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8. How the Grand Gallipoot Joined The Nomes
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"Goon!"growledtheGrandGallipoot.
"OncetheNomeKingenslavedtheRoyalFamilyofEv--anothergoody-goodylotthatwedetest,"saidtheGeneral."ButOzmainterfered,althoughitwasnoneofherbusiness,andmarchedherarmyagainstus.WithherwasaKansasgirlnamedDorothy,andaYellowHen,andtheymarcheddirectlyintotheNomeKing’scavern.TheretheyliberatedourslavesfromEvandstoleKingRoquat’sMagicBelt,whichtheycarriedawaywiththem.SonowourKingismakingatunnelunderthedeadlydesert,sowecanmarchthroughittotheEmeraldCity.WhenwegettherewemeantoconqueranddestroyallthelandandrecapturetheMagicBelt."
Againhepaused,andagaintheGrandGallipootgrowled:
"Goon!"
Guphtriedtothinkwhattosaynext,andahappythoughtsoonoccurredtohim.
"Wewantyoutohelpusinthisconquest,"heannounced,"forweneedthemightyaidoftheGrowleywogsinordertomakesurethatweshallnotbedefeated.Youarethestrongestpeopleinalltheworld,andyouhategoodandhappycreaturesasmuchasweNomesdo.IamsureitwillbearealpleasuretoyoutoteardownthebeautifulEmeraldCity,andinreturnforyourvaluableassistancewewillallowyoutobringbacktoyourcountrytenthousandpeopleofOz,tobeyourslaves."
"Twentythousand!"growledtheGrandGallipoot.
"Allright,wepromiseyoutwentythousand,"agreedtheGeneral.
