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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

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