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[Illustration: image111] [Illustration: image112] [Illustration: image113] The Scarecrow Plans an escape Tip slipped away from the girls and followed swiftly after the Soldier with the Green Whiskers. The invading army entered the City more slowly, for they stopped to dig emeralds out of the walls and paving stones with the points of their knitting needles. LIBERVOX DOT ORG THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ BY L FRANK BOUM CHAPTER NINE THE SCARECROW PLANS AN ESCAPE TIP SLIPPED AWAY FROM THE GIRLS AND FOLLOWED SWIFTLY AFTER THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS THE INVADING ARMY ENTERED THE CITY MORE SLOWLY FOR THEY STOPPED TO DIG EMERALDS OUT OF THE WALLS AND PAVING STONES WITH THE POINTS OF THEIR KNITTING NEEDLES
: “Why, how now? Would you shoot a poor, defenceless girl?” “No,” replied the soldier. “for my gun isn’t loaded.” “Not loaded?” “No; for fear of accidents. And I’ve forgotten where I hid the powder and shot to load it with. But if you’ll wait a short time I’ll try to hunt them up.” “Don’t trouble yourself,” said Jinjur, cheerfully. Then she turned to her Army and cried: “Girls, the gun isn’t loaded!” “Hooray,” shrieked the rebels, delighted at this good news, and they proceeded to rush upon the Soldier with the Green Whiskers in such a crowd that it was a wonder they didn’t stick the knitting-needles into one another. But the Royal Army of Oz was too much afraid of women to meet the onslaught. He simply turned about and ran with all his might through the gate and toward the royal palace, while General Jinjur and her mob flocked into the unprotected City. In this way was the Emerald City captured without a drop of blood being spilled. The Army of Revolt had become an Army of Conquerors!  THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT
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