After a few months of hard work and studies in the Emerald City under Elphaba's competent tutoring, I threw my pen down frustrated. "I don't get it!" I screamed. "Why do I have to learn this, Elphaba?" I demanded. Elphaba sat down next to me and said, "Tiffany, you've made excellent progress in the past few months. You've helped me aid Doctor Dillamond in learning how to talk again. You've helped the Wizard right the wrongs he'd done. You helped the Munchkins get their rights back. And you've made excellent progress in your studies, especially Ozian and Munchkinland History." I frowned and said, "But how will this help me?" I held up the text book I was reading from-Life Sciences and Elphaba said, "A wide variety of knowledge will help you rule Munchkinland effectively."
I reluctantly nodded and Elphaba said, "Anyway, Tiffany, since you've made so much progress, you can have the rest of the day." "What will I do?" I asked. "We're in the Emerald City, Tiffany. Go. Explore. Have a lifetime of fun. And spend one short day here in the Emerald City," Elphaba finished, smiling at me.