![]() I hope, however, that this circumstance will not distress you. "I confess," said the Scarecrow, "that your abrupt appearance has caused me surprise, and no doubt has startled my companions. "You may say what you please," answered the Tin Woodman, briefly. M.' means Highly Magnified," returned the Woggle-Bug, proudly. "Most certainly, my dear sir" answered the stranger, briskly. "If you will permit me to seat myself in your august company," continued the stranger, "I will gladly relate my history, so that you will be better able to comprehend my unusual - may I say remarkable? -appearance." It must be admitted that the round, black eyes were rather bulging in appearance but the expression upon the Woggle-Bug's face was by no means unpleasant. Its arms were fully as slender as its legs, and upon a rather long neck was perched its head - not unlike the head of a man, except that its nose ended in a curling antenna, or "feeler," and its ears from the upper points bore antennae that decorated the sides of its head like two miniature, curling pig tails. The body of the Woggle-Bug was rather flat, and judging from what could be seen of it was of a glistening dark brown color upon the back, while the front was striped with alternate bands of light brown and white, blending together at the edges. What he saw was a great, round, buglike body supported upon two slender legs which ended in delicate feet - the toes curling upward. Tip had not yet taken his eyes off this wonderful personage. "Dear me" ejaculated the Pumpkinhead, staring somewhat intently. Does it not occur to you that I am several thousand times greater than any Woggle-Bug you ever saw before? Therefore it is plainly evident that I am Highly Magnified, and there is no good reason why you should doubt the fact." "Sir," said the Woggle-Bug, "I take you for a gentleman of judgment and discernment. "And are you, in truth, highly magnified?" "Oh, I see." The Scarecrow viewed the stranger critically. Standing upright before our amazed friends the Woggle-Bug appeared to be fully as tall as the Tin Woodman and surely no bug in all the Land of Oz had ever before attained so enormous a size. "It affords me great pleasure to surprise people for surely I cannot be classed with ordinary insects and am entitled to both curiosity and admiration from those I meet." "Do not apologize, I beg of you" returned the Woggle-Bug, earnestly. A horrible existence is this, but you must remember it is the regular ordained existence of Woggle-Bugs, as well as of many other tiny creatures that inhabit the earth. "The chill nights rendered me stiff and motionless, for I wore no clothing, but each morning the warm rays of the sun gave me new life and restored me to activity. ![]()
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