and the noses were small and stubby, while the mouths of the Flatheads were well shaped and not unusual. Their eyes were perhaps their best feature, being large and bright and a deep violet in color. 

 The costumes of the Flatheads were all made of metals dug from their mountain. Small gold, silver, tin and iron discs, about the size of pennies, and very thin, were cleverly wired together and made to form knee trousers and jackets for the men and skirts and waists for the women. The colored metals were skillfully mixed to form stripes and checks of various sorts, so that the costumes were quite gorgeous and reminded Dorothy of pictures she had seen of Knights of old clothed armor. 

 Aside from their flat heads, these people were not really bad looking. The men were armed with bows and arrows and had small axes of steel stuck in their metal belts. They wore no hats nor ornaments. 

 

 

 Chapter Six 

 Flathead Mountain 

 When they saw that the intruders on their mountain were only two little girls, the Flatheads grunted with satisfaction and drew back, permitting them to see what the mountain top looked like. It was shaped like a saucer, so that the houses and other buildings—all made of rocks—could not be seen over the edge by anyone standing in the plain below. 

 But now a big fat Flathead stood before the girls and in a gruff voice demanded: 

 "What are you doing here? Have the Skeezers sent you to spy upon us?" 

 "I am Princess Ozma, Ruler of all the Land of Oz." 

 "Well, I've never heard of the Land of Oz, so you may be what you claim," returned the Flathead. 

 "This is the Land of Oz—part of it, anyway," exclaimed Dorothy. "So Princess Ozma rules you Flathead people, as well as all the other people in Oz." 

 The man laughed, and all the others who stood around laughed, too. Some one in the crowd called: 

 "She'd better not tell the Supreme Dictator about ruling the Flatheads. Eh, friends?" 

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