The Hungry Tiger of 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 1926 _by_ The Reilly & Lee Co. _All Rights Reserved_ _The Hungry Tiger of Oz_ Well, My Dears: Here I am again to say, How do you do and how do you do it? How _do_ you manage to write such jolly letters about Oz? From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country." "So we have!" chuckled the Scarecrow, "and more patriozic, too. Three cheers for the boys and girls! I wish we could invite them all to the Emerald City." I wish so, too, but I am afraid if we all did march upon the capitol of Oz we would crowd out the celebrities. But it _is_ nice to be invited. And what do you s'pose has been happening there now? "Another war?" you ask. Well, not exactly, but the most surprising lot of adventures in which Betsy Bobbin and the Hungry Tiger have the most exciting parts. There is a new Prince in this story. He is shaking hands with Betsy, right at the top of this page and I am leaning 'way out of this letter to shake hands with you! RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON. 254 S. Farragut Terrace, West Philadelphia, Penna. July, 1926. Dedicated to the Memory of WILLIAM F. LEE Who Gave Me the Key to The Fairyland of Oz RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON. _List of Chapters_ 1 The Pasha of Rash 2 Betsy's Birthday 3 The Hungry Tiger in Rash 4 The Vegetable Man of Oz 5 Prisoners in Rash 6 The Scarlet Prince 7 Escape from Rash 8 In Down Town 9 The Indus Tree 10 The Magic Spectacles 11 The Second Rash Ruby 12 Immense City 13 Beside the Wall 14 The Airman of Oz 15 Rusty Ore to the Rescue 16 Reddy and the Giants 17 The Big Wig's Secret 18 The Third Rash Ruby