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Little
Wizard
Stories
of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
Illustrated by John R. Neill
Little
Wizard
Stories
of Oz
Contents
| The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger | 15 |
| Little Dorothy and Toto | 39 |
| Tiktok and the Nome King | 63 |
| Ozma and the Little Wizard | 87 |
| Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse | 111 |
| The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman | 135 |
THE COWARDLY LION AND
THE HUNGRY TIGER
n the splendid palace of the Emerald City, which is in the center ofthe fairy Land of Oz, is a great Throne Room, where Princess Ozma, theRuler, for an hour each day sits in a throne of glistening emeralds andlistens to all the troubles of her people, which they are sure to tellher about. Around Ozma's throne, on such occasions, are grouped allthe important personages of Oz, such as the Scarecrow, Jack Pumpkinhead,Tiktok the Clockwork Man, the Tin Woodman, the Wizard of Oz, the ShaggyMan and other famous fairy people. Little Dorothy usually has a seat atOzma's feet, and crouched on either side the throne are two enormousbeasts known as the Hungry Tiger and the Cowardly Lion.
These two beasts are Ozma's chief guardians, but as everyone loves thebeautiful girl Princess there has never been any disturbance in thegreat Throne Room, or anything for the guardians to do but look fier