Rinkitink in Oz

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Baum Lyman Frank. Rinkitink in Oz

The Prince of Pingaree. CHAPTER 1

The Coming of King Rinkitink. CHAPTER 2

The Warriors from the North. CHAPTER 3

The Deserted Island. CHAPTER 4

The Three Pearls. CHAPTER 5

The Magic Boat. CHAPTER 6

The Twin Islands. CHAPTER 7

Rinkitink Makes a Great Mistake. CHAPTER 8

A Present for Zella. CHAPTER 9

The Cunning of Queen Cor. CHAPTER 10

Zella Goes to Coregos. CHAPTER 11

The Excitement of Bilbil the Goat. CHAPTER 12

Zella Saves the Prince. CHAPTER 13

The Escape. CHAPTER 14

The Flight of the Rulers. CHAPTER 15

Nikobob Refuses a Crown. CHAPTER 16

The Nome King. CHAPTER 17

Inga Parts With His Pink Pearl. CHAPTER 18

Rinkitink Chuckles. CHAPTER 19

Dorothy to the Rescue. CHAPTER 20

The Wizard Finds an Enchantment. CHAPTER 21

Ozma's Banquet. CHAPTER 22

The Pearl Kingdom. CHAPTER 23

The Captive King. CHAPTER 24

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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 it the color of an emerald.

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After making this protest Bilbil began walking up the hill, carrying the fat King upon his back with no difficulty whatever.

Prince Inga and his father and all the men of Pingaree were much astonished to overhear this dispute between King Rinkitink and his goat; but they were too polite to make critical remarks in the presence of their guests. King Kitticut walked beside the goat and the Prince followed after, the men coming last with the boxes of sandalwood.

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