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"You see how foolish it is to oppose a woman's wit," said Jinjur, gaily; "and this event only proves that I am more fit to rule the Emerald City than a Scarecrow. YOU SEE HOW FOOLISH IT IS TO OPPOSE A WOMAN'S WIT SAID GINGER GAILY AND THIS EVENT ONLY PROVES THAT I AM MORE FIT TO RULE THE EMERALD CITY THAN A SCARECROW
odman, “we must treat the poor girl with gentleness. Let us give her all the Jewels she can carry, and send her away happy and contented.” [Illustration: image195] At this Queen Jinjur laughed aloud, and the next minute clapped her pretty hands together thrice, as if for a signal. “You are very absurd creatures,” said she; “but I am tired of your nonsense and have no time to bother with you longer.” While the monarch and his friends listened in amazement to this impudent speech, a startling thing happened. The Tin Woodman’s axe was snatched from his grasp by some person behind him, and he found himself disarmed and helpless. At the same instant a shout of laughter rang in the ears of the devoted band, and turning to see whence this came they found themselves surrounded by the Army of Revolt, the girls bearing in either hand their glistening knitting-needles. The entire throne room seemed to be filled with the rebels, and the Scarecrow and his comrades realized that they were prisoners.  A GOOD SHAKING ADDED THE SAW HORSE NO SAID THE TIN WOODMAN WE MUST TREAT THE POOR GIRL WITH GENTLENESS LET US GIVE HER ALL THE JEWELS SHE CAN CARRY AND SEND HER AWAY HAPPY AND CONTENTED AT THIS QUEEN GINGER LAUGHED ALOUD AND THE NEXT MINUTE CLAPPED HER PRETTY HANDS TOGETHER THRICE AS IF FOR A SIGNAL YOU VERY ABSURD CREATURES SAID SHE BUT I AM TIRED OF YOUR NONSENSE AND HAVE NO TIME TO BOTHER WITH YOU LONGER WHILE THE MONARCH AND HIS FRIENDS LISTENED IN AMAZEMENT TO THIS IMPUDENT SPEECH A STARTLING THING HAPPENED THE TIN WOODMAN'S AXE WAS SNATCHED FROM HIS GRASP BY SOME PERSON BEHIND HIM AND HE FOUND HIMSELF DISARMED AND HELPLESS AT THE SAME INSTANT A SHOUT OF LAUGHTER RANG IN THE EARS OF THE DEVOTED BAND AND TURNING TO SEE WHENCE THIS CAME THEY FOUND THEMSELVES SURROUNDED BY THE ARMY OF REVOLT THE GIRLS BEARING IN EITHER HAND THEIR GLISTENING KNITTING NEEDLES THE ENTIRE THRONE ROOM SEEMED TO BE FILLED WITH THE REBELS AND THE SCARECROW AND HIS COMRADES REALIZED THAT THEY WERE PRISONERS
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