6. Ozma's Birthday Presents

           WhenCap’nBillandTrotandtheGlassCathadstartedforthehiddenislandinthefar-offrivertogettheMagicFlower,DorothywonderedagainwhatshecouldgiveOzmaonherbirthday.ShemetthePatchworkGirlandsaid:

           "WhatareyougoingtogiveOzmaforabirthdaypresent?"

           "I’vewrittenasongforher,"answeredthestrangePatchworkGirl,whowentbythenameof"Scraps,"andwho,throughstuffedwithcotton,hadafairassortmentofmixedbrains."It’sasplendidsongandthechorusrunsthisway:

           Iamcrazy;

           You’readaisy,

           Ozmadear;

           I’mdemented;

           You’recontented,

           Ozmadear;

           Iampatchedandgayandglary;

           You’reasweetandlovelyfairy;

           Mayyourbirthdaysallbehappy,

           Ozmadear!"

           "Howdoyoulikeit,Dorothy?"inquiredthePatchworkGirl.

           "Isitgoodpoetry,Scraps?"askedDorothy,doubtfully.

           "It’sasgoodasanyordinarysong,"wasthereply."Ihavegivenitadandytitle,too.Ishallcallthesong:’WhenOzmaHasaBirthday,Everybody’sSuretoBeGay,forSheCannotHelptheFactThatSheWasBorn.’"

           "That’saprettylongtitle,Scraps,"saidDorothy.

           "Thatmakesitstylish,"repliedthePatchworkGirl,turningasomersaultandalightingononestuffedfoot."Now-a-daysthetitlesaresometimeslongerthanthesongs."

           Dorothyleftherandwalkedslowlytowardtheplace,whereshemettheTinWoodmanjustgoingupthefrontsteps.

           "WhatareyougoingtogiveOzmaonherbirthday?"sheasked.

           "It’sasecret,butI’lltellyou,"repliedtheTinWoodman,whowasEmperoroftheWinkies.