The Patchwork Girl of Oz

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had first made the girl's form from the patchwork quilt and then she had dressed it with a patchwork skirt and an apron with pockets in it-using the same gay material throughout. Upon the feet she had sewn a p

k, when she comes to

rown yarn and hung down on her neck in several neat braids. Her eyes were two silver suspender-buttons cut from a pair of the Magician's old trousers, and they were sewed on with black threads, which formed the pupils of the eyes. Margolotte had puzzled over the ears for some time, for these were im

dered very artistic and lifelike, and Margolotte was pleased when the boy praised it. There were almost too many patches on the face of the girl for her to be considered st

ad her face all pink

see as it matters much, for I wish my Patchwork Girl to be useful rather th

ny brains?

any means. Until she is brought to life I can do anything I please with this girl. But I must be careful not to give her too much brains

said Un

right about that,"

ant has good brains she won't know how to obey yo

ndependent and high-and-mighty and feel above her work. This is a very delicate task, as I said, and I must take care

d by the Magician to show what they contained. One whole shelf was marked: "Brain Furniture," and the bottles on this shelf were labele

label and poured from it upon a dish several grains of the contents. "'Amiability' is also good and 'Truth.'" She poured into the di

ood beside her, touched the

e," sa

id she, and was about to take down the bottle when the Crooke

olotte! Come

g in the bottom of each kettle a few grains of fine white powder. Very carefully the Magician removed this powder, placing it all to

six years to prepare these precious grains of dust, but the little heap on that dish is worth the price of a kingdom and many a king would give all he has to p

both unfair and unkind to deprive her of any good qualities that were handy, the boy took down every bottle on the shelf and poured some of the contents in Margolo

w to manufacture." Taking down the bottle of "Cleverness" she added some of the powder to the heap on the dish. Ojo became a bit uneasy at this, for he had already pu

eam of the patch on the girl's forehead, she placed the powder within

er of Life, my dear," she said to h

e to-morrow morning; but I think it

e sprinkled on any object through the small holes. Very carefully he placed the P

good talk with my old friend Unc Nunkie. So let us sit down cosily and enjoy ourselv

lking," said Ojo, "for Unc is calle

anion and gossip," declared Dr. Pipt. "Most people talk to

Magician with much

ery annoying to be s

se I am the only Crooked Magician in all the world. Some oth

en he sat down upon a crooked chair that had been made to fit him, one knee was under his chin and the other

al wicked Witches who caused a lot of trouble; but now they are all out of business and only the great Sorceress, Glinda the Good, is permitted to practice her arts, which never harm anybody. The Wizard of Oz, who used to be a humbug and knew no magic at all, has been taking lessons of Glinda, and

very interesting

e worthy of the skill of Glinda the Good. For instance, there's the Powder of Life, and my L

d of Petrifaction do

ers, came here from the forest to attack us; but I sprinkled some of that Liquid on them and instantly they turned to marble. I now use them as ornamental statuary in my garden. Th

wagging his head and stro

the Magician, who was pleased with the compliment. But just then

rry up, can't

t up and went

good cat, th

suit your royal highness?" aske

talk," declared the wo

ight of strangers. Ojo and Unc Nunkie both stared at it with wide open eyes, for