9. How the Wogglebug Taught Athletics

           ItdidnottakeDorothylongtoestablishherselfinhernewhome,forsheknewthepeopleandthemannersandcustomsoftheEmeraldCityjustaswellassheknewtheoldKansasfarm.

           ButUncleHenryandAuntEmhadsometroubleingettingusedtothefineryandpompandceremonyofOzma’spalace,andfeltuneasybecausetheywereobligedtobe"dressedup"allthetime.Yeteveryonewasverycourteousandkindtothemandendeavoredtomakethemhappy.Ozma,especially,mademuchofDorothy’srelatives,forherlittlefriend’ssake,andshewellknewthattheawkwardnessandstrangenessoftheirnewmodeoflifewouldallwearoffintime.

           Theoldpeoplewerechieflytroubledbythefactthattherewasnoworkforthemtodo.

           "Ev’rydayislikeSunday,now,"declaredAuntEm,solemnly,"andIcan’tsayIlikeit.Ifthey’donlyletmedoupthedishesaftermeals,orevensweepan’dustmyownrooms,I’dbeadealhappier.Henrydon’tknowwhattodowithhimselfeither,andoncewhenhestoleoutan’fedthechickensBillinascoldedhimforletting’emeatbetweenmeals.Ineverknewbeforewhatahardshipitistoberichandhaveeverythingyouwant."

           ThesecomplaintsbegantoworryDorothy;soshehadalongtalkwithOzmauponthesubject.

           "IseeImustfindthemsomethingtodo,"saidthegirlishRulerofOz,seriously."Ihavebeenwatchingyouruncleandaunt,andIbelievetheywillbemorecontentedifoccupiedwithsomelighttasks.