him. They made some charming new
friends in their travels--Sir Hokus of Pokes, the Doubtful Dromedary,
and the Comfortable Camel. You'll find them very unusual and likable.
They have the same peculiar, delightful and informal natures that we
love in all the queer Oz people.

Of course every one of us is happy that John R. Neill has drawn the
funny and lovely pictures for the new book. Mr. Neill surely is the
Royal Painter of Oz.

This note is intended for all the children of America, who knew and
loved Mr. Baum, and it goes to each of you with his love and mine.

MAUD G. BAUM.

OZCOT
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
IN THE SPRING, 1921

LIST OF CHAPTERS

1 Professor Wogglebug's Great Idea
2 The Scarecrow's Family Tree
3 Down the Magic Bean Pole
4 Dorothy's Lonely Breakfast
5 Sir Hokus of Pokes
6 Singing Their Way Out of Pokes
7 The Scarecrow Is Hailed As Emperor!
8 The Scarecrow Studies the Silver Island
9 "Save Us With Your Magic, Exalted One!"
10 Princess Ozma and Betsy Bobbin Talk It Over
11 Sir Hokus Overcometh the Giant
12 Dorothy and Sir Hokus Come to Fix City
13 Dancing Beds and the Road That Unrolled
14 Sons and Grandsons Greet the Scarecrow
15 The Three Princes Plot to Undo the Emperor
16 Dorothy and Her Guardians Meet New Friends
17 Doubty and Camy Vanish Into Space
18 Dorothy Finds the Scarecrow!
19 Planning to Fly From the Silver Island
20 Dorothy Upsets the Ceremony of the Island
21 The Escape From the Silver Island
22 The Flight of the Parasol
23 Safe at Last in the Land of Oz
24 Homeward Bound to the Emerald City

CHAPTER 1

PROFESSOR WOGGLEBUG'S GREAT IDEA

"The very thing!" exclaimed Professor Wogglebug, bounding into the
air and upsetting his gold inkwell. "The very next idea!"

"Who--me?" A round-faced little Munchkin boy stuck his head in the
door and regarded Professor Wogglebug solemnly. He was working his
way through the Professor's Athletic college, and one of his duties
was to wait upon this eminent educator of Oz.

"Certainly not!" snapped Professor Wogglebug. "You're a nobody or a
nothing. Stop gaping and fetch me my hat. I'm off to the Emerald
City. And mind the pupils take their history pills regularly while
I'm gone," he added, clapping his tall hat Zif held out to him on the
back of his head.

"Yes, sir!" said the little Munchkin respectfully.

"Don't hurry b