The Magic of Oz

CHAPTER 6. Ozma's Birthday

Presents

When Cap'n Bill and Trot and the Glass Cat had started for the

hidden island in the far-off river to get the Magic Flower, Dorothy

wondered again what she could give Ozma on her birthday. She met the

Patchwork Girl and said:

What are you going to give Ozma for a birthday present?"

I've written a song for her," answered the strange Patchwork Girl,

who went by the name of "Scraps," and who, through stuffed with cotton,

had a fair assortment of mixed brains. "It's a splendid song and the chorus

runs this way:

I am crazy; You're a daisy, Ozma dear; I'm demented; You're

contented, Ozma dear; I am patched and gay and glary; You're a sweet

and lovely fairy; May your birthdays all be happy, Ozma dear!"

How do you like it, Dorothy?" inquired the Patchwork Girl. "Is it

good poetry, Scraps?" asked Dorothy, doubtfully.

It's as good as any ordinary song," was the reply. "I have given it a

dandy title, too. I shall call the song: 'When Ozma Has a Birthday,

Everybody's Sure to Be Gay, for She Cannot Help the Fact That She Was

Born.'"

That's a pretty long title, Scraps," said Dorothy.

That makes it stylish," replied the Patchwork Girl, turning a

somersault and alighting on one stuffed foot. "Now-a-days the titles are

sometimes longer than the songs."

Dorothy left her and walked slowly toward the place, where she met

the Tin Woodman just going up the front steps.

What are you going to give Ozma on her birthday?" she asked.

It's a secret, but I'll tell you," replied the Tin Woodman, who was

Emperor of the Winkies. "I am having my people make Ozma a lovely

girdle set with beautiful tin nuggets. Each tin nugget will be surrounded by