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The Winged Monkeys

           "Nooneknowsitbutyoufourandmyself,"repliedOz. "IhavefooledeveryonesolongthatIthoughtIshouldneverbefoundout. ItwasagreatmistakemyeverlettingyouintotheThroneRoom. UsuallyIwillnotseeevenmysubjects,andsotheybelieveIamsomethingterrible." 

           "But,Idon’tunderstand,"saidDorothy,inbewilderment. "HowwasitthatyouappearedtomeasagreatHead?" 

           "Thatwasoneofmytricks,"answeredOz. "Stepthisway,please,andIwilltellyouallaboutit." 

           HeledthewaytoasmallchamberintherearoftheThroneRoom,andtheyallfollowedhim. Hepointedtoonecorner,inwhichlaythegreatHead,madeoutofmanythicknessesofpaper,andwithacarefullypaintedface. 

           "ThisIhungfromtheceilingbyawire,"saidOz. "Istoodbehindthescreenandpulledathread,tomaketheeyesmoveandthemouthopen." 

           "Buthowaboutthevoice?"sheinquired. 

           "Oh,Iamaventriloquist,"saidthelittleman. "IcanthrowthesoundofmyvoicewhereverIwish,sothatyouthoughtitwascomingoutoftheHead. HerearetheotherthingsIusedtodeceiveyou." HeshowedtheScarecrowthedressandthemaskhehadwornwhenheseemedtobethelovelyLady. AndtheTinWoodmansawthathisterribleBeastwasnothingbutalotofskins,sewntogether,withslatstokeeptheirsidesout. AsfortheBallofFire,thefalseWizardhadhungthatalsofromtheceiling. Itwasreallyaballofcotton,butwhenoilwaspoureduponittheballburnedfiercely. 

           "Really,"saidtheScarecrow,"yououghttobeashamedofyourselfforbeingsuchahumbug." 

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