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The Winged Monkeys

           Thesoldierwiththegreenwhiskerswasstillonguardbeforethedoor,buthelettheminatonce,andtheywereagainmetbythebeautifulgreengirl,whoshowedeachofthemtotheiroldroomsatonce,sotheymightrestuntiltheGreatOzwasreadytoreceivethem. 

           ThesoldierhadthenewscarriedstraighttoOzthatDorothyandtheothertravelershadcomebackagain,afterdestroyingtheWickedWitch;butOzmadenoreply. TheythoughttheGreatWizardwouldsendforthematonce,buthedidnot. Theyhadnowordfromhimthenextday,northenext,northenext. Thewaitingwastiresomeandwearing,andatlasttheygrewvexedthatOzshouldtreattheminsopoorafashion,aftersendingthemtoundergohardshipsandslavery. SotheScarecrowatlastaskedthegreengirltotakeanothermessagetoOz,sayingifhedidnotletthemintoseehimatoncetheywouldcalltheWingedMonkeystohelpthem,andfindoutwhetherhekepthispromisesornot. WhentheWizardwasgiventhismessagehewassofrightenedthathesentwordforthemtocometotheThroneRoomatfourminutesafternineo’clockthenextmorning. HehadoncemettheWingedMonkeysintheLandoftheWest,andhedidnotwishtomeetthemagain. 

           Thefourtravelerspassedasleeplessnight,eachthinkingofthegiftOzhadpromisedtobestowonhim. Dorothyfellasleeponlyonce,andthenshedreamedshewasinKansas,whereAuntEmwastellingherhowgladshewastohaveherlittlegirlathomeagain. 

           Promptlyatnineo’clockthenextmorningthegreen-whiskeredsoldiercametothem,andfourminuteslatertheyallwentintotheThroneRoomoftheGreatOz. 

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