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So it's all true," said Aunt Em, wide-eyed with amazement, "and what

Dorothy told us of this fairy country was plain facts instead of dreams!

But where are all the strange creatures you used to know here?"

Yes, where's the Scarecrow?" inquired Uncle Henry.

Why, he's just now away on a visit to the Tin Woodman, who is Emp'ror

of the Winkie Country," answered the little girl. "You'll see him when he

comes back, and you're sure to like him."

And where's the Wonderful Wizard?" asked Aunt Em.

You'll see him at Ozma's luncheon, for he lives here in this palace," was

the reply.

And Jack Pumpkinhead?"

Oh, he lives a little way out of town, in his own pumpkin field. We'll go

there some time and see him, and we'll call on Professor Wogglebug, too.

The Shaggy Man will be at the luncheon, I guess, and Tiktok. And now

I'll take you out to see Billina, who has a house of her own."

So they went into the back yard, and after walking along winding paths

some distance through the beautiful gardens they came to an attractive

little house where the Yellow Hen sat on the front porch sunning herself.

Good morning, my dear Mistress," called Billina, fluttering down to meet

them. "I was expecting you to call, for I heard you had come back and

brought your uncle and aunt with you."

We're here for good and all, this time, Billina," cried Dorothy, joyfully.

Uncle Henry and Aunt Em belong to Oz now as much as I do!"

Then they are very lucky people," declared Billina; "for there couldn't be

a nicer place to live. But come, my dear; I must show you all my

Dorothys. Nine are living and have grown up to be very respectable

hens; but one took cold at Ozma's birthday party and died of the pip, and

the other two turned out to be horrid roosters, so I had to change their

names from Dorothy to Daniel. They all had the letter 'D' engraved upon

their gold lockets, you remember, with your picture inside, and 'D'

stands for Daniel as well as for Dorothy."

Did you call both the roosters Daniel?" asked Uncle Henry.

The Emerald City of Oz