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23. The Grand Banquet
IamquitesurethatonlyinFairylandcouldsuchadeliciousrepastbeprepared.Thedisheswereofpreciousmetalssetwithbrilliantjewelsandthegoodthingstoeatwhichwereplaceduponthemwerecountlessinnumberandofexquisiteflavor.Severalpresent,suchastheCandyMan,theRubberBear,Tik-tok,andtheScarecrow,werenotmadesotheycouldeat,andtheQueenofMerrylandcontentedherselfwithasmalldishofsawdust;buttheseenjoyedthepompandglitterofthegorgeoussceneasmuchasdidthosewhofeasted.
TheWoggle-Bugreadhis"OdetoOzma,"whichwaswritteninverygoodrhythmandwaswellreceivedbythecompany.TheWizardaddedtotheentertainmentbymakingabigpieappearbeforeDorothy,andwhenthelittlegirlcutthepietheninetinypigletsleapedoutofitanddancedaroundthetable,whiletheorchestraplayedamerrytune.Thisamusedthecompanyverymuch,buttheywereevenmorepleasedwhenPolychrome,whosehungerhadbeeneasilysatisfied,rosefromthetableandperformedhergracefulandbewilderingRainbowDanceforthem.Whenitwasended,thepeopleclappedtheirhandsandtheanimalsclappedtheirpaws,whileBillinacackledandtheDonkeyKingbrayedapproval
