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I share that honor with your Majesty," said the Chief Counselor.
The King roared with rage and stamped his foot.
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Ho, there, my guards!" he cried. "Ho" is a royal way of saying, "Come
here." So, when the guards had hoed, the King said to them:
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Take this Chief Counselor and throw him away."
Then the guards took the Chief Counselor, and bound him with chains to
prevent his struggling, and threw him away. And the King paced up and
down his cavern more angry than before.
Finally he rushed to his big gong and made it clatter like a fire alarm.
Kaliko appeared again, trembling and white with fear.
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Fetch my pipe!" yelled the King.
Your pipe is already here, your Majesty," replied Kaliko.
Then get my tobacco!" roared the King.
The tobacco is in your pipe, your Majesty," returned the Steward.
Then bring a live coal from the furnace!" commanded the King.
The tobacco is lighted, and your Majesty is already smoking your pipe,"
answered the Steward.
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Why, so I am!" said the King, who had forgotten this fact; "but you are
very rude to remind me of it."
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I am a lowborn, miserable villain," declared the Chief Steward, humbly.
The Nome King could think of nothing to say next, so he puffed away at
his pipe and paced up and down the room. Finally, he remembered how
angry he was, and cried out:
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What do you mean, Kaliko, by being so contented when your monarch is
unhappy?"
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What makes you unhappy?" asked the Steward.
I've lost my Magic Belt. A little girl named Dorothy, who was here with
Ozma of Oz, stole my Belt and carried it away with her," said the King,
grinding his teeth with rage.
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