Baum, L Frank - Oz 35 by Baum L Frank

Author:Baum, L Frank
Language: eng
Format: epub

CHAPTER 16

The Lost Mifkit

THE people in the surrounding scalawagons crowded around the Wizard as they heard him pronounce the dreadful name of MIFKIT, who could remove his head in a second and throw it at you.

"Cake's sake!" cried Jellia Jamb, hiding behind Ozma and peeping fearfully around her.

Tik-Tok paled to a light brassy color.

"How-did-that-get-in-to-one-of-the-prec-ious-scala wag-ons?" he said faintly. "I-was-too-run-down-to-pre-vent-it."

"It's not too surprising," said Jenny Jump. She had crowded close to the Wizard and was staring down at the Mifkit.

"When I discovered the scalawagons in the Sandy Waste, they were flying low and the Mifkits were jumping high. So I suppose this one jumped right into one of the scalawagons."

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"And it had to be mine," said Aunt Em ruefully.

"But then, I'd rather have it happen to me than somebody who'd have been scared."

She looked at Uncle Henry, who was smiling broadly.

"What are you smiling at, Henry? Are you suggesting that I was scared?"

"Oh, not in the least, my dear. Not in the least!"

He winked at his niece Dorothy.

"Well, what have we here?" It was Ozma, who had just come up. "A Mifkit, I declare! We haven't been bothered with them for years."

"You must do something about this one, your Highness," said the Wizard.

"Yes, I suppose so," said Ozma. She thought a moment. "I must hurry, or our beach party will be spoiled," she said.

Ozma put her hand into her pocket and drew out a ring with a large sparkling emerald.

She looked at the scowling Mifkit. "How would you like to be a winder?" she said.

"I'd rather be a wonder," promptly said the Mifkit.

"Please answer my question," said Ozma firmly.

"How would you like to be a winder?"

"All right, provided I don't wind up too different from what I am. I like myself now."

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"Then you are an exception," said Ozma. "But you'll like being a winder. She put on her ring.

"Wait! Are the meals regular?" snarled the Mifkit.

Ozma ignored this. She pointed the finger with the beautiful emerald straight at the top button of the Mifkit's jacket.

"Now you're a winder!"

The little Mifkit felt himself all over.

"This isn't so bad," he said.

"Henceforth you will see that Tik-Tok never runs down again," said the Ozma. "The Wizard will explain your duties."

The Mifkit was scratching himself all over. For such a transformation as he had just had itches.

The Wizard said, "Look here, Mifkit. I'll explain how to wind Tik-Tok."

While the Mifkit went on scratching, the Wizard Pointed to an engraved copper plate on Tik-Tok's back.

There was some writing on this plate. The Wizard read it aloud:

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