEE(lindEman312sE(u**IG asked Scraps.Geep 5uietG commanded the Shagg! %an sternl!. G&ll read!I 'hen*ollo me.GHe took jo312s hand and led him *orard over the road o* !ello (rickstoard the gate. Holding *ast to one another the! all *olloed in a ro epecEting ever! minute to (ump against the iron (ars. 'he Shagg! %an also had hise!es closed (ut marched straight ahead nevertheless and a*ter he had takenone hundred steps (! actual count he stopped and saidMG#o !ou ma! open !our e!es.G'he! did so and to their astonishment *ound the all and the gatea!*ar (ehind them hile in *ront the *ormer Blue Countr! o* the %unchkins hadgiven a! to green *ields ith prett! *armEhouses scattered among them.G'hat allG eplained the Shagg! %an Gis hat is called an optical illusEion. Jt is 5uite real hile !ou have !our e!es open (ut i* !ou are not looking atit the (arrier doesn312t eist at all. Jt312s the same a! ith man! other evils in li*ethe! seem to eist and !et it312s all seeming and not true. "sted se dar) cuenta de 5uethe allEEor hat e thought as a allEEseparates the %unchkin Countr!*rom the green countr! that surrounds the $merald Cit! hich lies eactl! inthe center o* . 'here are to roads o* !ello (ricks through the %unchkin

Countr! (ut the one e *olloed is the (est o* the to. Doroth! once traveled

Página 97 the other a! and met ith more dangers than e did. But all our trou(lesare over *or the present as another da!312s journe! ill (ring us to the great$merald Cit!.G'he! ere delighted to kno this and proceeded ith ne courage. $na couple o* hours the! stopped at a *armhouse here the people ere ver!hospita(le and invited them to dinner. 'he *arm *olk regarded Scraps ithmuch curiosit! (ut no great astonishment *or the! ere accustomed to seeingetraordinar! people in the Land o* .

'he oman o* this house got her needle and thread and seed up theholes made (! the porcupine 5uills in the Patchork Airl312s (od! a*ter hich



Scraps as assured she looked as (eauti*ul as ever.G4ou ought to have a hat to earG remarked the oman G*or that ouldkeep the sun *rom *ading the colors o* !our *ace. J have some patches andscraps put aa! and i* !ou ill ait to or three da!s J312ll make !ou a lovel!hat that ill match the rest o* !ou.G

G#ever mind the hatG said Scraps shaking her !arn (raids Git312sa kindo**er (ut e can312t stop. J can312t see that m! colors have *aded a particle as !etcan !ouIGG#ot muchG replied the oman. G4ou are still ver! gorgeous in spite o*!our long journe!.G'he children o* the house anted to keep the Alass Cat to pla! ith soBungle as o**ered a good home i* she ould remain (ut the cat as too muchinterested in jo312s adventures and re*used to stop.GChildren are rough pla!matesG she remarked to the Shagg! %an Gandalthough this home is more pleasant than that o* the Crooked %agician J *ear Jould soon (e smashed to pieces (! the (o!s and girls.G

&*ter the! had rested themselves the! reneed their journe! *inding theroad no smooth and pleasant to alk upon and the countr! groing more

(eauti*ul the nearer the! dre to the $merald Cit!.

Página 98 B! and (! jo (egan to alk on the green grass looking care*ull! around him.G-hat are !ou tr!ing to *indIG asked Scraps.G& siEleaved cloverG said he.GDon312t do thatG eclaimed the Shagg! %an earnestl!. GJt312s against the Lato pick a siEleaved clover. 4ou must ait until !ou get ma312s consent.GGShe ouldn312t kno itG declared the (o!.Gma knos man! thingsG said the Shagg! %an. GJn her room is a %agicPicture that shos an! scene in the Land o* here strangers or travelershappen to (e. She ma! (e atching the picture o* us even no and noticingever!thing that e do.GGDoes she ala!s atch the %agic PictureIG asked jo.G#ot ala!s *or she has man! other things to do (ut as J said she ma!

(e atching us this ver! minute.GGJ don312t careG said jo in an o(stinate tone o* voice Gma312s onl! a girl.G'he Shagg! %an looked at him in surprise.G4ou ought to care *or maG said he Gi* !ou epect to save !our uncle.

For i* !ou displease our poer*ul /uler !our journe! ill surel! prove a *ailEure hereas i* !ou make a *riend o* ma she ill gladl! assist !ou. &s *orher (eing a girl that is another reason h! !ou should o(e! her las i* !ouare courteous and polite. $ver!one in loves ma and hates her enemies*or she is as just as she is poer*ul.Gjo sulked a hile (ut *inall! returned to the road and kept aa! *romthe green clover. 'he (o! as mood! and (ad tempered *or an hour or toa*terard (ecause he could reall! see no harm in picking a siEleaved cloveri* he *ound one and in spite o* hat the Shagg! %an had said he consideredma312s la to (e unjust.

Página 99 'he! presentl! came to a (eauti*ul grove o* tall and statel! trees through



hich the road ound in sharp curvesEE*irst one a! and then another. Como ellosere alking through this grove the! heard some one in the distance singingand the sounds gre nearer and nearer until the! could distinguish the ordsalthough the (end in the road still hid the singer. 'he song as something%e gusta estoM

"Here#$%s to te ale old ale of straw Tat#$%s cut from te wa0in& &rain! Te sweetest si&t man e0er saw

8n forest! dell or plain. 8t fills me wit a crunklin& 1oy 3 straw)stack to eold! For ten 8 pad tis lucky oy Wit strands of yellow &old." GQ&hG eclaimed the Shagg! %an Ghere comes m! *riend the Scarecro.GG-hat a live ScarecroIG asked jo.G4es the one J told !ou o*. He312sa splendid *ello and ver! intelligent.

4ou312ll like him J312m sure.GNust then the *amous Scarecro o* came around the (end in the roadriding astride a ooden Sahorse hich as so small that its rider312s legs nearEl! touched the ground.'he Scarecro ore the (lue dress o* the %unchkins in hich countr!he as made and on his head as set a peaked hat ith a *lat (rim trimmedith tinkling (ells. & rope as tied around his aist to hold him in shape *orhe as stu**ed ith stra in ever! part o* him ecept the top o* his head hereat one time the -iard o* had placed sadust mied ith needles and pinsto sharpen his its. 'he head itsel* as merel! a (ag o* cloth *astened to the

(od! at the neck and on the *ront o* this (ag as painted the *aceEEears e!esnose and mouth.'he Scarecro312s *ace as ver! interesting *or it (ore a comical and !et

Página 100 inning epression although one e!e as a (it larger than the other and earsere not mates. 'he %unchkin *armer ho had made the Scarecro had neEglected to se him together ith close stitches and there*ore some o* the straith hich he as stu**ed as inclined to stick out (eteen the seams. Suhands consisted o* padded hite gloves ith the *ingers long and rather limpand on his *eet he ore %unchkin (oots o* (lue leather ith (road turns at the

tops o* them.'he Sahorse as almost as curious as its rider. Jt had (een rudel! madein the (eginning to sa logs upon so that its (od! as a short length o* a logand its legs ere stout (ranches *itted into *our holes made in the (od!. lostail as *ormed (! a small (ranch that had (een le*t on the log hile the headas a gnarled (ump on one end o* the (od!. 'o knots o* ood *ormed thee!es and the mouth as a gash chopped in the log. -hen the Sahorse *irstcame to li*e it had no ears at all and so could not hear (ut the (o! ho thenoned him had hittled to ears out o* (ark and stuck them in the head a*terhich the Sahorse heard ver! distinctl!.'his 5ueer ooden horse as a great *avorite ith Princess ma ho

had caused the (ottoms o* its legs to (e shod ith plates o* gold so the oodould not ear aa!. Jts saddle as made o* clothEo*Egold richl! encrusted



ith precious gems. Jt had never orn a (ridle.&s the Scarecro came in sight o* the part! o* travelers he reined in hisooden steed and dismounted greeting the Shagg! %an ith a smiling nod.'hen he turned to stare at the Patchork Airl in onder hile she in turnstared at him.

GShagsG he hispered draing the Shagg! %an aside Gpat me into shapethere312sa good *elloG-hile his *riend punched and patted the Scarecro312s (od! to smoothout the humps Scraps turned to jo and hisperedM G/oll me out please J312vesagged don dread*ull! *rom alking so much and men like to see a statel!*igure.GShe then *ell upon the ground and the (o! rolled her (ack and *orth like

Página 101 a rollingEpin until the cotton had *illed all the spaces in her patchork coverEing and the (od! had lengthened to its *ullest etent. Scraps and the Scarecro

(oth *inished their hast! toilets at the same time and again the! *aced eachother.G&llo me %iss PatchorkG said the Shagg! %an Gto present m! *riendthe /ight /o!al Scarecro o* . Scarecro this is %iss Scraps Patches Scrapsthis is the Scarecro. ScarecroEEScraps ScrapsEEScarecro.G'he! (oth (oed ith much dignit!.GForgive me *or staring so rudel!G said the Scarecro G(ut !ou are themost (eauti*ul sight m! e!es have ever (eheld.GG'hat is a high compliment *rom one ho is himsel* so (eauti*ulG murEmured Scraps casting don her suspenderE(utton e!es (! loering her head.GBut tell me good sir are !ou not a tri*le lump!IGG4es o* course that312s m! stra !ou kno. Jt (unches up sometimes inspite o* all m! e**orts to keep it even. Doesn312t !our stra ever (unchIGGh J312m stu**ed ith cottonG said Scraps. GJt never (unches (ut it312s inEclined to pack don and make me sag.GGBut cotton is a highEgrade stu**ing. J ma! sa! it is even more st!lish notto sa! aristocratic than straG said the Scarecro politel!. GStill it is (ut properthat one so entrancingl! lovel! should have the (est stu**ing there is going. JEEerEEJ312m so glad J312ve met !ou %iss Scraps Jntroduce us again Shagg!.GGnce is enoughG replied the Shagg! %an laughing at his *riend312senthusiasm.

G'hen tell me here !ou *ound her andEEDear me hat a 5ueer cat-hat are !ou made o*EEgelatineIGGPure glassG ansered the cat proud to have attracted the Scarecro312satención. GJ am much more (eauti*ul than the Patchork Airl. J312m transparent

Página 102 and Scraps isn312t J312ve pink (rainsEE !ou can see 312em ork and J312ve aru(! heart*inel! polished hile Scraps hasn312t an! heart at all.GG#o more have JG said the Scarecro shaking hands ith Scraps as i* tocongratulate her on the *act. GJ312ve a *riend the 'in -oodman ho has a heart

(ut J *ind J get along prett! ell ithout one. &nd soEE-ell ell here312sa little%unchkin (o! too. Shake hands m! little man. Ho are !ouIG



jo placed his hand in the *la((! stu**ed glove that served the Scarecro*or a hand and the Scarecro pressed it so cordiall! that the stra in his glovecrackled.%eantime the -oo! had approached the Sahorse and (egun to sni**en ello. 'he Sahorse resented this *amiliarit! and ith a sudden kick pounded

the -oo! s5uarel! on its head ith one goldEshod *oot.G'ake that !ou monsterG it cried angril!.'he -oo! never even inked.G'o (e sureG he said GJ312ll take an!thing J have to. But don312t make me anEgr! !ou ooden (east or m! e!es ill *lash *ire and (urn !ou up.G'he Sahorse rolled its knot e!es ickedl! and kicked again (ut the-oo! trotted aa! and said to the ScarecroMG-hat a seet disposition that creature has J advise !ou to chop it up *orkindlingEood and use me to ride upon. %! (ack is *lat and !ou can312t *all o**.GGJ think the trou(le is that !ou haven312t (een properl! introducedG saidthe Scarecro regarding the -oo! ith much onder *or he had never seen

such a 5ueer animal (e*ore.G'he Sahorse is the *avorite steed o* Princess ma the /uler o* theLand o* and he lives in a sta(le decorated ith pearls and emeralds at therear o* the ro!al palace. He is si*t as the ind untiring and is kind to his*riends. &ll the people o* respect the Sahorse highl! and hen J visit ma

Página 103 she sometimes allos me to ride himEEas J am doing toEda!. #o !ou knohat an important personage the Sahorse is and i* some oneEEperhaps !ourEsel*EEill tell me !our name !our rank and station and !our histor! it illgive me pleasure to relate them to the Sahorse. 'his ill lead to mutual resE

pect and *riendship.G'he -oo! as somehat a(ashed (! this speech and did not knoho to repl!. But jo saidMG'his s5uare (east is called the -oo! and he isn312t o* much importanceecept that he has three hairs groing on the tip o* his tail.G'he Scarecro looked and sa that this as true.GButG said he in a puled a! Ghat makes those three hairs importantI'he Shagg! %an has thousands o* hairs (ut no one has ever accused him o*

(eing important.GSo jo related the sad stor! o* "nc #unkie312s trans*ormation into a marE

(le statue and told ho he had set out to *ind the things the Crooked %agiciananted in order to make a charm that ould restore his uncle to li*e. "no dethe re5uirements as three hairs *rom a -oo!312s tail (ut not (eing a(le to pullout the hairs the! had (een o(liged to take the -oo! ith them.'he Scarecro looked grave as he listened and he shook his head severaltimes as i* in disapproval.G-e must see ma a(out this matterG he said. G'hat Crooked %agicianis (reaking the La (! practicing magic ithout a license and J312m not surema ill allo him to restore !our uncle to li*e.GG&lread! J have arned the (o! o* thatG declared the Shagg! %an.&t this jo (egan to cr!. GJ ant m! "nc #unkieG el eclamó. GJ kno

ho he can (e restored to li*e and J312m going to do itEEma or no ma ,u@right has this girl /uler to keep m! "nc #unkie a statue *oreverIG



Página 104 GDon312t orr! a(out that just noG advised the Scarecro. GAo on to the$merald Cit! and hen !ou reach it have the Shagg! %an take !ou to see DorEth!. 'ell her !our stor! and J312m sure she ill help !ou. Doroth! is ma312s

(est *riend and i* !ou can in her to !our side !our uncle is prett! sa*e to liveagain.G 'hen he turned to the -oo! and saidM GJ312m a*raid !ou are not importEant enough to (e introduced to the Sahorse a*ter all.GGJ312ma (etter (east than he isG retorted the -oo! indignantl!. G%! e!escan *lash *ire and his can312t.GGJs this trueIG in5uired the Scarecro turning to the %unchkin (o!.G4esG said jo and told ho the -oo! had set *ire to the *ence.GHave !ou an! other accomplishmentsIG asked the Scarecro.GJ have a most terri(le grolEEthat is sometimesG said the -oo! asScraps laughed merril! and the Shagg! %an smiled. But the Patchork Airl312slaugh made the Scarecro *orget all a(out the -oo!. He said to herM

G-hat an admira(le !oung lad! !ou are and hat joll! good compan!-e must (e (etter ac5uainted *or never (e*ore have J met a girl ith such eE5uisite coloring or such natural artless manners.GG#o onder the! call !ou the -ise ScarecroG replied Scraps.G-hen !ou arrive at the $merald Cit! J ill see !ou againG continued theScarecro. GNust no J am going to call upon an old *riendEEan ordinar! !ounglad! named NinjurEEho has promised to repaint m! le*t ear *or me. Puedeshave noticed that the paint on m! le*t ear has peeled o** and *aded hicha**ects m! hearing on that side. Ninjur ala!s *ies me up hen J get eatherEorn.GG-hen do !ou epect to return to the $merald Cit!IG asked the Shagg! %an.GJ312ll (e there this evening *or J312m anious to have a long talk ith %issScraps. Ho is it Sahorse are !ou e5ual to a si*t runIG

Página 105 G&n!thing that suits !ou suits meG returned the ooden horse.So the Scarecro mounted to the jeeled saddle and aved his hat henthe Sahorse darted aa! so si*tl! that the! ere out o* sight in an instant.

Página 106 Ojo +reak! "he La'

G-hat a 5ueer manG remarked the %unchkin (o! hen the part! hadresumed its journe!.G&nd so nice and politeG added Scraps (o((ing her head. GJ think he isthe handsomest man J312ve seen since J came to li*e.GGHandsome is as handsome doesG 5uoted the Shagg! %an G(ut e mustadmit that no living scarecro is handsomer. 'he chie* merit o* m! *riend isthat he is a great thinker and in it is considered good polic! to *ollo hisadvice.GGJ didn312t notice an! (rains in his headG o(served the Alass Cat.G4ou can312t see 312em ork (ut the!312re there all rightG declared the Shagg!Hom(re. GJ hadn312t much con*idence in his (rains m!sel* hen *irst J came to

*or a hum(ug -iard gave them to him (ut J as soon convinced that theScarecro is reall! ise and unless his (rains make him so such isdom is



unaccounta(le.GGJs the -iard o* a hum(ugIG asked jo.G#ot no. He as once (ut he has re*ormed and no assists Alinda theAood ho is the /o!al Sorceress o* and the onl! one licensed to practicemagic or sorcer!. Alinda has taught our old -iard a good man! clever things

so he is no longer a hum(ug.G'he! alked a little hile in silence and then jo saidMGJ* ma *or(ids the Crooked %agician to restore "nc #unkie to li*ehat shall J doIG'he Shagg! %an shook his head.

Página 107 GJn that case !ou can312t do an!thingG he said. GBut don312t (e discouraged !et.-e ill go to Princess Doroth! and tell her !our trou(les and then e ill lether talk to ma. Doroth! has the kindest little heart in the orld and she has

(een through so man! trou(les hersel* that she is sure to s!mpathie ith !ou.G

GJs Doroth! the little girl ho came here *rom ansasIG asked the (o!.G4es. Jn ansas she as Doroth! Aale. J used to kno her there and she

(rought me to the Land o* . But no ma has made her a Princess andDoroth!312s &unt $m and "ncle Henr! are here too.G Here the Shagg! %an utEtered a long sigh and then he continuedM GJt312sa 5ueer countr! this Land o*

(ut J like it nevertheless.GG-hat is 5ueer a(out itIG asked Scraps.G4ou *or instanceG said he.GDid !ou see no girls as (eauti*ul as J am in !our on countr!IG she in5uired.G#one ith the same gorgeous variegated (eaut!G he con*essed. G$n&merica a girl stu**ed ith cotton ouldn312t (e alive nor ould an!one thinko* making a girl out o* a patchork 5uilt.GG-hat a 5ueer countr! &merica must (eG she eclaimed in great surprise.G'he Scarecro hom !ou sa! is ise told me J am the most (eauti*ul creatEure he has ever seen.GGJ kno and perhaps !ou areEE*rom a scarecro point o* vieG repliedthe Shagg! %an (ut h! he smiled as he said it Scraps could not imagine.&s the! dre nearer to the $merald Cit! the travelers ere *illed ithadmiration *or the splendid scener! the! (eheld. Handsome houses stood on

(oth sides o* the road and each had a green lan (e*ore it as ell as a prett!*loer garden.

GJn another hourG said the Shagg! %an Ge shall come in sight o* thealls o* the /o!al Cit!.G

Página 108 He as alking ahead ith Scraps and (ehind them came the -oo!and the Alass Cat. jo had lagged (ehind *or in spite o* the arnings he hadreceived the (o!312s e!es ere *astened on the clover that (ordered the road o*!ello (ricks and he as eager to discover i* such a thing as a siEleaved cloEver reall! eisted.Suddenl! he stopped short and (ent over to eamine the ground morecercanamente. S0 here at last as a clover ith si spreading leaves. He counted

them care*ull! to make sure. Jn an instant his heart leaped ith jo! *or thisas one o* the important things he had come *orEEone o* the things that ould



restore dear "nc #unkie to li*e.He glanced ahead and sa that none o* his companions as looking (ack.

#either ere an! other people a(out *or it as mida! (eteen to houses.'he temptation as too strong to (e resisted.GJ might search *or eeks and eeks and never *ind another siEleaved

cloverG he told himsel* and 5uickl! plucking the stem *rom the plant he placEed the pried clover in his (asket covering it ith the other things he carriedall0. 'hen tr!ing to look as i* nothing had happened he hurried *orard andovertook his comrades.'he $merald Cit! hich is the most splendid as ell as the most (eautiE*ul cit! in an! *air!land is surrounded (! a high thick all o* green mar(le

polished smooth and set ith glistening emeralds. 'here are *our gates one*acing the %unchkin Countr! one *acing the Countr! o* the -inkies one *acEing the Countr! o* the ,uadlings and one *acing the Countr! o* the Aillikins.'he $merald Cit! lies directl! in the center o* these *our important countries o*na. 'he gates had (ars o* pure gold and on either side o* each gatea! ere

(uilt high toers *rom hich *loated ga! (anners. ther toers ere set atdistances along the alls hich ere (road enough *or *our people to alka(reast upon.'his enclosure all green and gold and glittering ith precious gems asindeed a onder*ul sight to greet our travelers ho *irst o(served it *rom thetop o* a little hill (ut (e!ond the all as the vast cit! it surrounded andhundreds o* jeeled spires domes and minarets *launting *lags and (anners

Página 109 reared their crests *ar a(ove the toers o* the gatea!s. Jn the center o* thecit! our *riends could see the tops o* man! magni*icent trees some nearl! astall as the spires o* the (uildings and the Shagg! %an told them that thesetrees ere in the ro!al gardens o* Princess ma.'he! stood a long time on the hilltop *easting their e!es on the splendoro* the $merald Cit!.G-heeG eclaimed Scraps clasping her padded hands in ecstac! Gthat312ll do*or me to live in all right. #o more o* the %unchkin Countr! *or these patchesEEand no more o* the Crooked %agicianGG-h! !ou (elong to Dr. PiptG replied jo looking at her in amaement.G4ou ere made *or a servant Scraps so !ou are personal propert! and not!our on mistress.G

GBother Dr. Pipt J* he ants me let him come here and get me. J312ll not go (ack to his den o* m! on accord that312s certain. nl! one place in the Land o* is *it to live in and that312s the $merald Cit!. Jt312s lovel! Jt312s almost as

(eautiE*ul as J am jo.GGJn this countr!G remarked the Shagg! %an Gpeople live herever our/uler tells them to. Jt ouldn312t do to have ever!one live in the $merald Cit!!ou kno *or some must plo the land and raise grains and *ruits and vegeEta(les hile others chop ood in the *orests or *ish in the rivers or herd thesheep and the cattle.GGPoor thingsG said Scraps.

GJ312m not sure the! are not happier than the cit! peopleG replied the Shagg!Hom(re. G'here312sa *reedom and independence in countr! li*e that not even the



$merald Cit! can give one. J kno that lots o* the cit! people ould like to get (ack to the land. 'he Scarecro lives in the countr! and so do the 'in -oodEman and Nack Pumpkinhead !et all three ould (e elcome to live in ma312s

palace i* the! cared to. 'oo much splendor (ecomes tiresome !ou kno. But i*e312re to reach the $merald Cit! (e*ore sundon e must hurr! *or it is !et a

long a! o**.G

Página 110 'he entrancing sight o* the cit! had put ne energ! into them all and the!hurried *orard ith lighter steps than (e*ore. 'here as much to interest themalong the roada! *or the houses ere no set more closel! together and the!met a good man! people ho ere coming or going *rom one place or another.&ll these seemed happ!E*aced pleasant people ho nodded graciousl! to thestrangers as the! passed and echanged ords o* greeting.&t last the! reached the great gatea! just as the sun as setting andadding its red glo to the glitter o* the emeralds on the green alls and spires.

Somehere inside the cit! a (and could (e heard pla!ing seet music a so*tsu(dued hum as o* man! voices reached their ears *rom the neigh(oring !ardscame the lo mooing o* cos aiting to (e milked.'he! ere almost at the gate hen the golden (ars slid (ack and a tallsoldier stepped out and *aced them. jo thought he had never seen so tall aman (e*ore. 'he soldier ore a handsome green and gold uni*orm ith a tallhat in hich as a aving plume and he had a (elt thickl! encrusted ith

jeels. But the most peculiar thing a(out him as his long green (eard hich*ell *ar (elo his aist and perhaps made him seem taller than he reall! as.GHaltG said the Soldier ith the Areen -hiskers not in a stern voice (utrather in a *riendl! tone.'he! halted (e*ore he spoke and stood looking at him.GAood evening ColonelG said the Shagg! %an. G-hat312s the nes since Jle*tI &n!thing importantIGGBillina has hatched out thirteen ne chickensG replied the Soldier iththe Areen -hiskers Gand the!312re the cutest little *lu**! !ello (alls !ou eversa. 'he 4ello Hen is might! proud o* those children J can tell !ou.GGShe has a right to (eG agreed the Shagg! %an. GLet me see that312s a(outseven thousand chicks she has hatched out isn312t it AeneralIGG'hat at leastG as the repl!. G4ou ill have to visit Billina andcongratulate her.G

Página 111 GJt ill give me pleasure to do thatG said the Shagg! %an. GBut !ou illo(serve that J have (rought some strangers home ith me. J am going to takethem to see Doroth!.GGne moment pleaseG said the soldier (arring their a! as the! startedto enter the gate. GJ am on dut! and J have orders to eecute. Js an!one in !our

part! named jo the "nluck!IGG-h! that312s meG cried jo astonished at hearing his name on the lipso* a stranger.'he Soldier ith the Areen -hiskers nodded. GJ thought soG said he

Gand J am sorr! to announce that it is m! pain*ul dut! to arrest !ou.GG&rrest meG eclaimed the (o!. GKPara 5ueIG



GJ haven312t looked to seeG ansered the soldier. 'hen he dre a paper *romhis (reast pocket and glanced at it. Gh !es !ou are to (e arrested *or ill*ull!

(reaking one o* the Las o* .GGBreaking a laG said Scraps. G#onsense Soldier !ou312re joking.GG#ot this timeG returned the soldier ith a sigh. G%! dear childEEhat are

!ou a rummage sale or a guessEmeE5uickIEEin me !ou (ehold the Bod!EAuardo* our gracious /uler Princess ma as ell as the /o!al &rm! o* and thePolice Force o* the $merald Cit!.GG&nd onl! one manG eclaimed the Patchork Airl.Gnl! one and plent! enough. Jn m! o**icial positions J312ve had nothing todo *or a good man! !earsEEso long that J (egan to *ear J as a(solutel! uselessEEuntil toEda!. &n hour ago J as called to the presence o* her Highness mao* and told to arrest a (o! named jo the "nluck! ho as journe!ing*rom the %unchkin Countr! to the $merald Cit! and ould arrive in a shorthora. 'his command so astonished me that J nearl! *ainted *or it is the *irsttime an!one has merited arrest since J can remem(er. 4ou are rightl! named

jo the "nluck! m! poor (o! since !ou have (roken a La o* .

Página 112 GBut !ou are rongG said Scraps. Gma is rongEE!ou are all rongEE*or jo has (roken no La.GG'hen he ill soon (e *ree againG replied the Soldier ith the Areen -hisEkers. G&n!one accused o* crime is given a *air trial (! our /uler and has ever!chance to prove his innocence. But just no ma312s orders must (e o(e!ed.G-ith this he took *rom his pocket a pair o* handcu**s made o* gold andset ith ru(ies and diamonds and these he snapped over jo312s rists.

Página 113 Ozma123! Pri!oner 'he (o! as so (eildered (! this calamit! that he made no resistanceen a(soluto. He kne ver! ell he as guilt! (ut it surprised him that ma alsokne it. He ondered ho she had *ound out so soon that he had picked thesiEleaved clover. He handed his (asket to Scraps and saidMGeep that until J get out o* prison. J* J never get out take it to the Crooked%agician to hom it (elongs.G'he Shagg! %an had (een gaing earnestl! in the (o!312s *ace uncertainhether to de*end him or not (ut something he read in jo312s epression made

him dra (ack and re*use to inter*ere to save him. 'he Shagg! %an as greatl!surprised and grieved (ut he kne that ma never made mistakes and so jomust reall! have (roken the La o* .'he Soldier ith the Areen -hiskers no led them all through the gateand into a little room (uilt in the all. Here sat a joll! little man richl! dressedin green and having around his neck a heav! gold chain to hich a num(er o*great golden ke!s ere attached. 'his as the Auardian o* the Aate and at themoment the! entered his room he as pla!ing a tune upon a mouthEorgan.GListenG he said holding up his hand *or silence. GJ312ve just composed a tunecalled 312'he Speckled &lligator.312 Jt312s in patchEtime hich is much superiorto ragE

time and J312ve composed it in honor o* the Patchork Airl ho has just arrived.GGHo did !ou kno J had arrivedIG asked Scraps much interested.



GJt312s m! (usiness to kno ho312s coming *or J312m the Auardian o* the Aate.eep 5uiet hile J pla! !ou 312'he Speckled &lligator.312GJt asn312ta ver! (ad tune nor a ver! good one (ut all listened respectE*ull! hile he shut his e!es and sa!ed his head *rom side to side and (le thenotes *rom the little instrument. -hen it as all over the Soldier ith the Areen

-hiskers saidM

Página 114 GAuardian J have here a prisoner.GGAood gracious & prisonerIG cried the little man jumping up *rom hischair. G-hich oneI #ot the Shagg! %anIGG#o this (o!.GG&h J hope his *ault is as small as himsel*G said the Auardian o* the Aate.GBut hat can he have done and hat made him do itIGGCan312t sa!G replied the soldier. G&ll J kno is that he has (roken the La.GGBut no one ever does thatG

G'hen he must (e innocent and soon ill (e released. J hope !ou are rightAuardian. Nust no J am ordered to take him to prison. Aet me a prisoner312sro(e *rom !our **icial -ardro(e.G'he Auardian unlocked a closet and took *rom it a hite ro(e hich thesoldier thre over jo. Jt covered him *rom head to *oot (ut had to holes

just in *ront o* his e!es so he could see here to go. Jn this attire the (o! preEsented a ver! 5uaint appearance.&s the Auardian unlocked a gate leading *rom his room into the streetso* the $merald Cit! the Shagg! %an said to ScrapsMGJ think J shall take !ou directl! to Doroth! as the Scarecro advisedand the Alass Cat and the -oo! ma! come ith us. jo must go to prisonith the Soldier ith the Areen -hiskers (ut he ill (e ell treated and !ouneed not orr! a(out him.GG-hat ill the! do ith himIG asked Scraps.G'hat J cannot tell. Since J came to the Land o* no one has ever (eenarrested or imprisonedEE until jo (roke the La.GGSeems to me that girl /uler o* !ours is making a (ig *uss over nothingG

Page 115 remarked Scraps tossing her !arn hair out o* her e!es ith a jerk o* her patchedca(ea. GJ don312t kno hat jo has done (ut it couldn312t (e an!thing ver! (ad

*or !ou and J ere ith him all the time.G'he Shagg! %an made no repl! to this speech and presentl! the PatchEork Airl *orgot all a(out jo in her admiration o* the onder*ul cit! she hadentró.'he! soon separated *rom the %unchkin (o! ho as led (! the Soldierith the Areen -hiskers don a side street toard the prison. jo *elt ver!misera(le and greatl! ashamed o* himsel* (ut he as (eginning to gro angr!

(ecause he as treated in such a disgrace*ul manner. Jnstead o* entering thesplendid $merald Cit! as a respecta(le traveler ho as entitled to a elcomeand to hospitalit! he as (eing (rought in as a criminal handcu**ed and in aro(e that told all he met o* his deep disgrace.

jo as (! nature gentle and a**ectionate and i* he had diso(e!ed theLa o* it as to restore his dear "nc #unkie to li*e. His *ault as more



thoughtless than icked (ut that did not alter the *act that he had committeda *ault. &t *irst he had *elt sorro and remorse (ut the more he thought a(outthe unjust treatment he had receivedEEunjust merel! (ecause he considered itsoEEthe more he resented his arrest (laming ma *or making *oolish las andthen punishing *olks ho (roke them. nl! a siEleaved clover & tin! green

plant groing neglected and trampled under *oot. -hat harm could there (ein picking itI jo (egan to think ma must (e a ver! (ad and oppressive /uler*or such a lovel! *air!land as . 'he Shagg! %an said the people loved her

(ut ho could the!I'he little %unchkin (o! as so (us! thinking these thingsEEhich man!guilt! prisoners have thought (e*ore himEEthat he scarcel! noticed all the splenEdor o* the cit! streets through hich the! passed. -henever the! met an! o*the happ! smiling people the (o! turned his head aa! in shame althoughnone kne ho as (eneath the ro(e.B! and (! the! reached a house (uilt just (eside the great cit! all (utin a 5uiet retired place. Jt as a prett! house neatl! painted and ith man!

ventanas. Be*ore it as a garden *illed ith (looming *loers. 'he Soldier ith

Page 116 the Areen -hiskers led jo up the gravel path to the *ront door on hich heknocked.& oman opened the door and seeing jo in his hite ro(e eclaimedMGAoodness me & prisoner at last. But hat a small one Soldier.GG'he sie doesn312t matter 'oll!diggle m! dear. 'he *act remains that heis a prisonerG said the soldier. G&nd this (eing the prison and !ou the jailerit is m! dut! to place the prisoner in !our charge.GG'rue. Come in then and J312ll give !ou a receipt *or him.G'he! entered the house and passed through a hall to a large circular roomhere the oman pulled the ro(e o** *rom jo and looked at him ith kindl!interest. 'he (o! on his part as gaing around him in amaement *or neverhad he dreamed o* such a magni*icent apartment as this in hich he stood. losroo* o* the dome as o* colored glass orked into (eauti*ul designs. 'he allsere paneled ith plates o* gold decorated ith gems o* great sie and man!colors and upon the tiled *loor ere so*t rugs delight*ul to alk upon. 'he *urEniture as *ramed in gold and upholstered in satin (rocade and it consisted o*eas! chairs divans and stools in great variet!. &lso there ere several ta(lesith mirror tops and ca(inets *illed ith rare and curious things. Jn one place a

case *illed ith (ooks stood against the all and elsehere jo sa a cup(oardcontaining all sorts o* games.G%a! J sta! here a little hile (e*ore J go to prisonIG asked the (o! pleadingl!.G-h! this is !our prisonG replied 'oll!diggle Gand in me (ehold !our

jailor. 'ake o** those handcu**s Soldier *or it is impossi(le *or an!one to escape*rom this house.GGJ kno that ver! ellG replied the soldier and at once unlocked the handEcu**s and released the prisoner.'he oman touched a (utton on the all and lighted a (ig chandelierthat hung suspended *rom the ceiling *or it as groing dark outside. entoncesshe seated hersel* at a desk and askedM

Página 117



G-hat nameIGGjo the "nluck!G ansered the Soldier ith the Areen -hiskers.G"nluck!I &h that accounts *or itG said she. G-hat crimeIGGBreaking a La o* .GG&ll right. 'here312s !our receipt Soldier and no J312m responsi(le *or the

prisoner. J312m glad o* it *or this is the *irst time J312ve ever had an!thing to do inm! o**icial capacit!G remarked the jailer in a pleased tone.GJt312s the same ith me 'oll!diggleG laughed the soldier. GBut m! task is*inished and J must go and report to ma that J312ve done m! dut! like a *aithE*ul Police Force a lo!al &rm! and an honest Bod!EAuardEEas J hope J am.GSa!ing this he nodded *areell to 'oll!diggle and jo and ent aa!.G#o thenG said the oman (riskl! GJ must get !ou some supper *or!ou are dou(tless hungr!. -hat ould !ou pre*erM planked hite*ish omeletith jell! or muttonEchops ith grav!IGjo thought a(out it. 'hen he saidM GJ312ll take the chops i* !ou please.GGer! ell amuse !oursel* hile J312m gone J on312t (e longG and then

she ent out (! a door and le*t the prisoner alone.jo as much astonished *or not onl! as this unlike an! prison he hadever heard o* (ut he as (eing treated more as a guest than a criminal. 4a est)ere man! indos and the! had no locks. 'here ere three doors to the roomand none ere (olted. He cautiousl! opened one o* the doors and *ound it ledinto a halla!. But he had no intention o* tr!ing to escape. J* his jailor asilling to trust him in this a! he ould not (etra! her trust and moreover ahot supper as (eing prepared *or him and his prison as ver! pleasant andcómodo. So he took a (ook *rom the case and sat don in a (ig chair tolook at the pictures.

Page 118 'his amused him until the oman came in ith a large tra! and spreada cloth on one o* the ta(les. 'hen she arranged his supper hich proved themost varied and delicious meal jo had ever eaten in his li*e.'oll!diggle sat near him hile he ate seing on some *anc! ork sheheld in her lap. -hen he had *inished she cleared the ta(le and then read tohim a stor! *rom one o* the (ooks.GJs this reall! a prisonIG he asked hen she had *inished reading.GJndeed it isG she replied. GJt is the onl! prison in the Land o* .GG&nd am J a prisonerIG

GBless the child * course.GG'hen h! is the prison so *ine and h! are !ou so kind to meIG @learnestl! asked.'oll!diggle seemed surprised (! the 5uestion (ut she presentl! anseredMG-e consider a prisoner un*ortunate. He is un*ortunate in to a!sEE

(ecause he has done something rong and (ecause he is deprived o* his li(ert!.'here*ore e should treat him kindl! (ecause o* his mis*ortune *or otherisehe ould (ecome hard and (itter and ould not (e sorr! he had done rong.ma thinks that one ho has committed a *ault did so (ecause he as notstrong and (rave there*ore she puts him in prison to make him strong and

(rave. -hen that is accomplished he is no longer a prisoner (ut a good and

lo!al citien and ever!one is glad that he is no strong enough to resist doingrong. 4ou see it is kindness that makes one strong and (rave and so e are



kind to our prisoners.Gjo thought this over ver! care*ull!. GJ had an ideaG said he Gthat prisEoners ere ala!s treated harshl! to punish them.GG'hat ould (e dread*ulG cried 'oll!diggle. GJsn312t one punished enoughin knoing he has done rongI Don312t !ou ish jo ith all !our heart that

Página 119 !ou had not (een diso(edient and (roken a La o* IGGJEEJ hate to (e di**erent *rom other peopleG he admitted.G4es one likes to (e respected as highl! as his neigh(ors areG said themujer. G-hen !ou are tried and *ound guilt! !ou ill (e o(liged to makeamends in some a!. J don312t kno just hat ma ill do to !ou (ecausethis is the *irst time one o* us has (roken a La (ut !ou ma! (e sure she ill

(e just and merci*ul. Here in the $merald Cit! people are too happ! and conEtented ever to do rong (ut perhaps !ou came *rom some *araa! corner o*our land and having no love *or ma carelessl! (roke one o* her Las.G

G4esG said jo GJ312ve lived all m! li*e in the heart o* a lonel! *orest hereJ sa no one (ut dear "nc #unkie.GGJ thought soG said 'oll!diggle. GBut no e have talked enough so letus pla! a game until (edtime.G

Página 120 Prince!! )oro"hy Doroth! Aale as sitting in one o* her rooms in the ro!al palace hilecurled up at her *eet as a little (lack dog ith a shagg! coat and ver! (rightojos. She ore a plain hite *rock ithout an! jeels or other ornaments eE

cept an emeraldEgreen hairEri((on *or Doroth! as a simple little girl and hadnot (een in the least spoiled (! the magni*icence surrounding her. "na ve elchild had lived on the ansas prairies (ut she seemed marked *or adventure*or she had made several trips to the Land o* (e*ore she came to live there*or good. Her ver! (est *riend as the (eauti*ul ma o* ho loved DorEoth! so ell that she kept her in her on palace so as to (e near her. 'he girl312s"ncle Henr! and &unt $mEEthe onl! relatives she had in the orldEEhad also

(een (rought here (! ma and given a pleasant home. Doroth! kne almostever!(od! in and it as she ho had discovered the Scarecro the 'in-oodman and the Coardl! Lion as ell as 'ikE'ok the Clockork %an. $llali*e as ver! pleasant no and although she had (een made a Princess o*

(! her *riend ma she did not care much to (e a Princess and remained asseet as hen she had (een plain Doroth! Aale o* ansas.Doroth! as reading in a (ook this evening hen Nellia Nam( the *avoErite servantEmaid o* the palace came to sa! that the Shagg! %an anted tosee her.G&ll rightG said Doroth! Gtell him to come right up.GGBut he has some 5ueer creatures ith himEEsome o* the 5ueerest J312veever laid e!es onG reported Nellia.G#ever mind let 312em all come upG replied Doroth!.But hen the door opened to admit not onl! the Shagg! %an (ut Scrapsthe -oo! and the Alass Cat Doroth! jumped up and looked at her strange

visitors in amaement. 'he Patchork Airl as the most curious o* all andDoroth! as uncertain at *irst hether Scraps as reall! alive or onl! a dream



or a nightmare. 'oto her dog slol! uncurled himsel* and going to the PatchE

Página 121 ork Airl sni**ed at her in5uiringl! (ut soon he la! don again as i* to sa!he had no interest in such an irregular creation.

G4ou312re a ne one to meG Doroth! said re*lectivel! addressing the PatchEork Airl. GJ can312t imagine here !ou312ve come *rom.GG-ho meIG asked Scraps looking around the prett! room instead o* atthe girl. Gh J came *rom a (edE5uilt J guess. 'hat312s hat the! sa! an!ho.Some call it a cra!E5uilt and some a patchork 5uilt. But m! name is ScrapsEEand no !ou kno all a(out me.GG#ot 5uite allG returned Doroth! ith a smile. GJ ish !ou312d tell me ho!ou came to (e alive.GG'hat312s an eas! jo(G said Scraps sitting upon a (ig upholstered chair andmaking the springs (ounce her up and don. G%argolotte anted a slave soshe made me out o* an old (edE5uilt she didn312t use. Cotton stu**ing suspenderE

(utton e!es red velvet tongue pearl (eads *or teeth. 'he Crooked %agicianmade a Poder o* Li*e sprinkled me ith it andEEhere J am. Perhaps !ou312venoticed m! di**erent colors. & ver! re*ined and educated gentleman namedthe Scarecro hom J met told me J am the most (eauti*ul creature in all and J (elieve it.GGh Have !ou met our Scarecro thenIG asked Doroth! a little puledto understand the (rie* histor! related.G4es isn312t he joll!IGG'he Scarecro has man! good 5ualitiesG replied Doroth!. GBut J312m sorr!to hear all this 312(out the Crooked %agician. ma312ll (e mad as hops hen shehears he312s (een doing magic again. She told him not to.GGHe onl! practices magic *or the (ene*it o* his on *amil!G eplained Bungleho as keeping at a respect*ul distance *rom the little (lack dog.GDear meG said Doroth! GJ hadn312t noticed !ou (e*ore. &re !ou glass orhatIG

Página 122 GJ312m glass and transparent too hich is more than can (e said o* some*olksG ansered the cat. G&lso J have some lovel! pink (rains !ou can see312em ork.GGh is that soI Come over here and let me see.G

'he Alass Cat hesitated e!eing the dog.GSend that (east aa! and J illG she said.GBeast -h! that312s m! dog 'oto an312 he312s the kindest dog in all the orld.'oto knos a good man! things too 312most as much as J do J guess.GG-h! doesn312t he sa! an!thingIG asked Bungle.GHe can312t talk not (eing a *air! dogG eplained Doroth!. GHe312s just acommon "nited States dog (ut that312sa good deal and J understand him andhe understands me just as ell as i* he could talk.G'oto at this got up and ru((ed his head so*tl! against Doroth!312s handhich she held out to him and he looked up into her *ace as i* he had underEstood ever! ord she had said.

G'his cat 'otoG she said to him Gis made o* glass so !ou mustn312t (otherit or chase it an! more than !ou do m! Pink itten. Jt312s pro(312l! (rittle and



might (reak i* it (umped against an!thing.GG-oo*G said 'oto and that meant he understood.'he Alass Cat as so proud o* her pink (rains that she ventured to comeclose to Doroth! in order that the girl might Gsee 312em ork.G 'his as reall!interesting (ut hen Doroth! patted the cat she *ound the glass cold and hard

and unresponsive so she decided at once that Bungle ould never do *or a pet.G-hat do !ou kno a(out the Crooked %agician ho lives on themountainIG asked Doroth!.

Page 123 GHe made meG replied the cat Gso J kno all a(out him. 'he PatchorkAirl is neEEthree or *our da!s oldEE(ut J312ve lived ith Dr. Pipt *or !ears !though J don312t much care *or him J ill sa! that he has ala!s re*used to orkmagic *or an! o* the people ho come to his house. He thinks there312s no harmin doing magic things *or his on *amil! and he made me out o* glass (ecausethe meat cats drink too much milk. He also made Scraps come to li*e so she

could do the houseork *or his i*e %argolotte.GG'hen h! did !ou (oth leave himIG asked Doroth!.GJ think !ou312d (etter let me eplain thatG interrupted the Shagg! %anand then he told Doroth! all o* jo312s stor! and ho "nc #unkie and %argoElotte had accidentall! (een turned to mar(le (! the Li5uid o* Petri*action. entonceshe related ho the (o! had started out in search o* the things needed to makethe magic charm hich ould restore the un*ortunates to li*e and ho hehad *ound the -oo! and taken him along (ecause he could not pull the threehairs out o* its tail. Doroth! listened to all this ith much interest and thoughtthat so *ar jo had acted ver! ell. But hen the Shagg! %an told her o* the%unchkin (o!312s arrest (! the Soldier ith the Areen -hiskers (ecause he asaccused o* il*ull! (reaking a La o* the little girl as greatl! shocked.G-hat do !ou s312pose he312s doneIG she asked.GJ *ear he has picked a siEleaved cloverG ansered the Shagg! %an sadl!.GJ did not see him do it and J arned him that to do so as against the La

(ut perhaps that is hat he did nevertheless.GGJ312m sorr! 312(out thatG said Doroth! gravel! G*or no there ill (e no oneto help his poor uncle and %argolotte 312cept this Patchork Airl the -oo!and the Alass Cat.GGDon312t mention itG said Scraps. G'hat312s no a**air o* mine. %argolotte and"nc #unkie are per*ect strangers to me *or the moment J came to li*e the!

came to mar(le.GGJ seeG remarked Doroth! ith a sigh o* regret Gthe oman *orgot togive !ou a heart.G

Página 124 GJ312m glad she didG retorted the Patchork Airl. G& heart must (e a greatanno!ance to one. Jt makes a person *eel sad or sorr! or devoted or s!mpatheticEEall o* hich sensations inter*ere ith one312s happiness.GGJ have a heartG murmured the Alass Cat. GJt312s made o* a ru(! (ut J don312timagine J shall let it (other me a(out helping "nc #unkie and %argolotte.GG'hat312sa prett! hard heart o* !oursG said Doroth!. G&nd the -oo!

o* courseEEGG-h! as *or meG o(served the -oo! ho as reclining on the *loor



ith his legs dou(led under him so that he looked much like a s5uare (o GJhave never seen those un*ortunate people !ou are speaking o* and !et J amsorr! *or them having at times (een un*ortunate m!sel*. -hen J as shut upin that *orest J longed *or some one to help me and (! and (! jo came anddid help me. So J312m illing to help his uncle. J312m onl! a stupid (east Doroth!

(ut J can312t help that and i* !ou312ll tell me hat to do to help jo and his uncleJ312ll gladl! do it.GDoroth! alked over and patted the -oo! on his s5uare head.G4ou312re not prett!G she said G(ut J like !ou. -hat are !ou a(le to doan!thing 312specialIGGJ can make m! e!es *lash *ireEEreal *ireEEhen J312m angr!. -hen an!onesa!sM 312rileEroo312 to me J get angr! and then m! e!es *lash *ire.GGJ don312t see as *ireorks could help jo312s uncleG remarked Doroth!.GCan !ou do an!thing elseIGGJEEJ thought J had a ver! terri*!ing grolG said the -oo! ith hesitationG(ut perhaps J as mistaken.G

G4esG said the Shagg! %an G!ou ere certainl! rong a(out that.G'hen he turned to Doroth! and addedM G-hat ill (ecome o* the %unchkin

(o!IG

Page 125 GJ don312t knoG she said shaking her head thought*ull!. Gma ill seehim 312(out it o* course and then she312ll punish him. But ho J don312t kno312cause no one ever has (een punished in since J kne an!thing a(out thelugar. 'oo (ad Shagg! %an isn312t itIG-hile the! ere talking Scraps had (een roaming around the room andlooking at all the prett! things it contained. She had carried jo312s (asket in herhand until no hen she decided to see hat as inside it. She *ound the

(read and cheese hich she had no use *or and the (undle o* charms hichere curious (ut 5uite a m!ster! to her. 'hen turning these over she cameupon the siEleaved clover hich the (o! had plucked.Scraps as 5uickEitted and although she had no heart she recogniedthe *act that jo as her *irst *riend. She kne at once that (ecause the (o!had taken the clover he had (een imprisoned and she understood that johad given her the (asket so the! ould not *ind the clover in his possessionand have proo* o* his crime. So turning her head to see that no one noticedher she took the clover *rom the (asket and dropped it into a golden vase that

stood on Doroth!312s ta(le. 'hen she came *orard and said to Doroth!MGJ ouldn312t care to help jo312s uncle (ut J ill help jo. He did not (reakthe LaEEno one can prove he didEEand that greenEhiskered soldier had noright to arrest him.GGma ordered the (o!312s arrestG said Doroth! Gand o* course she knehat she as doing. But i* !ou can prove jo is innocent the! ill set him *reeat once.GG'he!312ll have to prove him guilt! on312t the!I312312 asked Scraps.GJ s312pose so.GG-ell the! can312t do thatG declared the Patchork Airl.&s it as nearl! time *or Doroth! to dine ith ma hich she did ever!

evening she rang *or a servant and ordered the -oo! taken to a nice roomand given plent! o* such *ood as he liked (est.



Page 126 G'hat312s hone!E(eesG said the -oo!.G4ou can312t eat hone!E(ees (ut !ou312ll (e given something just as niceGDoroth! told him. 'hen she had the Alass Cat taken to another room *or the

night and the Patchork Airl she kept in one o* her on rooms *or she asmuch interested in the strange creature and anted to talk ith her again andtr! to understand her (etter.

Página 127 Ozma and Her &riend! 'he Shagg! %an had a room o* his on in the ro!al palace so there heent to change his shagg! suit o* clothes *or another just as shagg! (ut not sodust! *rom travel. He selected a costume o* peaEgreen and pink satin and velvetith em(roidered shags on all the edges and iridescent pearls *or ornaments.'hen he (athed in an ala(aster pool and (rushed his shagg! hair and hiskersthe rong a! to make them still more shagg!. 'his accomplished and arra!edin his splendid shagg! garments he ent to ma312s (an5uet hall and *ound theScarecro the -iard and Doroth! alread! assem(led there. $l espantap)jaroshad made a 5uick trip and returned to the $merald Cit! ith his le*t ear *reshl!

painted.& moment later hile the! all stood in aiting a servant thre open adoor the orchestra struck up a tune and ma o* entered.%uch has (een told and ritten concerning the (eaut! o* person andcharacter o* this seet girl /uler o* the Land o* EEthe richest the happiestand most delight*ul *air!land o* hich e have an! knoledge. 4et ith all

her 5ueenl! 5ualities ma as a real girl and enjo!ed the things in li*e thatother real girls enjo!. -hen she sat on her splendid emerald throne in the great'hrone /oom o* her palace and made las and settled disputes and tried tokeep all her su(jects happ! and contented she as as digni*ied and demure asan! 5ueen might (e (ut hen she had thron aside her jeeled ro(e o* stateand her sceptre and had retired to her private apartments the girlEEjo!ouslightEhearted and *reeEEreplaced the sedate /uler.Jn the (an5uet hall toEnight ere gathered onl! old and trusted *riendsso here ma as hersel*EEa mere girl. She greeted Doroth! ith a kiss theShagg! %an ith a smile the little old -iard ith a *riendl! handshake andthen she pressed the Scarecro312s stu**ed arm and cried merril!M

G-hat a lovel! le*t ear -h! it312sa hundred times (etter than the old one.GGJ312m glad !ou like itG replied the Scarecro ell pleased. GNinjur did a

Page 128 neat jo( didn312t sheI &nd m! hearing is no per*ect. Jsn312t it onder*ul hat alittle paint ill do i* it312s properl! appliedIGGJt reall! is onder*ulG she agreed as the! all took their seats G(ut theSahorse must have made his legs tinkle to have carried !ou so *ar in oned0a. J didn312t epect !ou (ack (e*ore toEmorro at the earliest.GG-ellG said the Scarecro GJ met a charming girl on the road and antedto see more o* her so J hurried (ack.G

ma laughed.GJ knoG she returned Git312s the Patchork Airl. She is certainl! (eilderE



ing i* not strictl! (eauti*ul.GGHave !ou seen her thenIG the stra man eagerl! asked.Gnl! in m! %agic Picture hich shos me all scenes o* interest in theLand o* .GGJ *ear the picture didn312t do her justiceG said the Scarecro.

GJt seemed to me that nothing could (e more gorgeousG declared ma.G-hoever made that patchork 5uilt *rom hich Scraps as *ormed musthave selected the ga!est and (rightest (its o* cloth that ever ere oven.GGJ am glad !ou like herG said the Scarecro in a satis*ied tone. Pese &the stra man did not eat not (eing made so he could he o*ten dined ithma and her companions merel! *or the pleasure o* talking ith them. Olsat at the ta(le and had a napkin and plate (ut the servants kne (etter thanto o**er him *ood. &*ter a little hile he askedM G-here is the Patchork AirlnoIGGJn m! roomG replied Doroth!. GJ312ve taken a *anc! to her she312s so 5ueerandEEandEEuncommon.G

GShe312s hal* cra! J thinkG added the Shagg! %an.

Page 129 GBut she is so (eauti*ulG eclaimed the Scarecro as i* that *act disarmedall criticism. 'he! all laughed at his enthusiasm (ut the Scarecro as 5uitegrave. Seeing that he as interested in Scraps the! *or(ore to sa! an!thingagainst her. 'he little (and o* *riends ma had gathered around her as so5uaintl! assorted that much care must (e eercised to avoid hurting their *eelEings or making an! one o* them unhapp!. Jt as this considerate kindness thatheld them close *riends and ena(led them to enjo! one another312s societ!.&nother thing the! avoided as conversing on unpleasant su(jects and*or that reason jo and his trou(les ere not mentioned during the dinner. losShagg! %an hoever related his adventures ith the monstrous plants hichhad seied and en*olded the travelers and told ho he had ro((ed Chiss thegiant porcupine o* the 5uills hich it as accustomed to thro at people. &m(as cosasDoroth! and ma ere pleased ith this eploit and thought it served Chisscorrecto.'hen the! talked o* the -oo! hich as the most remarka(le animalan! o* them had ever (e*ore seenEEecept perhaps the live Sahorse. mahad never knon that her dominions contained such a thing as a -oo! there

(eing (ut one in eistence and this (eing con*ined in his *orest *or man! !ears.

Doroth! said she (elieved the -oo! as a good (east honest and *aith*ul (ut she added that she did not care much *or the Alass Cat.GStillG said the Shagg! %an Gthe Alass Cat is ver! prett! and i* she erenot so conceited over her pink (rains no one ould o(ject to her as a companion.G'he -iard had (een eating silentl! until no hen he looked up andremarkedMG'hat Poder o* Li*e hich is made (! the Crooked %agician is reall! aonder*ul thing. But Dr. Pipt does not kno its true value and he uses it in themost *oolish a!s.GGJ must see a(out thatG said ma gravel!. 'hen she smiled again andcontinued in a lighter toneM GJt as Dr. Pipt312s *amous Poder o* Li*e that ena(led

me to (ecome the /uler o* .G



Page 130 GJ312ve never heard that stor!G said the Shagg! %an looking at ma5uestioningl!.G-ell hen J as a (a(! girl J as stolen (! an old -itch named %om(iand trans*ormed into a (o!G (egan the girl /uler. GJ did not kno ho J as

and hen J gre (ig enough to ork the -itch made me ait upon her andcarr! ood *or the *ire and hoe in the garden. ne da! she came (ack *rom a

journe! (ringing some o* the Poder o* Li*e hich Dr. Pipt had given her. !ohad made a pumpkinEheaded man and set it up in her path to *righten her *orJ as *ond o* *un and hated the -itch. But she kne hat the *igure as andto test her Poder o* Li*e she sprinkled some o* it on the man J had made. $llocame to li*e and is no our dear *riend Nack Pumpkinhead. 'hat night J ranaa! ith Nack to escape punishment and J took old %om(i312s Poder o* Li*eith me. During our journe! e came upon a ooden Sahorse standing (!the road and J used the magic poder to (ring it to li*e. 'he Sahorse has (eenith me ever since. -hen J got to the $merald Cit! the good Sorceress Alinda

kne ho J as and restored me to m! proper person hen J (ecame theright*ul /uler o* this land. So !ou see had not old %om(i (rought home thePoder o* Li*e J might never have run aa! *rom her and (ecome ma o* nor ould e have had Nack Pumpkinhead and the Sahorse to com*ortand amuse us.G'hat stor! interested the Shagg! %an ver! much as ell as the othersho had o*ten heard it (e*ore. 'he dinner (eing no concluded the! all entto ma312s draingEroom here the! passed a pleasant evening (e*ore it cametime to retire.

Page 131 Ojo i! &orgi$en 'he net morning the Soldier ith the Areen -hiskers ent to the prisonand took jo aa! to the ro!al palace here he as summoned to appear (eE*ore the girl /uler *or judgment. &gain the soldier put upon the (o! the jeeledhandcu**s and hite prisoner312s ro(e ith the peaked top and holes *or theojos. jo as so ashamed (oth o* his disgrace and the *ault he had committedthat he as glad to (e covered up in this a! so that people could not see himor kno ho he as. He *olloed the Soldier ith the Areen -hiskers ver!illingl! anious that his *ate might (e decided as soon as possi(le.'he inha(itants o* the $merald Cit! ere polite people and never jeered

at the un*ortunate (ut it as so long since the! had seen a prisoner that the!cast man! curious looks toard the (o! and man! o* them hurried aa! to thero!al palace to (e present during the trial.-hen jo as escorted into the great 'hrone /oom o* the palace he *oundhundreds o* people assem(led there. Jn the magni*icent emerald throne hichsparkled ith countless jeels sat ma o* in her /o(e o* State hich asem(roidered ith emeralds and pearls. n her right (ut a little loer asDoroth! and on her le*t the Scarecro. Still loer (ut nearl! in *ront o* masat the onder*ul -iard o* and on a small ta(le (eside him as the goldenvase *rom Doroth!312s room into hich Scraps had dropped the stolen clover.&t ma312s *eet crouched to enormous (easts each the largest and most

poer*ul o* its kind. &lthough these (easts ere 5uite *ree no one presentas alarmed (! them *or the Coardl! Lion and the Hungr! 'iger ere ell



knon and respected in the $merald Cit! and the! ala!s guarded the /ulerhen she held high court in the 'hrone /oom. 'here as still another (east

present (ut this one Doroth! held in her arms *or it as her constant companEion the little dog 'oto. 'oto kne the Coardl! Lion and the Hungr! 'igerand o*ten pla!ed and romped ith them *or the! ere good *riends.

Seated on ivor! chairs (e*ore ma ith a clear space (eteen them andthe throne ere man! o* the no(ilit! o* the $merald Cit! lords and ladies in

Page 132 (eauti*ul costumes and o**icials o* the kingdom in the ro!al uni*orms o* .Behind these courtiers ere others o* less importance *illing the great hall tothe ver! doors.&t the same moment that the Soldier ith the Areen -hiskers arrivedith jo the Shagg! %an entered *rom a side door escorting the PatchorkAirl the -oo! and the Alass Cat. &ll these came to the vacant space (e*orethe throne and stood *acing the /uler.

GHullo joG said Scraps Gho are !ouIGG&ll rightG he replied (ut the scene aed the (o! and his voice trem(leda little ith *ear. #othing could ae the Patchork Airl and although the-oo! as somehat uneas! in these splendid surroundings the Alass Catas delighted ith the sumptuousness o* the court and the impressiveness o*the occasionEEprett! (ig ords (ut 5uite epressive.&t a sign *rom ma the soldier removed jo312s hite ro(e and the (o!stood *ace to *ace ith the girl ho as to decide his punishment. He sa at aglance ho lovel! and seet she as and his heart gave a (ound o* jo! *or hehoped she ould (e merci*ul.ma sat looking at the prisoner a long time. 'hen she said gentl!MGne o* the Las o* *or(ids an!one to pick a siEleaved clover. 4ouare accused o* having (roken this La even a*ter !ou had (een arned notto do so.Gjo hung his head and hile he hesitated ho to repl! the PatchorkAirl stepped *orard and spoke *or him.G&ll this *uss is a(out nothing at allG she said *acing ma una(ashed.G4ou can312t prove he picked the siEleaved clover so !ou312ve no right to accusehim o* it. Search him i* !ou like (ut !ou on312t *ind the clover look in his (asEket and !ou312ll *ind it312s not there. He hasn312t got it so J demand that !ou setthis

poor %unchkin (o! *ree.G

Page 133 'he people o* listened to this de*iance in amaement and onderedat the 5ueer Patchork Airl ho dared talk so (oldl! to their /uler. But masat silent and motionless and it as the little -iard ho ansered Scraps.GSo the clover hasn312t (een picked ehIG @l dijo. GJ think it has. J think the

(o! hid it in his (asket and then gave the (asket to !ou. J also think !ou dropE ped the clover into this vase hich stood in Princess Doroth!312s room hopingto get rid o* it so it ould not prove the (o! guilt!. 4ou312re a stranger here %issPatches and so !ou don312t kno that nothing can (e hidden *rom our poer*ul

/uler312s %agic PictureEEnor *rom the atch*ul e!es o* the hum(le -iard o* .Look all o* !ouG -ith these ords he aved his hands toard the vase on the



ta(le hich Scraps no noticed *or the *irst time.From the mouth o* the vase a plant sprouted slol! groing (e*ore theire!es until it (ecame a (eauti*ul (ush and on the topmost (ranch appeared thesiEleaved clover hich jo had un*ortunatel! picked.'he Patchork Airl looked at the clover and saidM Gh so !ou312ve *ound it.

er! ell prove he picked it i* !ou can.Gma turned to jo.GDid !ou pick the siEleaved cloverIG she asked.G4esG he replied. GJ kne it as against the La (ut J anted to save "nc

#unkie and J as a*raid i* J asked !our consent to pick it !ou ould re*use me.GG-hat caused !ou to think thatIG asked the /uler.G-h! it seemed to me a *oolish la unjust and unreasona(le. $ven noJ can see no harm in picking a siEleaved clover. &nd JEEJ had not seen the $meErald Cit! then nor !ou and J thought a girl ho ould make such a sill! Laould not (e likel! to help an!one in trou(le.Gma regarded him musingl! her chin resting upon her hand (ut she

as not angr!. n the contrar! she smiled a little at her thoughts and then greso(er again.

Page 134 GJ suppose a good man! las seem *oolish to those people ho do notunderstand themG she said G(ut no la is ever made ithout some purposeand that purpose is usuall! to protect all the people and guard their el*are.&s !ou are a stranger J ill eplain this La hich to !ou seems so *oolish.4ears ago there ere man! -itches and %agicians in the Land o* and oneo* the things the! o*ten used in making their magic charms and trans*ormatEions as a siEleaved clover. 'hese -itches and %agicians caused so muchtrou(le among m! people o*ten using their poers *or evil rather than goodthat J decided to *or(id an!one to practice magic or sorcer! ecept Alinda theAood and her assistant the -iard o* (oth o* hom J can trust to use theirarts onl! to (ene*it m! people and to make them happier. Since J issued thatLa the Land o* has (een *ar more peace*ul and 5uiet (ut J learned thatsome o* the -itches and %agicians ere still practicing magic on the sl! andusing the siEleaved clovers to make their potions and charms. 'here*ore Jmade another La *or(idding an!one *rom plucking a siEleaved clover or*rom gathering other plants and her(s hich the -itches (oil in their kettles toork magic ith. 'hat has almost put an end to icked sorcer! in our land so

!ou see the La as not a *oolish one (ut ise and just and in an! event itis rong to diso(e! a La.Gjo kne she as right and *elt greatl! morti*ied to realie he had actedand spoken so ridiculousl!. But he raised his head and looked ma in the*ace sa!ingM GJ am sorr! J have acted rongl! and (roken !our La. J did itto save "nc #unkie and thought J ould not (e *ound out. But J am guilt! o*this act and hatever punishment !ou think J deserve J ill su**er illingl!.Gma smiled more (rightl! then and nodded graciousl!.G4ou are *orgivenG she said. GFor although !ou have committed a serious*ault !ou are no penitent and J think !ou have (een punished enough. Soldierrelease jo the Luck! andEEG

GJ (eg !our pardon J312m jo the "nluck!G said the (o!.G&t this moment !ou are luck!G said she. G/elease him Soldier and let



him go *ree.G

Page 135 'he people ere glad to hear ma312s decree and murmured their approvE&la(ama. &s the ro!al audience as no over the! (egan to leave the 'hrone /oom

and soon there ere none remaining ecept jo and his *riends and ma andher *avorites.'he girl /uler no asked jo to sit don and tell her all his stor! hichhe did (eginning at the time he had le*t his home in the *orest and ending ithhis arrival at the $merald Cit! and his arrest. ma listened attentivel! andas thought*ul *or some moments a*ter the (o! had *inished speaking. entoncesshe saidMG'he Crooked %agician as rong to make the Alass Cat and the PatchEork Airl *or it as against the La. &nd i* he had not unla*ull! kept the

(ottle o* Li5uid o* Petri*action standing on his shel* the accident to his i*e%argolotte and to "nc #unkie could not have occurred. J can understand hoE

ever that jo ho loves his uncle ill (e unhapp! unless he can save him.&lso J *eel it is rong to leave those to victims standing as mar(le statueshen the! ought to (e alive. So J propose e allo Dr. Pipt to make the magiccharm hich ill save them and that e assist jo to *ind the things he isseeking. -hat do !ou think -iardIGG'hat is perhaps the (est thing to doG replied the -iard. GBut a*ter theCrooked %agician has restored those poor people to li*e !ou must take aa!his magic poers.GGJ illG promised ma.G#o tell me please hat magic things must !ou *indIG continued the-iard addressing jo.G'he three hairs *rom the -oo!312s tail J haveG said the (o!. G'hat is Jhave the -oo! and the hairs are in his tail. 'he siEleaved clover JEEJEEGG4ou ma! take it and keep itG said ma. G'hat ill not (e (reaking theLa *or it is alread! picked and the crime o* picking it is *orgiven.GGQAraciasG cried jo grate*ull!. 'hen he continuedM

Page 136 G'he net thing J must *ind is a gill o* ater *rom a dark ell.G'he -iard shook his head. G'hatG said he Gill (e a hard task (ut i*!ou travel *ar enough !ou ma! discover it.G

GJ am illing to travel *or !ears i* it ill save "nc #unkieG declaredjo earnestl!.G'hen !ou312d (etter (egin !our journe! at onceG advised the -iard.Doroth! had (een listening ith interest to this conversation. #o sheturned to ma and askedM G%a! J go ith jo to help himIGG-ould !ou like toIG returned ma.G4es. J kno prett! ell (ut jo doesn312t kno it at all. J312m sorr! *orhis uncle and poor %argolotte and J312d like to help save them. %a! J goIGGJ* !ou ish toG replied ma.GJ* Doroth! goes then J must go to take care o* herG said the Scarecrodecidedl!. G& dark ell can onl! (e discovered in some outEo*EtheEa! place

and there ma! (e dangers there.GG4ou have m! permission to accompan! Doroth!G said ma. G4



hile !ou are gone J ill take care o* the Patchork Airl.GGJ312ll take care o* m!sel*G announced Scraps G*or J312m going ith the ScareEcro and Doroth!. J promised jo to help him *ind the things he ants and J312llstick to m! promise.GGer! ellG replied ma. GBut J see no need *or jo to take the Alass

Cat and the -oo!.GGJ pre*er to remain hereG said the cat. GJ312ve nearl! (een nicked hal* a doentimes alread! and i* the!312re going into dangers it312s (est *or me to keep aa!*rom them.G

Page 137 GLet Nellia Nam( keep her till jo returnsG suggested Doroth!. G-e on312tneed to take the -oo! either (ut he ought to (e saved (ecause o* the threehairs in his tail.GGBetter take me alongG said the -oo!. G%! e!es can *lash *ire !ou knoand J can grolEEa little.G

GJ312m sure !ou312ll (e sa*er hereG ma decided and the -oo! made no*urther o(jection to the plan.&*ter consulting together the! decided that jo and his part! should leavethe ver! net da! to search *or the gill o* ater *rom a dark ell so the! noseparated to make preparations *or the journe!.ma gave the %unchkin (o! a room in the palace *or that night and thea*ternoon he passed ith Doroth!EEgetting ac5uainted as she saidEEand receivEing advice *rom the Shagg! %an as to here the! must go. 'he Shagg! %anhad andered in man! parts o* and so had Doroth! *or that matter !etneither o* them kne here a dark ell as to (e *ound.GJ* such a thing is an!here in the settled parts o* G said Doroth!Ge312d pro(312l! have heard o* it long ago. J* it312s in the ild parts o* thecountr!no one there ould need a dark ell. P312raps there isn312t such a thing.GGh there must (eG returned jo positivel! Gor else the recipe o* Dr.Pipt ouldn312t call *or it.GG'hat312s trueG agreed Doroth! Gand i* it312s an!here in the Land o* e312re (ound to *ind it.GG-ell e312re (ound to search *or it an!hoG said the Scarecro. G&s *or*inding it e must trust to luck.GGDon312t do thatG (egged jo earnestl!. GJ312m called jo the "nluck!

!ou kno.G

Page 138 Trou#le 'i"h "he To""enho"! & da!312s journe! *rom the $merald Cit! (rought the little (and o* advenEturers to the home o* Nack Pumpkinhead hich as a house *ormed *rom theshell o* an immense pumpkin. Nack had made it himsel* and as ver! proudde la misma. 'here as a door and several indos and through the top as stuck astovepipe that led *rom a small stove inside. 'he door as reached (! a *lighto* three steps and there as a good *loor on hich as arranged some *urniEture that as 5uite com*orta(le.

Jt is certain that Nack Pumpkinhead might have had a much *iner houseto live in had he anted it *or ma loved the stupid *ello ho had (een



her earliest companion (ut Nack pre*erred his pumpkin house as it matchedhimsel* ver! ell and in this he as not so stupid a*ter all.'he (od! o* this remarka(le person as made o* ood (ranches o* treeso* various sies having (een used *or the purpose. 'his ooden *rameorkas covered (! a red shirtEEith hite spots in itEE(lue trousers a !ello vest

a jacket o* greenEandEgold and stout leather shoes. 'he neck as a sharpenedstick on hich the pumpkin head as set and the e!es ears nose and mouthere carved on the skin o* the pumpkin ver! like a child312s jackEo312Elantern.'he house o* this interesting creation stood in the center o* a vast pumpkinE*ield here the vines gre in pro*usion and (ore pumpkins o* etraordinar!sie as ell as those hich ere smaller. Some o* the pumpkins no ripeningon the vines ere almost as large as Nack312s house and he told Doroth! he intenEded to add another pumpkin to his mansion.'he travelers ere cordiall! elcomed to this 5uaint domicile and invitedto pass the night there hich the! had planned to do. 'he Patchork Airl asgreatl! interested in Nack and eamined him admiringl!.

G4ou are 5uite handsomeG she said G(ut not as reall! (eauti*ul as theScarecro.G

Página 139 Nack turned at this to eamine the Scarecro criticall! and his old *riendsl!l! inked one painted e!e at him.G'here is no accounting *or tastesG remarked the Pumpkinhead ith asuspiro. G&n old cro once told me J as ver! *ascinating (ut o* course the (irdmight have (een mistaken. 4et J have noticed that the cros usuall! avoid theScarecro ho is a ver! honest *ello in his a! (ut stu**ed. J am not stu**ed!ou ill o(serve m! (od! is good solid hickor!.GGJ adore stu**ingG said the Patchork Airl.G-ell as *or that m! head is stu**ed ith pumpkinEseedsG declared Nack.GJ use them *or (rains and hen the! are *resh J am intellectual. Nust no Jregret to sa! m! seeds are rattling a (it so J must soon get another head.GGh do !ou change !our headIG asked jo.G'o (e sure. Pumpkins are not permanent more312s the pit! and in timethe! spoil. 'hat is h! J gro such a great *ield o* pumpkinsEEthat J ma! selecta ne head henever necessar!.GG-ho carves the *aces on themIG in5uired the (o!.GJ do that m!sel*. J li*t o** m! old head place it on a ta(le (e*ore me and

use the *ace *or a pattern to go (!. Sometimes the *aces J carve are (etter thanothersEEmore epressive and cheer*ul !ou knoEE(ut J think the! average ver!ell.GBe*ore she had started on the journe! Doroth! had packed a knapsack iththe things she might need and this knapsack the Scarecro carried strappedto his (ack. 'he little girl ore a plain gingham dress and a checked sun(onnetas she kne the! ere (est *itted *or travel. jo also had (rought along his (asEket to hich ma had added a (ottle o* GS5uare %eal 'a(letsG and some *ruit.But Nack Pumpkinhead gre a lot o* things in his garden (esides pumpkins sohe cooked *or them a *ine vegeta(le soup and gave Doroth! jo and 'oto theonl! ones ho *ound it necessar! to eat a pumpkin pie and some green cheese.

For (eds the! must use the seet dried grasses hich Nack had stren along



Page 140 one side o* the room (ut that satis*ied Doroth! and jo ver! ell. 'oto o*course slept (eside his little mistress.'he Scarecro Scraps and the Pumpkinhead ere tireless and had noneed to sleep so the! sat up and talked together all night (ut the! sta!ed outE

side the house under the (right stars and talked in lo tones so as not to disEtur( the sleepers. During the conversation the Scarecro eplained their 5uest*or a dark ell and asked Nack312s advice here to *ind it.'he Pumpkinhead considered the matter gravel!.G'hat is going to (e a di**icult taskG said he Gand i* J ere !ou J312d takean! ordinar! ell and enclose it so as to make it dark.GGJ *ear that ouldn312t doG replied the Scarecro. G'he ell must (e naturEall! dark and the ater must never have seen the light o* da! *or otherisethe magic charm might not ork at all.GGHo much o* the ater do !ou needIG asked Nack.G& gill.G

GHo much is a gillIGG-h!EEa gill is a gill o* courseG ansered the Scarecro ho did notish to displa! his ignorance.GJ knoG cried Scraps. GNack and Nill ent up the hill to *etchEEGG#o no that312s rongG interrupted the Scarecro. G'here are to kindso* gills J think one is a girl and the other isEEGG& gill!*loerG said Nack.G#o a measure.GGHo (ig a measureIG

Page 141 G-ell J312ll ask Doroth!.GSo net morning the! asked Doroth! and she saidMGJ don312t just kno ho much a gill is (ut J312ve (rought along a gold *laskthat holds a pint. 'hat312s more than a gill J312m sure and the Crooked %agicianma! measure it to suit himsel*. But the thing that312s (othering us most Nack isto *ind the ell.GNack gaed around the landscape *or he as standing in the doora! o*his house.G'his is a *lat countr! so !ou on312t *ind an! dark ells hereG said he.G4ou must go into the mountains here rocks and caverns are.G

G&nd here is thatIG asked jo.GJn the ,uadling Countr! hich lies south o* hereG replied the Scarecro.GJ312ve knon all along that e must go to the mountains.GGSo have JG said Doroth!.GButEEgoodness meEEthe ,uadling Countr! is *ull o* dangersG declaredNack. GJ312ve never (een there m!sel* (utEEGGJ haveG said the Scarecro. GJ312ve *aced the dread*ul Hammerheads hichhave no arms and (utt !ou like a goat and J312ve *aced the Fighting 'rees hich

(end don their (ranches to pound and hip !ou and had man! other advenEtures there.GGJt312sa ild countr!G remarked Doroth! so(erl! Gand i* e go there e312re

sure to have trou(les o* our on. But J guess e312ll have to go i* e ant thatgill o* ater *rom the dark ell.G



So the! said goodE(!e to the Pumpkinhead and resumed their travelsheading no directl! toard the South Countr! here mountains and rocksand caverns and *orests o* great trees a(ounded. 'his part o* the Land o*

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hile it (elonged to ma and oed her allegiance as so ild and secludedthat man! 5ueer peoples hid in its jungles and lived in their on a! ithouteven a knoledge that the! had a /uler in the $merald Cit!. J* the! ere le*talone these creatures never trou(led the inha(itants o* the rest o* (ut thoseho invaded their domains encountered man! dangers *rom them.Jt as a to da!s journe! *rom Nack Pumkinhead312s house to the edge o*the ,uadling Countr! *or neither Doroth! nor jo could alk ver! *ast andthe! o*ten stopped (! the a!side to rest. 'he *irst night the! slept on the

(road *ields among the (uttercups and daisies and the Scarecro covered thechildren ith a gaue (lanket taken *rom his knapsack so the! ould not (echilled (! the night air. 'oard evening o* the second da! the! reached a

sand! plain here alking as di**icult (ut some distance (e*ore them the!sa a group o* palm trees ith man! curious (lack dots under them so the!trudged (ravel! on to reach that place (! dark and spend the night under theshelter o* the trees.'he (lack dots gre larger as the! advanced and although the light asdim Doroth! thought the! looked like (ig kettles turned upside don. &ca(o De

(e!ond this place a jum(le o* huge jagged rocks la! scattered rising to themountains (ehind them.ur travelers pre*erred to attempt to clim( these rocks (! da!light andthe! realied that *or a time this ould (e their last night on the plains.'ilight had *allen (! the time the! came to the trees (eneath hich erethe (lack circular o(jects the! had marked *rom a distance. Doens o* themere scattered around and Doroth! (ent near to one hich as a(out as tallas she as to eamine it more closel!. &s she did so the top *le open and out

popped a dusk! creature rising its length into the air and then plumping donupon the ground just (eside the little girl. &nother and another popped out o*the circular potElike delling hile *rom all the other (lack o(jects came popE

ping more creaturesEEver! like jumpingEjacks hen their (oes are unhookedEEuntil *ull! a hundred stood gathered around our little group o* travelers.B! this time Doroth! had discovered the! ere people tin! and curiousl!*ormed (ut still people. 'heir skins ere dusk! and their hair stood straight

Página 143 up like ires and as (rilliant scarlet in color. 'heir (odies ere (are ecept*or skins *astened around their aists and the! ore (racelets on their anklesand rists and necklaces and great pendant earrings.'oto crouched (eside his mistress and ailed as i* he did not like thesestrange creatures a (it. Scraps (egan to mutter something a(out Ghoppit! popE

pit! jumpit! dumpG (ut no one paid an! attention to her. jo kept close to theScarecro and the Scarecro kept close to Doroth! (ut the little girl turned tothe 5ueer creatures and askedMGK,ui@n eresIG

'he! ansered this 5uestion all together in a sort o* chanting chorusthe ords (eing as *ollosM



"We#$%re te 1olly Tottenots4 We do not like te day!

But in te ni&t #$%tis our deli&t To &amol! skip and play. "We ate te sun and from it run!

Te moon is cool and clear! /o on tis spot eac Tottenot Waits for it to appear. "We#$%re e0#$%ry one cock full of fun!

3nd full of miscief! too4 But if you#$%re &ay and wit us play We#$%ll do no arm to you. GAlad to meet !ou 'ottenhotsG said the Scarecro solemnl!. GBut !oumustn312t epect us to pla! ith !ou all night *or e312ve traveled all da! andsome o* us are tired.GG&nd e never gam(leG added the Patchork Airl. GJt312s against the La.G

'hese remarks ere greeted ith shouts o* laughter (! the impish creatures

Página 144 and one seied the Scarecro312s arm and as astonished to *ind the stra manhirl around so easil!. So the 'ottenhot raised the Scarecro high in the airand tossed him over the heads o* the crod. Some one caught him and tossedhim (ack and so ith shouts o* glee the! continued throing the Scarecrohere and there as i* he had (een a (asketE(all.Presentl! another imp seied Scraps and (egan to thro her a(out in themismo camino. 'he! *ound her a little heavier than the Scarecro (ut still lightenough to (e tossed like a so*aEcushion and the! ere enjo!ing the sport imEmensel! hen Doroth! angr! and indignant at the treatment her *riends erereceiving rushed among the 'ottenhots and (egan slapping and pushing themuntil she had rescued the Scarecro and the Patchork Airl and held them closeon either side o* her. Perhaps she ould not have accomplished this victor! soeasil! had not 'oto helped her (arking and snapping at the (are legs o* theimps until the! ere glad to *lee *rom his attack. &s *or jo some o* the creatEures had attempted to toss him also (ut *inding his (od! too heav! the! threhim to the ground and a ro o* the imps sat on him and held him *rom assistEing Doroth! in her (attle.'he little (ron *olks ere much surprised at (eing attacked (! the girl

and the dog and one or to ho had (een slapped hardest (egan to cr!. entoncessuddenl! the! gave a shout all together and disappeared in a *lash into theirvarious houses the tops o* hich closed ith a series o* pops that soundedlike a (unch o* *irecrackers (eing eploded.'he adventurers no *ound themselves alone and Doroth! askedaniousl!M GJs an!(od! hurtIGG#ot meG ansered the Scarecro. G'he! have given m! stra a goodshaking up and taken all the lumps out o* it. J am no in splendid conditionand am reall! o(liged to the 'ottenhots *or their kind treatment.GGJ *eel much the same a!G said Scraps. G%! cotton stu**ing had saggeda good deal ith the da!312s alking and the!312ve loosened it up until J *eel as

plump as a sausage. But the pla! as a little rough and J312d had 5uite enougho* it hen !ou inter*ered.G



Página 145 GSi o* them sat on meG said jo G(ut as the! are so little the! didn312thurt me much.GNust then the roo* o* the house in *ront o* them opened and a 'ottenhot

stuck his head out ver! cautiousl! and looked at the strangers.GCan312t !ou take a jokeIG he asked reproach*ull! Ghaven312t !ou an! *un in!ou at allIGGJ* J had such a 5ualit!G replied the Scarecro G!our people ould haveknocked it out o* me. But J don312t (ear grudges. J *orgive !ou.GGSo do JG added Scraps. G'hat is i* !ou (ehave !ourselves a*ter this.GGJt as just a little roughEhouse that312s allG said the 'ottenhot. GBut the5uestion is not i* e ill (ehave (ut i* !ou ill (ehaveI -e can312t (e shut uphere all night (ecause this is our time to pla! nor do e care to come out and

(e cheed up (! a savage (east or slapped (! an angr! girl. 'hat slappinghurts like sit! some o* m! *olks are cr!ing a(out it. So here312s the propositionM

!ou let us alone and e312ll let !ou alone.GG4ou (egan itG declared Doroth!.G-ell !ou ended it so e on312t argue the matter. %a! e come out againIr are !ou still cruel and slapp!IGG'ell !ou hat e312ll doG said Doroth!. G-e312re all tired and ant to sleepuntil morning. J* !ou312ll let us get into !our house and sta! there until da!light!ou can pla! outside all !ou ant to.GG'hat312sa (argainG cried the 'ottenhot eagerl! and he gave a 5ueer hisEtle that (rought his people popping out o* their houses on all sides. Cuando elhouse (e*ore them as vacant Doroth! and jo leaned over the hole and lookEed in (ut could see nothing (ecause it as so dark. But i* the 'ottenhots sleptthere all da! the children thought the! could sleep there at night so jo loeredhimsel* don and *ound it as not ver! deep.

Page 146 G'here312sa so*t cushion all overG said he. GCome on in.GDoroth! handed 'oto to the (o! and then clim(ed in hersel*. &*ter hercame Scraps and the Scarecro ho did not ish to sleep (ut pre*erred tokeep out o* the a! o* the mischievous 'ottenhots.'here seemed no *urniture in the round den (ut so*t cushions ere strena(out the *loor and these the! *ound made ver! com*orta(le (eds. 'he! did

not close the hole in the roo* (ut le*t it open to admit air. Jt also admitted theshouts and ceaseless laughter o* the impish 'ottenhots as the! pla!ed outside (ut Doroth! and jo (eing ear! *rom their journe! ere soon *ast asleep.'oto kept an e!e open hoever and uttered lo threatening grolshenever the racket made (! the creatures outside (ecame too (oisterous !the Scarecro and the Patchork Airl sat leaning against the all and talkedin hispers all night long. #o one distur(ed the travelers until da!light henin popped the 'ottenhot ho oned the place and invited them to vacate his

premises.

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The Ca%"i$e .oo% &s the! ere preparing to leave Doroth! askedM GCan !ou tell us here



there is a dark ellIGG#ever heard o* such a thingG said the 'ottenhot. G-e live our lives inthe dark mostl! and sleep in the da!time (ut e312ve never seen a dark ellor an!thing like one.GGDoes an!one live on those mountains (e!ond hereIG asked the Scarecro.

GLots o* people. But !ou312d (etter not visit them. -e never go thereGas the repl!.G-hat are the people likeIG Doroth! in5uired.GCan312t sa!. -e312ve (een told to keep aa! *rom the mountain paths andso e o(e!. 'his sand! desert is good enough *or us and e312re not distur(edhereG declared the 'ottenhot.So the! le*t the man snuggling don to sleep in his dusk! delling andent out into the sunshine taking the path that led toard the rock! places.'he! soon *ound it hard clim(ing *or the rocks ere uneven and *ull o* sharp

points and edges and no there as no path at all. Clam(ering here and thereamong the (oulders the! kept steadil! on graduall! rising higher and higher

until *inall! the! came to a great ri*t in a part o* the mountain here the rockseemed to have split in to and le*t high alls on either side.GS312pose e go this a!G suggested Doroth! Git312s much easier alkingthan to clim( over the hills.GGHo a(out that signIG asked jo.G-hat signIG she in5uired.

Page 148 'he %unchkin (o! pointed to some ords painted on the all o* rock

(eside them hich Doroth! had not noticed. 'he ords readM*LOO4 OUT &O, .OOP5* 'he girl e!ed this sign a moment and turned to the Scarecro askingMG-ho is 4oop or hat is 4oopIG'he stra man shook his head. 'hen looked at 'oto and the dog said G-oo*GGnl! a! to *ind out is to go onG said Scraps.'his (eing 5uite true the! ent on. &s the! proceeded the alls o* rockon either side gre higher and higher. Presentl! the! came upon another signhich readM*+E(A,E THE CAPTI6E .OOP5* G-h! as *or thatG remarked Doroth! Gi* 4oop is a captive there312s no needto (eare o* him. -hatever 4oop happens to (e J312d much rather have him a

captive than running around loose.GGSo had JG agreed the Scarecro ith a nod o* his painted head.GStillG said Scraps re*lectivel!M"=oop)te)oop)te)loop)te)&oop' Wo put noodles in te soup- We may eware ut we don#$%t care!

3nd dare &o were we scare te =oop." GDear me &ren312t !ou *eeling a little 5ueer just noIG Doroth! asked thePatchork Airl.

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G#ot 5ueer (ut cra!G said jo. G-hen she sa!s those things J312m sureher (rains get mied someho and ork the rong a!.



GJ don312t see h! e are told to (eare the 4oop unless he is dangerousGo(served the Scarecro in a puled tone.G#ever mind e312ll *ind out all a(out him hen e get to here he isGreplied the little girl.'he narro can!on turned and tisted this a! and that and the ri*t as

so small that the! ere a(le to touch (oth alls at the same time (! stretchingout their arms. 'oto had run on ahead *risking pla!*ull! hen suddenl! heuttered a sharp (ark o* *ear and came running (ack to them ith his tail (eEteen his legs as dogs do hen the! are *rightened.G&hG said the Scarecro ho as leading the a! Ge must (e near 4oop.GNust then as he rounded a sharp turn the Stra man stopped so suddenl!that all the others (umped against him.GK,u@ esIG asked Doroth! standing on tipEtoes to look over his shoulder.But then she sa hat it as and cried GhG in a tone o* astonishment.Jn one o* the rock allsEEthat at their le*tEE as holloed a great cavern in*ront o* hich as a ro o* thick iron (ars the tops and (ottoms (eing *irml!

*ied in the solid rock. ver this cavern as a (ig sign hich Doroth! read ithmuch curiosit! speaking the ords aloud that all might kno hat the! saidM MISTER YOOP--HIS CAVE 'he Largest "ntamed Aiant in Captivit!.Height :9 Feet.EER&nd !et he has (ut : *eet.-eight 9;<? Pounds.EERBut he aits all the time.&ge <?? 4ears 312and "p312 Ras the! sa! in the Department Store advertisements.'emper Fierce and Ferocious.EER$cept hen asleep.&ppetite /avenous.EERPre*ers %eat People and range %armalade.0T,ANE,0 APP,OACHIN THI0 CA6E )O 0O AT THEI, O(N PE,IL/

6/))5on#$%t feed te :iant yourself.

Page 150 Ger! ellG said jo ith a sigh Glet312s go (ack.GGJt312sa long a! (ackG declared Doroth!.GSo it isG remarked the Scarecro Gand it means a tedious clim( overthose sharp rocks i* e can312t use this passage. J think it ill (e (est to run (!the Aiant312s cave as *ast as e can go. %ister 4oop seems to (e asleep just no.GBut the Aiant asn312t asleep. He suddenl! appeared at the *ront o* hiscavern seied the iron (ars in his great hair! hands and shook them until the!rattled in their sockets. 4oop as so tall that our *riends had to tip their heads

a! (ack to look into his *ace and the! noticed he as dressed all in pink velEvet ith silver (uttons and (raid. 'he Aiant312s (oots ere o* pink leather andhad tassels on them and his hat as decorated ith an enormous pink ostrich*eather care*ull! curled.G4oEhoG he said in a deep (ass voice GJ smell dinner.GGJ think !ou are mistakenG replied the Scarecro. G'here is no orangemarmalade around here.GG&h (ut J eat other thingsG asserted %ister 4oop. G'hat is J eat them henJ can get them. But this is a lonel! place and no good meat has passed (! m!cave *or man! !ears so J312m hungr!.GGHaven312t !ou eaten an!thing in man! !earsIG asked Doroth!.

G#othing ecept si ants and a monke!. J thought the monke! ould tastelike meat people (ut the *lavor as di**erent. J hope !ou ill taste (etter *or



!ou seem plump and tender.GGh J312m not going to (e eatenG said Doroth!.GKPor 5u@ noIGGJ shall keep out o* !our a!G she ansered.

Página 151 GHo heartlessG ailed the Aiant shaking the (ars again. GConsider homan! !ears it is since J312ve eaten a single plump little girl 'he! tell me meat isgoing up (ut i* J can manage to catch !ou J312m sure it ill soon (e going don.&nd J312ll catch !ou i* J can.G-ith this the Aiant pushed his (ig arms hich looked like treeEtrunksRecept that treeEtrunks don312t ear pink velvet (eteen the iron (ars and thearms ere so long that the! touched the opposite all o* the rock passage. entonceshe etended them as *ar as he could reach toard our travelers and *ound hecould almost touch the ScarecroEE(ut not 5uite.GCome a little nearer pleaseG (egged the Aiant.

GJ312ma Scarecro.GG& ScarecroI "gh J don312t care a stra *or a scarecro. -ho is that (rightEcolored delicac! (ehind !ouIGGK4oIG asked Scraps. GJ312ma Patchork Airl and J312m stu**ed ith cotton.GGDear meG sighed the Aiant in a disapointed tone Gthat reduces m! dinner*rom *our to toEE and the dog. J312ll save the dog *or dessert.G'oto groled keeping a good distance aa!.GBack upG said the Scarecro to those (ehind him. GLet us go (ack a littlea! and talk this over.GSo the! turned and ent around the (end in the passage here the! ereout o* sight o* the cave and %ister 4oop could not hear them.G%! ideaG (egan the Scarecro hen the! had halted Gis to make a dash

past the cave going on a run.GGHe312d gra( usG said Doroth!.G-ell he can312t gra( (ut one at a time and J312ll go *irst. &s soon as he gra(s

Page 152 me the rest o* !ou can slip past him out o* his reach and he ill soon let mego (ecause J am not *it to eat.G'he! decided to tr! this plan and Doroth! took 'oto in her arms so as to

protect him. She *olloed just a*ter the Scarecro. 'hen came jo ith Scraps

the last o* the *our. 'heir hearts (eat a little *aster than usual as the! again apE proached the Aiant312s cave this time moving si*tl! *orard.Jt turned out a(out the a! the Scarecro had planned. %ister 4oop as5uite astonished to see them come *l!ing toard him and thrusting his arms

(eteen the (ars he seied the Scarecro in a *irm grip. Jn the net instant herealied *rom the a! the stra crunched (eteen his *ingers that he hadcaptured the nonEeata(le man (ut during that instant o* dela! Doroth! andjo had slipped (! the Aiant and ere out o* reach. "ttering a hol o* ragethe monster thre the Scarecro a*ter them ith one hand and gra((ed Scrapsith the other.'he poor Scarecro ent hirling through the air and so cleverl! as

he aimed that he struck jo312s (ack and sent the (o! tum(ling head over heelsand he tripped Doroth! and sent her also spraling upon the ground. 'oto



*le out o* the little girl312s arms and landed some distance ahead and all ereso daed that it as a moment (e*ore the! could scram(le to their *eet again.-hen the! did so the! turned to look toard the Aiant312s cave and at that moEment the *erocious %ister 4oop thre the Patchork Airl at them.Don ent all three again in a heap ith Scraps on top. 'he Aiant roared

so terri(l! that *or a time the! ere a*raid he had (roken loose (ut he hadn312t.So the! sat in the road and looked at one another in a rather (eildered a!and then (egan to *eel glad.G-e did itG eclaimed the Scarecro ith satis*action. G&nd no e are*ree to go on our a!.GG%ister 4oop is ver! impoliteG declared Scraps. GHe jarred me terri(l!.Jt312s luck! m! stitches are so *ine and strong *or otherise such harsh treatmentmight rip me up the (ack.G

Page 153 G&llo me to apologie *or the AiantG said the Scarecro raising the

Patchork Airl to her *eet and dusting her skirt ith his stu**ed hands. G%ister4oop is a per*ect stranger to me (ut J *ear *rom the rude manner in hich hehas acted that he is no gentleman.GDoroth! and jo laughed at this statement and 'oto (arked as i* he underEstood the joke a*ter hich the! all *elt (etter and resumed the journe! in highspirits.G* courseG said the little girl hen the! had alked a a! along the

passage Git as luck! *or us the Aiant as caged *or i* he had happened to (eloose heEEheEEGGPerhaps in that case he ouldn312t (e hungr! an! moreG said jo gravel!.

Página 154 Hi% Ho%%er "he Cham%ion 'he! must have had good courage to clim( all those rocks *or a*ter getEting out o* the can!on the! encountered more rock hills to (e surmounted. 'otocould jump *rom one rock to another 5uite easil! (ut the others had to creepand clim( ith care so that a*ter a hole da! o* such ork Doroth! and jo*ound themselves ver! tired.&s the! gaed upard at the great mass o* tum(led rocks that coveredthe steep incline Doroth! gave a little groan and saidMG'hat312s going to (e a ter312(le hard clim( Scarecro. J ish e could *ind

the dark ell ithout so much trou(le.GGSupposeG said jo G!ou ait here and let me do the clim(ing *or it312s onm! account e312re searching *or the dark ell. 'hen i* J don312t *ind an!thingJ312ll come (ack and join !ou.GG#oG replied the little girl shaking her head positivel! Ge312ll all go toEgether *or that a! e can help each other. J* !ou ent alone something mighthappen to !ou jo.GSo the! (egan the clim( and *ound it indeed di**icult *or a a!. Pero

presentl! in creeping over the (ig crags the! *ound a path at their *eet hichound in and out among the masses o* rock and as 5uite smooth and eas! toalk upon. &s the path graduall! ascended the mountain although in a roundE

a(out a! the! decided to *ollo it.G'his must (e the road to the Countr! o* the HoppersG said the Scarecro.



G-ho are the HoppersIG asked Doroth!.GSome people Nack Pumpkinhead told me a(outG he replied.GJ didn312t hear himG replied the girl.

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G#o !ou ere asleepG eplained the Scarecro. GBut he told Scraps andme that the Hoppers and the Horners live on this mountain.GGHe said in the mountainG declared Scraps G(ut o* course he meant on it.GGDidn312t he sa! hat the Hoppers and Horners ere likeIG in5uired Doroth!.G#o he onl! said the! ere to separate nations and that the Hornersere the most important.GG-ell i* e go to their countr! e312ll *ind out all a(out 312emG said themuchacha. GBut J312ve never heard ma mention those people so the! can312t (ever!important.GGJs this mountain in the Land o* IG asked Scraps.

GCourse it isG ansered Doroth!. GJt312s in the South Countr! o* the ,uadElings. -hen one comes to the edge o* in an! direction there is nothing moreto (e seen at all. nce !ou could see sand! desert all around (ut no it312sdi**312rent and no other people can see us an! more than e can see them.GGJ* the mountain is under ma312s rule h! doesn312t she kno a(out theHoppers and the HornersIG jo asked.G-h! it312sa *air!landG eplained Doroth! Gand lots o* 5ueer people livein places so tucked aa! that those in the $merald Cit! never even hear o* 312em.Jn the middle o* the countr! it312s di**312rent (ut hen !ou get around the edges!ou312re sure to run into strange little corners that surprise !ou. J kno *or J312vetraveled in a good deal and so has the Scarecro.GG4esG admitted the stra man GJ312ve (een considera(le o* a traveler inm! time and J like to eplore strange places. J *ind J learn much more (! travelEing than (! sta!ing at home.GDuring this conversation the! had (een alking up the steep patha!and no *ound themselves ell up on the mountain. 'he! could see nothingaround them *or the rocks (eside their path ere higher than their heads. #i

Página 156 could the! see *ar in *ront o* them (ecause the path as so crooked. But sudEdenl! the! stopped (ecause the path ended and there as no place to go. &delante

as a (ig rock l!ing against the side o* the mountain and this (locked the a!completamente.G'here ouldn312t (e a path though i* it didn312t go somehereG said theScarecro rinkling his *orehead in deep thought.G'his is somehere isn312t itIG asked the Patchork Airl laughing at the

(eildered looks o* the others."Te pat is locked! te way is locked! =et ere we#$%0e innocently flocked4

3nd now we#$%re ere it#$%s rater ueer Tere#$%s no front door tat can e knocked." GPlease don312t ScrapsG said jo. G4ou make me nervous.G

G-ellG said Doroth! GJ312m glad o* a little rest *or that312sa drea312*ul steep path.G



&s she spoke she leaned against the edge o* the (ig rock that stood intheir a!. 'o her surprise it slol! sung (ackard and shoed (ehind it adark hole that looked like the mouth o* a tunnel.G-h! here312s here the path goes toG eclamó.GSo it isG ansered the Scarecro. GBut the 5uestion is do e ant to go

here the path doesIGGJt312s underground right inside the mountainG said jo peering into thedark hole. GPerhaps there312sa ell there and i* there is it312s sure to (e a darkone.GG-h! that312s true enoughG cried Doroth! ith eagerness. GLet312s go inScarecro 312cause i* others have gone e312re prett! sa*e to go too.G'oto looked in and (arked (ut he did not venture to enter until the ScareEcro had (ravel! gone *irst. Scraps *olloed closel! a*ter the stra man and

Página 157 then jo and Doroth! timidl! stepped inside the tunnel. &s soon as all o* them

had passed the (ig rock it slol! turned and *illed up the opening again perono the! ere no longer in the dark *or a so*t ros! light ena(led them to seearound them 5uite distinctl!.Jt as onl! a passage ide enough *or to o* them to alk a(reastEEith 'oto in (eteen themEEand it had a high arched roo*. 'he! could not seehere the light hich *looded the place so pleasantl! came *rom *or there ereno lamps an!here visi(le. 'he passage ran straight *or a little a! and thenmade a (end to the right and another sharp turn to the le*t a*ter hich it entstraight again. But there ere no side passages so the! could not lose their a!.&*ter proceeding some distance 'oto ho had gone on ahead (egan to

(ark loudl!. 'he! ran around a (end to see hat as the matter and *ound aman sitting on the *loor o* the passage and leaning his (ack against the all.He had pro(a(l! (een asleep (e*ore 'oto312s (arks aroused him *or he as noru((ing his e!es and staring at the little dog ith all his might.'here as something a(out this man that 'oto o(jected to and hen heslol! rose to his *oot the! sa hat it as. He had (ut one leg set just (elothe middle o* his round *at (od! (ut it as a stout leg and had a (road *lat*oot at the (ottom o* it on hich the man seemed to stand ver! ell. $l tenianever had (ut this one leg hich looked something like a pedestal and hen'oto ran up and made a gra( at the man312s ankle he hopped *irst one a! andthen another in a ver! active manner looking so *rightened that Scraps laughed

en vo alta.'oto as usuall! a ell (ehaved dog (ut this time he as angr! andsnapped at the man312s leg again and again. 'his *illed the poor *ello ith *earand in hopping out o* 'oto312s reach he suddenl! lost his (alance and tum(ledheel over head upon the *loor. -hen he sat up he kicked 'oto on the nose andmade the dog hol angril! (ut Doroth! no ran *orard and caught 'oto312scollar holding him (ack.GK'e rindesIG she asked the man.G-hoI %eIG asked the Hopper.

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G4es !ouG said the little girl.G&m J capturedIG he in5uired.



G* course. %! dog has captured !ouG she said.G-ellG replied the man Gi* J312m captured J must surrender *or it312s the

proper thing to do. J like to do ever!thing proper *or it saves one a lot o* trou(le.GGJt does indeedG said Doroth!. GPlease tell us ho !ou are.GGJ312m Hip HopperEEHip Hopper the Champion.G

GChampion hatIG she asked in surprise.GChampion restler. J312ma ver! strong man and that *erocious animalhich !ou are so kindl! holding is the *irst living thing that has ever con5ueredme.GG&nd !ou are a HopperIG she continued.G4es. %! people live in a great cit! not *ar *rom here. -ould !ou liketo visit itIGGJ312m not sureG she said ith hesitation. GHave !ou an! dark ells in!our cit!IGGJ think not. -e have ells !ou kno (ut the!312re all ell lighted anda ell lighted ell cannot ell (e a dark ell. But there ma! (e such a thing

as a ver! dark ell in the Horner Countr! hich is a (lack spot on the *ace o*the earth.GG-here is the Horner Countr!IG jo in5uired.G'he other side o* the mountain. 'here312sa *ence (eteen the HopperCountr! and the Horner Countr! and a gate in the *ence (ut !ou can312t passthrough just no (ecause e are at ar ith the Horners.G

Página 159 G'hat312s too (adG said the Scarecro. G-hat seems to (e the trou(leIGG-h! one o* them made a ver! insulting remark a(out m! people. Hesaid e ere lacking in understanding (ecause e had onl! one leg to a perEhijo. J can312t see that legs have an!thing to do ith understanding things. losHorners each have to legs just as !ou have. 'hat312s one leg too man! it seemsto me.GG#oG declared Doroth! Git312s just the right num(er.GG4ou don312t need themG argued the Hopper o(stinatel!. G4ou312ve onl! onehead and one (od! and one nose and mouth. 'o legs are 5uite unnecessar!and the! spoil one312s shape.GGBut ho can !ou alk ith onl! one legIG asked jo.G-alk -ho ants to alkIG eclaimed the man. G-alking is a terri(l!akard a! to travel. J hop and so do all m! people. Jt312s so much more graceE

*ul and agreea(le than alking.GGJ don312t agree ith !ouG said the Scarecro. GBut tell me is there an! a!to get to the Horner Countr! ithout going through the cit! o* the HoppersIGG4es there is another path *rom the rock! lolands outside the mounEtain that leads straight to the entrance o* the Horner Countr!. But it312sa longa! around so !ou312d (etter come ith me. Perhaps the! ill allo !ou to gothrough the gate (ut e epect to con5uer them this a*ternoon i* e get timeand then !ou ma! go and come as !ou please.G'he! thought it (est to take the Hopper312s advice and asked him to leadel camino. 'his he did in a series o* hops and he moved so si*tl! in this strangemanner that those ith to legs had to run to keep up ith him.

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The 7oking Horner! Jt as not long (e*ore the! le*t the passage and came to a great cave sohigh that it must have reached nearl! to the top o* the mountain ithin hichit la!. Jt as a magni*icent cave illumined (! the so*t invisi(le light so thatever!thing in it could (e plainl! seen. 'he alls ere o* polished mar(le hite

ith veins o* delicate colors running through it and the roo* as arched and*antastic and (eauti*ul.Built (eneath this vast dome as a prett! villageEEnot ver! large *orthere seemed not more than *i*t! houses altogetherEEand the dellings ere o*mar(le and artisticall! designed. #o grass nor *loers nor trees gre in thiscave so the !ards surrounding the houses carved in designs (oth ere smoothand (are and had lo alls around them to mark their (oundaries.Jn the streets and the !ards o* the houses ere man! people all havingone leg groing (elo their (odies and all hopping here and there heneverthe! moved. $ven the children stood *irml! upon their single legs and neverlost their (alance.

G&ll hail ChampionG cried a man in the *irst group o* Hoppers the! metGhom have !ou capturedIGG#o oneG replied the Champion in a gloom! voice Gthese strangershave captured me.GG'henG said another Ge ill rescue !ou and capture them *or e aregreater in num(er.GG#oG ansered the Champion GJ can312t allo it. J312ve surrendered and itisn312t polite to capture those !ou312ve surrendered to.GG#ever mind thatG said Doroth!. G-e ill give !ou !our li(ert! and set!ou *ree.G

Page 161 GKDe erdadIG asked the Champion in jo!ous tones.G4esG said the little girl G!our people ma! need !ou to help con5uerthe Horners.G&t this all the Hoppers looked doncast and sad. Several more had joinedthe group (! this time and 5uite a crod o* curious men omen and childrensurrounded the strangers.G'his ar ith our neigh(ors is a terri(le thingG remarked one o* themujeres. GSome one is almost sure to get hurt.GG-h! do !ou sa! that madamIG in5uired the Scarecro.

GBecause the horns o* our enemies are sharp and in (attle the! ill tr!to stick those horns into our arriorsG she replied.GHo man! horns do the Horners haveIG asked Doroth!.G$ach has one horn in the center o* his *oreheadG as the anser.Gh then the!312re unicornsG declared the Scarecro.G#o the!312re Horners. -e never go to ar ith them i* e can help it onaccount o* their dangerous horns (ut this insult as so great and so unprovokedthat our (rave men decided to *ight in order to (e revengedG said the oman.G-hat eapons do !ou *ight ithIG the Scarecro asked.G-e have no eaponsG eplained the Champion. G-henever e *ight theHorners our plan is to push them (ack *or our arms are longer than theirs.G

G'hen !ou are (etter armedG said Scraps.G4es (ut the! have those terri(le horns and unless e are care*ul the!



prick us ith the pointsG returned the Champion ith a shudder. G'hat makesa ar ith them dangerous and a dangerous ar cannot (e a pleasant one.G

Page 162 GJ see ver! clearl!G remarked the Scarecro Gthat !ou are going to have

trou(le in con5uering those HornersEEunless e help !ou.GGhG cried the Hoppers in a chorus Gcan !ou help usI Please do -e ill

(e greatl! o(liged Jt ould please us ver! muchG and (! these eclamationsthe Scarecro kne that his speech had met ith *avor.GHo *ar is it to the Horner Countr!IG preguntó.G-h! it312s just the other side o* the *enceG the! ansered and theChampion addedMGCome ith me please and J312ll sho !ou the Horners.GSo the! *olloed the Champion and several others through the streetsand just (e!ond the village came to a ver! high picket *ence (uilt all o* mar(lehich seemed to divide the great cave into to e5ual parts.

But the part inha(ited (! the Horners as in no a! as grand in appearEance as that o* the Hoppers. Jnstead o* (eing mar(le the alls and roo* ereo* dull gra! rock and the s5uare houses ere plainl! made o* the same material.But in etent the cit! as much larger than that o* the Hoppers and the streetsere thronged ith numerous people ho (usied themselves in various a!s.Looking through the open pickets o* the *ence our *riends atched theHorners ho did not kno the! ere (eing atched (! strangers and *oundthem ver! unusual in appearance. 'he! ere little *olks in sie and had (odiesround as (alls and short legs and arms. 'heir heads ere round too and the!had long pointed ears and a horn set in the center o* the *orehead. Los cuernosdid not seem ver! terri(le *or the! ere not more than si inches long perothe! ere ivor! hite and sharp pointed and no onder the Hoppers *earedellos.'he skins o* the Horners ere light (ron (ut the! ore snoEhitero(es and ere (areE*ooted. Doroth! thought the most striking thing a(outthem as their hair hich gre in three distinct colors on each and ever! headEEred !ello and green. 'he red as at the (ottom and sometimes hung over

Página 163 their e!es then came a (road circle o* !ello and the green as at the top and*ormed a (rushEshaped topEknot.

#one o* the Horners as !et aare o* the presence o* strangers hoatched the little (ron people *or a time and then ent to the (ig gate in thecenter o* the dividing *ence. Jt as locked on (oth sides and over the latch asa sign readingM*(A, I0 )ECLA,E)* GCan312t e go throughIG asked Doroth!.G#ot noG ansered the Champion.GJ thinkG said the Scarecro Gthat i* J could talk ith those Horners the!ould apologie to !ou and then there ould (e no need to *ight.GGCan312t !ou talk *rom this sideIG asked the Champion.G#ot so ellG replied the Scarecro. GDo !ou suppose !ou could thro

me over that *enceI Jt is high (ut J am ver! light.GG-e can tr! itG said the Hopper. GJ am perhaps the strongest man in m!



countr! so J312ll undertake to do the throing. But J on312t promise !ou ill landon !our *eet.GG#o matter a(out thatG returned the Scarecro. GNust toss me over andJ312ll (e satis*ied.GSo the Champion picked up the Scarecro and (alanced him a moment

to see ho much he eighed and then ith all his strength tossed him highinto the air.Perhaps i* the Scarecro had (een a tri*le heavier he ould have (eeneasier to thro and ould have gone a greater distance (ut as it as insteado* going over the *ence he landed just on top o* it and one o* the sharp pickets

Page 164 caught him in the middle o* his (ack and held him *ast prisoner. Had he (een*ace donard the Scarecro might have managed to *ree himsel* (ut l!ingon his (ack on the picket his hands aved in the air o* the Horner Countr!hile his *eet kicked the air o* the Hopper Countr! so there he as.

GK$st)s heridoIG called the Patchork Airl aniousl!.GCourse notG said Doroth!. GBut i* he iggles that a! he ma! tear hisropa. Ho can e get him don %r. ChampionIG'he Champion shook his head.GJ don312t knoG he con*essed. GJ* he could scare Horners as ell as hedoes cros it might (e a good idea to leave him there.GG'his is terri(leG said jo almost read! to cr!. GJ s312pose it312s (ecause J amjo the "nluck! that ever!one ho tries to help me gets into trou(le.GG4ou are luck! to have an!one to help !ouG declared Doroth!. GBut don312torr!. -e312ll rescue the Scarecro someho.GGJ kno hoG announced Scraps. GHere %r. Champion just thro meup to the Scarecro. J312m nearl! as light as he is and hen J312m on top the *enceJ312ll pull our *riend o** the picket and toss him don to !ou.GG&ll rightG said the Champion and he picked up the Patchork Airl andthre her in the same manner he had the Scarecro. He must have used morestrength this time hoever *or Scraps sailed *ar over the top o* the *ence andithout (eing a(le to gra( the Scarecro at all tum(led to the ground in theHorner Countr! here her stu**ed (od! knocked over to men and a omanand made a crod that had collected there run like ra((its to get aa! *rom her.Seeing the net moment that she as harmless the people slol! returnEed and gathered around the Patchork Airl regarding her ith astonishment.

ne o* them ore a jeeled star in his hair just a(ove his horn and this seemeda person o* importance. He spoke *or the rest o* his people ho treated himith great respect.

Página 165 G-ho are !ou "nknon BeingIG preguntó.GScrapsG she said rising to her *eet and patting her cotton addingsmooth here it had (unched up.G&nd here did !ou come *romIG @l continuó.Gver the *ence. Don312t (e sill!. 'here312s no other place J could have come*romG she replied.

He looked at her thought*ull!.G4ou are not a HopperG said he G*or !ou have to legs. 'he!312re not ver!



ell shaped (ut the! are to in num(er. &nd that strange creature on top the*enceEEh! doesn312t he stop kickingIEEmust (e !our (rother or *ather or son*or he also has to legs.GG4ou must have (een to visit the -ise Donke!G said Scraps laughing somerril! that the crod smiled ith her in s!mpath!. GBut that reminds me

CaptainEEor ingEEGGJ am Chie* o* the Horners and m! name is Nak.GG* course Little Nack Horner J might have knon it. But the reason Jvolplaned over the *ence as so J could have a talk ith !ou a(out the Hoppers.GG-hat a(out the HoppersIG asked the Chie* *roning.G4ou312ve insulted them and !ou312d (etter (eg their pardonG said Scraps.GJ* !ou don312t the!312ll pro(a(l! hop over here and con5uer !ou.GG-e312re not a*raidEEas long as the gate is lockedG declared the Chie*. G4e didn312t insult them at all. ne o* us made a joke that the stupid Hopperscouldn312t see.G'he Chie* smiled as he said this and the smile made his *ace look 5uite joll!.

Página 166 G-hat as the jokeIG asked Scraps.G& Horner said the! have less understanding than e (ecause the!312veonl! one leg. QHaha 4ou see the point don312t !ouI J* !ou stand on !our legsand !our legs are under !ou thenEEha ha haEE then !our legs are !our underEen pie. Hee hee hee Ho ho %! (ut that312sa *ine joke. &nd the stupid HopE

pers couldn312t see it 'he! couldn312t see that ith onl! one leg the! must haveless underEstanding than e ho have to legs. Ha ha ha Hee ji Ho hoG'he Chie* iped the tears o* laughter *rom his e!es ith the (ottom hem o* hishite ro(e and all the other Horners iped their e!es on their ro(es *or the!had laughed just as heartil! as their Chie* at the a(surd joke.G'henG said Scraps Gtheir understanding o* the understanding !ou meantled to the misunderstanding.GG$actl! and so there312s no need *or us to apologieG returned the Chie*.G#o need *or an apolog! perhaps (ut much need *or an eplanationGsaid Scraps decidedl!. G4ou don312t ant ar do !ouIGG#ot i* e can help itG admitted Nak Horner. G'he 5uestion is ho312s goEing to eplain the joke to the HornersI 4ou kno it spoils an! joke to (e o(ligedto eplain it and this is the (est joke J ever heard.GG-ho made the jokeIG asked Scraps.

GDikse! Horner. He is orking in the mines just no (ut he312ll (e home (e*ore long. Suppose e ait and talk ith him a(out itI %a!(e he312ll (e illEing to eplain his joke to the Hoppers.GG&ll rightG said Scraps. GJ312ll ait i* Dikse! isn312t too long.GG#o he312s short he312s shorter than J am. Ha ha ha Sa! that312sa (etter jokethan Dikse!312s. He on312t (e too long (ecause he312s short. Hee hee hoG'he other Horners ho ere standing (! roared ith laughter and seemedto like their Chie*312s joke as much as he did. Scraps thought it as odd that the!

Página 167 could (e so easil! amused (ut decided there could (e little harm in people

ho laughed so merril!.



Page 168 Peace I! )eclared GCome ith me to m! delling and J312ll introduce !ou to m! daughtersGsaid the Chie*. G-e312re (ringing them up according to a (ook o* rules that asritten (! one o* our leading old (achelors and ever!one sa!s the!312re a reE

marka(le lot o* girls.GSo Scraps accompanied him along the street to a house that seemed on theoutside eceptionall! grim! and ding!. 'he streets o* this cit! ere not pavednor had an! attempt (een made to (eauti*! the houses or their surroundingsand having noticed this condition Scraps as astonished hen the Chie* ushEered her into his home.Here as nothing grim! or *aded indeed. n the contrar! the room aso* daling (rilliance and (eaut! *or it as lined throughout ith an e5uisitemetal that resem(led translucent *rosted silver. 'he sur*ace o* this metal ashighl! ornamented in raised designs representing men animals *loers andtrees and *rom the metal itsel* as radiated the so*t light hich *looded the

cuarto. &ll the *urniture as made o* the same glorious metal and Scraps askedhat it as.G'hat312s radiumG ansered the Chie*. G-e Horners spend all our timedigging radium *rom the mines under this mountain and e use it to decorateour homes and make them prett! and cos!. Jt is a medicine too and no one canever (e sick ho lives near radium.GGHave !ou plent! o* itIG asked the Patchork Airl.G%ore than e can use. &ll the houses in this cit! are decorated ith it

just the same as mine is.GG-h! don312t !ou use it on !our streets then and the outside o* !our housesto make them as prett! as the! are ithinIG she in5uired.GutsideI -ho cares *or the outside o* an!thingIG asked the Chie*. G-e

Página 169 Horners don312t live on the outside o* our homes e live inside. %ucha genteare like those stupid Hoppers ho love to make an outside sho. J suppose!ou strangers thought their cit! more (eauti*ul than ours (ecause !ou judged*rom appearances and the! have handsome mar(le houses and mar(le streets

(ut i* !ou entered one o* their sti** dellings !ou ould *ind it (are and unEcom*orta(le as all their sho is on the outside. 'he! have an idea that hatis not seen (! others is not important (ut ith us the rooms e live in are our

chie* delight and care and e pa! no attention to outside sho.GGSeems to meG said Scraps musingl! Git ould (e (etter to make it all prett!EEinside and out.GGSeemsI -h! !ou312re all seams m! girlG said the Chie* and then helaughed heartil! at his latest joke and a chorus o* small voices echoed the chorusith GteeEheeEhee ha haGScraps turned around and *ound a ro o* girls seated in radium chairsranged along one all o* the room. 'here ere nineteen o* them (! actualcount and the! ere o* all sies *rom a tin! child to one almost a gron oman.&ll ere neatl! dressed in spotless hite ro(es and had (ron skins horns ontheir *oreheads and threeEcolored hair.

G'heseG said the Chie* Gare m! seet daughters. %! dears J introduceto !ou %iss Scraps Patchork a lad! ho is traveling in *oreign parts to inE



crease her store o* isdom.G'he nineteen Horner girls all arose and made a polite curtse! a*ter hichthe! resumed their seats and rearranged their ro(es properl!.G-h! do the! sit so still and all in a roIG asked Scraps.GBecause it is lad!like and properG replied the Chie*.

GBut some are just children poor things Don312t the! ever run around and pla! and laugh and have a good timeIGG#o indeedG said the Chie*. G'hat ould he improper in !oung ladies

Página 170 as ell as in those ho ill sometime (ecome !oung ladies. %! daughters are

(eing (rought up according to the rules and regulations laid don (! a leading (achelor ho has given the su(ject much stud! and is himsel* a man o* tasteand culture. Politeness is his great ho((! and he claims that i* a child is alloEed to do an impolite thing one cannot epect the gron person to do an!thing

(etter.G

GJs it impolite to romp and shout and (e joll!IG asked Scraps.G-ell sometimes it is and sometimes it isn312tG replied the Horner a*terconsidering the 5uestion. GB! cur(ing such inclinations in m! daughters ekeep on the sa*e side. nce in a hile J make a good joke as !ou have heardand then J permit m! daughters to laugh decorousl! (ut the! are never alloedto make a joke themselves.GG'hat old (achelor ho made the rules ought to (e skinned aliveG declarEed Scraps and ould have said more on the su(ject had not the door opened toadmit a little Horner man hom the Chie* introduced as Dikse!.G-hat312s up Chie*IG asked Dikse! inking nineteen times at the nineteengirls ho demurel! cast don their e!es (ecause their *ather as looking.'he Chie* told the man that his joke had not (een understood (! the dullHoppers ho had (ecome so angr! that the! had declared ar. So the onl! a!to avoid a terri(le (attle as to eplain the joke so the! could understand it.G&ll rightG replied Dikse! ho seemed a goodE natured man GJ312ll go atonce to the *ence and eplain. J don312t ant an! ar ith the Hoppers *or ars

(eteen nations ala!s cause hard *eelings.GSo the Chie* and Dikse! and Scraps le*t the house and ent (ack to themar(le picket *ence. 'he Scarecro as still stuck on the top o* his picket (uthad no ceased to struggle. n the other side o* the *ence ere Doroth! andjo looking (eteen the pickets and there also ere the Champion and man!

other Hoppers.Dikse! ent close to the *ence and saidM

Página 171 G%! good Hoppers J ish to eplain that hat J said a(out !ou as a

joke. 4ou have (ut one leg each and e have to legs each. ur legs are underus hether one or to and e stand on them. So hen J said !ou had lessunderstanding than e J did not mean that !ou had less understanding !ouunderstand (ut that !ou had less standundering so to speak. Do !ou underEstand thatIG'he Hoppers thought it over care*ull!. 'hen one saidM

G'hat is clear enough (ut here does the joke come inI312GDoroth! laughed *or she couldn312t help it although all the others ere



solemn enough.GJ312ll tell !ou here the joke comes inG she said and took the Hoppersaa! to a distance here the Horners could not hear them. G4ou knoG shethen eplained Gthose neigh(ors o* !ours are not ver! (right poor things andhat the! think is a joke isn312ta joke at allEEit312s true don312t !ou seeIG

G'rue that e have less understandingIG asked the Champion.G4es it312s true (ecause !ou don312t understand such a poor joke i* !ou did!ou312d (e no iser than the! are.GG&h !es o* courseG the! ansered looking ver! ise.GSo J312ll tell !ou hat to doG continued Doroth!. GLaugh at their poor jokeand tell 312em it312s prett! good *or a Horner. 'hen the! on312t dare sa! !ouhaveless understanding (ecause !ou understand as much as the! do.G'he Hoppers looked at one another 5uestioningl! and (linked their e!esand tried to think hat it all meant (ut the! couldn312t *igure it out.G-hat do !ou think ChampionIG asked one o* them.

GJ think it is dangerous to think o* this thing an! more than e can helpGrespondió. GLet us do as this girl sa!s and laugh ith the Horners so as to make

Page 172 them (elieve e see the joke. 'hen there ill (e peace again and no need to*ight.G'he! readil! agreed to this and returned to the *ence laughing as loudand as hard as the! could although the! didn312t *eel like laughing a (it. losHorners ere much surprised.G'hat312sa *ine jokeEE*or a HornerEEand e are much pleased ith itG saidthe Champion speaking (eteen the pickets. GBut please don312t do it again.GGJ on312tG promised Dikse!. GJ* J think o* another such joke J312ll tr! to*orget it.GGAoodG cried the Chie* Horner. G'he ar is over and peace is declared.G'here as much jo!*ul shouting on (oth sides o* the *ence and the gateas unlocked and thron ide open so that Scraps as a(le to rejoin her*riends.G-hat a(out the ScarecroIG she asked Doroth!.G-e must get him don someho or otherG as the repl!.GPerhaps the Horners can *ind a a!G suggested jo. So the! all entthrough the gate and Doroth! asked the Chie* Horner ho the! could get the

Scarecro o** the *ence. 'he Chie* didn312t kno ho (ut Dikse! saidMG& ladder312s the thing.GGHave !ou oneIG asked Doroth!.G'o (e sure. -e use ladders in our minesG said he. 'hen he ran aa! toget the ladder and hile he as gone the Horners gathered around and elEcomed the strangers to their countr! *or through them a great ar had (eenevitado.Jn a little hile Dikse! came (ack ith a tall ladder hich he placed

Página 173 against the *ence. jo at once clim(ed to the top o* the ladder and Doroth!

ent a(out hal*a! up and Scraps stood at the *oot o* it. 'oto ran around itand (arked. 'hen jo pulled the Scarecro aa! *rom the picket and passed



him don to Doroth! ho in turn loered him to the Patchork Airl.&s soon as he as on his *eet and standing on solid ground the ScareEcro saidMG%uch o(liged. J *eel much (etter. J312m not stuck on that picket an! more.G'he Horners (egan to laugh thinking this as a joke (ut the Scarecro

shook himsel* and patted his stra a little and said to Doroth!M GJs there mucho* a hole in m! (ackIG'he little girl eamined him care*ull!.G'here312s 5uite a holeG she said. GBut J312ve got a needle and thread in theknapsack and J312ll se !ou up again.GGDo soG he (egged earnestl! and again the Hoppers laughed to theScarecro312s great anno!ance.-hile Doroth! as seing up the hole in the stra man312s (ack Scrapseamined the other parts o* him.Gne o* his legs is ripped tooG eclamó.GhoG cried little Dikse! Gthat312s (ad. Aive him the needle and thread

and let him mend his a!s.GGHa ha haG laughed the Chie* and the other Horners at once roaredith laughter.G-hat312s *unn!IG in5uired the Scarecro sternl!.GDon312t !ou seeIG asked Dikse! ho had laughed even harder than theotros. G'hat312sa joke. Jt312s (! odds the (est joke J ever made. 4ou alk ith

Página 174 !our legs and so that312s the a! !ou alk and !our legs are the a!s. KerI &si5uehen !ou mend !our legs !ou mend !our a!s. Ho ho ho hee hee J312d noidea J could make such a *ine jokeGGNust onder*ulG echoed the Chie*. GHo do !ou manage to do it Dikse!IGGJ don312t knoG said Dikse! modestl!. GPerhaps it312s the radium (ut Jrather think it312s m! splendid intellect.GGJ* !ou don312t 5uit itG the Scarecro told him Gthere312ll (e a orse arthan the one !ou312ve escaped *rom.Gjo had (een deep in thought and no he asked the Chie*M GJs there adark ell in an! part o* !our countr!IGG& dark ellI #one that ever J heard o*G as the anser.Gh !esG said Dikse! ho overheard the (o!312s 5uestion. G'here312sa ver!

dark ell don in m! radium mine.GGJs there an! ater in itIG jo eagerl! asked.GCan312t sa! J312ve never looked to see. But e can *ind out.GSo as soon as the Scarecro as mended the! decided to go ith Dikse!to the mine. -hen Doroth! had patted the stra man into shape again he deEclared he *elt as good as ne and e5ual to *urther adventures.GStillG said he GJ pre*er not to do picket dut! again. High li*e doesn312t seemto agree ith m! constitution.G &nd then the! hurried aa! to escape the laughEter o* the Horners ho thought this as another joke.

Página 175

Ojo &ind! "he )ark (ell 'he! no *olloed Dikse! to the *arther end o* the great cave (e!ond



the Horner cit! here there ere several round dark holes leading into theground in a slanting direction. Dikse! ent to one o* these holes and saidMGHere is the mine in hich lies the dark ell !ou are seeking. Follo meand step care*ull! and J312ll lead !ou to the place.GHe ent in *irst and a*ter him came jo and then Doroth! ith the

Scarecro (ehind her. 'he Patchork Airl entered last o* all *or 'oto keptclose (eside his little mistress.& *e steps (e!ond the mouth o* the opening it as pitch dark. G"stedon312t lose !our a! thoughG said the Horner G*or there312s onl! one a! to go.'he mine312s mine and J kno ever! step o* the a!. Ho312s that *or a joke ehI'he mine312s mine.G 'hen he chuckled glee*ull! as the! *olloed him silentl!don the steep slant. 'he hole as just (ig enough to permit them to alk upEright although the Scarecro (eing much the taller o* the part! o*ten had to

(end his head to keep *rom hitting the top.'he *loor o* the tunnel as di**icult to alk upon (ecause it had (eenorn smooth as glass and prett! soon Scraps ho as some distance (ehind

the others slipped and *ell head *oremost. &t once she (egan to slide donEard so si*tl! that hen she came to the Scarecro she knocked him o** his*eet and sent him tum(ling against Doroth! ho tripped up jo. 'he (o! *ellagainst the Horner so that all ent tum(ling don the slide in a regular miEup una(le to see here the! ere going (ecause o* the darkness.Fortunatel! hen the! reached the (ottom the Scarecro and Scrapsere in *ront and the others (umped against them so that no one as hurt.'he! *ound themselves in a vast cave hich as diml! lighted (! the tin!grains o* radium that la! scattered among the loose rocks.G#oG said Dikse! hen the! had all regained their *eet GJ ill sho

Page 176 !ou here the dark ell is. 'his is a (ig place (ut i* e hold *ast to each othere on312t get lost.G'he! took hold o* hands and the Horner led them into a dark cornerhere he halted.GBe care*ulG said he arningl!. G'he ell is at !our *eet.GG&ll rightG replied jo and kneeling don he *elt in the ell ith hishand and *ound that it contained a 5uantit! o* ater. G-here312s the gold *laskDoroth!IG he asked and the little girl handed him the *lask hich she had

(rought ith her.

jo knelt again and (! *eeling care*ull! in the dark managed to *ill the*lask ith the unseen ater that as in the ell. 'hen he screed the top o*the *lask *irml! in place and put the precious ater in his pocket.G&ll rightG he said again in a glad voice Gno e can go (ack.G'he! returned to the mouth o* the tunnel and (egan to creep cautiousl!up the incline. 'his time the! made Scraps sta! (ehind *or *ear she ould slipde nuevo (ut the! all managed to get up in sa*et! and the %unchkin (o! asver! happ! hen he stood in the Horner cit! and realied that the ater *romthe dark ell hich he and his *riends had traveled so *ar to secure as sa*ein his jacket pocket.

Página 177 They +ri#e "he Lazy 8uadling



G#oG said Doroth! as the! stood on the mountain path having le*t (ehind them the cave in hich delt the Hoppers and the Horners GJ think emust *ind a road into the Countr! o* the -inkies *or there is here jo antsto go net.GGJs there such a roadIG asked the Scarecro.

GJ don312t knoG she replied. GJ s312pose e can go (ack the a! e cameto Nack Pumpkinhead312s house and then turn into the -inkie Countr! pero esoseems like running 312round a ha!stack doesn312t itIGG4esG said the Scarecro. G-hat is the net thing jo must getIGG& !ello (utter*l!G ansered the (o!.G'hat means the -inkie Countr! all right *or it312s the !ello countr! o*G remarked Doroth!. GJ think Scarecro e ought to take him to the 'in-oodman *or he312s the $mp312ror o* the -inkies and ill help us to *ind hatjo ants.GG* courseG replied the Scarecro (rightening at the suggestion. GLos'in -oodman ill do an!thing e ask him *or he312s one o* m! dearest *riends.

J (elieve e can take a crosscut into his countr! and so get to his castle a da!sooner than i* e travel (ack the a! e came.GGJ think so tooG said the girl Gand that means e must keep to the le*t.G'he! ere o(liged to go don the mountain (e*ore the! *ound an! paththat led in the direction the! anted to go (ut among the tum(led rocks atthe *oot o* the mountain as a *aint trail hich the! decided to *ollo. 'o orthree hours alk along this trail (rought them to a clear level countr! herethere ere a *e *arms and some scattered houses. But the! kne the! erestill in the Countr! o* the ,uadlings (ecause ever!thing had a (right red color.

Página 178 #ot that the trees and grasses ere red (ut the *ences and houses ere paintedthat color and all the ildE*loers that (loomed (! the a!side had red (losEsoms. 'his part o* the ,uadling Countr! seemed peace*ul and prosperous i*rather lonel! and the road as more distinct and easier to *ollo.But just as the! ere congratulating themselves upon the progress the!had made the! came upon a (road river hich sept along (eteen high

(anks and here the road ended and there as no (ridge o* an! sort to allothem to cross.G'his is 5ueerG mused Doroth! looking at the ater re*lectivel!. G-h!should there (e an! road i* the river stops ever!one alking along itIG

GQAuauG said 'oto gaing earnestl! into her *ace.G'hat312s the (est anser !ou312ll getG declared the Scarecro ith his comEical smile G*or no one knos an! more than 'oto a(out this road.GSaid ScrapsM"E0#$%ry time 8 see a ri0er!

8 a0e cills tat make me si0er! For 8 ne0er can for&et 3ll te water#$%s 0ery wet. 8f my patces &et a soak 8t will e a sorry 1oke4 /o to swim 8#$%ll ne0er try

Till 8 find te water dry." G'r! to control !oursel* ScrapsG said jo G!ou312re getting cra! again. #o



one intends to sim that river.GG#oG decided Doroth! Ge couldn312t sim it i* e tried. Jt312s too (ig ariver and the ater moves a*ul *ast.GG'here ought to (e a *err!man ith a (oatG said the Scarecro G(ut Jdon312t see an!.G

Page 179 GCouldn312t e make a ra*tIG suggested jo.G'here312s nothing to make one o*G ansered Doroth!.GQAuauG said 'oto again and Doroth! sa he as looking along the (ankdel r0o.G-h! he sees a house over thereG cried the little girl. GJ onder e didn312tnotice it ourselves. Let312s go and ask the people ho to get 312cross the river.G& 5uarter o* a mile along the (ank stood a small round house painted

(right red and as it as on their side o* the river the! hurried toard it. L&chu((! little man dressed all in red came out to greet them and ith him

ere to children also in red costumes. 'he man312s e!es ere (ig and staringas he eamined the Scarecro and the Patchork Airl and the children sh!l!hid (ehind him and peeked timidl! at 'oto.GDo !ou live here m! good manIG asked the Scarecro.GJ think J do %ost %ight! %agicianG replied the ,uadling (oing loG(ut hether J312m aake or dreaming J can312t (e positive so J312m not surehereJ live. J* !ou312ll kindl! pinch me J312ll *ind out all a(out itGG4ou312re aakeG said Doroth! Gand this is no magician (ut just theScarecro.GGBut he312s aliveG protested the man Gand he oughtn312t to (e !ou kno.&nd that other dread*ul personEEthe girl ho is all patchesEEseems to (e alivetoo.GGer! much soG declared Scraps making a *ace at him. GBut that isn312t!our a**air !ou kno.GGJ312ve a right to (e surprised haven312t JIG asked the man meekl!.GJ312m not sure (ut an!ho !ou312ve no right to sa! J312m dread*ul. 'he ScareEcro ho is a gentleman o* great isdom thinks J312m (eauti*ulG retorted Scraps.

Página 180 G#ever mind all thatG said Doroth!. G'ell us good ,uadling ho e

can get across the river.GGJ don312t knoG replied the ,uadling.GDon312t !ou ever cross itIG asked the girl.G#ever.GGDon312t travelers cross itIGG#ot to m! knoledgeG said he.'he! ere much surprised to hear this and the man addedM GJt312sa prett!

(ig river and the current is strong. J kno a man ho lives on the opposite (ank *or J312ve seen him there a good man! !ears (ut e312ve never spoken (eEcause neither o* us has ever crossed over.GG'hat312s 5ueerG said the Scarecro. GDon312t !ou on a (oatIG

'he man shook his head.G#or a ra*tIG



G-here does this river go toIG asked Doroth!.G'hat a!G ansered the man pointing ith one hand Git goes into theCountr! o* the -inkies hich is ruled (! the 'in $mperor ho must (e amight! magician (ecause he312s all made o* tin and !et he312s alive. &nd that a!G

pointing ith the other hand Gthe river runs (eteen to mountains here

dangerous people dell.G'he Scarecro looked at the ater (e*ore them.G'he current *los toard the -inkie Countr!G said he Gand so i* ehad a (oat or a ra*t the river ould *loat us there more 5uickl! and more easil!than e could alk.G

Página 181 G'hat is trueG agreed Doroth! and then the! all looked thought*ul andondered hat could (e done.G-h! can312t the man make us a ra*tIG asked jo.GKPodr0asIG in5uired Doroth! turning to the ,uadling.

'he chu((! man shook his head.GJ312m too la!G he said. G%! i*e sa!s J312m the laiest man in all andshe is a truth*ul oman. J hate ork o* an! kind and making a ra*t is hardork.GGJ312ll give !ou m! em312rald ringG promised the girl.G#o J don312t care *or emeralds. J* it ere a ru(! hich is the color J like

(est J might ork a little hile.GGJ312ve got some S5uare %eal 'a(letsG said the Scarecro. G$ach one is thesame as a dish o* soup a *ried *ish a mutton potEpie lo(ster salad charlotterusse and lemon jell!EEall made into one little ta(let that !ou can sallo ithEout trou(le.GG-ithout trou(leG eclaimed the ,uadling much interested Gthen thoseta(lets ould (e *ine *or a la! man. Jt312s such hard ork to che hen !ou eat.GGJ312ll give !ou si o* those ta(lets i* !ou312ll help us make a ra*tG promisedthe Scarecro. G'he!312re a com(ination o* *ood hich people ho eat are ver!*ond o*. J never eat !ou kno (eing stra (ut some o* m! *riends eat reguElarl!. -hat do !ou sa! to m! o**er ,uadlingIGGJ312ll do itG decided the man. GJ312ll help and !ou can do most o* the ork.But m! i*e has gone *ishing *or red eels toEda! so some o* !ou ill have tomind the children.GScraps promised to do that and the children ere not so sh! hen the

Patchork Airl sat don to pla! ith them. 'he! gre to like 'oto too and

Página 182 the little dog alloed them to pat him on his head hich gave the little onesmuch jo!.'here ere a num(er o* *allen trees near the house and the ,uadling gothis ae and chopped them into logs o* e5ual length. He took his i*e312s clothesEline to (ind these logs together so that the! ould *orm a ra*t and jo *oundsome strips o* ood and nailed them along the tops o* the logs to render themmore *irm. 'he Scarecro and Doroth! helped roll the logs together and carr!the strips o* ood (ut it took so long to make the ra*t that evening came just

as it as *inished and ith evening the ,uadling312s i*e returned *rom her*ishing.



'he oman proved to (e cross and (adEtempered perhaps (ecause shehad onl! caught one red eel during all the da!. -hen she *ound that her husE

(and had used her clothesline and the logs she had anted *or *ireood andthe (oards she had intended to mend the shed ith and a lot o* gold nailsshe (ecame ver! angr!. Scraps anted to shake the oman to make her (eE

have (ut Doroth! talked to her in a gentle tone and told the ,uadling312s i*eshe as a Princess o* and a *riend o* ma and that hen she got (ack tothe $merald Cit! she ould send them a lot o* things to repa! them *or thera*t including a ne clothesline. 'his promise pleased the oman and shesoon (ecame more pleasant sa!ing the! could sta! the night at her house and

(egin their vo!age on the river net morning.'his the! did spending a pleasant evening ith the ,uadling *amil! and

(eing entertained ith such hospitalit! as the poor people ere a(le to o**erellos. 'he man groaned a good deal and said he had overorked himsel* (!chopping the logs (ut the Scarecro gave him to more ta(lets than he had

promised hich seemed to com*ort the la! *ello.

Página 183 The Trick ,i$er

#et morning the! pushed the ra*t into the ater and all got a(oard. los,uadling man had to hold the log cra*t *ast hile the! took their places andthe *lo o* the river as so poer*ul that it nearl! tore the ra*t *rom his hands.&s soon as the! ere all seated upon the logs he let go and aa! it *loated andthe adventurers had (egun their vo!age toard the -inkie Countr!.'he little house o* the ,uadlings as out o* sight almost (e*ore the! hadcried their goodE (!es and the Scarecro said in a pleased voiceM GJt on312ttake us long to get to the -inkie Countr! at this rate.G'he! had *loated several miles don the stream and ere enjo!ing theride hen suddenl! the ra*t sloed up stopped short and then (egan to *loat

(ack the a! it had come.G-h! hat312s rongIG asked Doroth! in astonishment (ut the! ere all

just as (eildered as she as and at *irst no one could anser the 5uestion.Soon hoever the! realied the truthM that the current o* the river had reversedand the ater as no *loing in the opposite directionEE toard the mountains.'he! (egan to recognie the scenes the! had passed and (! and (! the!came in sight o* the little house o* the ,uadlings again. 'he man as standingon the river (ank and he called to themM

GHo do !ou doI Alad to see !ou again. J *orgot to tell !ou that the riverchanges its direction ever! little hile. Sometimes it *los one a! and someEtimes the other.G'he! had no time to anser him *or the ra*t as sept past the houseand a long distance on the other side o* it.G-e312re going just the a! e don312t ant to goG said Doroth! Gand J guessthe (est thing e can do is to get to land (e*ore e312re carried an! *arther.G

Página 184 But the! could not get to land. 'he! had no oars nor even a pole to guidethe ra*t ith. 'he logs hich (ore them *loated in the middle o* the stream and

ere held *ast in that position (! the strong current.So the! sat still and aited and even hile the! ere ondering hat



could (e done the ra*t sloed don stopped and (egan dri*ting the othera!EEin the direction it had *irst *olloed. &*ter a time the! repassed the ,uadEling house and the man as still standing on the (ank. He cried out to themMGAood da! Alad to see !ou again. J epect J shall see !ou a good man!times as !ou go (! unless !ou happen to sim ashore.G

B! that time the! had le*t him (ehind and ere headed once more straighttoard the -inkie Countr!.G'his is prett! hard luckG said jo in a discouraged voice. G'he 'rick/iver keeps changing it seems and here e must *loat (ack and *orard *orEever unless e manage in some a! to get ashore.GGCan !ou simIG asked Doroth!.G#o J312m jo the "nluck!.GG#either can J. 'oto can sim a little (ut that on312t help us to get to shore.GGJ don312t kno hether J could sim or notG remarked Scraps G(ut i* Jtried it J312d surel! ruin m! lovel! patches.GG%! stra ould get sogg! in the ater and J ould sinkG said the

Scarecro.So there seemed no a! out o* their dilemma and (eing helpless the!simpl! sat still. jo ho as on the *ront o* the ra*t looked over into the aEter and thought he sa some large *ishes simming a(out. He *ound a looseend o* the clothesline hich *astened the logs together and taking a gold nail*rom his pocket he (ent it nearl! dou(le to *orm a hook and tied it to the endo* the line. Having (aited the hook ith some (read hich he (roke *rom his

Página 185 loa* he dropped the line into the ater and almost instantl! it as seied (! agreat *ish.'he! kne it as a great *ish (ecause it pulled so hard on the line thatit dragged the ra*t *orard even *aster than the current o* the river had carriedello. 'he *ish as *rightened and it as a strong simmer. &s the other end o*the clothesline as (ound around the logs he could not get it aa! and as hehad greedil! salloed the gold hook at the *irst (ite he could not get rid o*that either.-hen the! reached the place here the current had (e*ore changed the*ish as still simming ahead in its ild attempt to escape. 'he ra*t sloeddon !et it did not stop (ecause the *ish ould not let it. Jt continued tomove in the same direction it had (een going. &s the current reversed and

rushed (ackard on its course it *ailed to drag the ra*t ith it. Slol! inch (!inch the! *loated on and the *ish tugged and tugged and kept them going.GJ hope he on312t give upG said jo aniousl!. GJ* the *ish can hold outuntil the current changes again e312ll (e all right.G'he *ish did not give up (ut held the ra*t (ravel! on its course till at lastthe ater in the river shi*ted again and *loated them the a! the! anted toir. But no the captive *ish *ound its strength *ailing. Seeking a re*uge it

(egan to drag the ra*t toard the shore. &s the! did not ish to land in this place the (o! cut the rope ith his pocketEkni*e and set the *ish *ree just intime to prevent the ra*t *rom grounding.'he net time the river (acked up the Scarecro managed to seie the

(ranch o* a tree that overhung the ater and the! all assisted him to hold *astand prevent the ra*t *rom (eing carried (ackard. -hile the! aited here jo



spied a long (roken (ranch l!ing upon the (ank so he leaped ashore and got it.-hen he had stripped o** the side shoots he (elieved he could use the (ranchas a pole to guide the ra*t in case o* emergenc!.'he! clung to the tree until the! *ound the ater *loing the right a!hen the! let go and permitted the ra*t to resume its vo!age. Jn spite o* these

pauses the! ere reall! making good progress toard the -inkie Countr! and

Página 186 having *ound a a! to con5uer the adverse current their spirits rose considEera(l!. 'he! could see little o* the countr! through hich the! ere passing

(ecause o* the high (anks and the! met ith no (oats or other cra*t upon thesur*ace o* the river.nce more the trick river reversed its current (ut this time the Scarecroas on guard and used the pole to push the ra*t toard a (ig rock hich la!in the ater. He (elieved the rock ould prevent their *loating (ackard iththe current and so it did. 'he! clung to this anchorage until the ater resumed

its proper direction hen the! alloed the ra*t to dri*t on.Floating around a (end the! sa ahead a high (ank o* ater etendingacross the entire river and toard this the! ere (eing irresisti(l! carried.'here (eing no a! to arrest the progress o* the ra*t the! clung *ast to the logsand let the river seep them on. Si*tl! the ra*t clim(ed the (ank o* aterand slid don on the other side plunging its edge deep into the ater anddrenching them all ith spra!.&s again the ra*t righted and dri*ted on Doroth! and jo laughed at theducking the! had received (ut Scraps as much disma!ed and the Scarecrotook out his handkerchie* and iped the ater o** the Patchork Airl312s patchesas ell as he as a(le to. 'he sun soon dried her and the colors o* her patches

proved good *or the! did not run together nor did the! *ade.&*ter passing the all o* ater the current did not change or *lo (ackEard an! more (ut continued to seep them steadil! *orard. 'he (anks o* theriver gre loer too permitting them to see more o* the countr! and presentl!the! discovered !ello (uttercups and dandelions groing amongst the grass*rom hich evidence the! kne the! had reached the -inkie Countr!.GDon312t !ou think e ought to landIG Doroth! asked the Scarecro.GPrett! soonG he replied. G'he 'in -oodman312s castle is in the southern

part o* the -inkie Countr! and so it can312t (e a great a! *rom here.GFearing the! might dri*t too *ar Doroth! and jo no stood up and raisE

ed the Scarecro in their arms as high as the! could thus alloing him a good

Página 187 vie o* the countr!. For a time he sa nothing he recognied (ut *inall! hecriedMG'here it is 'here it isGGK,u@IG asked Doroth!.G'he 'in -oodman312s tin castle. J can see its turrets glittering in the sun.Jt312s 5uite a a! o** (ut e312d (etter land as 5uickl! as e can.G'he! let him don and (egan to urge the ra*t toard the shore (! meanso* the pole. Jt o(e!ed ver! ell *or the current as more sluggish no and

soon the! had reached the (ank and landed sa*el!.'he -inkie Countr! as reall! (eauti*ul and across the *ields the!



could see a*ar the silver! sheen o* the tin castle. -ith light hearts the! hurriedtoard it (eing *ull! rested (! their long ride on the river.B! and (! the! (egan to cross an immense *ield o* splendid !ello liliesthe delicate *ragrance o* hich as ver! delight*ul.GHo (eauti*ul the! areG cried Doroth! stopping to admire the per*ecE

tion o* these e5uisite *loers.G4esG said the Scarecro re*lectivel! G(ut e must (e care*ul not to crushor injure an! o* these lilies.GGKPor 5u@ noIG asked jo.G'he 'in -oodman is ver! kindEheartedG as the repl! Gand he hatesto see an! living thing hurt in an! a!.GG&re *loers aliveIG asked Scraps.G4es o* course. &nd these *loers (elong to the 'in -oodman. So inorder not to o**end him e must not tread on a single (lossom.G

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GnceG said Doroth! Gthe 'in -oodman stepped on a (eetle and killedthe little creature. 'hat made him ver! unhapp! and he cried until his tearsrusted his joints so he couldn312t move 312em.GG-hat did he do thenIG asked jo.GPut oil on them until the joints orked smooth again.GGhG eclaimed the (o! as i* a great discover! had *lashed across hismind. But he did not tell an!(od! hat the discover! as and kept the ideato himsel*.Jt as a long alk (ut a pleasant one and the! did not mind it a (it. Latein the a*ternoon the! dre near to the onder*ul tin castle o* the $mperor o*the -inkies and jo and Scraps ho had never seen it (e*ore ere *illed ithamaement.'in a(ounded in the -inkie Countr! and the -inkies ere said to (e themost skill*ul tinsmiths in all the orld. So the 'in -oodman had emplo!edthem in (uilding his magni*icent castle hich as all o* tin *rom the groundto the tallest turret and so (rightl! polished that it glittered in the sun312s ra!smore gorgeousl! than silver. &round the grounds o* the castle ran a tin allith tin gates (ut the gates stood ide open (ecause the $mperor had no enEemies to distur( him.-hen the! entered the spacious grounds our travelers *ound more to adEmire. 'in *ountains sent spra!s o* clear ater *ar into the air and there ere

man! (eds o* tin *loers all as per*ectl! *ormed as an! natural *loers mightser. 'here ere tin trees too and here and there shad! (oers o* tin ith tin (enches and chairs to sit upon. &lso on the sides o* the patha! leading up tothe *ront door o* the castle ere ros o* tin statuar! ver! cleverl! eecuted.&mong these jo recognied statues o* Doroth! 'oto the Scarecro the -iEard the Shagg! %an Nack Pumpkinhead and ma all standing upon neat

pedestals o* tin.'oto as ell ac5uainted ith the residence o* the 'in -oodman and

(eing assured a jo!*ul elcome he ran ahead and (arked so loudl! at the *ront

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door that the 'in -oodman heard him and came out in person to see i* it erereall! his old *riend 'oto. #et moment the tin man had clasped the Scarecro



in a arm em(race and then turned to hug Doroth!. But no his e!e asarrested (! the strange sight o* the Patchork Airl and he gaed upon her inmingled onder and admiration.

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The Tin (oodman O#jec"! 'he 'in -oodman as one o* the most important personages in all .'hough $mperor o* the -inkies he oed allegiance to ma ho ruled allthe land and the girl and the tin man ere arm personal *riends. He assomething o* a dand! and kept his tin (od! (rilliantl! polished and his tin

joints ell oiled. &lso he as ver! courteous in manner and so kind and gentlethat ever!one loved him. 'he $mperor greeted jo and Scraps ith cordialhospitalit! and ushered the entire part! into his handsome tin parlor hereall the *urniture and pictures ere made o* tin. 'he alls ere paneled ithtin and *rom the tin ceiling hung tin chandeliers.'he 'in -oodman anted to kno *irst o* all here Doroth! had *ound

the Patchork Airl so (eteen them the visitors told the stor! o* ho Scrapsas made as ell as the accident to %argolotte and "nc #unkie and ho johad set out upon a journe! to procure the things needed *or the Crooked %agEician312s magic charm. 'hen Doroth! told o* their adventures in the ,uadlingCountr! and ho at last the! succeeded in getting the ater *rom a dark ell.-hile the little girl as relating these adventures the 'in -oodman satin an eas! chair listening ith intense interest hile the others sat groupedalrededor de @l. jo hoever had kept his e!es *ied upon the (od! o* the tin$mperor and no he noticed that under the joint o* his le*t knee a tin! dropo* oil as *orming. He atched this drop o* oil ith a *astE(eating heart and*eeling in his pocket (rought out a tin! vial o* cr!stal hich he held secretedin his hand.Presentl! the 'in -oodman changed his position and at once jo to theastonishment o* all dropped to the *loor and held his cr!stal vial under the$mperor312s knee joint. Nust then the drop o* oil *ell and the (o! caught it in his

(ottle and immediatel! corked it tight. 'hen ith a red *ace and em(arrassedmanner he rose to con*ront the others.G-hat in the orld ere !ou doingIG asked the 'in -oodman.

Página 191 GJ caught a drop o* oil that *ell *rom !our kneeEjointG con*essed jo.

G& drop o* oilG eclaimed the 'in -oodman. GDear me ho careless m!valet must have (een in oiling me this morning. J312m a*raid J shall have to scoldthe *ello *or J can312t (e dropping oil herever J go.GG#ever mindG said Doroth!. Gjo seems glad to have the oil *or somereason.GG4esG declared the %unchkin (o! GJ am glad. For one o* the things theCrooked %agician sent me to get as a drop o* oil *rom a live man312s (od!. !ohad no idea at *irst that there as such a thing (ut it312s no sa*e in the littlecr!stal vial.GG4ou are ver! elcome to it indeedG said the 'in -oodman. GHave !ouno secured all the things !ou ere in search o*IG

G#ot 5uite allG ansered jo. G'here ere *ive things J had to get andJ have *ound *our o* them. J have the three hairs in the tip o* a -oo!312s tail a



siEleaved clover a gill o* ater *rom a dark ell and a drop o* oil *rom a liveman312s (od!. 'he last thing is the easiest o* all to get and J312m sure that m! dear"nc #unkieEEand good %argolotte as ellEEill soon (e restored to li*e.G'he %unchkin (o! said this ith much pride and pleasure.GAoodG eclaimed the 'in -oodman GJ congratulate !ou. But hat is

the *i*th and last thing !ou need in order to complete the magic charmIGG'he le*t ing o* a !ello (utter*l!G said jo. GJn this !ello countr!and ith !our kind assistance that ought to (e ver! eas! to *ind.G'he 'in -oodman stared at him in amaement.GSurel! !ou are jokingG @l dijo.G#oG replied jo much surprised GJ am in earnest.G

Página 192 GBut do !ou think *or a moment that J ould permit !ou or an!one elseto pull the le*t ing *rom a !ello (utter*l!IG demanded the 'in -oodmansternl!.

G-h! not sirIGG-h! notI 4ou ask me h! notI Jt ould (e cruelEEone o* the most crueland heartless deeds J ever heard o*G asserted the 'in -oodman. G'he (utterE*lies are among the prettiest o* all created things and the! are ver! sensitive todolor. 'o tear a ing *rom one ould cause it e5uisite torture and it ouldsoon die in great agon!. J ould not permit such a icked deed under an!circumstancesGjo as astounded at hearing this. Doroth! too looked grave and disconEcerted (ut she kne in her heart that the 'in -oodman as right. 'he ScareEcro nodded his head in approval o* his *riend312s speech so it as evident thathe agreed ith the $mperor312s decision. Scraps looked *rom one to another in

perpleit!.G-ho cares *or a (utter*l!IG she asked.GDon312t !ouIG in5uired the 'in -oodman.G#ot the snap o* a *inger *or J have no heartG said the Patchork Airl.GBut J ant to help jo ho is m! *riend to rescue the uncle hom he lovesand J312d kill a doen useless (utter*lies to ena(le him to do that.G'he 'in -oodman sighed regret*ull!.G4ou have kind instinctsG he said Gand ith a heart !ou ould indeed

(e a *ine creature. J cannot (lame !ou *or !our heartless remark as !ou canEnot understand the *eelings o* those ho possess hearts. J *or instance have

a ver! neat and responsive heart hich the onder*ul -iard o* once gaveme and so J shall neverEEneverEEnever permit a poor !ello (utter*l! to (e torEtured (! an!one.GG'he !ello countr! o* the -inkiesG said jo sadl! Gis the onl! place in

Página 193 here a !ello (utter*l! can (e *ound.GGJ312m glad o* thatG said the 'in -oodman. G&s J rule the -inkie Countr!J can protect m! (utter*lies.GG"nless J get the ingEEjust one le*t ingEEG said jo misera(l! GJ can312tsave "nc #unkie.G

G'hen he must remain a mar(le statue *oreverG declared the 'in $mpEeror *irml!.



jo iped his e!es *or he could not hold (ack the tears.GJ312ll tell !ou hat to doG said Scraps. G-e312ll take a hole !ello (utter*l!alive and ell to the Crooked %agician and let him pull the le*t ing o**.GG#o !ou on312tG said the 'in -oodman. G4ou can312t have one o* m! dearlittle (utter*lies to treat in that a!.G

G'hen hat in the orld shall e doIG asked Doroth!.'he! all (ecame silent and thought*ul. #o one spoke *or a long time.'hen the 'in -oodman suddenl! roused himsel* and saidMG-e must all go (ack to the $merald Cit! and ask ma312s advice. She312sa ise little girl our /uler and she ma! *ind a a! to help jo save his "nc

#unkie.GSo the *olloing morning the part! started on the journe! to the $meraldCit! hich the! reached in due time ithout an! important adventure. *uea sad journe! *or jo *or ithout the ing o* the !ello (utter*l! he sa noa! to save "nc #unkieEEunless he aited si !ears *or the Crooked %agicianto make a ne lot o* the Poder o* Li*e. 'he (o! as utterl! discouraged and

as he alked along he groaned aloud.GJs an!thing hurting !ouIG in5uired the 'in -oodman in a kindl! tone*or the $mperor as ith the part!.

Página 194 GJ312m jo the "nluck!G replied the (o!. GJ might have knon J ould *ailin an!thing J tried to do.GG-h! are !ou jo the "nluck!IG asked the tin man.GBecause J as (orn on a Frida!.GGFrida! is not unluck!G declared the $mperor. GJt312s just one o* seven da!s.Do !ou suppose all the orld (ecomes unluck! oneEseventh o* the timeIGGJt as the thirteenth da! o* the monthG said jo.G'hirteen &h that is indeed a luck! num(erG replied the 'in -oodman.G&ll m! good luck seems to happen on the thirteenth. J suppose most peoplenever notice the good luck that comes to them ith the num(er 96 and !et i*the least (it o* (ad luck *alls on that da! the! (lame it to the num(er and notto the proper cause.GG'hirteen312s m! luck! num(er tooG remarked the Scarecro.G&nd mineG said Scraps. GJ312ve just thirteen patches on m! head.GGButG continued jo GJ312m le*tEhanded.GG%an! o* our greatest men are that a!G asserted the $mperor. G'o (e

le*tEhanded is usuall! to (e toEhanded the rightEhanded people are usuall!oneEhanded.GG&nd J312ve a art under m! right armG said jo.GHo luck!G cried the 'in -oodman. GJ* it ere on the end o* !our noseit might (e unluck! (ut under !our arm it is luckil! out o* the a!.GGFor all those reasonsG said the %unchkin (o! GJ have (een called jothe "nluck!.GG'hen e must turn over a ne lea* and call !ou hence*orth jo the Luck!G

Página 195 declared the tin man. G$ver! reason !ou have given is a(surd. But J have notE

iced that those ho continuall! dread ill luck and *ear it ill overtake themhave no time to take advantage o* an! good *ortune that comes their a!.



%ake up !our mind to (e jo the Luck!.GGHo can JIG asked the (o! Ghen all m! attempts to save m! dear unclehave *ailedIGG#ever give up joG advised Doroth!. G#o one ever knos hat312s goingto happen net.G

jo did not repl! (ut he as so dejected that even their arrival at the$merald Cit! *ailed to interest him.'he people jo!*ull! cheered the appearance o* the 'in -oodman theScarecro and Doroth! ho ere all three general *avorites and on enteringthe ro!al palace ord came to them *rom ma that she ould at once grantthem an audience.Doroth! told the girl /uler ho success*ul the! had (een in their 5uestuntil the! came to the item o* the !ello (utter*l! hich the 'in -oodman

positivel! re*used to sacri*ice to the magic potion.GHe is 5uite rightG said ma ho did not seem a (it surprised. GHadjo told me that one o* the things he sought as the ing o* a !ello (utter*l!

J ould have in*ormed him (e*ore he started out that he could never secureello. 'hen !ou ould have (een saved the trou(les and anno!ances o* !our long

journe!.GGJ didn312t mind the journe! at allG said Doroth! Git as *un.GG&s it has turned outG remarked jo GJ can never get the things theCrooked %agician sent me *or and so unless J ait the si !ears *or him tomake the Poder o* Li*e "nc #unkie cannot (e saved.Gma smiled.

Página 196 GDr. Pipt ill make no more Poder o* Li*e J promise !ouG said she. G4have sent *or him and had him (rought to this palace here he no is and his*our kettles have (een destro!ed and his (ook o* recipes (urned up. 4o tam(i@n tengohad (rought here the mar(le statues o* !our uncle and o* %argolotte hichare standing in the net room.G'he! ere all greatl! astonished at this announcement.Gh let me see "nc #unkie Let me see him at once pleaseG cried joeagerl!.G-ait a momentG replied ma G*or J have something more to sa!. #othEing that happens in the Land o* escapes the notice o* our ise SorceressAlinda the Aood. She kne all a(out the magicEmaking o* Dr. Pipt and ho

he had (rought the Alass Cat and the Patchork Airl to li*e and the accident to"nc #unkie and %argolotte and o* jo312s 5uest and his journe! ith Doroth!.Alinda also kne that jo ould *ail to *ind all the things he sought so shesent *or our -iard and instructed him hat to do. Something is going to hapE

pen in this palace presentl! and that 312something312 ill J am sure please !ouall. &nd noG continued the girl /uler rising *rom her chair G!ou ma! *ollome into the net room.G

Página 197 The (onder9ul (izard o9 Oz -hen jo entered the room he ran 5uickl! to the statue o* "nc #unkie

and kissed the mar(le *ace a**ectionatel!.GJ did m! (est "ncG he said ith a so( G(ut it as no useG



'hen he dre (ack and looked around the room and the sight o* theassem(led compan! 5uite amaed him.&side *rom the mar(le statues o* "nc #unkie and %argolotte the AlassCat as there curled up on a rug and the -oo! as there sitting on itss5uare hind legs and looking on the scene ith solemn interest and there as

the Shagg! %an in a suit o* shagg! peaEgreen satin and at a ta(le sat the little-iard looking 5uite important and as i* he kne much more than he caredto tell.Last o* all Dr. Pipt as there and the Crooked %agician sat humped upin a chair seeming ver! dejected (ut keeping his e!es *ied on the li*eless *ormo* his i*e %argolotte hom he *ondl! loved (ut hom he no *eared aslost to him *orever.ma took a chair hich Nellia Nam( heeled *orard *or the /uler and

(ack o* her stood the Scarecro the 'in -oodman and Doroth! as ell asthe Coardl! Lion and the Hungr! 'iger. 'he -iard no arose and made alo (o to ma and another less de*erent (o to the assem(led compan!.

GLadies and gentlemen and (eastsG he said GJ (eg to announce that ourAracious /uler has permitted me to o(e! the commands o* the great SorceressAlinda the Aood hose hum(le &ssistant J am proud to (e. -e have discovEered that the Crooked %agician has (een indulging in his magical arts contrar!to La and there*ore (! /o!al $dict J here(! deprive him o* all poer toork magic in the *uture. He is no longer a crooked magician (ut a simple%unchkin he is no longer even crooked (ut a man like other men.G

Página 198 &s he pronounced these ords the -iard aved his hand toard Dr.Pipt and instantl! ever! crooked lim( straightened out and (ecame per*ect.'he *ormer magician ith a cr! o* jo! sprang to his *eet looked at himsel* inonder and then *ell (ack in his chair and atched the -iard ith *ascinatedinterest.G'he Alass Cat hich Dr. Pipt lalessl! madeG continued the -iardGis a prett! cat (ut its pink (rains made it so conceited that it as a disagreeEa(le companion to ever!one. So the other da! J took aa! the pink (rains andreplaced them ith transparent ones and no the Alass Cat is so modest andell (ehaved that ma has decided to keep her in the palace as a pet.GGJ thank !ouG said the cat in a so*t voice.G'he -oo! has proved himsel* a good -oo! and a *aith*ul *riendG the

-iard ent on Gso e ill send him to the /o!al %enagerie here he illhave good care and plent! to eat all his li*e.GG%uch o(ligedG said the -oo!. G'hat (eats (eing *enced up in a lonel!*orest and starved.GG&s *or the Patchork AirlG resumed the -iard Gshe is so remarka(lein appearance and so clever and good tempered that our Aracious /uler inEtends to preserve her care*ull! as one o* the curiosities o* the curious Land o*na. Scraps ma! live in the palace or herever she pleases and (e no(od!312sservant (ut her on.GG'hat312s all rightG said Scraps.G-e have all (een interested in joG the little -iard continued G(ecause

his love *or his un*ortunate uncle has led him (ravel! to *ace all sorts o* dangersin order that he might rescue him. 'he %unchkin (o! has a lo!al and generous



heart and has done his (est to restore "nc #unkie to li*e. He has *ailed (utthere are others more poer*ul than the Crooked %agician and there are morea!s than Dr. Pipt kne o* to destro! the charm o* the Li5uid o* Petri*action.Alinda the Aood has told me o* one a! and !ou shall no learn ho great isthe knoledge and poer o* our peerless Sorceress.G

Página 199 &s he said this the -iard advanced to the statue o* %argolote and madea magic pass at the same time muttering a magic ord that none could heardistinctl!. &t once the oman moved turned her head onderingl! this a!and that to note all ho stood (e*ore her and seeing Dr. Pipt ran *orardand thre hersel* into her hus(and312s outstretched arms.'hen the -iard made the magic pass and spoke the magic ord (e*orethe statue o* "nc #unkie. 'he old %unchkin immediatel! came to li*e andith a lo (o to the -iard saidM G'hanks.GBut no jo rushed up and thre his arms jo!*ull! a(out his uncle and

the old man hugged his little nephe tenderl! and stroked his hair and iped aEa! the (o!312s tears ith a handkerchie* *or jo as cr!ing *rom pure happiness.ma came *orard to congratulate them.GJ have given to !ou m! dear jo and "nc #unkie a nice house just outEside the alls o* the $merald Cit!G she said Gand there !ou shall make !our*uture home and (e under m! protection.GGDidn312t J sa! !ou ere jo the Luck!IG asked the 'in -oodman as evEer!one croded around to shake jo312s hand.G4es and it is trueG replied jo grate*ull!.

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