The Hungry Tiger of Oz

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Reading edition

Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories BY L. FRANK BAUM "Royal Historian of Oz"

Illustrated by JOHN R. NEILL

The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago

Printed in the United States of America

The Hungry Tiger of Oz

Well, My Dears: Here I am again to say, How do you do and how do you do it? How do you manage to write such jolly letters about Oz? From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

"So we have!" chuckled the Scarecrow, "and more patriozic, too. Three cheers for the boys and girls! I wish we could invite them all to the Emerald City."

I wish so, too, but I am afraid if we all did march upon the capitol of Oz we would crowd out the celebrities. But it is nice to be invited. And what do you s'pose has been happening there now? "Another war?" you ask. Well, not exactly, but the most surprising lot of adventures in which Betsy Bobbin and the Hungry Tiger have the most exciting parts.

There is a new Prince in this story. He is shaking hands with Betsy, right at the top of this page and I am leaning 'way out of this letter to shake hands with you!

Ruth Plumly Thompson.

254 S. Farragut Terrace, West Philadelphia, Penna. July, 1926.

Dedicated to the Memory of WILLIAM F. LEE Who Gave Me the Key to The Fairyland of Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson.