Ticktock person

Author: L. Frank Baum
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Last year, the great success of my fairy tale book The Patchwork Girl of Oz convinced me that my readers love the Oz series stories, as written in a little girl's letter, they are "the best." So, my dear readers, here is a new Oz story introducing Queen Ann Southerland of the Ogab, who, with the help of Tik-Tok, subdued our old acquaintance King Nome. It also tells the adventures of Bessie Boffin, who finally reached the magical Land of Oz after many trials. The content of the book: "I won't!" Ann shouted, "I won't mop the floor; it's beneath my dignity." "Someone has to mop," said Ann's sister Sally, "or we'll soon be wallowing in dust. Besides, you're the oldest, and you're the head of this household." "I am the Queen of the Ogab," Ann proudly declared. "But," she sighed, "my kingdom is the smallest and poorest in all of Oz." Indeed. In a remote corner of the beautiful Land of Oz, nestled between the mountains, there lies a small valley called the Ogab, where the people are often content with their lives. They dislike wandering beyond the mountain passes and prefer to stay in their familiar surroundings.