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           Whileheconsideredthisquestionhediscoverednearhimagreattreewhichhadahollowtrunk,andtherewasaroundholeinthistree,aboutthreefeetabovetheground.TheWizardFoxdecideditwouldbesaferforhimtohideinsidethehollowtree,sohesprangintotheholeandcroucheddowninthehollow,sothathiseyesjustcametotheedgeoftheholebywhichhehadentered,andfromherehewatchedtheformsofthetwoLi-Mon-Eags.

           "Thisismyplan,"saidtheNometoKiki,speakingsolowthattheWizardcouldonlyheartherumbleofhisvoice."Sinceyoucantransformanythingintoanyformyouwish,wewilltransformthesemonkeysintoanarmy,andwiththatarmywewillconquertheOzpeople."

           "Themonkeyswon’tmakemuchofanarmy,"objectedKiki.

           "Weneedagreatarmy,butnotanumerousone,"respondedtheNome."Youwilltransformeachmonkeyintoagiantman,dressedinafineuniformandarmedwithasharpsword.Therearefiftymonkeysoverthereandfiftygiantswouldmakeasbiganarmyasweneed."

           "Whatwilltheydowiththeswords?"askedKiki."NothingcankilltheOzpeople."

           "True,"saidRuggedo."TheOzpeoplecannotbekilled,buttheycanbecutintosmallpieces,andwhileeverypiecewillstillbealive,wecanscatterthepiecesaroundsothattheywillbequitehelpless.Therefore,theOzpeoplewillbeafraidoftheswordsofourarmy,andwewillconquerthemwithease."

           "Thatseemslikeagoodidea,"repliedtheboy,approvingly."Andinsuchacase,weneednotbotherwiththeotherbeastsoftheforest.