Henri Matisse Painting

Henri Matisse Painting
"Really," said the Scarecrow, "you ought to be ashamed of yourself for being such a humbug."
"I am -- I certainly am," answered the little man sorrowfully; "but it was the only thing I could do. Sit down, please, there are plenty of chairs; and I will tell you my story."
So they sat down and listened while he told the following tale.
"I was born in Omaha -- "
"Why, that isn't very far from Kansas!" cried Dorothy
Henri Matisse Painting
"No, but it's farther from here," he said, shaking his head at her sadly. "When I grew up I became a ventriloquist, and at that I was very well trained by a great master. I can imitate any kind of a bird or beast." Here he mewed so like a kitten that Toto pricked up his ears and looked everywhere to see where she was. "After a time," continued Oz, "I tired of that, and became a balloonist."
"What is that?" asked Dorothy.
"A man who goes up in a balloon on circus day, so as
Henri Matisse Painting