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The Wonderful City of Oz
Shecouldnotunderstandhowallherplanstodestroythesestrangershadfailed; butshewasapowerfulWitch,aswellasawickedone,andshesoonmadeuphermindhowtoact.
Therewas,inhercupboard,aGoldenCap,withacircleofdiamondsandrubiesrunningroundit. ThisGoldenCaphadacharm. WhoeverowneditcouldcallthreetimesupontheWingedMonkeys,whowouldobeyanyordertheyweregiven.Butnopersoncouldcommandthesestrangecreaturesmorethanthreetimes. TwicealreadytheWickedWitchhadusedthecharmoftheCap. OncewaswhenshehadmadetheWinkiesherslaves,andsetherselftoruleovertheircountry.TheWingedMonkeyshadhelpedherdothis. ThesecondtimewaswhenshehadfoughtagainsttheGreatOzhimself,anddrivenhimoutofthelandoftheWest.TheWingedMonkeyshadalsohelpedherindoingthis. OnlyoncemorecouldsheusethisGoldenCap,forwhichreasonshedidnotliketodosountilallherotherpowerswereexhausted. Butnowthatherfiercewolvesandherwildcrowsandherstingingbeesweregone,andherslaveshadbeenscaredawaybytheCowardlyLion,shesawtherewasonlyonewaylefttodestroyDorothyandherfriends.
SotheWickedWitchtooktheGoldenCapfromhercupboardandplacedituponherhead. Thenshestooduponherleftfootandsaidslowly:
"Ep-pe,pep-pe,kak-ke!"
Nextshestooduponherrightfootandsaid:
"Hil-lo,hol-lo,hel-lo!"
