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8. The Hungry Tiger
AroundthisimportantgroupwasrangedtheArmyofOz,andasDorothylookedatthehandsomeuniformsoftheTwenty-Sevenshesaid:
"Why,theyseemtobeallofficers."
"Theyare,allexceptone,"answeredtheTinWoodman."IhaveinmyArmyeightGenerals,sixColonels,sevenMajorsandfiveCaptains,besidesoneprivateforthemtocommand.I’dliketopromotetheprivate,forIbelievenoprivateshouldeverbeinpubliclife;andI’vealsonoticedthatofficersusuallyfightbetterandaremorereliablethancommonsoldiers.Besides,theofficersaremoreimportantlooking,andlenddignitytoourarmy."
"Nodoubtyouareright,"saidDorothy,seatingherselfbesideOzma.
"Andnow,"announcedthegirlishRulerofOz,"wewillholdasolemnconferencetodecidethebestmannerofliberatingtheroyalfamilyofthisfairLandofEvfromtheirlongimprisonment."
