Then we are going to plunder and destroy the whole country. And we want the Whimsies to help us. That must have pleased the Chief, for he got up and danced around the room three times. Then he lay back in his chair and sang a foolish song that did not seem to the General to mean anything, although he listened carefully. The General was prepared for this question, for he had been thinking the matter over on his journey.
People often do a good deed without hope of reward, but for an evil deed they always demand payment.
Then you will no longer be ashamed because your big strong bodies have such teenty-weenty heads. So he called a meeting of all the Whimsies and told them of the offer made by the Nomes. The creatures were delighted with the bargain, and at once agreed to fight for the Nome King and help him to conquer Oz. But they threw him into the river for asking foolish questions, and laughed when the water ruined his pasteboard head before he could swim out again. So the compact was made and General Guph was delighted with his success in gaining such powerful allies.