Chapter I: Front Matter

KABUMPO
IN OZ

BY
RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON
_Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories_
BY
L. FRANK BAUM
“Royal Historian of Oz”

Illustrated by
JOHN R. NEILL

The Reilly & Lee Co.
Chicago

_Printed in the United States of America_
Copyright, 1922
By
The Reilly & Lee Co.

Dear Children:

Do you like Elephants? Do you believe in Giants? And do you love all the jolly people of the Wonderful Land of Oz?

Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom. All are set forth in true Oz fashion in “Kabumpo in Oz,” the fifteenth Oz book.

Kabumpo is an Elegant Elephant. He is very old and wise, and has a kindly heart, as have all the Oz folks. In the new book you’ll meet Prince Pompa, and Peg Amy, a charming Wooden Doll. There are new countries, strange adventures and the most surprising Box of Magic you have ever heard of. Ruggedo, the wicked old Gnome King, does a lot of mischief with this before Princess Ozma can stop him.

Of course Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Scraps, Glinda the Good, Tik-Tok, and other old friends all are alive and busy in the new book. I am just back from the Emerald City with the best of Oz wishes for everybody, _but especially for you_.

Ruth Plumly Thompson.

Philadelphia,
Spring of 1922.

This book is dedicated with
all of my heart
To Janet
My littlest sister but biggest assistor
Ruth Plumly Thompson

LIST OF CHAPTERS

Page
1 The Exploding Birthday Cake 15
2 Picking a Proper Princess 30
3 Kabumpo and Pompa Disappear 44
4 The Curious Cottabus Appears 50
5 In the City of The Figure Heads 62
6 Ruggedo’s History In Six Rocks 78
7 Sir Hokus And The Giants 95
8 Woe in the Emerald City 105
9 Mixed Magic Makes Mischief 114
10 Peg and Wag to the Rescue 132
11 The King of the Illumi Nation 145
12 The Delicious Sea of Soup 160
13 On the Road to Ev 174
14 Terror in Ozma’s Palace 188
15 The Sand Man Takes a Hand 205
16 Kabumpo Vanquishes The Twigs 211
17 Meeting the Runaway Country 226
18 Prince Pompadore Proposes 240
19 Ozma Takes Things in Hand 255
20 The Proper Princess is Found 267
21 How It All Came About 281
22 Ruggedo’s Last Rock 292