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.There,walking down the moon path on Ozma's platform,came a tiny man with a beard as bushy as a porcu-pine and a battered old hat with an owl's feather.Page 161 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"It's Siko Pompus!" cried Jenny."He can decidethe ozlection.""And that I am meanin' to do, my dear," saidthe Leprechaun."It's glad I am to see ye all!" Hespun around on his toe, nodding to everyone.Thepeople crowded closer to see the queer little man,and to learn how he would determine the outcome ofthe ozlection.The Wogglebug hurried near to the Leprechaun."Sir, you've come just in time.Both candidates havehad an equal number of voters.If you step on onescale, there should be someone else to step on theother scale.But since you are a visitor to the city,you must choose which scale you prefer, and decidethe ozlection."Jenny ran to the Leprechaun.She felt light-hearted with confidence."Dear Siko Pompus, votefor me! You are my friend!"The Leprechaun took Jenny's hand, saying, "Yes,Jenny, it's your friend I am.That's why I'm wantin'to save ye a heap of responsibility.Stay a simplegirl!"Before Jenny could understand him, he had droppedher hand and jumped on Ozma 's scale."QUEEN OZMA IS QUEEN!" Professor Wogglebug cried.The people's shouts rocked the city."Ozma, ourbeloved Queen!" they shouted.Jenny stamped her foot."He made me lose theozlection!" she cried furiously.She felt her temperPage 162 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlrising until it seemed to be boiling in her blood."I'll get you, you old Leprechaun!" she shoutedand rushed at the little man.CHAPTER 26Jenny's Last Flare-UpJENNY rushed at the little man, her temper be-yond her control.But just as she was about tograb him, he ran up a moonbeam, out of her reach."I'll get you!" Jenny cried again and tried to runup the moonbeam.But she fell through to theground.The Leprechaun went higher and higheruntil he was out of sight."I'll get somebody!" Jenny cried, and she dashedat the Wogglebug.The Professor scampered underthe platform.Ozma went to Jenny."Please, Jenny, keep calm.Everything will be all right.""Everything is all wrong!" Jenny said."And I'mgoing to get even!"She ran toward the people, and they parted beforeher as if she were a ferocious animal.Jenny ranon through the streets."I'm going to do something to make them sorrythat I'm not Queen!" she cried to herself.She ranon, not knowing where she was going or what shewould do.She ran until she came to the gate ofthe animal-plant enclosure.Her temper gave herPage 163 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlextra strength, and she threw open the gate andran into the enclosure.All around her the animal-plants were peacefullysleeping."I'll set them free!" she stormed."They'llrun loose, smashing everything, and the wild animalplants will knock over all the people!"Jerking a forked branch from a tree, she proddeda dandy-lion.The dandy-lion reared up and wentrushing through the enclosure and out of the gateJenny wrenched open the doors of the fox-glovekennels.The blue, gray, silver, and red foxes ranout, so excited that they began nipping at the legsof other animals.Cries, bellows, and yowls began coming up fromthe enclosure.All the animal-plants were awakeand pulling at their flower chains.Jenny prodded thetiger-lilies.The tigers leaped from the plants, ranwildly round and round, then burst through the gate.From the city came cries, "The animal-plants areloose!""Yes," Jenny shouted, "the animal-plants are loose,and more will be loose." Her temper was so high andso hot, it seemed it would burn the top of her headoff.She freed the holly-hawks, catnip cats, dogwooddogs, and the snap-dragons.She ran, kicking and striking at everything thatgot in her way, toward another corner of the en-closure.A dark shape rushed toward her.Therewas a threatening cry."Look out Bullhead!"Page 164 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Who's a bullhead!" Jenny shouted."I'll get you!""You're in the bull-rush pen now," said the heavyvoice, closer.It gave a long bellow."I'm not afraid of bulls!" Jenny said.Just thenshe was tripped by a horn and fell flat on her face."Who made you stum-bull?" said the animal.Jenny gasped, trying to get back enough breathto answer.Other bulls came running up, and Jennysaw that she was in a bull ring.Heads were lowered,silver horns flashed in the moonlight.In the face ofdanger, Jenny's temper was cooling rapidly."Who are you, anyway?" she cried to the circle ofbulls.They answered, one by one."I'm Tum-bull.""I'm F'um-bull.""I'm Grum-bull.""I'm Mum-bull.""I'm Gob-bull.""I'm Hum-bull," said a mild and pathetic voice.A heavy black shape lumbered close and blew itsheavy breath in her face."You'll never get awayfrom me.I'm Trou-bull!""Go away, or I'll fix you," Jenny said, her temperbeginning to boil again.She jumped up, and, in asudden spasm of fury, threw herself at Trou-bull'shead, catching hold of the horns.The great, shaggybeast swung around, lowered its head, jerked her up,and sent her sailing through the air.Crack! Jenny hit against the fence of the enclo-sure and fell into the grass.The fence awoke andPage 165 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlpromptly loosened one of its rails.The rail hit Jennyover the head."Oh, oh, what happened?" she said, her eyes clos-ing."Why did I have to get angry?"Then she didn't know any more, for she hadfainted.CHAPTER 27The Animals Run WildTHE CITY was filled with confusion.The peoplewere running away from the animals who hadescaped from their plants.Many of them pursuedpeople into the houses and cellars.Others ran wildly,trying to find shelter.Foxes, lions, and tigers sniffedat the houses.The houses passed the alarm fromdoor to door.When the animals came too close, thehouses began fighting them.One old house had been lazily scratching its backwith its chimney, when it felt a dragon sniffing atthe foot of its stairs.The house was so startled thatits eyes bulged out, cracking three panes of glass.It began to tremble, and it looked so sick with frightthat its dark green paint began to pale.When thedragon passed on, the house recovered its color.The dragon passed to another dwelling.This housebecame so enraged that it walloped the beast withits chimney.But in the meantime, a catnip slippedPage 166 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm
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