. Dorothy and the wizard in Oz . s hand, and then removed the hat, displaying a little whitepiglet no bigger than a mouse, which began to run around hereand there and to grunt and squeal in a tiny, shrill voice. The people watched it intently, for they had never seena pig before, big or little. The Wizard reached out, caught thewee creature in his hand, and holding its head between onethumb and finger and its tail between the other thumb andfinger he pulled it apart, each of the two parts becoming awhole and separate piglet in an instant. He placed one upon the floor, so that it could run arou
. Dorothy and the wizard in Oz . s hand, and then removed the hat, displaying a little whitepiglet no bigger than a mouse, which began to run around hereand there and to grunt and squeal in a tiny, shrill voice. The people watched it intently, for they had never seena pig before, big or little. The Wizard reached out, caught thewee creature in his hand, and holding its head between onethumb and finger and its tail between the other thumb andfinger he pulled it apart, each of the two parts becoming awhole and separate piglet in an instant. He placed one upon the floor, so that it could run around,and pulled apart the other, making three piglets in all; andthen one of these was pulled apart, making four piglets. TheWizard continued this surprising performance until nine tinypiglets were running about at his feet, all squealing andgrunting in a very comical way. Now, said the Wizard of Oz, having created some-thing from nothing, I will make something nothing again. With this he caught up two of the piglets and pushed 50. THE WIZARD CUT THE SORCERER EXACTLY IN TWO. The Arrival of the Wizard them together, so that the two were one. Then he caught upanother piglet and pushed it into the first, where it disap-peared. And so, one by one, the nine tiny piglets were pushedtogether until but a single one of the creatures the Wizard placed underneath his hat and made amystic sign above it. When he removed his hat the last piglethad disappeared entirely. The little man gave a bow to the silent throng that hadwatched him, and then the Prince said, in his cold, calm voice : You are indeed a wonderful Wizard, and your powersare greater than those of my Sorcerer. He will not be a wonderful Wizard long, remarkedGwig. Why not? enquired the Wizard. Because I am going to stop your breath, was the perceive that you are curiously constructed, and that if youcannot breathe you cannot keep alive. The little man looked troubled. How long will it take you to stop my brea
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