Kabumpo in Oz
fortunately it did not go out, despite the turmoil.
In a few moments the palace stopped rocking and a muffled call from Ozma sent the Scarecrow and Scraps hurrying to her bedside. After some trouble, for they were both flimsily made, they managed to free the little Princess of Oz from the poles and bed curtains.
"Goodness!" sighed Ozma, looking around at the terrible confusion.
"Not goodness, but badness," said the Scarecrow, settling his hat firmly, "and Ruggedo is at the bottom of it and of us." He quickly explained to Ozma what he had seen in the Magic Picture.
Slipping on a silk robe, Ozma followed them into the next room. When the picture had been rehung, they all looked again. This time Ozma asked where the palace was. Immediately the old Gnome King appeared and there could be no mistake—the palace was set squarely on his head. The picture did not show the real size of Ruggedo nor of the palace, but it was enough.
"He must have sprung into a giant," gasped Ozma, scarcely believing her eyes. "Oh, what shall we do?"
"The first thing to do is to keep him quiet. Every time he shakes his head it tumbles us about so," complained the Scarecrow, plumping up the straw in his
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