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Then he lay flat upon the ground and unbuttoned his jacket, displaying the mass of straw with which he was stuffed. The Queen uttered a little piping call, and in an instant a dozen pretty field mice had emerged from their holes and stood before their ruler, awaiting her orders. THEN HE LAY FLAT UPON THE GROUND AND UNBUTTONED HIS JACKET DISPLAYING THE MASS OF STRAW WITH WHICH HE WAS STUFFED THE QUEEN UTTERED A LITTLE PIPING CALL AND IN AN INSTANT A DOZEN PRETTY FIELD MICE HAD EMERGED FROM THEIR HOLES AND STOOD BEFORE THEIR RULER AWAITING HER ORDERS
be trusted. “Good day, your Majesty,” said Nick, politely addressing the mouse; “I trust you are enjoying good health?” “Thank you, I am quite well,” answered the Queen, demurely, as she sat up and displayed the tiny golden crown upon her head. “Can I do anything to assist my old friends?” “You can, indeed,” replied the Scarecrow, eagerly. “Let me, I intreat you, take a dozen of your subjects with me to the Emerald City.” “Will they be injured in any way?” asked the Queen, doubtfully. “I think not,” replied the Scarecrow. “I will carry them hidden in the straw which stuffs my body, and when I give them the signal by unbuttoning my jacket, they have only to rush out and scamper home again as fast as they can. By doing this they will assist me to regain my throne, which the Army of Revolt has taken from me.” “In that case,” said the Queen, “I will not refuse your request. Whenever you are ready, I will call twelve of my most intelligent subjects.” “I am ready now” returned the Scarecrow. ED HER LIFE AND THE QUEEN OF THE FIELD MICE KNEW HE WAS TO BE TRUSTED GOOD DAY YOUR MAJESTY SAID NICK POLITELY ADDRESSING THE MOUSE I TRUST YOU ARE ENJOYING GOOD HEALTH THANK YOU I AM QUITE WELL ANSWERED THE QUEEN DEMURELY AS SHE SAT UP AND DISPLAYED THE TINY GOLDEN CROWN UPON HER HEAD CAN I DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST MY OLD FRIENDS YOU CAN INDEED REPLIED THE SCARECROW ANGRILY LET ME I ENTREAT YOU TAKE A DOZEN OF YOUR SUBJECTS WITH ME TO THE EMERALD CITY WILL THEY BE INJURED IN ANY WAY ASKED THE QUEEN DOUBTFULLY I THINK NOT REPLIED THE SCARECROW I WILL CARRY THEM HIDDEN IN THE STRAW WHICH STUFFS MY BODY AND WHEN I GIVE THEM THE SIGNAL BY UNBUTTONING MY JACKET THEY HAVE ONLY TO RUSH OUT AND SCAMPER HOME AGAIN AS FAST AS THEY CAN BY DOING THIS THEY WILL ASSIST ME TO REGAIN MY THRONE WHICH THE ARMY OF REVOLT HAS TAKEN FROM ME IN THAT CASE SAID THE QUEEN I WILL NOT REFUSE YOUR REQUEST WHENEVER YOU ARE READY I WILL CALL TWELVE OF MY MOST INTELLIGENT SUBJECTS I AM READY NOW RETURNED THE SCARECROW
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