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The Rescue
"ItiswritteninsidetheGoldenCap,"repliedtheQueenoftheMice. "ButifyouaregoingtocalltheWingedMonkeyswemustrunaway,fortheyarefullofmischiefandthinkitgreatfuntoplagueus."
"Won’ttheyhurtme?"askedthegirlanxiously.
"Oh,no.TheymustobeytheweareroftheCap. Good-bye!" Andshescamperedoutofsight,withallthemicehurryingafterher.
DorothylookedinsidetheGoldenCapandsawsomewordswrittenuponthelining. These,shethought,mustbethecharm,soshereadthedirectionscarefullyandputtheCapuponherhead.
"Ep-pe,pep-pe,kak-ke!"shesaid,standingonherleftfoot.
"Whatdidyousay?"askedtheScarecrow,whodidnotknowwhatshewasdoing.
"Hil-lo,hol-lo,hel-lo!"Dorothywenton,standingthistimeonherrightfoot.
"Hello!"repliedtheTinWoodmancalmly.
"Ziz-zy,zuz-zy,zik!"saidDorothy,whowasnowstandingonbothfeet. Thisendedthesayingofthecharm,andtheyheardagreatchatteringandflappingofwings,asthebandofWingedMonkeysflewuptothem.
TheKingbowedlowbeforeDorothy,andasked, "Whatisyourcommand?"
"WewishtogototheEmeraldCity,"saidthechild,"andwehavelostourway."
"Wewillcarryyou,"repliedtheKing,andnosoonerhadhespokenthantwooftheMonkeyscaughtDorothyintheirarmsandflewawaywithher.
