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royal chariot, which was of gold encrusted with emeralds and diamonds
set in exquisite designs. The chariot was drawn on this occasion by the
Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, who were decorated with immense pink
and blue bows. In the chariot rode Ozma and Dorothy, the former in
splendid raiment and wearing her royal coronet, while the little Kansas
girl wore around her waist the Magic Belt she had once captured from the
Nome King.

Following the chariot came the Scarecrow mounted on the Sawhorse, and
the people cheered him almost as loudly as they did their lovely Ruler.
Behind him stalked with regular, jerky steps, the famous machine-man
called Tik-tok, who had been wound up by Dorothy for the occasion.
Tik-tok moved by clockwork, and was made all of burnished copper. He
really belonged to the Kansas girl, who had much respect for his
thoughts after they had been properly wound and set going; but as the
copper man would be useless in any place but a fairy country Dorothy had
left him in charge of Ozma, who saw that he was suitably cared for.

There followed another band after this, which was called the Royal Court
Band, because the members all lived in the palace. They wore white
uniforms with real diamond buttons and played "What is Oz without Ozma"
very sweetly.

Then came Professor Woggle-Bug, with a group of students from the Royal
College of Scientific Athletics. The boys wore long hair and striped
sweaters and yelled their college yell every other step they took, to
the great satisfaction of the populace, which was glad to have this
evidence that their lungs were in good condition.

The brilliantly polished Tin Woodman marched next, at the head of the
Royal Army of Oz which consisted of twenty-eight officers, from Generals
down to Captains. There were no privates in the army because all were so
courageous and skillful that they had been promoted one by one until
there were no privates left. Jim and the buggy followed, the old
cab-horse being driven by Zeb while the Wizard stood up on the seat and
bowed his bald head right and left in answer to the cheers of the
people, who crowded thick about him.

Taken altogether the procession was a grand success, and when it had
returned to the palace the citizens crowded into the great Throne Room
to see the Wizard perform his tricks.

The first thing the little humbug did was to produce a tiny white piglet
from underneath his hat and pretend to pull it apart, making two. This
act he repeated until all of the nine tiny piglets were visible, and
they were so glad to get out of his pocket that they ran around in a
very lively manner. The pretty little creatures would have been a
novelty anywhere, so the people were as amazed and delighted at their
appearance as even the Wizard could have desired. When he had made them
all disappear again Ozma declared she was sorry they were gone, for she
wanted one of them to pet and play with. So the Wizard pretended to take
one of the piglets out of the hair of the Princess (while really he
slyly took it from his inside pocket) and Ozma smiled joyously as the
creature nestled in her arms, and she promised to have an emerald collar
made for its fat neck and to keep the little squealer always at hand to
amuse her.

Afterward it was noticed that the Wizard always performed his famous
trick with eight piglets, but it seemed to please the people just as
well as if there had been nine of them.

In his little room back of the Throne Room the Wizard had found a lot of
things he had left behind him when he went away in the balloon, for no
one had occupied the apartment in his absence. There was enough material
there to enable him to prepare several new tricks which he had learned
from some of the jugglers in the circus, and he had passed part of the
night in getting them ready. So he followed the trick of the nine tiny
piglets with several other wonderful feats that greatly delighted his
audience and the people did not seem to care a bit whether the little
man was a humbug Wizard or not, so long as he succeeded in amusing them.
They applauded all his tricks and at the end of the performance begged
him earnestly not to go away again and leave them.

"In that case," said the little man, gravely, "I will cancel all of my
engagements before the crowned heads of Europe and America and devote
myself to the people of Oz, for I love you all so well that I can deny
you nothing."

After the people had been dismissed with this promise our friends joined
Princess Ozma at an elaborate luncheon in the palace, where even the
Tiger and the Lion were sumptuously fed and Jim the Cab-horse ate his
oatmeal out of a golden bowl with seven rows of rubies, sapphires and
diamonds set around the rim of it.

In the afternoon they all went to a great field outside the city gates
where the games were to be held. There was a beautiful canopy for Ozma
and her guests to sit under and watch the people run races and jump and
wrestle. You may be sure the folks of Oz did their best with such a
distinguished company watching them, and finally Zeb offered to wrestle
with a little Munchkin who seemed to be the champion. In appearance he
was twice as old as Zeb, for he had long pointed whiskers and wore a
peaked hat with little bells all around the brim of it, which tinkled
gaily as he moved. But although the Munchkin was hardly tall enough to
come to Zeb's shoulder he was so strong and clever that he laid the boy
three times on his back with apparent ease.

Zeb was greatly astonished at his defeat, and when the pretty Princess
joined her people in laughing at him he proposed a boxing-match with the
Munchkin, to which the little Ozite readily agreed. But the first time
that Zeb managed to give him a sharp box on the ears the Munchkin sat

royal chariot, which was of gold encrusted with emeralds and diamonds

set in exquisite designs. The chariot was drawn on this occasion by the

Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, who were decorated with immense pink

and blue bows. In the chariot rode Ozma and Dorothy, the former in

splendid raiment and wearing her royal coronet, while the little Kansas

girl wore around her waist the Magic Belt she had once captured from the

Nome King.

Following the chariot came the Scarecrow mounted on the Sawhorse, and

the people cheered him almost as loudly as they did their lovely Ruler.

Behind him stalked with regular, jerky steps, the famous machine-man

called Tik-tok, who had been wound up by Dorothy for the occasion.

Tik-tok moved by clockwork, and was made all of burnished copper. He

really belonged to the Kansas girl, who had much respect for his

thoughts after they had been properly wound and set going; but as the

copper man would be useless in any place but a fairy country Dorothy had

left him in charge of Ozma, who saw that he was suitably cared for.

There followed another band after this, which was called the Royal Court

Band, because the members all lived in the palace. They wore white

uniforms with real diamond buttons and played "What is Oz without Ozma"

very sweetly.

Then came Professor Woggle-Bug, with a group of students from the Royal

College of Scientific Athletics. The boys wore long hair and striped

sweaters and yelled their college yell every other step they took, to

the great satisfaction of the populace, which was glad to have this

evidence that their lungs were in good condition.

The brilliantly polished Tin Woodman marched next, at the head of the

Royal Army of Oz which consisted of twenty-eight officers, from Generals

down to Captains. There were no privates in the army because all were so

courageous and skillful that they had been promoted one by one until

there were no privates left. Jim and the buggy followed, the old

cab-horse being driven by Zeb while the Wizard stood up on the seat and

bowed his bald head right and left in answer to the cheers of the

people, who crowded thick about him.

Taken altogether the procession was a grand success, and when it had

returned to the palace the citizens crowded into the great Throne Room

to see the Wizard perform his tricks.

The first thing the little humbug did was to produce a tiny white piglet

from underneath his hat and pretend to pull it apart, making two. This

act he repeated until all of the nine tiny piglets were visible, and

they were so glad to get out of his pocket that they ran around in a

very lively manner. The pretty little creatures would have been a

novelty anywhere, so the people were as amazed and delighted at their

appearance as even the Wizard could have desired. When he had made them

all disappear again Ozma declared she was sorry they were gone, for she

wanted one of them to pet and play with. So the Wizard pretended to take

one of the piglets out of the hair of the Princess (while really he

slyly took it from his inside pocket) and Ozma smiled joyously as the

creature nestled in her arms, and she promised to have an emerald collar

made for its fat neck and to keep the little squealer always at hand to

amuse her.

Afterward it was noticed that the Wizard always performed his famous

trick with eight piglets, but it seemed to please the people just as

well as if there had been nine of them.

In his little room back of the Throne Room the Wizard had found a lot of

things he had left behind him when he went away in the balloon, for no

one had occupied the apartment in his absence. There was enough material

there to enable him to prepare several new tricks which he had learned

from some of the jugglers in the circus, and he had passed part of the

night in getting them ready. So he followed the trick of the nine tiny

piglets with several other wonderful feats that greatly delighted his

audience and the people did not seem to care a bit whether the little

man was a humbug Wizard or not, so long as he succeeded in amusing them.

They applauded all his tricks and at the end of the performance begged

him earnestly not to go away again and leave them.

"In that case," said the little man, gravely, "I will cancel all of my

engagements before the crowned heads of Europe and America and devote

myself to the people of Oz, for I love you all so well that I can deny

you nothing."

After the people had been dismissed with this promise our friends joined

Princess Ozma at an elaborate luncheon in the palace, where even the

Tiger and the Lion were sumptuously fed and Jim the Cab-horse ate his

oatmeal out of a golden bowl with seven rows of rubies, sapphires and

diamonds set around the rim of it.

In the afternoon they all went to a great field outside the city gates

where the games were to be held. There was a beautiful canopy for Ozma

and her guests to sit under and watch the people run races and jump and

wrestle. You may be sure the folks of Oz did their best with such a

distinguished company watching them, and finally Zeb offered to wrestle

with a little Munchkin who seemed to be the champion. In appearance he

was twice as old as Zeb, for he had long pointed whiskers and wore a

peaked hat with little bells all around the brim of it, which tinkled

gaily as he moved. But although the Munchkin was hardly tall enough to

come to Zeb's shoulder he was so strong and clever that he laid the boy

three times on his back with apparent ease.

Zeb was greatly astonished at his defeat, and when the pretty Princess

joined her people in laughing at him he proposed a boxing-match with the

Munchkin, to which the little Ozite readily agreed. But the first time

that Zeb managed to give him a sharp box on the ears the Munchkin sat