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6. Ozma's Birthday Presents
"That’sreallyclever,mydear,"hesaid,"andIseenoreasonwhywecan’tdoit,justthewayyousay,ifonlywecangetthewildmonkeystoagreetoit."
"Doyouthinkthey’llobject?"askedthegirl.
"Yes;butperhapswecanarguethemintoit.Anyhowit’sworthtrying,andI’llhelpyouifyou’llagreetoletthisSurpriseCakebeapresenttoOzmafromyouandmetogether.I’vebeenwonderingwhatIcouldgiveOzma,andasI’vegottotrainthemonkeysaswellasmakethemsmall,Ithinkyououghttomakemeyourpartner."
"Ofcourse,"saidDorothy;"I’llbegladtodoso."
"Thenit’sabargain,"declaredtheWizard."Wemustgotoseekthosemonkeysatonce,however,foritwilltaketimetotrainthemandwe’llhavetotravelagoodwaytotheGillikinforestswheretheylive."
"I’mreadytogoanytime,"agreedDorothy."ShallweaskOzmatoletustaketheSawhorse?"
TheWizarddidnotanswerthatatonce.Hetooktimetothinkofthesuggestion.
"No,"heansweredatlength,"theRedWagoncouldn’tgetthroughthethickforestsandthere’ssomedangertousingoingintothewildplacestosearchformonkeys.SoIproposewetaketheCowardlyLionandtheHungryTiger.WecanrideontheirbacksaswellasintheRedWagon,andifthereisdangertousfromotherbeasts,thesetwofriendlychampionswillprotectusfromallharm."
"That’sasplendididea!"exclaimedDorothy."Let’sgonowandasktheHungryTigerandtheCowardlyLioniftheywillhelpus.ShallweaskOzmaifwecango?"
"Ithinknot,"saidtheWizard,gettinghishatandhisblackbagofmagictools
