Kabumpo in Oz
the Elegant Elephant, swaying backwards and forward like a big ship. "He's a Prince—the Prince of Pumperdink!" Kabumpo tossed his trunk threateningly.
"A Prince?" spluttered the King, changing his tone instantly. "Well, that's different. A Prince can fall in on us any time and welcome but an Ouch! Why bring this great clumsy Ouch along?" He rolled his eyes mournfully at Kabumpo.
"He's not an Ouch," explained Pompa, who was gradually recovering from the shock of his fall. "He is Kabumpo, an Elegant Elephant, and he blew you out by mistake. Didn't you, Kabumpo?"
"Purely an accident—nothing intentional, I assure you," chuckled Kabumpo. He was beginning to enjoy himself. "If there's any more trouble I'll blow 'em all out," he reflected comfortably, "for they're nothing but great big candles."
Seeing their King in friendly conversation with the strangers, the other Candlemen came closer—too close for comfort, in fact. They were always leaning over and dropping hot tallow on a body and the heat from their flaming heads was simply suffocating.
"Sing the National Air for them," said the Candle King carelessly and the Candlemen in their queer
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