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3. The Arrival of the Wizard
Yousee,thereisnothingupmysleeveandnothingconcealedaboutmyperson.Also,myhatisquiteempty."Hetookoffhishatandhelditupsidedown,shakingitbriskly.
"Letmeseeit,"saidtheSorcerer.
Hetookthehatandexamineditcarefully,returningitafterwardtotheWizard.
"Now,"saidthelittleman,"Iwillcreatesomethingoutofnothing."
Heplacedthehatupontheglassfloor,madeapasswithhishand,andthenremovedthehat,displayingalittlewhitepigletnobiggerthanamouse,whichbegantorunaroundhereandthereandtogruntandsquealinatiny,shrillvoice.
Thepeoplewatcheditintently,fortheyhadneverseenapigbefore,bigorlittle.TheWizardreachedout,caughttheweecreatureinhishand,andholdingitsheadbetweenonethumbandfingeranditstailbetweentheotherthumbandfingerhepulleditapart,eachofthetwopartsbecomingawholeandseparatepigletinaninstant.
Heplacedoneuponthefloor,sothatitcouldrunaround,andpulledaparttheother,makingthreepigletsinall;andthenoneofthesewaspulledapart,makingfourpiglets.TheWizardcontinuedthissurprisingperformanceuntilninetinypigletswererunningaboutathisfeet,allsquealingandgruntinginaverycomicalway.
"Now,"saidtheWizardofOz,"havingcreatedsomethingfromnothing,Iwillmakesomethingnothingagain."
Withthishecaughtuptwoofthepigletsandpushedthemtogether,sothatthetwowereone.Thenhecaughtupanotherpigletandpusheditintothefirst,whereitdisappeared.
