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After Glinda's army had marched back home, and peace was restored to the Emerald City, the Tin Woodman announced his intention to return to his own Kingdom of the Winkies. AFTER GLINDA'S ARMY HAD MARCHED BACK HOME AND PEACE WAS RESTORED TO THE EMERALD CITY THE TIN WOODMAN ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION TO RETURN TO HIS OWN KINGDOM OF THE WINKIES
s abrupt questions, the people who waited in the hall for an audience with the Queen. The Saw-Horse, being Ozma’s personal property, was tenderly cared for; and often she rode the queer creature along the streets of the Emerald City. She had its wooden legs shod with gold, to keep them from wearing out, and the tinkle of these golden shoes upon the pavement always filled the Queen’s subjects with awe as they thought upon this evidence of her magical powers. “The Wonderful Wizard was never so wonderful as Queen Ozma,” the people said to one another, in whispers; “for he claimed to do many things he could not do; whereas our new Queen does many things no one would ever expect her to accomplish.” Jack Pumpkinhead remained with Ozma to the end of his days; and he did not spoil as soon as he had feared, although he always remained as stupid as ever. The Woggle-Bug tried to teach him several arts and sciences; but Jack was so poor a student that any attempt to educate him was soon abandoned. UENTLY STARTLED WITH ITS ABRUPT QUESTIONS THE PEOPLE WHO WAITED IN THE HALL FOR AN AUDIENCE WITH THE QUEEN THE SAW HORSE BEING OZMA'S PERSONAL PROPERTY WAS TENDERLY CARED FOR AND OFTEN SHE RODE THE QUEER CREATURE ALONG THE STREETS OF THE EMERALD CITY SHE HAD ITS WOODEN LEGS SHOD WITH GOLD TO KEEP THEM FROM WEARING OUT AND THE TINKLE OF THOSE GOLDEN SHOES UPON THE PAVEMENT ALWAYS FILLED THE QUEEN'S SUBJECTS WITH AWE AS THEY THOUGHT UPON THIS EVIDENCE OF HER MAGICAL POWERS THE WONDERFUL WIZARD WAS NEVER SO WONDERFUL AS QUEEN OZMA THE PEOPLE SAID TO ONE ANOTHER IN WHISPERS FOR HE CLAIMED TO DO MANY THINGS HE COULD NOT DO WHEREAS OUR NEW QUEEN DOES MANY THINGS NO ONE WOULD EVER EXPECT HER TO ACCOMPLISH JACK PUMPKINHEAD REMAINED WITH OZMA TO THE END OF HIS DAYS AND HE DID NOT SPOIL AS SOON AS HE HAD FEARED ALTHOUGH HE ALWAYS REMAINED AS STUPID AS EVER THE WOGGLE BUG TRIED TO TEACH HIM SEVERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES BUT JACK WAS SO POOR A STUDENT THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO EDUCATE HIM WAS SOON ABANDONED
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