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19. The King of Ev

           

           Beforelongthecavalcadearrivedattheroyalpalace,whereagreatcrowdofpeoplehadgatheredtowelcometheirQueenandhertenchildren.Therewasmuchshoutingandcheering,andthepeoplethrewflowersintheirpath,andeveryfaceworeahappysmile.

           TheyfoundthePrincessLangwidereinhermirroredchamber,whereshewasadmiringoneofherhandsomestheads--onewithrichchestnuthair,dreamywalnuteyesandashapelyhickorynutnose.ShewasverygladtoberelievedofherdutiestothepeopleofEv,andtheQueengraciouslypermittedhertoretainherroomsandhercabinetofheadsaslongasshelived.

           ThentheQueentookhereldestsonoutuponabalconythatoverlookedthecrowdofsubjectsgatheredbelow,andsaidtothem:

           "Hereisyourfutureruler,KingEvardoFifteenth.Heisfifteenyearsofage,hasfifteensilverbucklesonhisjacketandisthefifteenthEvardotorulethelandofEv."

           Thepeopleshoutedtheirapprovalfifteentimes,andeventheWheelers,someofwhomwerepresent,loudlypromisedtoobeythenewKing.

           SotheQueenplacedabigcrownofgold,setwithrubies,uponEvardo’shead,andthrewanerminerobeoverhisshoulders,andproclaimedhimKing;andhebowedgratefullytoallhissubjectsandthenwentawaytoseeifhecouldfindanycakeintheroyalpantry.

           OzmaofOzandherpeople,aswellasDorothy,TiktokandBillina,weresplendidlyentertainedbytheQueenmother,whoowedallherhappinesstotheirkindoffices;andthateveningtheyellowhenwaspubliclypresentedwithabeautifulnecklaceofpearlsandsapphires,asatokenofesteemfromthenewKing.

           

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