I'm afraid Shaggy and his friends will endure many hardships before they get out of that rocky place, unless--" He turned to Ozma and smiled.
"Unless I ask you to transport them all here ?" she asked.
"Yes, your Highness." "Could your magic do that ?" inquired Dorothy.
"I think so," said the Wizard.
"Well," said Dorothy, "as far as Betsy and Hank are concerned, I'd like to have them here in Oz.

It would be such fun to have a girl playmate of my own age, you see.

And Hank is such a dear little mule!" Ozma laughed at the wistful expression in the girl's eyes, and then she drew Dorothy to her and kissed her.
"Am I not your friend and playmate ?" she asked.
Dorothy flushed.
"You know how dearly I love you, Ozma!" she cried.

"But you're so busy ruling all this Land of Oz that we can't always be together." "I know, dear.

My first duty is to my subjects, and I think it would be a delight to us all to have Betsy with us.