#oz 3

...the young men who attend the college are no worse off than they were before.  You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.

He sold [his family] to the powerful Nome King in exchange for a long life, and afterward destroyed the life by jumping into the sea.

Mister Tinker made a ladder so tall that he could rest the end of it against the moon, while he stood on the highest rung and picked the little stars to set in the points of the king's crown.  But when he got to the moon Mister Tinker found it such a lovely place that he decided to live there.

'I've married a man who owns nine cows,' said Jinjur to Ozma, 'and now I am happy and contented and willing to lead a quiet life and mind my own business.' 'Where is your husband?' asked Ozma. 'He is in the house, nursing a black eye,' replied Jinjur, calmly.  'The foolish man would insist upon milking the red cow when I wanted him to milk the white one; but he will know better next time, I am sure.'

You can hardly imagine the size of my appetite. It seems to fill my whole body, from the end of my throat to the tip of my tail. I am very sure the appetite doesn't fit me, and is too large for the size of my body.

I wish you could, indeed, free my aunt and her ten royal children. For if they were restored to their proper forms and station they could rule the Kingdom of Ev themselves, and that would save me a lot of worry and trouble. At present there are at least ten minutes every day that I must devote to affairs of state, and I would like to be able to spend my whole time in admiring my beautiful heads.

'Are you of royal blood?' 'Better than that, ma'am, I came from Kansas.'

'It's strange' said the girl, reflectively; 'but as I'm not a hen I can't be 'spected to understand that.'