Also, we are under Ozma's protection, and to injure us in any way would make her extremely angry." "What I do here, in my own private castle in this secluded Valley--where no one comes but fools like you--can never be known to your fairy Ozma," returned the Giantess.

"Do not seek to frighten me from my purpose, and do not allow yourselves to be frightened, for it is best to meet bravely what cannot be avoided.

I am now going to bed, and in the morning I will give you all new forms, such as will be more interesting to me than the ones you now wear.

Good night, and pleasant dreams." Saying this, Mrs.Yoop rose from her chair and walked through a doorway into another room.

So heavy was the tread of the Giantess that even the walls of the big stone castle trembled as she stepped.