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- Herausgeber: Diamond Book Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021
Tik-Tok of Oz is the eighth Land of Oz book written by L. Frank Baum. Join Tik-Tok, the Shaggy Man, and a host of other friends--both old and new--on an exciting, imaginative journey through the world of Oz. The fun begins in an isolated corner of Oz, in the small country of Oogaboo. There Queen Ann Soforth musters an unlikely army and sets off to conquer the rest of Oz. Meanwhile, a girl from Oklahoma named Betsy Bobbin and her companion, Hank the mule, are shipwrecked and washed ashore in the Rose Kingdom, a magical land of talking roses. There they meet the Shaggy Man, who is on a quest to rescue his brother from the clutches of the wicked Nome King. Betsy, Hank, and the Rose Princess join the Shaggy Man on his journey, and before long they meet up with Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter; Tik-Tok; and Queen Ann with her army. The rest of Baum's tale is filled with hairbreadth escapes, wild puns, and mystifying magic.
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Table of contents
TO MY READERS
CHAPTER ONE. ANN'S ARMY
By
L. Frank Baum
Table of Contents
TO MY READERS
CHAPTER ONE. ANN'S ARMY
CHAPTER TWO. OUT OF OOGABOO
CHAPTER THREE. MAGIC MYSTIFIES THE MARCHERS
CHAPTER FOUR. BETSY BRAVES THE BELLOWS
CHAPTER FIVE. THE ROSES REPULSE THE REFUGEES
CHAPTER SIX. SHAGGY SEEKS HIS STRAY BROTHER
CHAPTER SEVEN. POLYCHROME'S PITIFUL PLIGHT
CHAPTER EIGHT. TIK-TOK TACKLES A TOUGH TASK
CHAPTER NINE. RUGGEDO'S RAGE IS RASH AND RECKLESS
CHAPTER TEN. A TERRIBLE TUMBLE THROUGH A TUBE
CHAPTER ELEVEN. THE FAMOUS FELLOWSHIP OF FAIRIES
CHAPTER TWELVE. THE LOVELY LADY OF LIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. THE JINJIN'S JUST JUDGMENT
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE LONG-EARED HEARER LEARNS BY LISTENING
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. THE DRAGON DEFIES DANGER
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. THE NAUGHTY NOME
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. A TRAGIC TRANSFORMATION
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. A CLEVER CONQUEST
CHAPTER NINETEEN. KING KALIKO
CHAPTER TWENTY. QUOX QUIETLY QUITS
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. A BASHFUL BROTHER
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. KINDLY KISSES
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. RUGGEDO REFORMS
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. DOROTHY IS DELIGHTED
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. THE LAND OF LOVE
TO MY READERS
The very marked success of my last year's fairy book, "The Patchwork Girl of Oz," convinces me that my readers like the Oz stories "best of all," as one little girl wrote me. So here, my dears, is a new Oz story in which is introduced Ann Soforth, the Queen of Oogaboo, whom Tik-Tok assisted in conquering our old acquaintance, the Nome King. It also tells of Betsy Bobbin and how, after many adventures, she finally reached the marvelous Land of Oz.
There is a play called "The Tik-Tok Man of Oz," but it is not like this story of "Tik-Tok of Oz," although some of the adventures recorded in this book, as well as those in several other Oz books, are included in the play. Those who have seen the play and those who have read the other Oz books will find in this story a lot of strange characters and adventures that they have never heard of before.
In the letters I receive from children there has been an urgent appeal for me to write a story that will take Trot and Cap'n Bill to the Land of Oz, where they will meet Dorothy and Ozma. Also they think Button-Bright ought to get acquainted with Ojo the Lucky. As you know, I am obliged to talk these matters over with Dorothy by means of the "wireless," for that is the only way I can communicate with the Land of Oz. When I asked her about this idea, she replied: "Why, haven't you heard?" I said "No." "Well," came the message over the wireless, "I'll tell you all about it, by and by, and then you can make a book of that story for the children to read."
So, if Dorothy keeps her word and I am permitted to write another Oz book, you will probably discover how all these characters came together in the famous Emerald City. Meantime, I want to tell all my little friends—whose numbers are increasing by many thousands every year—that I am very grateful for the favor they have shown my books and for the delightful little letters I am constantly receiving. I am almost sure that I have as many friends among the children of America as any story writer alive; and this, of course, makes me very proud and happy.
L. Frank Baum.
"OZCOT" at HOLLYWOOD in CALIFORNIA, 1914.
CHAPTER ONE. ANN'S ARMY
"I won't!" cried Ann; "I won't sweep the floor. It is beneath my dignity."
"Some one must sweep it," replied Ann's younger sister, Salye; "else we shall soon be wading in dust. And you are the eldest, and the head of the family."
"I'm Queen of Oogaboo," said Ann, proudly. "But," she added with a sigh, "my kingdom is the smallest and the poorest in all the Land of Oz."
This was quite true. Away up in the mountains, in a far corner of the beautiful fairyland of Oz, lies a small valley which is named Oogaboo, and in this valley lived a few people who were usually happy and contented and never cared to wander over the mountain pass into the more settled parts of the land. They knew that all of Oz, including their own territory, was ruled by a beautiful Princess named Ozma, who lived in the splendid Emerald City; yet the simple folk of Oogaboo never visited Ozma. They had a royal family of their own—not especially to rule over them, but just as a matter of pride. Ozma permitted the various parts of her country to have their Kings and Queens and Emperors and the like, but all were ruled over by the lovely girl Queen of the Emerald City.
