“It is written ihe Golden Cap,”replied the Queenof the mice,“but if yoing to call the Winged Monkeyswe must run away,for they are full of mischief and think it’s funto plague us.”

“Won’t they hurt me?”asked the girl.

“Oh,no!They must obey the wearer of the Cap.Goodbye!”And she scampered out of sight,with all the middlehurrying after her.

Dorothy looked ihe Golden Cap and saw some wordsupon the lining.The,she thought,must be the charm,so sheread the dires carefully and put the Cap upon her head.“Eppe,pep-pe,kak-ke!”she said,standing on her left foot.“Hilo,hol-lo.Hel-lo!”Dorothy went on,standing this time on herright foot.“Ziz-zy,zuz-zy,zik!”said Dorothy,who was nowstanding on both feet.This ehe saying of the charm,andthey heard a great chatting and flapping of wings,as the band ofwinged monkeys flew up to them.

The King bowed low before Dorothy,and asked,“What isyour and?”And the girl announced her wish.

“We will carry you,”replied the King,and no sooner hadhe spoken thawo of Monkeys caught Dorothy by armsand fleith her.Others took the scarecrow and the tinwoodman and the lion,and otle monkey ized Toto andflew after them.

After a few ds as Dorothy looked down she saw thegreen,shining walls of the Emerald City.She wo therapid flight of the monkeys,but was glad that the journey was over.During the ride the King had informed Dorothy that she wantitled to u the power of the Golden Cap only three times,The strange creatures t travelers down carefully before the gateof the City the King bowed low to Dorothy,and then flew swiftlyaway,followed by his entire band.