Chapter 13 The Merry old land of Oz

(A coachman arrives as Eva, Diego and their friends enter the Emerald City.)

Carriage driver: Cabby! Cabby! Just what you're looking for. Take you any place in the city, we does.

Eva: Would you take us to see the Wizard?

Carriage driver: The Wizard? The Wizard? Yes, of course. But first I'll take you to a little place where you can tidy up a bit up.

Eva: Oh, thank you so much! (Eva with Diego in her arms and their friends go in the carriage) We've been gone such a long, and we feel so mess. (Sees the horse purple) What kind of a horse is that? I've never seen a horse like that before!

Carriage driver: No, and never will again, I fancy. There's only one of them, and he's it. He's the horse of a different color you've heard tell about. (Laughing among with Eva and her friends then gives them a ride)

Ozians: (Singing) Ha-ha-ha! Ho-ho-ho! And a couple of tra-la-las. That's how we laugh the day. In the merry old land of Oz. Bzz, bzz, bzz! Chirp, chirp, chirp! And a couple of la-di-das. That's how the crickets crick all day. In the merry old land of Oz. We get up at twelve. And start to work at one. Take an hour for lunch. And then at two we're done. Jolly good fun! Ha-ha-ha! Ho-ho-ho! And a couple of tra-la-las. That's how we laugh a day in the merry old land of Oz. (Eva and her friends are delivered to the Wash and Brush up Co.) Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! That's how we laugh the day away with the Ho-ho-ho! Ha-ha-ha! In the merry old land of Oz.

(The scene changes where the beauticians are stuffing new straw in Scarecrow.)

Scarecrow's beauticians: (Singing) Pat, pat here. Pat, pat there. And a couple of brand-new straws. That's how we keep you young and fair. In the merry old land of Oz.

Tin Man's beauticians (Singing while polishing him) Rub, rub here. Rub, rub there. Whether you're tin or bronze. That's how we keep you in repair. In the merry old land of Oz.

Eva's beautician: (Singing while grooming Eva's hair) We can make a dimpled smile. Out of frown.

Eva: Can you even dye my eyes, to match my dress?

Beautician: Uh-huh!

Eva: Jolly old town!

Lion's beauticians: (Singing while clipping his claws) Clip, clip here. Clip, clip there. We give the roughest claws.

Cowardly Lion: (Singing) The certain air of savoir-faire. In the merry old land of Oz. (Eva and her friends laugh as they leave the grooming place)

Ozians; (Singing) That's how we laugh the day in the merry old land of Oz. That's how we laugh the day away. With the ha-ha-ha. In the merry old land of Oz.

(The Ozians laugh as they wave to Eva and her friends, but suddenly the Witch appears in the sky flying on her broomstick while cackling madly and she writes a threatening message with black smoke in the sky.)

Cowardly Lion: (Nervously to Eva) Who's her? Who's her?

Eva: It's the witch! She's followed us here!

Cowardly Lion: (Reading the message in the sky) "Surrender, Eva." (Eva gasped in fear)

Ozian woman: (Confused) Eva? Who's Eva?

Ozian woman 2: The Wizard will explain it!

Ozian man: To the Wizard!

Ozian man 2: To the Wizard!

Eva: Dear! Whatever shall we do?

Scarecrow: Well, we better hurry if we're going to see the Wizard! (Eva and her friends among with the worried crowd rushed to the WIzard's palace.)

Wizard's guard: (Calming the crowd) Here! Here, here! Everything is all right. Stop that now, just. It's all right! Everything is all right! The great and powerful Oz has got matters well in hand. I hope. So you can all go home and there's nothing to worry about! Get out of here. Now go on. Go on home. Go home.

(The worried crowd goes home as Eva and her friends walk up to the guard.)

Eva: If you please sir, we want to see the Wizard right away. All four of us.

Wizard's guard: Orders are, nobody can see the great Oz! Not nobody, not nohow!

Eva: Oh, but please! It's very important.

Cowardly Lion; And I got a permanent just for the occasion.

Wizard's guard: (Stubbornly) Not nobody, not nohow!

Scarecrow: But she's Eva!

Wizard's guard: (Looks at Eva) The witch's Eva? (Understands) Well, that makes a difference. Just uh wait here and I'll announce you at once.

(The guard goes inside the palace to talk to the Wizard while Eva and her friends wait outside.)