. The marvelous land of Oz; being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a sequel to the Wizard of Oz . nteresting any of you know what a Woggle-Bug is? No! yelled the scholars, in chorus. Then, said the Professor, I will get out myfamous magnifying-glass and throw the insect upona screen in a highly-magnified condition, that youmay all study carefully its peculiar construction andbecome acquainted with its habits and manner of life. He then brought from a cupboard a most curi-ous instrument, and before I could realize what hadhappened I found mys
. The marvelous land of Oz; being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a sequel to the Wizard of Oz . nteresting any of you know what a Woggle-Bug is? No! yelled the scholars, in chorus. Then, said the Professor, I will get out myfamous magnifying-glass and throw the insect upona screen in a highly-magnified condition, that youmay all study carefully its peculiar construction andbecome acquainted with its habits and manner of life. He then brought from a cupboard a most curi-ous instrument, and before I could realize what hadhappened I found myself thrown upon a screen in ahighly-magnified state—even as you now behold me. The students stood up on their stools and cranedtheir heads forward to get a better view of me, andtwo little girls jumped upon the sill of an openwindow where they could see more plainly. Behold! cried the Professor, in a loud voice,this highly-magnified Woggle-Bug; one of the mostcurious insects in existence! Being Thoroughly Educated, and knowing whatis required of a cultured gentleman, at this junctureI stood upright and, placing my hand upon my 150. THE STUDENTS STOOD UP ON THEIR 151 A Highly Magnified History bosom, made a very polite bow. My action, beingunexpected, must have startled them, for one of thelittle girls perched upon the window-sill gave ascream and fell backward out the window, drawingher companion with her as she disappeared. The Professor uttered a cry of horror and rushedaway through the door to see if the poor childrenwere injured by the fall. The scholars followedafter him in a wild mob, and I was left alone in theschool-room, still in a Highly-Magnified state andfree to do as I pleased. It immediately occurred to me that this was agood opportunity to escape. I was proud of mygreat size, and realized that now I could safelytravel anywhere in the world, while my superiorculture would make me a fit associate for the mostlearned person I might chance to meet. So, while the Pr
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