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"Not so," returned Jinjur, more bravely. "The enemy is still outside the walls, so we must try to gain time by engaging them in parley. Go you with a flag of truce to Glinda and ask her why she has dared to invade my dominions, and what are her demands." NOT SO RETURNED GINGER MORE BRAVELY THE ENEMY IS STILL OUTSIDE THE WALLS SO WE MUST TRY TO GAIN TIME BY ENGAGING THEM IN PARLEY GO YOU WITH A FLAG OF TRUCE TO GLINDA AND ASK HER WHY SHE HAS DARED TO INVADE MY DOMINIONS AND WHAT ARE HER DEMANDS
y. By the dim light of the new moon, however, Glinda’s forces silently surrounded the city and pitched their tents of scarlet silk upon the greensward. The tent of the Sorceress was larger than the others, and was composed of pure white silk, with scarlet banners flying above it. A tent was also pitched for the Scarecrow’s party; and when these preparations had been made, with military precision and quickness, the army retired to rest. Great was the amazement of Queen Jinjur next morning when her soldiers came running to inform her of the vast army surrounding them. She at once climbed to a high tower of the royal palace and saw banners waving in every direction and the great white tent of Glinda standing directly before the gates. “We are surely lost!” cried Jinjur, in despair; “for how can our knitting-needles avail against the long spears and terrible swords of our foes?” “The best thing we can do,” said one of the girls, “is to surrender as quickly as possible, before we get hurt.” THE WALLS OF THE EMERALD CITY BY THE DIM LIGHT OF THE NEW MOON HOWEVER GLINDA'S FORCES SILENTLY SURROUNDED THE CITY AND PITCHED THEIR TENTS OF SCARLET SILK UPON THE GREENSWARD THE TENT OF THE SORCERESS WAS LARGER THAN THE OTHERS AND WAS COMPOSED OF PURE WHITE SILK WITH SCARLET BANNERS FLYING ABOVE IT A TENT WAS ALSO PITCHED FOR THE SCARECROW'S PARTY AND WHEN THESE PREPARATIONS HAD BEEN MADE WITH MILITARY PRECISION AND QUICKNESS THE ARMY RETIRED TO REST GREAT WAS THE AMAZEMENT OF QUEEN GINGER NEXT MORNING WHEN HER SOLDIERS CAME RUNNING TO INFORM HER OF THE VAST ARMY SURROUNDING THEM SHE AT ONCE CLIMBED TO A HIGH TOWER OF THE ROYAL PALACE AND SAW BANNERS SWAVING IN EVERY DIRECTION AND THE GREAT WHITE TENT OF GLINDA STANDING DIRECTLY BEFORE THE GATES WE ARE SURELY LOST CRIED GINGER IN DESPAIR FOR HOW CAN OUR KNEADING NEEDLES AVAIL AGAINST THE LONG SPEARS AND TERRIBLE SWORDS OF OUR FOES THE BEST THING WE CAN DO SAID ONE OF THE GIRLS IS TO SURRENDER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BEFORE WE GET HURT
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