Kabumpo in Oz
"Ho! I am the King of the Soup Sea,
Yes, I am the King of the Deep;
My crown is a bowl and my sceptre a ladle,
I fell in the soup when I fell from the cradle,
And find it exceediiigly cheap!
I stir it up nightly, and pepper it rightly—
A liquid perfection you'll find.
And here is a roll, sirs,
So fill up your bowl, sirs,
And think of me after you've dined."
When he came to :dined," the Soup King gave a playful leap and disappeared backward into the waves.
Pompa rubbed his eyes and looked at Kabumpo to see whether he had been dreaming.
"Oh!" cried Kabumpo, his eyes as round as little saucers. Floating gently toward them were two large, crisp, buttered rolls.
"The most charming King I've ever met," chuckled Kabumpo, scooping up the rolls and handing them to Pompa.
Pompa, staring dreamily ahead, first took a drink of soup, then a nibble of roll, too happy for speech. Four times the Elegant Elephant refilled the bowl. Then, his stomach full for the first time since they had left
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