the lost princess of oz-第29章

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the　journey　to　Ugu's　castle　when　they　discovered　that



Button…Bright　was　lost　again。　The　girls　and　the　Wizard



shouted　his　name　and　the　Lion　roared　and　the　Donkey



brayed　and　the　Frogman　croaked　and　the　Big　Lavender



Bear　growled　（to　the　envy　of　Toto；　who　couldn't　growl



but　barked　his　loudest）　yet　none　of　them　could　make



Button…Bright　hear。　So；　after　vainly　searching　for　the



boy　a　full　hour；　they　formed　a　procession　and　proceeded



in　the　direction　of　the　wicker　castle　of　Ugu　the



Shoemaker。







〃Button…Bright's　always　getting　lost；〃　said　Dorothy。



〃And；　if　he　wasn't　always　getting　found　again；　I'd



prob'ly　worry。　He　may　have　gone　ahead　of　us；　and　he　may



have　gone　back；　but；　wherever　he　is；　we'll　find　him



sometime　and　somewhere；　I'm　almost　sure。



















Chapter　Nineteen







Ugu　the　Shoemaker











A　curious　thing　about　Ugu　the　Shoemaker　was　that　he



didn't　suspect；　in　the　least；　that　he　was　wicked。　He



wanted　to　be　powerful　and　great　and　he　hoped　to　make



himself　master　of　all　the　Land　of　Oz；　that　he　might



compel　everyone　in　that　fairy　country　to　obey　him。　His



ambition　blinded　him　to　the　rights　of　others　and　he



imagined　anyone　else　would　act　just　as　he　did　if　anyone



else　happened　to　be　as　clever　as　himself。







When　he　inhabited　his　little　shoemaking　shop　in　the



City　of　Herku　he　had　been　discontented；　for　a　shoemaker



is　not　looked　upon　with　high　respect　and　Ugu　knew　that



his　ancestors　had　been　famous　magicians　for　many



centuries　past　and　therefore　his　family　was　above　the



ordinary。　Even　his　father　practiced　magic；　when　Ugu　was



a　boy；　but　his　father　had　wandered　away　from　Herku　and



had　never　come　back　again。　So；　when　Ugu　grew　up；　he　was



forced　to　make　shoes　for　a　living；　knowing　nothing　of



the　magic　of　his　forefathers。　But　one　day；　in　searching



through　the　attic　of　his　house；　he　discovered　all　the



books　of　magical　recipes　and　many　magical　instruments



which　had　formerly　been　in　use　in　his　family。　From　that



day　he　stopped　making　shoes　and　began　to　study　magic。



Finally　he　aspired　to　become　the　greatest　magician　in



Oz；　and　for　days　and　weeks　and　months　he　thought　on　a



plan　to　render　all　the　other　sorcerers　and　wizards；　as



well　as　those　with　fairy　powers；　helpless　to　oppose



him。







From　the　books　of　his　ancestors　he　learned　the



following　facts：







（1）　　That　Ozma　of　Oz　was　the　fairy　ruler　of　the



Emerald　City　and　the　Land　of　Oz；　and　that　she　could　not



be　destroyed　by　any　magic　ever　devised。　Also；　by　means



of　her　Magic　Picture　she　would　be　able　to　discover



anyone　who　approached　her　royal　palace　with　the　idea　of



conquering　it。







（2）　　That　Glinda　the　Good　was　the　most　powerful



Sorceress　in　Oz；　among　her　other　magical　possessions



being　the　Great　Book　of　Records；　which　told　her　all



that　happened　anywhere　in　the　world。　This　Book　of



Records　was　very　dangerous　to　Ugu's　plans　and　Glinda



was　in　the　service　of　Ozma　and　would　use　her　arts　of



sorcery　to　protect　the　girl　Ruler。







（3）　　That　the　Wizard　of　Oz；　who　lived　in　Ozma's



palace；　had　been　taught　much　powerful　magic　by　Glinda



and　had　a　bag　of　magic　tools　with　which　he　might　be



able　to　conquer　the　Shoemaker。







（4）　　That　there　existed　in　Oz…in　the　Yip　Country　　a



jeweled　dishpan　made　of　gold；　which　dishpan　possessed



marvelous　powers　of　magic。　At　a　magic　word；　which　Ugu



learned　from　the　book；　the　dishpan　would　grow　large



enough　for　a　man　to　sit　inside　it。　Then；　when　he



grasped　both　the　golden　handles；　the　dishpan　would



transport　him　in　an　instant　to　any　place　he　wished　to



go　within　the　borders　of　the　Land　of　Oz。







No　one　now　living；　except　Ugu；　knew　of　the　powers　of



this　Magic　Dishpan；　so；　after　long　study；　the　shoemaker



decided　that　if　he　could　manage　to　secure　the　dishpan



he　could；　by　its　means；　rob　Ozma　and　Glinda　and　the



Wizard　of　Oz　of　all　their　magic；　thus　becoming　himself



the　most　powerful　person　in　all　the　land。







His　first　act　was　to　go　away　from　the　City　of　Herku



and　built　for　himself　the　Wicker　Castle　in　the　hills。



Here　he　carried　his　books　and　instruments　of　magic　and



here　for　a　full　year　he　diligently　practiced　all　the



magical　arts　learned　from　his　ancestors。　At　the　end　of



that　time　he　could　do　a　good　many　wonderful　things。







Then；　when　all　his　preparations　were　made；　he　set　out



for　the　Yip　Country　and　climbing　the　steep　mountain　at



night　he　entered　the　house　of　Cayke　the　Cookie　Cook　and



stole　her　diamond…studded　gold　dishpan　while　all　the



Yips　were　asleep。　Taking　his　prize　outside；　he　set　the



pan　upon　the　ground　and　uttered　the　required　magic



word。　Instantly　the　dishpan　grew　as　large　as　a　big



washtub　and　Ugu　seated　himself　in　it　and　grasped　the



two　handles。　Then　he　wished　himself　in　the　great



drawing…room　of　Glinda　the　Good。







He　was　there　in　a　flash。　First　he　took　the　Great　Book



of　Records　and　put　it　in　the　dishpan。　Then　he　went　to



Glinda's　laboratory　and　took　all　her　rare　chemical



compounds　and　her　instruments　of　sorcery；　placing　these



also　in　the　dishpan；　which　he　caused　to　grow　large



enough　to　hold　them。　Next　he　seated　himself　amongst　the



treasures　he　had　stolen　and　wished　himself　in　the　room



in　Ozma's　palace　which　the　Wizard　occupied　and　where　he



kept　his　bag　of　magic　tools。　This　bag　Ugu　added　to　his



plunder　and　then　wished　himself　in　the　apartments　of



Ozma。







Here　he　first　took　the　Magic　Picture　from　the　wall



and　then　seized　all　the　other　magical　things　which　Ozma



possessed。　Having　placed　these　in　the　dishpan　he　was



about　to　climb　in　himself　when　he　looked　up　and　saw



Ozma　standing　beside　him。　Her　fairy　instinct　had　warned



her　that　danger　was　threatening　her；　so　the　beautiful



girl　Ruler　rose　from　her　couch　and　leaving　her



bedchamber　at　once　confronted　the　thief。







Ugu　had　to　think　quickly；　for　he　realized　that　if　he



permitted　Ozma　to　rouse　the　inmates　of　her　palace　all



his　plans　and　his　present　successes　were　likely　to　come



to　naught。　So　he　threw　a　scarf　over　the　girl's　head；　so



she　could　not　scream；　and　pushed　her　into　the　dishpan



and　tied　her　fast；　so　she　could　not　move。　Then　he



climbed　in　beside　her　and　wished　himself　in　his　own



wicker　castle。　The　Magic　Dishpan　was　there　in　an



instant；　with　all　its　contents；　and　Ugu　rubbed　his



hands　together　in　triumphant　joy　as　he　realized　that　he



now　possessed　all　the　important　magic　in　the　Land　of　Oz



and　could　force　all　the　inhabitants　of　that　fairyland



to　do　as　he　willed。







So　quickly　had　his　journey　been　accomplished　that



before　daylight　the　robber　magician　had　locked　Ozma　in



a　room；　making　her　a　prisoner；　and　had　unpacked　and



arranged　all　his　stolen　goods。　The　next　day　he　placed



the　Book　of　Records　on　his　table　and　hung　the　Magic



Picture　on　his　wall　and　put　away　in　his　cupboards　and



drawers　all　the　elixirs　and　magic　compounds　he　had



stolen。　The　magical　instruments　he　polished　and



arranged；　and　this　was　fascinating　work　and　made　him



very　happy。　The　only　thing　that　bothered　him　was　Ozma。



By　turns　the　imprisoned　Ruler　wept　and　scolded　the



Shoemaker；　haughtily　threatening　him　with　dire



punishment　for　the　wicked　deeds　he　had　done。　Ugu　became



somewhat　afraid　of　his　fairy　prisoner；　in　spite　of　the



fact　that　he　believed　he　had　robbed　her　of　all　her



powers；　so　he　performed　an　enchantment　that　quickly



disposed　of　her　and　placed　her　out　of　his　sight　and



hearing。　After　that；