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"Are we going to see this queer King?" asked Jack, with interest. "I think we may as well," replied the boy; "unless you have something better to do." "Oh, no, dear father," said the Pumpkinhead. "I am quite willing to go wherever you please." ARE WE GOING TO SEE THIS QUEER KING ASKED JACK WITH INTEREST I THINK WE MAY AS WELL REPLIED THE BOY UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO OH NO DEAR FATHER SAID THE BUMPKINHEAD I AM QUITE WILLING TO GO WHEREVER YOU PLEASE
 you. He rules the Emerald City,” answered Tip. “I thought you said it was ruled by a wonderful Wizard,” objected Jack, seeming more and more confused. “Well, so I did. Now, pay attention, and I’ll explain it,” said Tip, speaking slowly and looking the smiling Pumpkinhead squarely in the eye. “Dorothy went to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard to send her back to Kansas; and the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman went with her. But the Wizard couldn’t send her back, because he wasn’t so much of a Wizard as he might have been. And then they got angry at the Wizard, and threatened to expose him; so the Wizard made a big balloon and escaped in it, and no one has ever seen him since.” “Now, that is very interesting history,” said Jack, well pleased; “and I understand it perfectly all but the explanation.” “I’m glad you do,” responded Tip. “After the Wizard was gone, the people of the Emerald City made His Majesty, the Scarecrow, their King; and I have heard that he became a very popular ruler.”  BOY OH AND WHAT BECAME OF THE SCARECROW I TOLD YOU HE RULES THE EMERALD CITY ANSWERED TIP I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT WAS RULED BY A WONDERFUL WIZARD OBJECTED JACK SEEMING MORE AND MORE CONFUSED WELL SO I DID NOW PAY ATTENTION AND I'LL EXPLAIN IT SAID TIP SPEAKING SLOWLY AND LOOKING THE SMILING PUMPKINHEAD SQUARELY IN THE EYE DOROTHY WENT TO THE EMERALD CITY TO ASK THE WIZARD TO SEND HER BACK TO KANSAS AND THE SCARECROW AND THE TIN WOODMAN WENT WITH HER BUT THE WIZARD COULDN'T SEND HER BACK BECAUSE HE WASN'T SO MUCH OF A WIZARD AS HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AND THEN THEY GOT ANGRY AT THE WIZARD AND THREATENED TO EXPOSE HIM SO THE WIZARD MADE A BIG BALLOON AND ESCAPED IN IT AND NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN HIM SINCE NOW THAT IS VERY INTERESTING HISTORY SAID JACK WELL PLEASED AND I UNDERSTAND IT PERFECTLY ALL BUT THE EXPLANATION I AM GLAD YOU DO RESPONDED TIP AFTER THE WIZARD WAS GONE THE PEOPLE OF THE EMERALD CITY MADE HIS MAJESTY THE SCARECROW THEIR KING AND I HAVE HEARD THAT HE BECAME A VERY POPULAR RULER
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