DM Margo In Oz Chapter 9

''It shall be done'' said the king and at once the winged monkeys caught the travellers in their arms and flew away with them. As they passed over the hill, the hammer heads yelled angrily and shot their head high in the air. But they couldn't reach the winged monkeys and soon Margo and her friends were standing in the beautiful country of the Quadlings.

Pretty rippling brooks burbled among fields of ripening corn. The fences, houses and bridges were all painted red and the short, fat Quadlings were dressed in red clothes. They gladly showed Margo the way to Glinda's castle. The gates of Glinda's castle were guarded by three young girls dressed in handsome red uniforms.

They led the travellers to a big room where the young and beautiful Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies. ''What can I do for you, my child?'' she asked, smiling kindly at Margo. Margo told the story of her adventures in the Land of Oz. Then she said, ''My greatest wish is to get back home as my mom and dad will surely think something dreadful has happed to me''.

''I'm sure I can help you'' said Glinda, ''But in return, you must give me the golden cap''. ''Willingly!'' exclaimed Margo, ''It means you can commend the winged monkeys just three times''.

''And I shall need their services those three times'' said Glinda, ''To carry the scarecrow to the Emerald City, the lion to the forest, and the tin man to the Winkles. The silver shoes will carry you over the desert Margo, if you had known their power, you could have gone back to your mom and dad the same day you came to this country''.

''But then I shouldn't have had my wonderful brains'' said the scarecrow. ''And I shouldn't have had my lovely heart'' said the tin man. ''And I should have lived like a coward forever'' declared the lion. ''That is true'' said Margo, ''And I'm glad I've helped all my friends. But now I must get back home''.

''All you have to do'' said Glinda, ''Is knock the heels of the shoes together three times and command them to carry you wherever you wish. You will get there in the twinkling of an eye''. ''Then it's time for me to say goodbye'' said Margo. She threw her arms around the lion's neck and kissed him, patting his big head tenderly.

Then she kissed the tin man who was weeping in a way that was most dangerous to his joints. Finally she hugged the soft, stuffed body of the scarecrow and found that she was crying herself. Glinda stepped down from her throne and gave the young girl a goodbye kiss.

Then Margo picked up Lucky, clapped the heels of her shoes together three times and said ''Take me home to Mom, Dad, Edith, Agnes, Kyle Blondie and all the minions''. Instantly she was swirling through the air, so swiftly that all she could see or feel was the wind whistling past her ears.

Then the silver shoes took three steps and she found herself sitting on the pavement of the neighbourhood back right in front of where the new house Gru had built after the cyclone had carried the old one away. Margo leapt to her feet. She didn't notice that the silver shoes had fallen off during her flight across the desert.

Instead she ran as fast as she could into the arms of her mom Lucy who was just coming outside. ''My baby girl!'' Lucy cried, ''Where in the world have you come from?''. ''From the Land of Oz'' said Margo ''Oh Mom. I'm so glad to be home again!''.

The End