Ruggedo was not really sorry, now that he thought , that Kiki had transformed all these Oz folks The forest beasts, true, so frightened that now never consent transformed into men, but Kiki could transform them against their will, and once they were all in human forms, it impossible to induce them to conquer the Oz people

So all was not lost, thought the old Nome, best thing for him was to rejoin the Hyup boy who had the secret transformations So, having made sure the Wizard's black bag was not clearing, the Goose wandered away trees others looking, and when out hearing, he began calling, "Kiki Aru ! Kiki Aru ! Quack--quack ! Kiki Aru ! "

The Boy Woman, the Fox, the Lamb, Rabbit, not being able the bag, went back rock, all feeling exceedingly strange

"Where's the Goose ? " asked the Wizard

" run away," replied Dorothy "I wonder who ? "

" ," said Gugu the King, who fat Woman, " Goose stranger who proposed that war Oz people , his transformation was merely trick to deceive us, and he has now gone to join his comrade, that wicked Li-Mon-Eag who obeyed all his commands "

"What shall now ? " asked Dorothy "Shall we go back Emerald City, , and then visit Glinda the Good and ask her to break the enchantments ? "

" so," replied the Wizard Fox "And take Gugu the King , Glinda restore him natural shape But I hate to leave my Bag of Magic Tools behind me, for without it lose much power as Wizard Also, if I go back Emerald City shape of Fox, the Oz people will think I'm poor Wizard and will lose their respect "

" still another search for your tools," suggested the Cowardly Lion, "and then, fail the Black Bag anywhere forest, go back home "

"Why did you come here, anyway ? " inquired Gugu

"We wanted to borrow dozen monkeys, to use on Ozma's birthday," explained the Wizard "We were going them small, and train them tricks, and put them inside Ozma's birthday cake "

"Well," said the Forest King, " the consent of Rango the Gray Ape, to He commands all the tribes of monkeys "

"I'm afraid it's too late, now," said Dorothy, regretfully " splendid plan, but we've got troubles own, and I don't like being lamb at all "

"You're nice and fuzzy," said the Cowardly Lion

"That's nothing," declared Dorothy "I've never been 'specially proud of myself, but I'd rather be the way born than anything else whole world "

The Glass Cat, although it had some disagreeable ways and manners, nevertheless realized that Trot and Cap'n Bill were its friends and so was quite disturbed fix it had gotten them into by leading them Isle Magic Flower The ruby heart Glass Cat was cold and hard, but still heart, and heart of any sort is some consideration for others But the queer transparent creature didn't want Trot and Cap'n Bill sorry , and therefore it moved very slowly until it had crossed the river and was out of sight trees forest Then it headed straight toward the Emerald City, and trotted so fast like crystal streak crossing the valleys and plains Being glass, the cat was tireless, and with no reason to delay its journey, it reached Ozma's palace in wonderfully quick time

"Where's the Wizard ? " it asked the Pink Kitten, curled up sunshine lowest step palace entrance

"Don't bother me," lazily answered the Pink Kitten, whose name was Eureka

" find the Wizard at once ! " said the Glass Cat

"Then find him," advised Eureka, and went to sleep again

The Glass Cat darted up the stairway and came upon Toto, Dorothy's little black dog

"Where's the Wizard ? " asked the Cat

"Gone on journey with Dorothy," replied Toto

"When did they go, and where have they gone ? " demanded the Cat

"They went yesterday, and I heard them say go Great Forest Munchkin Country "

"Dear me," said the Glass Cat; " long journey "

"But they rode Hungry Tiger Cowardly Lion," explained Toto, " Wizard carried his Black Bag of Magic Tools "

The Glass Cat knew the Great Forest of Gugu well, had traveled forest in its journeys Land of Oz And it reflected Forest of Gugu was nearer Isle Magic Flower Emerald City was, and so, could manage the Wizard, it could lead him across the Gillikin Country to where Trot and Cap'n Bill were prisoned wild country and little traveled, but the Glass Cat knew every path So very little time need be lost, after all

Without stopping to ask any more questions the Cat darted palace and away Emerald City, taking the most direct route Forest of Gugu Again the creature flashed country like streak of light, and it would surprise you how quickly it reached the edge Great Forest

There were no monkey guards trees to cry out warning, and so unusual astonished the Glass Cat Going farther forest it presently came upon wolf, which at first bounded away in terror But then, seeing only Glass Cat, the Wolf stopped, Cat trembling, from terrible fright

"What's the matter ? " asked the Cat

"A dreadful Magician among us ! " exclaimed the Wolf, "and he's changing the forms of all the beasts--quick as wink--and making them all his slaves "

The Glass Cat smiled and said:

"Why, that's only the Wizard of Oz having some fun forest people, but the Wizard wouldn't hurt beast for anything "

"I don't mean the Wizard," explained the Wolf "And Wizard of Oz funny little man who rode great Tiger clearing, he's been transformed himself terrible Magician "

"The Wizard transformed ? Why, that's impossible," declared the Glass Cat

"No; it isn't him with my own eyes, changed form of Fox, girl who was was changed to woolly Lamb "

The Glass Cat was indeed surprised

"When did that happen ? " it asked

"Just little while ago clearing All the animals had met there, but they ran away Magician began his transformations, and I'm thankful I escaped with my natural shape But I'm still afraid, and I'm going somewhere to hide "

the Wolf ran on, Glass Cat, which knew where the big clearing was, went toward it But now it walked more slowly, and its pink brains rolled and tumbled around at great rate because thinking over the amazing news the Wolf had told it

Glass Cat reached the clearing, it saw Fox, Lamb, Rabbit, Munchkin boy and fat Gillikin woman, all wandering around in an aimless sort of way, for they were again searching Black Bag of Magic Tools

The Cat watched them moment and then it walked slowly open space At once the Lamb ran toward it, crying:

"Oh, Wizard, here's the Glass Cat ! "

"Where, Dorothy ? " asked the Fox

"Here ! "

The Boy Woman Rabbit now joined the Fox Lamb, all stood Glass Cat and speaking together, almost like chorus, asked: " seen the Black Bag ? "

"Often," replied the Glass Cat, "but not lately "

"It's lost," said the Fox, "and find it "

" the Wizard ? " asked the Cat

"Yes "

"And these others ? "

"I'm Dorothy," said the Lamb

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

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

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

The Glass Cat sat on its hind legs and began to laugh "My, what funny lot ! " exclaimed the Creature "Who played this joke on you ? "

"It's no joke at all," declared the Wizard " cruel, wicked transformation, Magician that did it head of lion, the body of monkey, the wings of an eagle and round ball end tail "

The Glass Cat laughed again "That Magician must look funnier than ," it said "Where is he now ? "

"Somewhere forest," said the Cowardly Lion "He just jumped into that tall maple tree over there, for climb like monkey and fly like an eagle, and then he disappeared forest "

"And another Magician, just like him, who was his friend," added Dorothy, "but they probably quarreled, wickedest one changed his friend form of Goose "

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

" gone away his friend," answered Gugu the King "But Goose can't travel very fast, so easily find him wanted to "

"The worst thing of all," said the Wizard, " my Black Bag is lost It disappeared when transformed If find it easily break these enchantments magic, and resume our own forms again search Black Bag, Friend Cat ? "