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General Jinjur immediately mounted the stump of a tree and addressed her army. "Friends, fellow citizens, and girls!" she said; "we are about to begin our great Revolt against the men of Oz! GENERAL GINGER IMMEDIATELY MOUNTED THE STUMP OF A TREE AND ADDRESSED HER ARMY FRIENDS FELLOW CITIZENS AND GIRLS SHE SAID WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR GREAT REVOLT AGAINST THE MEN OF OZ
bled. These were laughing and talking together as gaily as if they had gathered for a picnic instead of a war of conquest. They were divided into four companies, and Tip noticed that all were dressed in costumes similar to that worn by General Jinjur. The only real difference was that while those girls from the Munchkin country had the blue strip in front of their skirts, those from the country of the Quadlings had the red strip in front; and those from the country of the Winkies had the yellow strip in front, and the Gillikin girls wore the purple strip in front. All had green waists, representing the Emerald City they intended to conquer, and the top button on each waist indicated by its color which country the wearer came from. The uniforms were Jaunty and becoming, and quite effective when massed together. Tip thought this strange Army bore no weapons whatever; but in this he was wrong. For each girl had stuck through the knot of her back hair two long, glittering knitting-needles. WOMEN WERE ASSEMBLED THESE WERE LAUGHING AND TALKING TOGETHER AS GAILY AS IF THEY HAD GATHERED FOR A PICNIC INSTEAD OF A WAR OF CONQUEST THEY WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR COMPANIES AND TIP NOTICED THAT ALL WERE DRESSED IN COSTUMES SIMILAR TO THAT WORN BY GENERAL JINJUR THE ONLY REAL DIFFERENCE WAS THAT WHILE THOSE GIRLS FROM THE MUNCHKIN COUNTRY HAD THE BLUE STRIPE IN FRONT OF THEIR SKIRTS THOSE FROM THE COUNTRY THE QUADLINGS HAD THE RED STRIPE IN FRONT AND THOSE FROM THE COUNTRY THE WINKIES HAD THE YELLOW STRIPE IN FRONT AND THE GILICAN GIRLS WORE THE PURPLE STRIPE IN FRONT ALL HAD GREEN WAISTCOATS REPRESENTING THE EMERALD CITY THEY INTENDED TO CONQUER AND THE TOP BUTTON ON EACH WAIST INDICATED BY ITS COLOR WHICH COUNTRY THE WEARER CAME FROM THE UNIFORMS WERE JAUNTY AND BECOMING AND QUITE EFFECTIVE WHEN MASKED TOGETHER TIP THOUGHT THIS STRANGE ARMY BORE NO WEAPONS WHATEVER BUT IN THIS HE WAS WRONG FOR EACH GIRL HAD STUCK THROUGH THE KNOT OF HER BACK HAIR TWO LONG GLITTERING KNITTING NEEDLES
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