They were immediately
informed by the soldiers that the King and Queen wished to speak to
them. The soldiers took Dorothy and her friends by the arms and escorted
them to where the King and Queen were standing.
"You are most unwelcome!" snapped the King.
"Most Unwelcome!" echoed the Queen. "The last time strangers were here
they broke several of our people."
"And we had to pay the menders overtime," said the King.
"Not to mention the expense of the glue," said the Queen.
"And glue's not cheap, you know," said the King.
"Not cheap, you know," said the Queen.
"We're terribly sorry," said Dorothy. "We'll be extremely careful, won't
we everyone?" she said as she looked around at her friends.
"Oh, yes," they all chorused. "Extremely careful."
"I hope so," said the King.
"I hope so," said the Queen.
"It would take us several days to get to the Lion's forest if we had to
go around your country," said the Tin Woodman.
"Very well," said the King. "The sooner you get started the better. It
makes me very nervous to have you here.
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