assertion and agreed
to submit to the experiments of Glinda and the Wizard, who knew they
had a hard task before them and were not at all sure they could
succeed. We know that Glinda is the most complete mistress of magic who
has ever existed, and she was wise enough to guess that the clever but
evil magician who had enchanted Prince Bobo had used a spell that would
puzzle any ordinary wizard or sorcerer to break; therefore she had
given the matter much shrewd thought and hoped she had conceived a plan
that would succeed. But because she was not positive of success she
would have no one present at the incantation except her assistant, the
Wizard of Oz.

First she transformed Bilbil the goat into a lamb, and this was done
quite easily. Next she transformed the lamb into an ostrich, giving it
two legs and feet instead of four. Then she tried to transform the
ostrich into the original Prince Bobo, but this incantation was an
utter failure. Glinda was not discouraged, however, but by a powerful
spell transformed the ostrich into a tottenhot--which is a lower form
of a man. Then the tottenhot was transformed into a mifket, which was a
great step in advance and, finally, Glinda transformed the mifket into
a handsome young man, tall and shapely, who fell on his knees before
the great Sorceress and gratefully kissed her hand, admitting that he
had now recovered his proper shape and was indeed Prince Bobo of
Boboland.

This process of magic, successful though it was in the end, had
required so much time that the banquet was now awaiting their presence.
Bobo was already dressed in princely raiment and although he seemed
very much humbled by his recent lowly condition, they finally persuaded
him to join the festivities.

When Rinkitink saw that his goat had now become a Prince, he did not
know whether to be sorry or glad, for he felt that he would miss the
companionship of the quarrelsome animal he had so long been accustomed
to ride upon, while at the same time he rejoiced that poor Bilbil had
come to his own again.

Prince Bobo humbly begged Rinkitink's forgiveness for having been so
disagreeable to him, at times, saying that the nature of a goat had
influenced him and the surly disposition he had shown was a part of his
enchantment. But the jolly King assured the Prince that he had really
enjoyed Bilbil's grumpy speeches and forgave him readily. Indeed, they
all discovered the young Prince Bobo to be an exceedingly courteo