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14. Dorothy Tries to be Brave
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"IdidthatbecausetheycamefromtheEmeraldCity,"repliedtheKing;"andIhadnogreenornamentsinmycollectionuntilnow.Ithinktheywilllookquitepretty,mixedwiththeothers.Don’tyou?"
TheStewardgaveanangrygrunt.
"Haveyourownway,sinceyouaretheKing,"hegrowled."Butifyoucometogriefthroughyourcarelessness,rememberthatItoldyouso.IfIworethemagicbeltwhichenablesyoutoworkallyourtransformations,andgivesyousomuchotherpower,IamsureIwouldmakeamuchwiserandbetterKingthanyouare."
"Oh,ceaseyourtiresomechatter!"commandedtheKing,gettingangryagain."BecauseyouaremyChiefStewardyouhaveanideayoucanscoldmeasmuchasyouplease.Buttheverynexttimeyoubecomeimpudent,Iwillsendyoutoworkinthefurnaces,andgetanotherNometofillyourplace.Nowfollowmetomychamber,forIamgoingtobed.AndseethatIamwakenedearlytomorrowmorning.Iwanttoenjoythefunoftransformingtherestofthesepeopleintoornaments."
"WhatcolorwillyoumaketheKansasgirl?"askedtheSteward.
"Gray,Ithink,"saidhisMajesty.
"AndtheScarecrowandthemachineman?"
"Oh,theyshallbeofsolidgold,becausetheyaresouglyinreallife."
Thenthevoicesdiedaway,andBillinaknewthattheKingandhisStewardhadlefttheroom.Shefixedupsomeofhertailfeathersthatwerenotstraight,andthentuckedherheadunderherwingagainandwenttosleep.
InthemorningDorothyandtheLionandTigerweregiventheirbreakfastintheirrooms,andafterwardjoinedtheKinginhisthroneroom.
