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16. The Glass Cat Finds the Black Bag

           WhenOzmacutsthecakethemonkeyswilljumpoutontothetableanddotheirtricks.ThenextdayIwillbringthembacktotheforestandmakethembigasever,andthey’llhavesomeexcitingstoriestotelltheirfriends.Whatdoyousay,Rango?"

           "Isayno!"answeredtheGrayApe."Iwon’thavemymonkeysenchantedandmadetodotricksfortheOzpeople."

           "Verywell,"saidtheWizardcalmly;"thenI’llgo.Come,Dorothy,"hecalledtothelittlegirl,"let’sstartonourjourney."

           "Aren’tyougoingtosavethosesixmonkeyswhoaregiantsoldiers?"askedRango,anxiously.

           "WhyshouldI?"returnedtheWizard."IfyouwillnotdomethefavorIask,youcannotexpectmetofavoryou."

           "Waitaminute,"saidtheGrayApe."I’vechangedmymind.Ifyouwilltreatthetwelvemonkeysnicelyandbringthemsafelybacktotheforest,I’llletyoutakethem."

           "Thankyou,"repliedtheWizard,cheerfully."We’llgoatonceandsavethosegiantsoldiers."

           Soallthepartylefttheclearingandproceededtotheplacewherethegiantsstillstoodamongthetrees.Hundredsofmonkeys,apes,baboonsandorangoutangshadgatheredround,andtheirwildchattercouldbeheardamileaway.ButtheGrayApesoonhushedthebabelofsounds,andtheWizardlostnotimeinbreakingtheenchantments.Firstoneandthenanothergiantsoldierdisappearedandbecameanordinarymonkeyagain,andthesixwereshortlyreturnedtotheirfriendsintheirproperforms.

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