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16. The Glass Cat Finds the Black Bag
WhenOzmacutsthecakethemonkeyswilljumpoutontothetableanddotheirtricks.ThenextdayIwillbringthembacktotheforestandmakethembigasever,andthey’llhavesomeexcitingstoriestotelltheirfriends.Whatdoyousay,Rango?"
"Isayno!"answeredtheGrayApe."Iwon’thavemymonkeysenchantedandmadetodotricksfortheOzpeople."
"Verywell,"saidtheWizardcalmly;"thenI’llgo.Come,Dorothy,"hecalledtothelittlegirl,"let’sstartonourjourney."
"Aren’tyougoingtosavethosesixmonkeyswhoaregiantsoldiers?"askedRango,anxiously.
"WhyshouldI?"returnedtheWizard."IfyouwillnotdomethefavorIask,youcannotexpectmetofavoryou."
"Waitaminute,"saidtheGrayApe."I’vechangedmymind.Ifyouwilltreatthetwelvemonkeysnicelyandbringthemsafelybacktotheforest,I’llletyoutakethem."
"Thankyou,"repliedtheWizard,cheerfully."We’llgoatonceandsavethosegiantsoldiers."
Soallthepartylefttheclearingandproceededtotheplacewherethegiantsstillstoodamongthetrees.Hundredsofmonkeys,apes,baboonsandorangoutangshadgatheredround,andtheirwildchattercouldbeheardamileaway.ButtheGrayApesoonhushedthebabelofsounds,andtheWizardlostnotimeinbreakingtheenchantments.Firstoneandthenanothergiantsoldierdisappearedandbecameanordinarymonkeyagain,andthesixwereshortlyreturnedtotheirfriendsintheirproperforms.