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are you useful?" asked the Scarecrow, surprised."Ve-ry," said Tiktok."In that case," the Scarecrow kindly promised, "I won't fool with yourinterior at all.For I am a poor mechanic, and might mix you up.""Thank you," said Tiktok.Just then Ozma re-entered the room, leading Dorothy by the hand andfollowed closely by the Princess Langwidere.Page 69 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html8.The Hungry TigerThe first thing Dorothy did was to rush into the embrace of theScarecrow, whose painted face beamed with delight as he pressed herform to his straw-padded bosom.Then the Tin Woodman embracedher--very gently, for he knew his tin arms might hurt her if hesqueezed too roughly.These greetings having been exchanged, Dorothy took the key to Tiktokfrom her pocket and wound up the machine man's action, so that hecould bow properly when introduced to the rest of the company.Whiledoing this she told them now useful Tiktok had been to her, and boththe Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman shook hands with the machine oncemore and thanked him for protecting their friend.Then Dorothy asked: "Where is Billina?""I don't know," said the Scarecrow."Who is Billina?""She's a yellow hen who is another friend of mine," answered the girl,anxiously."I wonder what has become of her?""She is in the chicken house, in the back yard," said the Princess."My drawing-room is no place for hens."Without waiting to hear more Dorothy ran to get Billina, and justoutside the door she came upon the Cowardly Lion, still hitched to thePage 70 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlchariot beside the great Tiger.The Cowardly Lion had a big bow ofblue ribbon fastened to the long hair between his ears, and the Tigerwore a bow of red ribbon on his tail, just in front of the bushy end.In an instant Dorothy was hugging the huge Lion joyfully."I'm SO glad to see you again!" she cried."I am also glad to see you, Dorothy," said the Lion."We've had somefine adventures together, haven't we?""Yes, indeed," she replied."How are you?""As cowardly as ever," the beast answered in a meek voice."Everylittle thing scares me and makes my heart beat fast.But let meintroduce to you a new friend of mine, the Hungry Tiger.""Oh! Are you hungry?" she asked, turning to the other beast, who wasjust then yawning so widely that he displayed two rows of terribleteeth and a mouth big enough to startle anyone."Dreadfully hungry," answered the Tiger, snapping his jaws togetherwith a fierce click."Then why don't you eat something?" she asked."It's no use," said the Tiger sadly."I've tried that, but I alwaysget hungry again.""Why, it is the same with me," said Dorothy."Yet I keep on eating."Page 71 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"But you eat harmless things, so it doesn't matter," replied theTiger."For my part, I'm a savage beast, and have an appetite for allsorts of poor little living creatures, from a chipmunk to fat babies."How dreadful!" said Dorothy."Isn't it, though?" returned the Hungry Tiger, licking his lips withhis long red tongue."Fat babies! Don't they sound delicious? 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.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlfrom the thrall of the Nome King, the news having reached me that heis holding the Queen and her children prisoners."Hearing these words, Langwidere suddenly became quiet."I wish you could, indeed, free my aunt and her ten royal children,"said she, eagerly."For if they were restored to their proper formsand station they could rule the Kingdom of Ev themselves, and thatwould save me a lot of worry and trouble.At present there are atleast ten minutes every day that I must devote to affairs of state,and I would like to be able to spend my whole time in admiring mybeautiful heads.""Then we will presently discuss this matter," said Ozma, "and try to finda way to liberate your aunt and cousins.But first you must liberateanother prisoner--the little girl you have locked up in your tower.""Of course," said Langwidere, readily."I had forgotten all abouther.That was yesterday, you know, and a Princess cannot be expectedto remember today what she did yesterday.Come with me, and I willrelease the prisoner at once."So Ozma followed her, and they passed up the stairs that led to theroom in the tower.While they were gone Ozma's followers remained in the drawing-room,and the Scarecrow was leaning against a form that he had mistaken fora copper statue when a harsh, metallic voice said suddenly in his ear:"Get off my foot, please.You are scratch-ing my pol-ish."Page 67 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Oh, excuse me!" he replied, hastily drawing back."Are you alive?""No," said Tiktok, "I am on-ly a ma-chine.But I can think and speakand act, when I am pro-per-ly wound up.Just now my ac-tion is rundown, and Dor-o-thy has the key to it.""That's all right," replied the Scarecrow.Dorothy will soon be free,and then she'll attend to your works.But it must be a greatmisfortune not to be alive.I'm sorry for you.""Why?" asked Tiktok."Because you have no brains, as I have," said the Scarecrow."Oh, yes, I have," returned Tiktok."I am fit-ted with Smith &Tin-ker's Im-proved Com-bi-na-tion Steel Brains.They are what makeme think.What sort of brains are you fit-ted with?""I don't know," admitted the Scarecrow."They were given to me by thegreat Wizard of Oz, and I didn't get a chance to examine them beforehe put them in.But they work splendidly and my conscience is veryactive.Have you a conscience?""No," said Tiktok."And no heart, I suppose?" added the Tin Woodman, who had beenlistening with interest to this conversation."No," said Tiktok.Page 68 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Then," continued the Tin Woodman, "I regret to say that you aregreatly inferior to my friend the Scarecrow, and to myself.For weare both alive, and he has brains which do not need to be wound up,while I have an excellent heart that is continually beating in my bosom.""I con-grat-u-late you," replied Tiktok."I can-not help be-ing yourin-fer-i-or for I am a mere ma-chine.When I am wound up I do mydu-ty by go-ing just as my ma-chin-er-y is made to go.You have noi-de-a how full of ma-chin-er-y I am.""I can guess," said the Scarecrow, looking at the machine mancuriously."Some day I'd like to take you apart and see just how youare made.""Do not do that, I beg of you," said Tiktok; "for you could not put meto-geth-er a-gain, and my use-ful-ness would be de-stroyed.""Oh! are you useful?" asked the Scarecrow, surprised."Ve-ry," said Tiktok."In that case," the Scarecrow kindly promised, "I won't fool with yourinterior at all.For I am a poor mechanic, and might mix you up.""Thank you," said Tiktok.Just then Ozma re-entered the room, leading Dorothy by the hand andfollowed closely by the Princess Langwidere.Page 69 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html8.The Hungry TigerThe first thing Dorothy did was to rush into the embrace of theScarecrow, whose painted face beamed with delight as he pressed herform to his straw-padded bosom.Then the Tin Woodman embracedher--very gently, for he knew his tin arms might hurt her if hesqueezed too roughly.These greetings having been exchanged, Dorothy took the key to Tiktokfrom her pocket and wound up the machine man's action, so that hecould bow properly when introduced to the rest of the company.Whiledoing this she told them now useful Tiktok had been to her, and boththe Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman shook hands with the machine oncemore and thanked him for protecting their friend.Then Dorothy asked: "Where is Billina?""I don't know," said the Scarecrow."Who is Billina?""She's a yellow hen who is another friend of mine," answered the girl,anxiously."I wonder what has become of her?""She is in the chicken house, in the back yard," said the Princess."My drawing-room is no place for hens."Without waiting to hear more Dorothy ran to get Billina, and justoutside the door she came upon the Cowardly Lion, still hitched to thePage 70 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlchariot beside the great Tiger.The Cowardly Lion had a big bow ofblue ribbon fastened to the long hair between his ears, and the Tigerwore a bow of red ribbon on his tail, just in front of the bushy end.In an instant Dorothy was hugging the huge Lion joyfully."I'm SO glad to see you again!" she cried."I am also glad to see you, Dorothy," said the Lion."We've had somefine adventures together, haven't we?""Yes, indeed," she replied."How are you?""As cowardly as ever," the beast answered in a meek voice."Everylittle thing scares me and makes my heart beat fast.But let meintroduce to you a new friend of mine, the Hungry Tiger.""Oh! Are you hungry?" she asked, turning to the other beast, who wasjust then yawning so widely that he displayed two rows of terribleteeth and a mouth big enough to startle anyone."Dreadfully hungry," answered the Tiger, snapping his jaws togetherwith a fierce click."Then why don't you eat something?" she asked."It's no use," said the Tiger sadly."I've tried that, but I alwaysget hungry again.""Why, it is the same with me," said Dorothy."Yet I keep on eating."Page 71 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"But you eat harmless things, so it doesn't matter," replied theTiger."For my part, I'm a savage beast, and have an appetite for allsorts of poor little living creatures, from a chipmunk to fat babies."How dreadful!" said Dorothy."Isn't it, though?" returned the Hungry Tiger, licking his lips withhis long red tongue."Fat babies! Don't they sound delicious? ButI've never eaten any, because my conscience tells me it is wrong.IfI had no conscience I would probably eat the babies and then gethungry again, which would mean that I had sacrificed the poor babiesfor nothing.No; hungry I was born, and hungry I shall die.But I'llnot have any cruel deeds on my conscience to be sorry for.""I think you are a very good tiger," said Dorothy, patting the hugehead of the beast."In that you are mistaken," was the reply."I am a good beast,perhaps, but a disgracefully bad tiger.For it is the nature oftigers to be cruel and ferocious, and in refusing to eat harmlessliving creatures I am acting as no good tiger has ever before acted [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]