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hair she said: "Let Eureka out of the cage, for she is no longer a
prisoner, but our good friend. Where did you find my missing pet, Nick
Chopper?"

"In a room of the palace," he answered.

"Justice," remarked the Scarecrow, with a sigh, "is a dangerous thing to
meddle with. If you hadn't happened to find the piglet, Eureka would
surely have been executed."

"But justice prevailed at the last," said Ozma, "for here is my pet, and
Eureka is once more free."

"I refuse to be free," cried the kitten, in a sharp voice, "unless the
Wizard can do his trick with eight piglets. If he can produce but seven,
then this it not the piglet that was lost, but another one."

"Hush, Eureka!" warned the Wizard.

"Don't be foolish," advised the Tin Woodman, "or you may be sorry for
it."

"The piglet that belonged to the Princess wore an emerald collar," said
Eureka, loudly enough for all to hear.

"So it did!" exclaimed Ozma. "This cannot be the one the Wizard gave
me."

"Of course not; he had nine of them, altogether," declared Eureka; "and
I must say it was very stingy of him not to let me eat just a few. But
now that this foolish trial is ended, I will tell you what really became
of your pet piglet."

At this everyone in the Throne Room suddenly became quiet, and the
kitten continued, in a calm, mocking tone of voice:

"I will confess that I intended to eat the little pig for my breakfast;
so I crept into the room where it was kept while the Princess was
dressing and hid myself under a chair. When Ozma went away she closed
the door and left her pet on the table. At once I jumped up and told the
piglet not to make a fuss, for he would be inside of me in half a
second; but no one can teach one of these creatures to be reasonable.
Instead of keeping still, so I could eat him comfortably, he trembled so
with fear that he fell off the table into a big vase that was standing
on the floor. The vase had a very small neck, and spread out at the top
like a bowl. At first the piglet stuck in the neck of the vase and I
thought I should get him, after all, but he wriggled himself through and
fell down into the deep bottom part--and I suppose he's there yet."

All were astonished at this confession, and Ozma at once sent an officer
to her room to fetch the vase. When he returned the Princess looked down
the narrow neck of the big ornament and discovered her lost piglet, just
as Eureka had said she would.

There was no way to get the creature out without breaking the vase, so
the Tin Woodman smashed it with his axe and set the little prisoner
free.

Then the crowd cheered lustily and Dorothy hugged the kitten in her arms
and told her how delighted she was to know that she was innocent.

"But why didn't you tell us at first?" she asked.

"It would have spoiled the fun," replied the kitten, yawning.

Ozma gave the Wizard back the piglet he had so kindly allowed Nick
Chopper to substitute for the lost one, and then she carried her own
into the apartments of the palace where she lived. And now, the trial
being over, the good citizens of the Emerald City scattered to their
homes, well content with the day's amusement.




CHAPTER 20.

ZEB RETURNS TO THE RANCH


Eureka was much surprised to find herself in disgrace; but she was, in
spite of the fact that she had not eaten the piglet. For the folks of Oz
knew the kitten had tried to commit the crime, and that only an accident
had prevented her from doing so; therefore even the Hungry Tiger
preferred not to associate with her. Eureka was forbidden to wander
around the palace and was made to stay in confinement in Dorothy's room;
so she began to beg her mistress to send her to some other place where
she could enjoy herself better.

Dorothy was herself anxious to get home, so she promised Eureka they
would not stay in the Land of Oz much longer.

The next evening after the trial the little girl begged Ozma to allow
her to look in the enchanted picture, and the Princess readily
consented. She took the child to her room and said: "Make your wish,
dear, and the picture will show the scene you desire to behold."

Then Dorothy found, with the aid of the enchanted picture, that Uncle
Henry had returned to the farm in Kansas, and she also saw that both he
and Aunt Em were dressed in mourning, because they thought their little
niece had been killed by the earthquake.

hair she said: "Let Eureka out of the cage, for she is no longer a

prisoner, but our good friend. Where did you find my missing pet, Nick

Chopper?"

"In a room of the palace," he answered.

"Justice," remarked the Scarecrow, with a sigh, "is a dangerous thing to

meddle with. If you hadn't happened to find the piglet, Eureka would

surely have been executed."

"But justice prevailed at the last," said Ozma, "for here is my pet, and

Eureka is once more free."

"I refuse to be free," cried the kitten, in a sharp voice, "unless the

Wizard can do his trick with eight piglets. If he can produce but seven,

then this it not the piglet that was lost, but another one."

"Hush, Eureka!" warned the Wizard.

"Don't be foolish," advised the Tin Woodman, "or you may be sorry for

it."

"The piglet that belonged to the Princess wore an emerald collar," said

Eureka, loudly enough for all to hear.

"So it did!" exclaimed Ozma. "This cannot be the one the Wizard gave

me."

"Of course not; he had nine of them, altogether," declared Eureka; "and

I must say it was very stingy of him not to let me eat just a few. But

now that this foolish trial is ended, I will tell you what really became

of your pet piglet."

At this everyone in the Throne Room suddenly became quiet, and the

kitten continued, in a calm, mocking tone of voice:

"I will confess that I intended to eat the little pig for my breakfast;

so I crept into the room where it was kept while the Princess was

dressing and hid myself under a chair. When Ozma went away she closed

the door and left her pet on the table. At once I jumped up and told the

piglet not to make a fuss, for he would be inside of me in half a

second; but no one can teach one of these creatures to be reasonable.

Instead of keeping still, so I could eat him comfortably, he trembled so

with fear that he fell off the table into a big vase that was standing

on the floor. The vase had a very small neck, and spread out at the top

like a bowl. At first the piglet stuck in the neck of the vase and I

thought I should get him, after all, but he wriggled himself through and

fell down into the deep bottom part--and I suppose he's there yet."

All were astonished at this confession, and Ozma at once sent an officer

to her room to fetch the vase. When he returned the Princess looked down

the narrow neck of the big ornament and discovered her lost piglet, just

as Eureka had said she would.

There was no way to get the creature out without breaking the vase, so

the Tin Woodman smashed it with his axe and set the little prisoner

free.

Then the crowd cheered lustily and Dorothy hugged the kitten in her arms

and told her how delighted she was to know that she was innocent.

"But why didn't you tell us at first?" she asked.

"It would have spoiled the fun," replied the kitten, yawning.

Ozma gave the Wizard back the piglet he had so kindly allowed Nick

Chopper to substitute for the lost one, and then she carried her own

into the apartments of the palace where she lived. And now, the trial

being over, the good citizens of the Emerald City scattered to their

homes, well content with the day's amusement.

CHAPTER 20.

ZEB RETURNS TO THE RANCH

Eureka was much surprised to find herself in disgrace; but she was, in

spite of the fact that she had not eaten the piglet. For the folks of Oz

knew the kitten had tried to commit the crime, and that only an accident

had prevented her from doing so; therefore even the Hungry Tiger

preferred not to associate with her. Eureka was forbidden to wander

around the palace and was made to stay in confinement in Dorothy's room;

so she began to beg her mistress to send her to some other place where

she could enjoy herself better.

Dorothy was herself anxious to get home, so she promised Eureka they

would not stay in the Land of Oz much longer.

The next evening after the trial the little girl begged Ozma to allow

her to look in the enchanted picture, and the Princess readily

consented. She took the child to her room and said: "Make your wish,

dear, and the picture will show the scene you desire to behold."

Then Dorothy found, with the aid of the enchanted picture, that Uncle

Henry had returned to the farm in Kansas, and she also saw that both he

and Aunt Em were dressed in mourning, because they thought their little

niece had been killed by the earthquake.