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3. A Queer Village

           "

           Thisspeechgreatlysurprisedthelittlegirl,whoasked:

           "HowdidyourMajestyknowmyname?"

           "Why,everybodyknowsyou,mydear,"saidtheFox-King."Don’tyourealizethat?YouarequiteanimportantpersonagesincePrincessOzmaofOzmadeyouherfriend."

           "DoyouknowOzma?"sheasked,wondering.

           "IregrettosaythatIdonot,"heanswered,sadly;"butIhopetomeethersoon.YouknowthePrincessOzmaistocelebrateherbirthdayonthetwenty-firstofthismonth."

           "Isshe?"saidDorothy."Ididn’tknowthat."

           "Yes;itistobethemostbrilliantroyalceremonyeverheldinanycityinFairyland,andIhopeyouwilltrytogetmeaninvitation."

           Dorothythoughtamoment.

           "I’msureOzmawouldinviteyouifIaskedher,"shesaid;"buthowcouldyougettotheLandofOzandtheEmeraldCity?It’sagoodwayfromKansas."

           "Kansas!"heexclaimed,surprised.

           "Why,yes;weareinKansasnow,aren’twe?"shereturned.

           "Whataqueernotion!"criedtheFox-King,beginningtolaugh."WhatevermadeyouthinkthisisKansas?"

           "IleftUncleHenry’sfarmonlyabouttwohoursago;that’sthereason,"shesaid,ratherperplexed.

           "But,tellme,mydear,didyoueverseesowonderfulacityasFoxvilleinKansas?"hequestioned.

           "No,yourMajesty."

           "Andhaven’tyoutraveledfromOztoKansasinlessthanhalfajiffy,bymeansoftheSilverShoesandtheMagicBelt?"

           "Yes,yourMajesty,"sheacknowledged

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