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1 " 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. "
― L. Frank Baum , Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)
2 " I can tell the time, though, by speak-ing, and as I nev-er sleep I can wak-en you at an-y hour you wish to get up in the morn-ing.''That's nice,' said the little girl; 'only I never wish to get up in the morning. "
3 " Only I never wish to get up in the morning" ~ Dorthy "
4 " 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. "
5 " but one egg isn't good for anything at all "
6 " Fat babies! Don't they sound delicious? But I've never eaten any, because my conscience tells me it is wrong. If I had no conscience I would probably eat the babies and then get hungry again, which would mean that I had sacrificed the poor babies for nothing. No; hungry I was born, and hungry I shall die. But I'll not have any cruel deeds on my conscience to be sorry for. "
7 " You'll be sorry for treating me this way," whined the Wheeler. "I'm a terribly fierce person. "
8 " Is this a trial of thoughts, or of kittens?' demanded the Woggle-Bug.'It's a trial of one kitten,' replied the Scarecrow; 'but your manner is a trial to us all. "
9 " But I was raised in the United States, and I won't allow any one-horse chicken of the Land of Ev to run over me and put on airs, as long as I can lift a claw in self-defense. "
10 " to console the girl for the loss of her feathered friend. "
11 " Mr. Smith was an art-ist, as well as an in-vent-or, and he paint-ed a pic-ture of a riv-er which was so nat-ur-al that, as he was reach-ing a-cross it to paint some flow-ers on the op-po-site bank, he fell in-to the wa-ter and was drowned. "
12 " Here is your future ruler, King Evardo Fifteenth. He is fifteen years of age, has fifteen silver buckles on his jacket and is the fifteenth Evardo to rule the land of Ev." The people shouted their approval fifteen times, "
13 " I am on-ly a ma-chine,” said Tiktok. “I cannot be kind an-y more than I can be sor-ry or glad. I can on-ly do what I am wound up to do. "
14 " coronet "
15 " eldest "