GLINDA OF OZ

are related the Exciting Experiences of Princess Ozma of Oz, and Dorothy, in their hazardous journey home Flatheads, and Magic Isle Skeezers, and how they were rescued from dire peril sorcery of Glinda the Good

by L FRANK BAUM "Royal Historian of Oz"

This Book is Dedicated to My Son Robert Stanton Baum

LIST OF CHAPTERS
1 The Call of Duty
2 Ozma and Dorothy
3 The Mist Maidens
4 The Magic Tent
5 The Magic Stairway
6 Flathead Mountain
7 The Magic Isle
8 Queen Coo-ee-oh
9 Lady Aurex
10 Under Water
11 The Conquest Skeezers
12 The Diamond Swan
13 The Alarm Bell
14 Ozma's Counsellors
15 The Great Sorceress
16 The Enchanted Fishes
17 Under the Great Dome
18 The Cleverness of Ervic
19 Red Reera, the Yookoohoo .
20 Puzzling Problem
21 The Three Adepts
22 The Sunken Island
23 The Magic Words
24 Glinda's Triumph

Chapter One

The Call to Duty

Glinda, the good Sorceress of Oz, sat grand court of her palace, surrounded by her maids of honor -- hundred most beautiful girls Fairyland of Oz The palace court was built of rare marbles, exquisitely polished Fountains tinkled musically here and there; the vast colonnade, open south, allowed the maidens, raised their heads from their embroideries, to gaze upon vista of rose-hued fields and groves of trees bearing fruits or laden with sweet-scented flowers At times girls would start song, the others joining chorus, or one would rise and dance, gracefully swaying music of harp played by companion And then Glinda smiled, her maids mixing play with work

Presently fields an object was seen moving, threading the broad path that led castle gate girls looked object enviously; the Sorceress merely gave it glance and nodded her stately head pleased, meant the coming of her friend and mistress -- the in all the land that Glinda bowed to

Then up the path trotted wooden animal attached to red wagon, and quaint steed halted gate there descended wagon two young girls, Ozma, Ruler of Oz, and her companion, Princess Dorothy Both were dressed in simple white muslin gowns, and ran up the marble steps palace they laughed and chatted as gaily as the most important persons 's loveliest fairyland

The maids of honor had risen and stood with bowed heads to greet the royal Ozma, while Glinda came forward with outstretched arms to greet her guests

"We've just come on visit, ," said Ozma "Both Dorothy and I were wondering how pass the day when we happened we'd not been to your Quadling Country for weeks, so we took the Sawhorse and rode straight here "

"And we came so fast," added Dorothy, " hair is blown all fuzzy, Sawhorse makes wind own Usually it's day's journey Em'rald City, but I don't s'pose we were two hours way "

" most welcome," said Glinda the Sorceress, and led them court to her magnificent reception hall Ozma took the arm of her hostess, but Dorothy lagged behind, kissing maids she knew best, talking with others, and making them all feel that she was their friend When at last she joined Glinda and Ozma reception hall, she found them talking earnestly condition people, and how them more happy and contented -- although they were already the happiest and most contented folks in all the world

This interested Ozma, , but it didn't interest Dorothy , so the little girl ran over to big table on lying open Glinda's Great Book of Records

This Book is greatest treasures in Oz, Sorceress prizes it more highly than any of her magical possessions reason firmly attached big marble table of golden chains, and whenever Glinda leaves home she locks the Great Book together with five jeweled padlocks, and carries the keys safely hidden in her bosom

suppose any magical thing in any fairyland to compare Record Book, pages are constantly being printed record of every event that happens in any part world, at exactly the moment it happens records are always truthful, although sometimes give details as one could wish But then, lots of things happen, and so the records have brief or even Glinda's Great Book hold them all

Glinda looked records , and Dorothy, whenever she visited the Sorceress, loved to look Book happening everywhere Not much was recorded Land of Oz, usually peaceful and uneventful, but today Dorothy found something which interested her Indeed, the printed letters were appearing page even while she looked

" funny ! " she exclaimed "Did , Ozma, that there were people in your Land of Oz called Skeezers ? "

"Yes," replied Ozma, coming to her side, " that on Professor Wogglebug's Map Land of Oz place marked 'Skeezer,' but what the Skeezers are like know No one has ever seen them or heard The Skeezer Country is 'way upper edge Gillikin Country, sandy, impassable desert on one side mountains of Oogaboo on another side part Land of Oz very little "

"I guess no one else knows much either, unless it's the Skeezers themselves," remarked Dorothy "But the Book says: 'The Skeezers of Oz have declared war Flatheads of Oz, and likely fighting and much trouble result '"

" all the Book says ? " asked Ozma

"Every word," said Dorothy, and Ozma and Glinda both looked Record and seemed surprised and perplexed

"Tell me, Glinda," said Ozma, " the Flatheads ? "

" , your Majesty," confessed the Sorceress "Until now I never have heard , nor have I ever heard the Skeezers mentioned faraway corners of Oz are hidden many curious tribes of people, and those who never leave their own countries and never are visited favored part of Oz, naturally are unknown However, so desire, learn through my arts of sorcery something Skeezers Flatheads "

" ," answered Ozma seriously " , Glinda, if these are Oz people my subjects and allow any wars or troubles Land I rule, if possibly help it "

" , your Majesty," said the Sorceress, " try some information to guide you Please excuse me for time, while I retire to my Room of Magic and Sorcery "

"May I go ? " asked Dorothy, eagerly

"No, Princess," reply "It would spoil the charm anyone present "

So Glinda locked herself in her own Room of Magic and Dorothy and Ozma waited patiently for her out again

In about an hour Glinda appeared, looking grave and thoughtful

"Your Majesty," she said to Ozma, "the Skeezers live on Magic Isle in great lake reason -- because the Skeezers deal in magic -- learn little "

"Why, I didn't know lake part of Oz," exclaimed Ozma "The map shows river running Skeezer Country, but no lake "

" because the person the map never had visited that part country," explained the Sorceress "The lake surely , and lake is an island -- Magic Isle -- and island live the people called the Skeezers "

" they like ? " inquired the Ruler of Oz

"My magic cannot tell me that," confessed Glinda, " magic Skeezers prevents anyone outside domain knowing anything "

"The Flatheads must know, 're going to fight the Skeezers," suggested Dorothy

"Perhaps so," Glinda replied, "but get little information concerning the Flatheads, either people who inhabit mountain just south Lake Skeezers The mountain has steep sides and broad, hollow top, like basin, and basin the Flatheads have their dwellings They also are magic- workers and usually keep to themselves and allow no one from outside to visit them learned Flatheads number about one hundred people -- men, women and children -- while the Skeezers number just one hundred and one "

"What did they quarrel about, and why do they wish to fight one another ? " was Ozma's next question

" tell your Majesty that," said Glinda

"But see here ! " cried Dorothy, "it's against the law for anyone but Glinda Wizard to work magic Land of Oz, so if these two strange people are magic-makers breaking the law and punished ! " Ozma smiled upon her little friend

"Those know me or my laws," she said, " expected to obey my laws If nothing Skeezers or the Flatheads, likely know nothing of us "

"But they ought , Ozma, and we ought Who's going them, and how are we going them behave ? "

"That," returned Ozma, "is what now considering What would you advise, Glinda ? "

The Sorceress took little time to consider this question, before she made reply Then she said: "Had you not learned existence Flatheads Skeezers, through my Book of Records, never have worried or their quarrels So, pay no attention peoples, never hear again "

"But that wouldn't be right," declared Ozma " Ruler of all the Land of Oz, which includes the Gillikin Country, the Quadling Country, the Winkie Country Munchkin Country, Emerald City, and being the Princess fairyland my duty all my people -- wherever -- happy and content and to settle their disputes and keep them from quarreling So, while the Skeezers and Flatheads may not know me or that their lawful Ruler, I now know inhabit my kingdom my subjects, so I doing my duty if I kept away and allowed them to fight "

"That's fact, Ozma," commented Dorothy "You've got Gillikin Country and make these people behave themselves and make up their quarrels But how going ? "

" puzzling me also, your Majesty," said the Sorceress "It dangerous into those strange countries, where the people are possibly fierce and warlike "

" not afraid," said Ozma, with smile