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But the wicked old creature had already thought up a new deception, and had made Jinjur promise to carry it out. BUT THE WICKED OLD CREATURE HAD ALREADY THOUGHT UP A NEW DECEPTION AND HAD MADE GINGER PROMISE TO CARRY IT OUT
sed the fraud. But Glinda, sweet and fair though she was, understood magic better than any other person in the Land of Oz. So, by uttering a few potent words and making a peculiar gesture, she quickly transformed the girl into her proper shape, while at the same time old Mombi, far away in Jinjur’s palace, suddenly resumed her own crooked form and evil features. “Why, it’s Jellia Jamb!” cried the Scarecrow, recognizing in the girl one of his old friends. “It’s our interpreter!” said the Pumpkinhead, smiling pleasantly. [Illustration: image284] Then Jellia was forced to tell of the trick Mombi had played and she also begged Glinda’s protection, which the Sorceress readily granted. But Glinda was now really angry, and sent word to Jinjur that the fraud was discovered and she must deliver up the real Mombi or suffer terrible consequences. Jinjur was prepared for this message, for the witch well understood, when her natural form was thrust upon her, that Glinda had discovered her trickery. ING BEEN THREATENED WITH DEATH BY THE WITCH IF SHE CONFESSED THE FRAUD BUT GLINDA SWEET AND FAIR THOUGH SHE WAS UNDERSTOOD MAGIC BETTER THAN ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE LAND OF OZ SO BY UTTERING A FEW POTENT WORDS AND MAKING A PECULIAR GESTURE SHE QUICKLY TRANSFORMED THE GIRL INTO HER PROPER SHAPE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME OLD MOMBY FAR AWAY IN GINGER'S PALACE SUDDENLY RESUMED HER OWN CROOKED FORM AND EVIL FEATURES WHY IT'S JELLY A JAM CRIED THE SCARECROW RECOGNIZING THE GIRL AS ONE OF HIS OLD FRIENDS IT'S OUR INTERPRETER SAID THE PUMPKINHEAD SMILING PLEASANTLY THEN JULIA WAS FORCED TO TELL OF THE TRICK MOMBY HAD PLAYED AND SHE ALSO BEGGED GLINDA'S PROTECTION WHICH THE SORCERESS READILY GRANTED BUT GLINDA WAS NOW REALLY ANGRY AND SENT WORD TO GINGER THAT THE FRAUD WAS DISCOVERED AND SHE MUST DELIVER THE REAL MAMBIE OR SUFFER TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES GINGER WAS PREPARED FOR THIS MESSAGE FOR THE WITCH WELL UNDERSTOOD WHEN HER NATURAL FORM WAS THRUST UPON HER THAT GLINDA HAD DISCOVERED HER TRICKERY
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