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"Oh, let Jinjur be the Queen!" exclaimed Tip, ready to cry. "I want to stay a boy, and travel with the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, and the Woggle Bug, and Jack—yes! and my friend the Saw Horse—and the Gump! I don't want to be a girl!" "Never mind, old chap," said the Tin Woodman, soothingly; "it don't hurt to be a girl, I'm told; and we will all remain your faithful friends just the same. And, to be honest with you, I've always considered girls nicer than boys." OH LET GINGER BE THE QUEEN EXCLAIMED TIP READY TO CRY I WANT TO STAY A BOY AND TRAVEL WITH THE SCARECROW AND THE TIN WOODMAN AND THE WOGGLE BUG AND JACK YES AND MY FRIEND THE SAW HORSE AND THE GUMP I DON'T WANT TO BE A GIRL NEVER MIND OLD CHAP SAID THE TIN WOODMAN SOOTHINGLY IT DOESN'T HURT TO BE A GIRL I'M TOLD AND WE WILL ALL REMAIN YOUR FAITHFUL FRIENDS JUST THE SAME AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I'VE ALWAYS CONSIDERED GIRLS NICER THAN BOYS
d listened eagerly for the reply. “I enchanted her,” answered Mombi. “In what way?” “I transformed her into—into—” “Into what?” demanded Glinda, as the Witch hesitated. “_Into a boy!_” said Mombi, in a low tone. “A boy!” echoed every voice; and then, because they knew that this old woman had reared Tip from childhood, all eyes were turned to where the boy stood. “Yes,” said the old Witch, nodding her head; “that is the Princess Ozma—the child brought to me by the Wizard who stole her father’s throne. That is the rightful ruler of the Emerald City!” and she pointed her long bony finger straight at the boy. “I!” cried Tip, in amazement. “Why, I’m no Princess Ozma—I’m not a girl!” Glinda smiled, and going to Tip she took his small brown hand within her dainty white one. “You are not a girl just now” said she, gently, “because Mombi transformed you into a boy. But you were born a girl, and also a Princess; so you must resume your proper form, that you may become Queen of the Emerald City.” E GIRL ASKED GLINDA AND AT THIS QUESTION EVERYONE BENT FORWARD AND LISTENED EAGERLY FOR THE REPLY I ENCHANTED HER ANSWERED MOMBY IN WHAT WAY I TRANSFORMED HER INTO INTO WHAT DEMANDED GLINDA AS THE WITCH HESITATED INTO A BOY SAID MOM BE IN A LOW TONE A BOY ECHOED EVERY VOICE AND THEN BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT THIS OLD WOMAN HAD REARED TIP FROM CHILDHOOD ALL EYES WERE TURNED TO WHERE THE BOY STOOD YES SAID THE OLD WITCH NODDING HER HEAD THAT IS THE PRINCESS OZMA THE CHILD BROUGHT TO ME BY THE WIZARD WHO STOLE HER FATHER'S THRONE THAT IS THE RIGHTFUL RULER OF THE EMERALD CITY AND SHE POINTED HER LONG BONY FINGER STRAIGHT AT THE BOY I CRIED TIP IN AMAZEMENT WHY I'M NO PRINCESS OZMA I'M NOT A GIRL GLINDA SMILED AND GOING TO TIP SHE TOOK HIS SMALL BROWN HAND WITHIN HER DAINTY WHITE ONE YOU ARE NOT A GIRL JUST NOW SAID SHE GENTLY BECAUSE MOMBIE TRANSFORMED YOU INTO A BOY BUT YOU WERE BORN A GIRL AND ALSO A PRINCESS SO YOU MUST RESUME YOUR PROPER FORM THAT YOU MAY BECOME QUEEN OF THE EMERALD CITY
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