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.""Well, I don't think my parents would want to behere," said the little boy positively, "for my fatheris a college professor.""He might like to meet Professor H.M.Woggle-bug, T.E., head of the Royal College of Athletic Sci-ences, near the Emerald City," said the Tin Wood-man."The professor is a very interesting characterwho has invented many marvelous pills, such as thesquare meal tablet, which gives you the equivalentof a full meal in one small pill.""Wonder how it tastes?" murmured Percy to him-self."Do you think that I might see Ozma and ask herto send me home?" inquired the boy anxiously."Tomorrow we can travel to the Emerald City, andI shall present you to her royal highness," kindly re-plied the Tin Woodman."I feel sorry for you, for Ipossess a kind and sympathetic heart which was giv-en to me by the Wonderful Wizard many years ago."This statement cheered up the small boy, whohoped to see an end to his odd adventures soon.By this time, it was growing late; so the Tin Wood-man, who saw that his small visitor was very weary,Page 62 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlsuggested that Jam wait until morning to finish tell-ing the story of his adventures.A servant showedthe boy and the rat to a fine tin bedroom, where Jamsoon fell asleep in a tin bed, with Percy fast asleepon a rug on the tin floor beneath a window whichoverlooked the beautiful gardens of the tin castle.CHAPTER 11Dorothy and the ScarecrowJoin the PartyJAM slept late the next morning.He was veryweary from his journey.When he awoke the sunwas shining brightly, and he could hear birds sing-ing in the trees outside his window.Percy was sit-ting up, yawning and stretching, and when he sawthat Jam was awake he said,"Good morning, kiddo.We're off to the EmeraldCity today, aren't we? I wonder if I could prevailupon this Ozma person to enchant me in some wayso that I'd stay big without having to keep up a dietof magic muffin? If the Tin Woodman hacks downthat tree, my goose is cooked.I'm getting used tobeing a curiosity, and I don't want to be just an ordi-nary white rat again.""Maybe she will," said Jam."I'm beginning tothink that almost anything is possible in the Landof Oz."The little boy was hungry, so he set out in searchPage 63 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlof his host, the Tin Woodman, whom he found wait-ing in the room he had been in the night before.TheEmperor immediately ordered a fine breakfast forhis guests and chatted with them while they ate.After the meal he asked Jam to relate the rest of hisadventures, but before the boy could begin, theywere interrupted by a servant who announced:"Her Royal Highness, the Princess Dorothy of Ozand the wise and illustrious Scarecrow to see theEmperor of the Winkies.""Show them in!" cried the delighted Nick Chopper."Show them in!"In a moment a lovely little girl with golden hairentered the room, followed by the oddest characteryet seen by Jam or Percy.It was a real, live Scare-crow, stuffed with straw, wisps of which were stick-ing out of his body.He was dressed in a faded bluecostume, similar to the standard garb of the inhabi-tants of Oz, complete with blue boots that turned upat the toes and an old blue hat with round brim andpointed crown.The Tin Woodman shook hands with Dorothy andembraced the Scarecrow.It seemed to Jam theymust all be old friends."I am so happy to see you," smiled the Tin Man."We decided to pay you a little visit," said Dor-othy, "because Ozma has gone to the Quadling coun-try for a few days to visit Glinda.""Excellent," cried the Tin Woodman."But pleaseforgive my rudeness.I have not introduced myPage 64 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlguests.May I present Jam from Ohio in the UnitedStates and his friend, Percy, the giant white rat.These are Dorothy Gale from Kansas, now a Princessof Oz, and my old and dear friend, the Scarecrow."Dorothy gazed with wonder at Percy, while Jamstared at the Scarecrow.After a moment Dorothysaid, "How did you get to Oz from Ohio?""And where did such a large rat come from?"added the Scarecrow."I came by Collapsible Kite, quite by accident," saidJam, "and I am very anxious to get home again.Ihad hoped that Ozma would know some way to getme there.""We had planned to go to the Emerald City today,"explained the Tin Woodman; "but if Ozma is visitingGlinda, the Good, we shall have to wait until she hasreturned to see her."Jam was very much disappointed when he heardthis, for even a few days' delay in returning homewas discouraging."Jam was just getting ready to finish the strangestory of his adventures," said Nick Chopper, the TinWoodman, "when you arrived.I'm sure that you willwant to hear the story, too."He briefly told as much of Jam's story as he knew,including the part about Terp, the Terrible, and howPercy had grown larger by eating a bit of the magicmuffin.The Scarecrow and Dorothy were fascinatedby this tale and begged Jam to continue, so he told oftheir escape from the Equinots and their adventure onPage 65 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlKite Island."Now I want to go home," he finished, "but if Ozmais not at home, I guess I'll just have to wait.""Why do you have to see Ozma about gettinghome?" the little girl asked."Why not have yourkite fly you back, now that it has been repaired?""I don't know the way home," Jam explained."Thewind blew me here, but it might not blow me homeagain.""Anyway, I wanted to ask her to make me perma-nently big," said Percy, "For a white rat of my sizeis much more of a curiosity than one of the regularsize.""All very true," said the Scarecrow, "and probablywithin the power of Ozma and her consultant, theWizard of Oz.""I can sympathize with you," Dorothy said to Jam,"for I remember how anxious I was to return homewhen I first came to Oz and Aunt Em and Uncle Henrywere still in Kansas.I am sure that Ozma will helpyou when she returns from the south.""In the meantime," said the Tin Woodman, "wecould all go to the Gilliken Country and see if we coulddestroy the magic muffin tree and rid the HiddenValley of Terp, the Terrible, who has made their livesso miserable.""A splendid idea," said the Scarecrow, "and I forone am in favor of it.All in favor say, 'Aye.'""I think it would be lots of fun," exclaimed Dor-othy."We always have such good times togetherPage 66 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlwhen we travel over the countryside.""I might as well go along, too," said Jam, "I can'tget home until I've seen Ozma, and I'd like to helpyou because you've all been so kind to me.""Count me in, too, kiddos," said Percy."I'll beglad to help get rid of Terp.Maybe I can get a sup-ply of the magic muffins while we're there and keepmy new size for a while, anyway [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.""Well, I don't think my parents would want to behere," said the little boy positively, "for my fatheris a college professor.""He might like to meet Professor H.M.Woggle-bug, T.E., head of the Royal College of Athletic Sci-ences, near the Emerald City," said the Tin Wood-man."The professor is a very interesting characterwho has invented many marvelous pills, such as thesquare meal tablet, which gives you the equivalentof a full meal in one small pill.""Wonder how it tastes?" murmured Percy to him-self."Do you think that I might see Ozma and ask herto send me home?" inquired the boy anxiously."Tomorrow we can travel to the Emerald City, andI shall present you to her royal highness," kindly re-plied the Tin Woodman."I feel sorry for you, for Ipossess a kind and sympathetic heart which was giv-en to me by the Wonderful Wizard many years ago."This statement cheered up the small boy, whohoped to see an end to his odd adventures soon.By this time, it was growing late; so the Tin Wood-man, who saw that his small visitor was very weary,Page 62 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlsuggested that Jam wait until morning to finish tell-ing the story of his adventures.A servant showedthe boy and the rat to a fine tin bedroom, where Jamsoon fell asleep in a tin bed, with Percy fast asleepon a rug on the tin floor beneath a window whichoverlooked the beautiful gardens of the tin castle.CHAPTER 11Dorothy and the ScarecrowJoin the PartyJAM slept late the next morning.He was veryweary from his journey.When he awoke the sunwas shining brightly, and he could hear birds sing-ing in the trees outside his window.Percy was sit-ting up, yawning and stretching, and when he sawthat Jam was awake he said,"Good morning, kiddo.We're off to the EmeraldCity today, aren't we? I wonder if I could prevailupon this Ozma person to enchant me in some wayso that I'd stay big without having to keep up a dietof magic muffin? If the Tin Woodman hacks downthat tree, my goose is cooked.I'm getting used tobeing a curiosity, and I don't want to be just an ordi-nary white rat again.""Maybe she will," said Jam."I'm beginning tothink that almost anything is possible in the Landof Oz."The little boy was hungry, so he set out in searchPage 63 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlof his host, the Tin Woodman, whom he found wait-ing in the room he had been in the night before.TheEmperor immediately ordered a fine breakfast forhis guests and chatted with them while they ate.After the meal he asked Jam to relate the rest of hisadventures, but before the boy could begin, theywere interrupted by a servant who announced:"Her Royal Highness, the Princess Dorothy of Ozand the wise and illustrious Scarecrow to see theEmperor of the Winkies.""Show them in!" cried the delighted Nick Chopper."Show them in!"In a moment a lovely little girl with golden hairentered the room, followed by the oddest characteryet seen by Jam or Percy.It was a real, live Scare-crow, stuffed with straw, wisps of which were stick-ing out of his body.He was dressed in a faded bluecostume, similar to the standard garb of the inhabi-tants of Oz, complete with blue boots that turned upat the toes and an old blue hat with round brim andpointed crown.The Tin Woodman shook hands with Dorothy andembraced the Scarecrow.It seemed to Jam theymust all be old friends."I am so happy to see you," smiled the Tin Man."We decided to pay you a little visit," said Dor-othy, "because Ozma has gone to the Quadling coun-try for a few days to visit Glinda.""Excellent," cried the Tin Woodman."But pleaseforgive my rudeness.I have not introduced myPage 64 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlguests.May I present Jam from Ohio in the UnitedStates and his friend, Percy, the giant white rat.These are Dorothy Gale from Kansas, now a Princessof Oz, and my old and dear friend, the Scarecrow."Dorothy gazed with wonder at Percy, while Jamstared at the Scarecrow.After a moment Dorothysaid, "How did you get to Oz from Ohio?""And where did such a large rat come from?"added the Scarecrow."I came by Collapsible Kite, quite by accident," saidJam, "and I am very anxious to get home again.Ihad hoped that Ozma would know some way to getme there.""We had planned to go to the Emerald City today,"explained the Tin Woodman; "but if Ozma is visitingGlinda, the Good, we shall have to wait until she hasreturned to see her."Jam was very much disappointed when he heardthis, for even a few days' delay in returning homewas discouraging."Jam was just getting ready to finish the strangestory of his adventures," said Nick Chopper, the TinWoodman, "when you arrived.I'm sure that you willwant to hear the story, too."He briefly told as much of Jam's story as he knew,including the part about Terp, the Terrible, and howPercy had grown larger by eating a bit of the magicmuffin.The Scarecrow and Dorothy were fascinatedby this tale and begged Jam to continue, so he told oftheir escape from the Equinots and their adventure onPage 65 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlKite Island."Now I want to go home," he finished, "but if Ozmais not at home, I guess I'll just have to wait.""Why do you have to see Ozma about gettinghome?" the little girl asked."Why not have yourkite fly you back, now that it has been repaired?""I don't know the way home," Jam explained."Thewind blew me here, but it might not blow me homeagain.""Anyway, I wanted to ask her to make me perma-nently big," said Percy, "For a white rat of my sizeis much more of a curiosity than one of the regularsize.""All very true," said the Scarecrow, "and probablywithin the power of Ozma and her consultant, theWizard of Oz.""I can sympathize with you," Dorothy said to Jam,"for I remember how anxious I was to return homewhen I first came to Oz and Aunt Em and Uncle Henrywere still in Kansas.I am sure that Ozma will helpyou when she returns from the south.""In the meantime," said the Tin Woodman, "wecould all go to the Gilliken Country and see if we coulddestroy the magic muffin tree and rid the HiddenValley of Terp, the Terrible, who has made their livesso miserable.""A splendid idea," said the Scarecrow, "and I forone am in favor of it.All in favor say, 'Aye.'""I think it would be lots of fun," exclaimed Dor-othy."We always have such good times togetherPage 66 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlwhen we travel over the countryside.""I might as well go along, too," said Jam, "I can'tget home until I've seen Ozma, and I'd like to helpyou because you've all been so kind to me.""Count me in, too, kiddos," said Percy."I'll beglad to help get rid of Terp.Maybe I can get a sup-ply of the magic muffins while we're there and keepmy new size for a while, anyway [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]