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RINKITINK IN OZ
Wherein is recorded the Perilous Quest of Prince Inga of Pingaree and
King Rinkitink in the Magical Isles that lie beyond the Borderland of
Oz

By L. Frank Baum "Royal Historian of Oz"
Introducing this Story
Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never
before heard. There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend
Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land
of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in
Ozma's banquet. Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different
from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on
that account.
If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling
adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the
Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some
amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairy-land. I
have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink
I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.
Don't fail to write me often and give me your advice and suggestions,
which I always appreciate. I get a good many letters from my readers,
but every one is a joy to me and I answer them as soon as I can find
time to do so.
"OZCOT" at HOLLYWOOD in CALIFORNIA, 1916.
L. FRANK BAUM Royal Historian of Oz

LIST OF CHAPTERS 1 The Prince of Pingaree 2 The Coming of King
Rinkitink 3 The Warriors from the North 4 The Deserted Island 5 The
Three Pearls 6 The Magic Boat 7 The Twin Islands 8 Rinkitink Makes
a Great Mistake 9 A Present for Zella 10 The Cunning of Queen Cor 11
Zella Goes to Coregos 12 The Excitement of Bilbil the Goat 13 Zella
Saves the Prince 14 The Escape 15 The Flight of the Rulers 16
Nikobob Refuses a Crown 17 The Nome King 18 Inga Parts With His
Pink Pearl 19 Rinkitink Chuckles 20 Dorothy to the Rescue 21 The
Wizard Finds an Enchantment 22 Ozma's Banquet 23 The Pearl

Kingdom 24 The Captive King


Chapter One
The Prince of Pingaree
If you have a map of the Land of Oz handy, you will find that the great
Nonestic Ocean washes the shores of the Kingdom of Rinkitink,
between which and the Land of Oz lies a strip of the country of the
Nome King and a Sandy Desert. The Kingdom of Rinkitink isn't very
big and lies close to the ocean, all the houses and the King's palace
being built near the shore. The people live much upon the water,
boating and fishing, and the wealth of Rinkitink is gained from trading
along the coast and with the islands nearest it.
Four days' journey by boat to the north of Rinkitink is the Island of
Pingaree, and as our story begins here I must tell you something about
this island. At the north end of Pingaree, where it is widest, the land is a
mile from shore to shore, but at the south end it is scarcely half a mile
broad; thus, although Pingaree is four miles long, from north to south,
it cannot be called a very big island. It is exceedingly pretty, however,
and to the gulls who approach it from the sea it must resemble a huge
green wedge lying upon the waters, for its grass and trees give