Behold the male beast roaring in the jungle for his mate, said Elphaba…

Gregory Maguire
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Behold the male beast roaring in the jungle for his mate, said Elphaba. See how the female beast giggles behind a shrub while she organizes her face to say, Pardon dear, did you say something? ✨ Gregory Maguire (2013). The Wicked Years Complete Collection: Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz, p.99, Harper Collins
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