Identifier: dorothywizardino00baum (find matches)
Title: Dorothy and the wizard in Oz; a faithful record of their amazing adventures in an underground world, and how with the aid of their friends Zeb Hugson, Eureka the Kitten, and Jim the Cab-Horse, they finally reached the wonderful Land of Oz
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 Neill, John R. (John Rea), ill
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: Chicago : Reilly & Lee
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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rywise, too. Pah I ril race the miserable wooden donkey any day inthe week! cried the cab-horse. Dorothy did not reply to that. She felt that Jim wouldknow more about the Saw-Horse later on. The time dragged wearily enough to the eager watchers,but finally the Wizard announced that four oclock hadarrived, and Dorothy caught up the kitten and began tomake the signal that had been agreed upon to the far-away,invisible Ozma. Nothing seems to happen, said Zeb, doubtfully. Oh, we must give Ozma time to put on the MagicBelt, replied the girl. She had scarcely spoken the words when she suddenlydisappeared from the cave, and with her went the kitten.There had been no sound of any kind and no warning. Onemoment Dorothy sat beside them with the kitten in her lap,and a moment later the horse, the piglets, the Wizard andthe boy were all that remained in the underground prison. I believe we will soon follow her, announced the Wiz-ard, in a tone of great relief; for I know something about 155 • \
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DOROTHY MADE THE SIGNAL Ozma Uses the Magic Belt the magic of the fairyland that is called the Land of Oz. Letus be ready, for we may be sent for any minute. He put the piglets safely away in his pocket again andthen he and Zeb got into the buggy and sat expectantly uponthe seat. Will it hurt?* asked the boy, in a voice that trembled alittle. Not at all, replied the Wizard. It will all happen asquick as a wink. And that was the way it did happen. The cab-horse gave a nervous start and Zeb began to rubhis eyes to make sure he was not asleep. For they were inthe streets of a beautiful emerald-green city, bathed in agrateful green light that was especially pleasing to theireyes, and surrounded by merry faced people in gorgeousgreen-and-gold costumes of many extraordinary designs. Before them were the jewel-studded gates of a magnifi-cent palace, and now the gates opened slowly as if invitingthem to enter the courtyard, where splendid flowers wereblooming and pretty fountains shot their s

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