30. How the Story of Oz Came to an End

           ThewriteroftheseOzstorieshasreceivedalittlenotefromPrincessDorothyofOzwhich,foratime,hasmadehimfeelratherdisconcerted.Thenotewaswrittenonabroad,whitefeatherfromastork’swing,anditsaid:

           "YOUWILLNEVERHEARANYTHINGMOREABOUTOZ,BECAUSEWEARENOWCUTOFFFOREVERFROMALLTHERESTOFTHEWORLD.BUTTOTOANDIWILLALWAYSLOVEYOUANDALLTHEOTHERCHILDRENWHOLOVEUS.

           "DOROTHYGALE."

           Thisseemedtometoobad,atfirst,forOzisaveryinterestingfairyland.Still,wehavenorighttofeelgrieved,forwehavehadenoughofthehistoryoftheLandofOztofillsixstorybooks,andfromitsquaintpeopleandtheirstrangeadventureswehavebeenabletolearnmanyusefulandamusingthings.

           SogoodlucktolittleDorothyandhercompanions.Maytheylivelongintheirinvisiblecountryandbeveryhappy!