For compensation, Loxo, the great brute, demands the King's daughter Gureeda, whom he mistakes for a boy, as a servant to lace his huge boots.

An unscrupulous minister, however, notices that Speedy and Gureeda look very much alike and could pass for fraternal twins.

Aside from a brief consultation with Princess Ozma and her advisers at the conclusion, the book deals exclusively with characters of Thompson's creation.

[5] Under current United States copyright laws, Speedy in Oz is scheduled to enter the public domain on January 1, 2030.

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