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"Tell your Queen," said the Sorceress to the girl, "that she must deliver up to me old Mombi, to be my prisoner. TELL YOUR QUEEN SAID THE SORCERESS TO THE GIRL THAT SHE MUST DELIVER UP TO ME OLD MAMBY TO BE MY PRISONER
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.” “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.” So the girl passed through the gates, bearing a white flag to show she was on a mission of peace, and came to Glinda’s tent.  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 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 SO THE GIRL PASSED THROUGH THE GATES BEARING A WHITE FLAG TO SHOW SHE WAS ON A MISSION OF PEACE AND CAME TO GLINDA'S TENT
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