The following week, during spring break, I was to meet the Wizard. When I was waiting for the train to take me to the Emerald City—Nessa and Boq both left before it arrived. Fiyero gave me some flowers and I sort of pretended that I thought it was cute, but really didn't care. Then turning to my best friend, Glinda, I realized how left out she felt. I wanted to make her feel better.
"Come with me. To the Emerald City. ONE SHORT DAY IN THE EMERALD CITY..."
Glinda was really happy when I asked her to go with me to the Emerald City.
"Oh, I've always wanted to see the Emerald City."
We went around the entire city, sightseeing and telling each other how we'd spend our futures here.
"ONE SHORT DAY IN THE EMERALD CITY... ONE SHORT DAY IN THE EMERALD CITY. ONE SHORT DAY FULL OF SO MUCH TO DO. EV'RY WAY THAT YOU LOOK IN THIS CITY, THERE'S SOMETHING EXQUISITE YOU'LL WANT TO VISIT BEFORE THE DAY'S THROUGH! THERE ARE BUILDINGS TALL AS QUOXWOOD TREES! DRESS SALONS AND LIBRARIES! PALACES! MUSEUMS! A HUNDRED STRONG...THERE ARE WONDERS LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN. IT'S ALL GRAND AND IT'S ALL GREEN! I THINK WE FOUND THE PLACE WHERE WE BELONG! I WANNA BE IN THIS HOI POLLOI! SO I'LL BE BACK FOR GOOD SOMEDAY TO MAKE MY LIFE AND MAKE MY WAY, BUT FOR TODAY, WE'LL WANDER AND ENJOY... ONE SHORT DAY IN THE EMERALD CITY. ONE SHORT DAY TO HAVE A LIFETIME OF FUN. ONE SHORT DAY... AND WE'RE WARNING THE CITY: NOW THAT WE'RE IN HERE, YOU'LL KNOW WE'VE BEEN HERE...BEFORE WE ARE DONE!"
Then we saw Wizomania and were told the Wizard was ready to see us.
"Elphie – Come on – we'll be late for Wizomania! WHO'S THE MAGE WHOSE MAJOR ITINERARY IS MAKING ALL OZ MERRIER? WHO'S THE SAGE WHO SAGELY SAILED IN TO SAVE OUR POSTERIORS? WHOSE ENTHUSE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING HAS ALL OF OZ HONEYMOONING? WOO - OO - OO. WIZN'T HE WONDERFUL? OUR WONDERFUL WIZARD! WHO'S THE MAGE WHOSE MAJOR ITINERARY IS MAKING ALL OZ MERRIER? WHO'S THE SAGE WHO SAGELY SAILED IN TO SAVE OUR POSTERIORS? ONE SHORT DAY IN THE EMERALD CITY. ONE SHORT DAY TO NHAVE A LIFETIME OF FUN. WHAT A WAY TO BE SEEING THE CITY... WHERE SO MANY ROAM TO. WE'LL CAME IT HOME TOO. AND THEN, JUST LIKE NOW, WE CAN SAY: WE'RE JUST TWO FRIENDS... TWO GOOD FRIENDS... TWO BEST FRIENDS... SHARING ONE WONDERFUL, ONE SHORT... The Wizard will see you now! DAY!"