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as the silver sheen of tin," and he turned to look at his tin legs and body with

approval.

I cannot quite agree with you there," replied the Scarecrow. "My straw

stuffing has a light yellow color, and it is not only pretty to look at, but it

crunkles most delightfully when I move."

Let us admit that all colors are good in their proper places," said the Tin

Woodman, who was too kind-hearted to quarrel, "but you must agree with me

that a dishpan that is yellow is unnatural. What shall we do with this one,

which we have just found?"

Let us carry it back to the Emerald City," suggested the Scarecrow. "Some of

our friends might like to have it for a foot-bath, and in using it that way, its

golden color and sparkling ornaments would not injure its usefulness."

So they went away and took the jeweled dishpan with them. And after

wandering through the country for a day or so longer, they learned the news

that Ozma had been found. Therefore they straightway returned to the

Emerald City and presented the dishpan to Princess Ozma as a token of their

joy that she had been restored to them. Ozma promptly gave the diamond-

studded gold dishpan to Cayke the Cookie Cook, who was delighted at

regaining her lost treasure that she danced up and down in glee and then

threw her skinny arms around Ozma's neck and kissed her gratefully.

Cayke's mission was now successfully accomplished, but she was having such

a good time at the Emerald City that she seemed in no hurry to go back to the

Country of the Yips.

It was several weeks after the dishpan had been restored to the Cookie Cook

when one day, as Dorothy was seated in the royal gardens with Trot and Betsy

beside her, a gray dove came flying down and alighted at the girl's feet.

I am Ugu the Shoemaker," said the dove in a soft, mourning voice, "and I

have come to ask you to forgive me for the great wrong I did in stealing Ozma

and the magic that belonged to her and to others."

Are you sorry, then?" asked Dorothy, looking hard at the bird.

I am VERY sorry," declared Ugu. "I've been thinking over my misdeeds for a

long time, for doves have little else to do but think, and I'm surprised that I

was such a wicked man and had so little regard for the rights of others. I am

now convinced that even had I succeeded in making myself ruler of all Oz, I

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