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21. Dorothy Receives the Guests
"Weshouldneverthinkofeatingourvisitors,ifwewere,"declaredtheScarecrow;"sopleasedonotworry,foryouwillbeperfectlysafewhileyouremaininOz."
"WhydotheycallyouChick?"theYellowHenaskedthechild.
"BecauseI’manIncubatorBaby,andneverhadanyparents,"repliedtheHeadBooleywag.
"Mychickshaveaparent,andI’mit,"saidBillina.
"I’mgladofthat,"answeredtheCherub,"becausethey’llhavemorefunworryingyouthaniftheywerebroughtupinanIncubator.TheIncubatorneverworries,youknow."
KingJohnDoughhadbroughtforOzma’sbirthdaypresentalovelygingerbreadcrown,withrowsofsmallpearlsarounditandafinebigpearlineachofitsfivepoints.AfterthishadbeenreceivedbyDorothywithproperthanksandplacedonthetablewiththeotherpresents,thevisitorsfromHilandandLolandwereescortedtotheirroomsbytheHighChamberlain.
Theyhadnosoonerdepartedthanthebandbeforethepalacebegantoplayagain,announcingmorearrivals,andastheseweredoubtlessfromforeignpartstheHighChamberlainhurriedbacktoreceivetheminhismostofficialmanner.
