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12. How they Matched the Fuddles
"Herearesomepiecesofbluelegsandgreenarms,butIdon’tknowwhethertheyarehisornot."
"Lookforawhiteshirtandawhiteapron,"saidtheheadwhichhadbeenputtogether,speakinginaratherfaintvoice."I’mthecook."
"Oh,thankyou,"saidDorothy."It’sluckywestartedyoufirst,forI’mhungry,andyoucanbecookingsomethingforustoeatwhilewematchtheotherfolkstogether."
Itwasnotsoverydifficult,nowthattheyhadahintastohowthemanwasdressed,tofindtheotherpiecesbelongingtohim,andasallofthemnowworkedonthecook,tryingpieceafterpiecetoseeifitwouldfit,theyfinallyhadthecooksetupcomplete.
Whenhewasfinishedhemadethemalowbowandsaid:
"Iwillgoatoncetothekitchentoprepareyourdinner.YouwillfinditsomethingofajobtogetalltheFuddlestogether,soIadviseyoutobeginontheLordHighChigglewitz,whosefirstnameisLarry.He’sabald-headedfatmanandisdressedinabluecoatwithbrassbuttons,apinkvestanddrabbreeches.Apieceofhisleftkneeismissing,havingbeenlostyearsagowhenhescatteredhimselftoocarelessly.Thatmakeshimlimpalittle,buthegetsalongverywellwithhalfaknee.AsheisthechiefpersonageinthistownofFuddlecumjig,hewillbeabletowelcomeyouandassistyouwiththeothers.SoitwillbebesttoworkonhimwhileI’mgettingyourdinner."
"Wewill,"saidtheWizard;"andthankyouverymuch,Cook,forthesuggestion."
AuntEmwasthefirsttodiscoverapieceoftheLordHighChigglewitz.
