"I've been alive a good many years, for Dr.Pipt experimented on me with the first magic Powder of Life he ever made, and so far I've never broken or cracked or chipped any part of me." "You seem to have a chip on your shoulder," laughed the Patchwork Girl, and the cat went to the mirror to see.
"Tell me," pleaded Ojo, speaking to the Crooked Magician, "what must we find to make the compound that will save Unc Nunkie ?" "First," was the reply, "I must have a six-leaved clover.

That can only be found in the green country around the Emerald City, and six-leaved clovers are very scarce, even there." "I'll find it for you," promised Ojo.
"The next thing," continued the Magician, "is the left wing of a yellow butterfly.

That color can only be found in the yellow country of the Winkies, West of the Emerald City." "I'll find it," declared Ojo.

"Is that all ?" "Oh, no; I'll get my Book of Recipes and see what comes next." Saying this, the Magician unlocked a drawer of his cabinet and drew out a small book covered with blue leather.

Looking through the pages he found the recipe he wanted and said: "I must have a gill of water from a dark well." "What kind of a well is that, sir ?" asked the boy.
"One where the light of day never penetrates.