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22. Important Arrivals

           Mydears,theKnooksaremuchnicerthantheylook,fortheirdutyistowaterandcarefortheyoungtreesoftheforest,andtheydotheirworkfaithfullyandwell.It’shardwork,though,anditmakesmyKnookscrookedandgnarled,likethetreesthemselves;buttheirheartsarebigandkind,asaretheheartsofallwhodogoodinourbeautifulworld."

           "I’vereadoftheRylsandKnooks,"saidDorothy,lookingupontheselittleworkerswithinterest.

           SantaClausturnedtotalkwiththeScarecrowandtheTinWoodman,andhealsosaidakindwordtotheshaggyman,andafterwardwentawaytoridetheSaw-HorsearoundtheEmeraldCity."For,"saidhe,"ImustseeallthegrandsightswhileIamhereandhavethechance,andOzmahaspromisedtoletmeridetheSaw-HorsebecauseI’mgettingfatandshortofbreath."

           "Whereareyourreindeer?"askedPolychrome.

           "Ileftthemathome,foritistoowarmfortheminthissunnycountry,"heanswered."They’reusedtowinterweatherwhentheytravel."

           Inaflashhewasgone,andtheRylsandKnookswithhim;buttheycouldallhearthegoldenhoofsoftheSaw-Horseringingonthemarblepavementoutside,asheprancedawaywithhisnoblerider.

           Presentlythebandplayedagain,andtheHighChamberlainannounced:

           "HerGraciousMajesty,theQueenofMerryland."

           Theylookedearnestlytodiscoverwhomthisqueenmightbe,andsawadvancinguptheroomanexquisitewaxdolldressedindaintyfluffsandrufflesandspangledgown.ShewasalmostasbigasButton-Bright,andhercheeksandmouthandeyebrowwereprettilypaintedindelicatecolors.

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