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"Then ask him, to begin with," resumed the Scarecrow, turning to Jellia, "what brought him to the Emerald City" But instead of this the girl, who had been staring at Jack, said to him: "You are certainly a wonderful creature. Who made you?" "A boy named Tip," answered Jack. THEN ASK HIM TO BEGIN WITH RESUMED THE SCARECROW TURNING TO JULIA WHAT BROUGHT HIM TO THE EMERALD CITY BUT INSTEAD OF THIS THE GIRL WHO HAD BEEN STARING AT JACK SAID TO HIM YOU ARE CERTAINLY A WONDERFUL CREATURE WHO MADE YOU A BOY NAMED TIP ANSWERED JACK
 At this moment the soldier returned leading a young girl by the hand. She seemed very sweet and modest, having a pretty face and beautiful green eyes and hair. A dainty green silk skirt reached to her knees, showing silk stockings embroidered with pea-pods, and green satin slippers with bunches of lettuce for decorations instead of bows or buckles. Upon her silken waist clover leaves were embroidered, and she wore a jaunty little jacket trimmed with sparkling emeralds of a uniform size. “Why, it’s little Jellia Jamb!” exclaimed the Scarecrow, as the green maiden bowed her pretty head before him. “Do you understand the language of the Gillikins, my dear?” “Yes, your Majesty,” she answered, “for I was born in the North Country.” “Then you shall be our interpreter,” said the Scarecrow, “and explain to this Pumpkinhead all that I say, and also explain to me all that _he_ says. Is this arrangement satisfactory?” he asked, turning toward his guest. “Very satisfactory indeed,” was the reply. END BUT NOT BREAK HE WILL BREAK BUT NOT BEND AT THIS MOMENT THE SOLDIER RETURNED LEADING A YOUNG GIRL BY THE HAND SHE SEEMED VERY SWEET AND MODEST HAVING A PRETTY FACE AND BEAUTIFUL GREEN EYES AND HAIR A DAINTY GREEN SILK SKIRT REACHED TO HER KNEES SHOWING SILK STOCKINGS EMBROIDERED WITH PEAPODS AND GREEN SATIN SLIPPERS WITH BUNCHES OF LETTUCE FOR DECORATIONS INSTEAD OF BOWS OR BUCKLES UPON HER SILKEN WAIST CLOVER LEAVES WERE EMBROIDERED AND SHE WORE A JAUNTY LITTLE JACKET TRIMMED WITH SPARKLING EMERALDS OF A UNIFORM SIZE WHY IT'S LITTLE JELLY A JAM EXCLAIMED THE SCARECROW AS THE GREEN MAIDEN BOWED HER PRETTY HEAD BEFORE HIM DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE OF THE GILLIKINS MY DEAR YES YOUR MAJESTY SHE ANSWERED FOR I WAS BORN IN THE NORTH COUNTRY THEN YOU SHALL BE OUR INTERPRETER SAID THE SCARECROW AND EXPLAIN TO THIS PUMPKINHEAD ALL THAT I SAY AND ALSO EXPLAIN TO ME ALL THAT HE SAYS IS THIS ARRANGEMENT SATISFACTORY HE ASKED TURNING TOWARD HIS GUEST VERY SATISFACTORY INDEED WAS THE REPLY
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