The Magic of Oz

I'm the Cowardly Lion," said the Munchkin boy.

I'm the Hungry Tiger," said the Rabbit.

I'm Gugu, King of the Forest," said the fat Woman.

The Glass Cat sat on its hind legs and began to laugh. "My, what a

funny lot!" exclaimed the Creature. "Who played this joke on you?"

It's no joke at all," declared the Wizard. "It was a cruel, wicked

transformation, and the Magician that did it has the head of a lion, the

body of a monkey, the wings of an eagle and a round ball on the end of his

tail."

The Glass Cat laughed again. "That Magician must look funnier than

you do," it said. "Where is he now?"

Somewhere in the forest," said the Cowardly Lion. "He just jumped

into that tall maple tree over there, for he can climb like a monkey and fly

like an eagle, and then he disappeared in the forest."

And there was another Magician, just like him, who was his friend,"

added Dorothy, "but they probably quarreled, for the wickedest one

changed his friend into the form of a Goose."

What became of the Goose?" asked the Cat, looking around.

He must have gone away to find his friend," answered Gugu the King.

But a Goose can't travel very fast, so we could easily find him if we

wanted to."

The worst thing of all," said the Wizard, "is that my Black Bag is lost.

It disappeared when I was transformed. If I could find it I could easily

break these enchantments by means of my magic, and we would resume

our own forms again. Will you help us search for the Black Bag, Friend

Cat?"

Of course," replied the Glass Cat. "But I expect the strange Magician

carried it away with him. If he's a magician, he knows you need that Bag,

and perhaps he's afraid of your magic. So he's probably taken the Bag with

him, and you won't see it again unless you find the Magician."

That sounds reasonable," remarked the Lamb, which was Dorothy.

Those pink brains of yours seem to be working pretty well to-day."

If the Glass Cat is right," said the Wizard in a solemn voice, "there's