Волшебство страны Оз

           BiniAru,havingdiscoveredthesecretofinstanttransformation,whichrequirednotoolsorpowdersorotherchemicalsorherbsandalwaysworkedperfectly,wasreluctanttohavesuchawonderfuldiscoveryentirelyunknownorlosttoallhumanknowledge.Hedecidednottouseitagain,sinceOzmahadforbiddenhimtodoso,buthereflectedthatOzmawasagirlandsometimemightchangehermindandallowhersubjectstopracticemagic,inwhichcaseBiniArucouldagaintransformhimselfandothersatwill,—unless,ofcourse,heforgothowtopronouncePyrzqxglinthemeantime.

           Aftergivingthemattercarefulthought,hedecidedtowritetheword,andhowitshouldbepronounced,insomesecretplace,sothathecouldfinditaftermanyyears,butwherenooneelsecouldeverfindit.

           Thatwasacleveridea,butwhatbotheredtheoldSorcererwastofindasecretplace.HewanderedallovertheSauceratthetopofMountMunch,butfoundnoplaceinwhichtowritethesecretwordwhereothersmightnotbelikelytostumbleuponit.Sofinallyhedecideditmustbewrittensomewhereinhisownhouse.

           BiniAruhadawifenamedMopsiAruwhowasfamousformakingfinehuckleberrypies,andhehadasonnamedKikiAruwhowasnotfamousatall.Hewasnotedasbeingcrossanddisagreeablebecausehewasnothappy,andhewasnothappybecausehewantedtogodownthemountainandvisitthebigworldbelowandhisfatherwouldnotlethim.NoonepaidanyattentiontoKikiAru,becausehedidn’tamounttoanything,anyway.

           OnceayeartherewasafestivalonMountMunchwhichalltheHyupsattended.