I used to callmyself a Wizard, and do tricks of ventriloquism. When a young manI ran away from home and joined a circus. But didnt you cut italmost too short*? Perhaps so, replied the Wizard. Surely no one could blame you for cutting your nameshort, said Ozma, sympathetically. Z.,because the other initials were P-I-N-H-E-A-D and thatspelled pinhead, which was a reflection on my intelligence. Taken altogether, it wasa dreadfully long name to weigh down a poor innocent child,and one of the hardest lessons I ever learned was to remembermy own name. In the first place, I must tell you that I was bornin Omaha, and my father, who was a politician, named meOscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle EmmannuelAmbroise Diggs, Diggs being the last name because he couldthink of no more to go before it. True, answered the little Wizard therefore itwill give me pleasure to explain my connection with yourcountry. (John Rea), illĬontributing Library: New York Public Library Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 Neill, John R. Identifier: dorothywizardino00baum2 (find matches)Īuthors: Baum, L.
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