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<h1> THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ </h1>
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<h3> by </h3>
<h2> L. FRANK BAUM </h2>
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Affectionately Dedicated to my young friend <br/>
Sumner Hamilton Britton of Chicago
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<h3> Prologue </h3>
<p>Through the kindness of Dorothy Gale of Kansas, afterward Princess
Dorothy of Oz, an humble writer in the United States of America was
once appointed Royal Historian of Oz, with the privilege of writing the
chronicle of that wonderful fairyland. But after making six books about
the adventures of those interesting but queer people who live in the
Land of Oz, the Historian learned with sorrow that by an edict of the
Supreme Ruler, Ozma of Oz, her country would thereafter be rendered
invisible to all who lived outside its borders and that all
communication with Oz would, in the future, be cut off.</p>
<p>The children who had learned to look for the books about Oz and who
loved the stories about the gay and happy people inhabiting that
favored country, were as sorry as their Historian that there would be
no more books of Oz stories. They wrote many letters asking if the
Historian did not know of some adventures to write about that had
happened before the Land of Oz was shut out from all the rest of the
world. But he did not know of any. Finally one of the children inquired
why we couldn't hear from Princess Dorothy by wireless telegraph, which
would enable her to communicate to the Historian whatever happened in
the far-off Land of Oz without his seeing her, or even knowing just
where Oz is.</p>
<p>That seemed a good idea; so the Historian rigged up a high tower in his
back yard, and took lessons in wireless telegraphy until he understood
it, and then began to call "Princess Dorothy of Oz" by sending messages
into the air.</p>
<p>Now, it wasn't likely that Dorothy would be looking for wireless
messages or would heed the call; but one thing the Historian was sure
of, and that was that the powerful Sorceress, Glinda, would know what
he was doing and that he desired to communicate with Dorothy. For
Glinda has a big book in which is recorded every event that takes place
anywhere in the world, just the moment that it happens, and so of
course the book would tell her about the wireless message.</p>
<p>And that was the way Dorothy heard that the Historian wanted to speak
with her, and there was a Shaggy Man in the Land of Oz who knew how to
telegraph a wireless reply. The result was that the Historian begged so
hard to be told the latest news of Oz, so that he could write it down
for the children to read, that Dorothy asked permission of Ozma and
Ozma graciously consented.</p>
<p>That is why, after two long years of waiting, another Oz story is now
presented to the children of America. This would not have been possible
had not some clever man invented the "wireless" and an equally clever
child suggested the idea of reaching the mysterious Land of Oz by its
means.</p>
<p>L. Frank Baum.</p>
<p>"OZCOT"<br/>
at Hollywood<br/>
in California<br/></p>
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<h2> LIST OF CHAPTERS </h2>
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<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">1 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap01">Ojo and Unc Nunkie</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">2 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap02">The Crooked Magician</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">3 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap03">The Patchwork Girl</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">4 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap04">The Glass Cat</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">5 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap05">A Terrible Accident</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">6 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap06">The Journey</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">7 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap07">The Troublesome Phonograph</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">8 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap08">The Foolish Owl and the Wise Donkey</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">9 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap09">They Meet the Woozy</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">10 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap10">Shaggy Man to the Rescue</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">11 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap11">A Good Friend</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">12 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap12">The Giant Porcupine</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">13 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap13">Scraps and the Scarecrow</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">14 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap14">Ojo Breaks the Law</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">15 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap15">Ozma's Prisoner</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">16 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap16">Princess Dorothy</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">17 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap17">Ozma and Her Friends</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">18 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap18">Ojo is Forgiven</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">19 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap19">Trouble with the Tottenhots</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">20 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap20">The Captive Yoop</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">21 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap21">Hip Hopper the Champion</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">22 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap22">The Joking Horners</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">23 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap23">Peace is Declared</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">24 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap24">Ojo Finds the Dark Well</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">25 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap25">They Bribe the Lazy Quadling</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">26 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap26">The Trick River</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">27 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap27">The Tin Woodman Objects</SPAN></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top">28 - </td>
<td ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">
<SPAN href="#chap28">The Wonderful Wizard of Oz</SPAN></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<h1> The Patchwork Girl of Oz </h1>
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<h3> Chapter One </h3>
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