he Balloon as Launched
For ttle girl, alte ented. told ts in say and t in oodman
rattling around in ; and old Dorot to be a kinder and more tender the fierce Kalidahs.
ttle party isfied except Doroto get back to Kansas.
On to joy, Oz sent for ered ted ly:
quot;Sit doo get you out of try.”
quot;And back to Kansas?quot; she asked eagerly.
quot;ell, Im not sure about Kansas,quot; said Oz, quot;for I test notion t to do is to cross t, and t so find your way home.”
quot;?quot; she inquired.
quot;ell, Ill tell you ; said ttle man. quot;You see, ry it o get across t he air.
No is quite beyond my poo make a cyclone; but Ive been tter over, and I believe I can make a balloon.”
quot;; asked Dorothy.
quot;A balloon,quot; said Oz, quot;is made of silk, o keep t. I y of silk in t rouble to make t in all try to fill to make it float.”
quot;If it float,quot; remarked Dorot;it o us.”
quot;true,quot; ans;But to make it float, air. air isnt as good as gas, for if t cold t, and we s.”
quot;e!quot; exclaimed t;Are you going h me?”
quot;Yes, of course,quot; replied Oz. quot;I am tired of being suc of t a izard, and to stay s up in t gets tiresome. Id muco Kansas h you and be in a circus again.”
quot;I so ; said Dorothy.
quot;t; ;Noo work on our balloon.”
So Dorotook a needle and t as Oz cut trips of silk into proper sly toget trip of ligrip of dark green and trip of emerald green; for Oz o make t s t took to serips toget y feet long.
ted it on t of to make it airtiger he balloon was ready.
quot;But to ride in,quot; t, o ttom of the bal- loon.
o o make a visit to a great brot ty and everyone came to see t.
Oz ordered t in front of t y. tin oodman , and Oz tom of t t air t arose from it o til finally t just touche ground.
t into t and said to all the people in a loud voice:
quot;I am noo make a visit. o obey him as you would me.”
time tugging t to t so mucer in it pulled o rise into the sky.
quot;Come, Dorot; cried t;he bal- loon will fly away.”
quot;I cant find toto any le dog beoto o to bark at a kitten, and Dorot last found ohe balloon.
Seps of it, and Oz , o t her.
quot;Come back!quot; s;I to go, too!”
quot;I cant come back, my dear,quot; called Oz from t.
quot;Good-bye!”
quot;Good-bye!quot; sed everyone, and all eyes urned upo farto the sky.
And t any of t to one another:
quot;Oz iful Emerald City, and noo rule over us.”
Still, for many days t be comforted.
L. Frank Baum