Kabumpo in Oz
idea. Slipping his hand into the Elegant Elephant's pocket, he drew out the magic mirror. "I'll see if she's a princess," stuttered Pompa.
The elephant shook his head angrily but was afraid to speak again lest he disturb the quiet figure on the bench.
"And I'll not propose unless she is the one," said Pompa, tip-toeing toward the bench. Without making a sound he suddenly held the mirror before the startled and lovely lady.
"Glinda, good Sorceress of Oz," flashed the mirror promptly.
"Great gooseberries!" cried Glinda, springing to her feet in alarm and swinging around on Pompa. "Where did you come from?" After studying a whole day and night in her magic books, Glinda had returned to the Emerald City to try to perfect her plan for rescuing Ozma.
"From Pumperdink your Highness," puffed Kabumpo, lunging forward anxiously. He, too, had seen the words in the mirror and the fear of offending a Sorceress made him quake in his skin—which was loose enough to quake in, dear knows!
"A thousand pardons!" cried the Prince, dropping on One knee and taking off his crown. "We were
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