



Produced by Anthony Matonac and Paul Selkirk









THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ


by

L. FRANK BAUM




  Affectionately Dedicated to my young friend
  Sumner Hamilton Britton of Chicago




Prologue

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

L. Frank Baum.

"OZCOT"
  at Hollywood
    in California




LIST OF CHAPTERS

   1 - Ojo and Unc Nunkie
   2 - The Crooked Magician
   3 - The Patchwork Girl
   4 - The Glass Cat
   5 - A Terrible Accident
   6 - The Journey
   7 - The Troublesome Phonograph
   8 - The Foolish Owl and the Wise Donkey
   9 - They Meet the Woozy
  10 - Shaggy Man to the Rescue
  11 - A Good Friend
  12 - The Giant Porcupine
  13 - Scraps and the Scarecrow
  14 - Ojo Breaks the Law
  15 - Ozma's Prisoner
  16 - Princess Dorothy
  17 - Ozma and Her Friends
  18 - Ojo is Forgiven
  19 - Trouble with the Tottenhots
  20 - The Captive Yoop
  21 - Hip Hopper the Champion
  22 - The Joking Horners
  23 - Peace is Declared
  24 - Ojo Finds the Dark Well
  25 - They Bribe the Lazy Quadling
  26 - The Trick River
  27 - The Tin Woodman Objects
  28 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz




The Patchwork Girl of Oz




Chapter One

Ojo and Unc Nunkie


"Where's the butter, Unc Nunkie?" asked Ojo.

Unc looked out of the window and stroked his long beard. Then he turned
to the Munchkin boy and shook his head.

"Isn't," said he.

"Isn't any butter? That's too bad, Unc. Where's the jam then?" inquired
Ojo, standing on