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The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible
SoIbelievethebestwaytogetacrossthedesertwillbethroughtheair. Now,itisquitebeyondmypowerstomakeacyclone; butI’vebeenthinkingthematterover,andIbelieveIcanmakeaballoon."
"How?"askedDorothy.
"Aballoon,"saidOz,"ismadeofsilk,whichiscoatedwithgluetokeepthegasinit. IhaveplentyofsilkinthePalace,soitwillbenotroubletomaketheballoon. Butinallthiscountrythereisnogastofilltheballoonwith,tomakeitfloat."
"Ifitwon’tfloat,"remarkedDorothy,"itwillbeofnousetous."
"True,"answeredOz. "Butthereisanotherwaytomakeitfloat,whichistofillitwithhotair. Hotairisn’tasgoodasgas,foriftheairshouldgetcoldtheballoonwouldcomedowninthedesert,andweshouldbelost."
"We!"exclaimedthegirl. "Areyougoingwithme?"
"Yes,ofcourse,"repliedOz. "Iamtiredofbeingsuchahumbug. IfIshouldgooutofthisPalacemypeoplewouldsoondiscoverIamnotaWizard,andthentheywouldbevexedwithmeforhavingdeceivedthem. SoIhavetostayshutupintheseroomsallday,anditgetstiresome. I’dmuchrathergobacktoKansaswithyouandbeinacircusagain."
"Ishallbegladtohaveyourcompany,"saidDorothy.
"Thankyou,"heanswered. "Now,ifyouwillhelpmesewthesilktogether,wewillbegintoworkonourballoon."
SoDorothytookaneedleandthread,andasfastasOzcutthestripsofsilkintopropershapethegirlsewedthemneatlytogether.
