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54) Kabumpo in Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson
Near the beginning of this book there's a young prince, Pompador, having his 18th birthday for the who-knows-how-many-eth time, because this is Oz and nobody gets any older, and he's warned via magically appearing scroll that he must wed a proper princess or his kingdom will disappear (no deadline given). His father, casting around in his mind for the nearest proper princess, thinks of the ugly old fairy princess who lives in the woods and gathers faggots all day. The elephant, Kabumpo, tells Pompador that he won't have him marrying "that faggoty old fairy." I spluttered. Did she intend that?
Near the beginning of this book there's a young prince, Pompador, having his 18th birthday for the who-knows-how-many-eth time, because this is Oz and nobody gets any older, and he's warned via magically appearing scroll that he must wed a proper princess or his kingdom will disappear (no deadline given). His father, casting around in his mind for the nearest proper princess, thinks of the ugly old fairy princess who lives in the woods and gathers faggots all day. The elephant, Kabumpo, tells Pompador that he won't have him marrying "that faggoty old fairy." I spluttered. Did she intend that?