Путешествие в Страну Оз

           QueenZixiofIxcameafter;thenJohnDoughandtheCherub,withtherubberbearnamedParaBruinstruttingbetweenthemonitshindlegs;thentheQueenofMerryland,escortedbyherwoodensoldiers;thenKingBudofNolandandhissister,thePrincessFluff;thentheQueenofEvandhertenroyalchildren;thentheBraidedManandtheCandyMan,sidebyside;thenKingDoxofFoxvilleandKingKik-a-brayofDunkiton,whobythistimehadbecomegoodfriends;andfinallyJohnnyDooit,inhisleatherapron,smokinghislongpipe.

           Thesewonderfulpersonageswerenotmoreheartilycheeredbythepeoplethanwerethosewhofollowedafterthemintheprocession.Dorothywasageneralfavorite,andshewalkedarminarmwiththeScarecrow,whowasbelovedbyall.ThencamePolychromeandButton-Bright,andthepeoplelovedtheRainbow’sprettyDaughterandthebeautifulblue-eyedboyassoonastheysawthem.Theshaggymaninhisshaggynewsuitattractedmuchattentionbecausehewassuchanovelty.Withregularstepstrampedthemachine-manTik-tok,andtherewasmorecheeringwhentheWizardofOzfollowedintheprocession.TheWoggle-BugandJackPumpkinheadwerenext,andbehindthemGlindatheSorceressandtheGoodWitchoftheNorth.FinallycameBillina,withherbroodofchickenstowhomshecluckedanxiouslytokeepthemtogetherandtohastenthemalongsotheywouldnotdelaytheprocession.

           Anotherbandfollowed,thistimetheTinBandoftheEmperoroftheWinkies,playingabeautifulmarchcalled,"There’sNoPlateLikeTin.