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The Discovery of Oz the Terrible - 16. The Magic Art of the Great Humbug - 17. How the Balloon Was Launched - 18. Away to the South - 19. Attacked by the Fighting Trees - 20. The Dainty China Country - 21. The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts - 22. The Country of the Quadlings - 23. Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish - 24. Home Again - - - - - Introduction - - - Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood -through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and -instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. -The winged fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to -childish hearts than all other human creations. - - Yet the old time fairy tale, having served for generations, -may now be classed as "historical" in the children's library; for -the time has come for a series of newer "wonder tales" in which -the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together -with all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by -their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale. Modern -education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only -entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all -disagreeable incident. - - Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful -Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today. It -aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment -and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out. - - -L. Frank Baum - -Chicago, April, 1900. - - - - THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ - - - 1. The Cyclone - - - Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with -Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's -wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be -carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a -roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking -cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four -chairs, and the beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in -one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner. There was -no garret at all, and no cellar--except a small hole dug in the -ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case -one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any -building in its path. It was reached by a trap door in the middle -of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole. - - When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around, she could -see nothing but the great gray prairie on every side. Not a tree -nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country that reached to -the edge of the sky in all directions. The sun had baked the -plowed land into a gray mass, with little cracks running through it. -Even the grass was not green, for the sun had burned the tops of -the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen -everywhere. Once the house had been painted, but the sun -blistered the paint and the rains washed it away, and now the -house was as dull and gray as everything else. - - When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife. -The sun and wind had changed her, too. They had taken the sparkle -from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red -from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also. She was thin -and gaunt, and never smiled now. When Dorothy, who was an orphan, -first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child's -laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart -whenever Dorothy's merry voice reached her ears; and she still -looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything -to laugh at. - - Uncle Henry never laughed. He worked hard from morning till -night and did not know what joy was. He was gray also, from his -long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, -and rarely spoke. - - It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from -growing as gray as her other surroundings. Toto was not gray; he -was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes -that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. Toto -played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly. - - Today, however, they were not playing. Uncle Henry sat upon -the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even -grayer than usual. Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her -arms, and looked at the sky too. Aunt Em was washing the dishes. - - From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and -Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in -waves before the coming storm. There now came a sharp whistling -in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way -they saw ripples in the grass coming from that direction also. - - Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up. - - "There's a cyclone coming, Em," he called to his wife. "I'll -go look after the stock." Then he ran toward the sheds where the -cows and horses were kept. - - Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door. One glance -told her of the danger close at hand. - - "Quick, Dorothy!" she screamed. "Run for the cellar!" - - Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and -the girl started to get him. Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw -open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into -the small, dark hole. Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to -follow her aunt. When she was halfway across the room there came -a great shriek from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she -lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor. - - Then a strange thing happened. - - The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly -through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon. - - The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made -it the exact center of the cyclone. In the middle of a cyclone -the air is generally still, but the great pressure of the wind on -every side of the house raised it up higher and higher, until it -was at the very top of the cyclone; and there it remained and was -carried miles and miles away as easily as you could carry a feather. - - It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her, -but Dorothy found she was riding quite easily. After the first -few whirls around, and one other time when the house tipped badly, -she felt as if she were being rocked gently, like a baby in a cradle. - - Toto did not like it. He ran about the room, now here, now -there, barking loudly; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor -and waited to see what would happen. - - Once Toto got too near the open trap door, and fell in; and at -first the little girl thought she had lost him. But soon she saw -one of his ears sticking up through the hole, for the strong -pressure of the air was keeping him up so that he could not fall. -She crept to the hole, caught Toto by the ear, and dragged him -into the room again, afterward closing the trap door so that no -more accidents could happen. - - Hour after hour passed away, and slowly Dorothy got over her -fright; but she felt quite lonely, and the wind shrieked so loudly -all about her that she nearly became deaf. At first she had -wondered if she would be dashed to pieces when the house fell again; -but as the hours passed and nothing terrible happened, she stopped -worrying and resolved to wait calmly and see what the future would bring. -At last she crawled over the swaying floor to her bed, and lay down upon it; -and Toto followed and lay down beside her. - - In spite of the swaying of the house and the wailing of the -wind, Dorothy soon closed her eyes and fell fast asleep. - - - - - 2. The Council with the Munchkins - - - She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if -Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she might have been hurt. -As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; -and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally. -Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, -for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room. -She sprang from her bed and with Toto at her heels ran and opened the door. - - The little girl gave a cry of amazement and looked about her, -her eyes growing bigger and bigger at the wonderful sights she saw. - - The cyclone had set the house down very gently--for a -cyclone--in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty. There -were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees -bearing rich and luscious fruits. Banks of gorgeous flowers were -on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and -fluttered in the trees and bushes. A little way off was a small -brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and -murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived -so long on the dry, gray prairies. - - While she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful -sights, she noticed coming toward her a group of the queerest -people she had ever seen. They were not as big as the grown -folk she had always been used to; but neither were they very small. -In fact, they seemed about as tall as Dorothy, who was a well-grown -child for her age, although they were, so far as looks go, many -years older. - - Three were men and one a woman, and all were oddly dressed. -They wore round hats that rose to a small point a foot above their -heads, with little bells around the brims that tinkled sweetly as -they moved. The hats of the men were blue; the little woman's hat -was white, and she wore a white gown that hung in pleats from her -shoulders. Over it were sprinkled little stars that glistened in -the sun like diamonds. The men were dressed in blue, of the same -shade as their hats, and wore well-polished boots with a deep roll -of blue at the tops. The men, Dorothy thought, were about as old -as Uncle Henry, for two of them had beards. But the little woman -was doubtless much older. Her face was covered with wrinkles, her -hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly. - - When these people drew near the house where Dorothy was -standing in the doorway, they paused and whispered among themselves, -as if afraid to come farther. But the little old woman walked up -to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice: - - "You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins. -We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, -and for setting our people free from bondage." - - Dorothy listened to this speech with wonder. What could the -little woman possibly mean by calling her a sorceress, and saying -she had killed the Wicked Witch of the East? Dorothy was an innocent, -harmless little girl, who had been carried by a cyclone many miles from home; -and she had never killed anything in all her life. - - But the little woman evidently expected her to answer; so Dorothy said, -with hesitation, "You are very kind, but there must be some mistake. -I have not killed anything." - - "Your house did, anyway," replied the little old woman, with a -laugh, "and that is the same thing. See!" she continued, pointing -to the corner of the house. "There are her two feet, still sticking -out from under a block of wood." - - Dorothy looked, and gave a little cry of fright. There, indeed, -just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet -were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes. - - "Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" cried Dorothy, clasping her hands together -in dismay. "The house must have fallen on her. Whatever shall we do?" - - "There is nothing to be done," said the little woman calmly. - - "But who was she?" asked Dorothy. - - "She was the Wicked Witch of the East, as I said," answered -the little woman. "She has held all the Munchkins in bondage for -many years, making them slave for her night and day. Now they are -all set free, and are grateful to you for the favor." - - "Who are the Munchkins?" inquired Dorothy. - - "They are the people who live in this land of the East - where the Wicked Witch ruled." - - "Are you a Munchkin?" asked Dorothy. - - "No, but I am their friend, although I live in the land of the -North. When they saw the Witch of the East was dead the Munchkins -sent a swift messenger to me, and I came at once. I am the Witch -of the North." - - "Oh, gracious!" cried Dorothy. "Are you a real witch?" - - "Yes, indeed," answered the little woman. "But I am a good witch, -and the people love me. I am not as powerful as the Wicked Witch was -who ruled here, or I should have set the people free myself." - - "But I thought all witches were wicked," said the girl, who -was half frightened at facing a real witch. "Oh, no, that is a -great mistake. There were only four witches in all the Land of -Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, -are good witches. I know this is true, for I am one of them -myself, and cannot be mistaken. Those who dwelt in the East and -the West were, indeed, wicked witches; but now that you have -killed one of them, there is but one Wicked Witch in all the Land -of Oz--the one who lives in the West." - - "But," said Dorothy, after a moment's thought, "Aunt Em has -told me that the witches were all dead--years and years ago." - - "Who is Aunt Em?" inquired the little old woman. - - "She is my aunt who lives in Kansas, where I came from." - - The Witch of the North seemed to think for a time, with her -head bowed and her eyes upon the ground. Then she looked up and -said, "I do not know where Kansas is, for I have never heard that -country mentioned before. But tell me, is it a civilized country?" - - "Oh, yes," replied Dorothy. - - "Then that accounts for it. In the civilized countries I -believe there are no witches left, nor wizards, nor sorceresses, -nor magicians. But, you see, the Land of Oz has never been -civilized, for we are cut off from all the rest of the world. -Therefore we still have witches and wizards amongst us." - - "Who are the wizards?" asked Dorothy. - - "Oz himself is the Great Wizard," answered the Witch, sinking -her voice to a whisper. "He is more powerful than all the rest of -us together. He lives in the City of Emeralds." - - Dorothy was going to ask another question, but just then the -Munchkins, who had been standing silently by, gave a loud shout and -pointed to the corner of the house where the Wicked Witch had been lying. - - "What is it?" asked the little old woman, and looked, and -began to laugh. The feet of the dead Witch had disappeared -entirely, and nothing was left but the silver shoes. - - "She was so old," explained the Witch of the North, "that she -dried up quickly in the sun. That is the end of her. But the -silver shoes are yours, and you shall have them to wear." -She reached down and picked up the shoes, and after shaking -the dust out of them handed them to Dorothy. - - "The Witch of the East was proud of those silver shoes," said -one of the Munchkins, "and there is some charm connected with them; -but what it is we never knew." - - Dorothy carried the shoes into the house and placed them on -the table. Then she came out again to the Munchkins and said: - - "I am anxious to get back to my aunt and uncle, for I am sure -they will worry about me. Can you help me find my way?" - - The Munchkins and the Witch first looked at one another, and -then at Dorothy, and then shook their heads. - - "At the East, not far from here," said one, "there is a great -desert, and none could live to cross it." - - "It is the same at the South," said another, "for I have been -there and seen it. The South is the country of the Quadlings." - - "I am told," said the third man, "that it is the same at the West. -And that country, where the Winkies live, is ruled by the Wicked Witch -of the West, who would make you her slave if you passed her way." - - "The North is my home," said the old lady, "and at its edge is -the same great desert that surrounds this Land of Oz. I'm afraid, -my dear, you will have to live with us." - - Dorothy began to sob at this, for she felt lonely among all -these strange people. Her tears seemed to grieve the kind-hearted -Munchkins, for they immediately took out their handkerchiefs and -began to weep also. As for the little old woman, she took off her -cap and balanced the point on the end of her nose, while she -counted "One, two, three" in a solemn voice. At once the cap -changed to a slate, on which was written in big, white chalk marks: - - - "LET DOROTHY GO TO THE CITY OF EMERALDS" - - - The little old woman took the slate from her nose, and having -read the words on it, asked, "Is your name Dorothy, my dear?" - - "Yes," answered the child, looking up and drying her tears. - - "Then you must go to the City of Emeralds. Perhaps Oz will help you." - - "Where is this city?" asked Dorothy. - - "It is exactly in the center of the country, and is ruled by Oz, -the Great Wizard I told you of." - - "Is he a good man?" inquired the girl anxiously. - - "He is a good Wizard. Whether he is a man or not I cannot tell, -for I have never seen him." - - "How can I get there?" asked Dorothy. - - "You must walk. It is a long journey, through a country that -is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. However, -I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm." - - "Won't you go with me?" pleaded the girl, who had begun to -look upon the little old woman as her only friend. - - "No, I cannot do that," she replied, "but I will give you my -kiss, and no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by -the Witch of the North." - - She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the -forehead. Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, -shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after. - - "The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," -said the Witch, "so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz do not -be afraid of him, but tell your story and ask him to help you. -Good-bye, my dear." - - The three Munchkins bowed low to her and wished her a pleasant -journey, after which they walked away through the trees. The Witch -gave Dorothy a friendly little nod, whirled around on her left heel -three times, and straightway disappeared, much to the surprise of -little Toto, who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone, -because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by. - - But Dorothy, knowing her to be a witch, had expected her to -disappear in just that way, and was not surprised in the least. - - - - - 3. How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow - - - When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry. So she -went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread -with butter. She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the -shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with -clear, sparkling water. Toto ran over to the trees and began to -bark at the birds sitting there. Dorothy went to get him, and saw -such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered -some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast. - - Then she went back to the house, and having helped herself and -Toto to a good drink of the cool, clear water, she set about -making ready for the journey to the City of Emeralds. - - Dorothy had only one other dress, but that happened to be -clean and was hanging on a peg beside her bed. It was gingham, -with checks of white and blue; and although the blue was somewhat -faded with many washings, it was still a pretty frock. The girl -washed herself carefully, dressed herself in the clean gingham, -and tied her pink sunbonnet on her head. She took a little basket -and filled it with bread from the cupboard, laying a white cloth -over the top. Then she looked down at her feet and noticed how -old and worn her shoes were. - - "They surely will never do for a long journey, Toto," she said. -And Toto looked up into her face with his little black eyes and wagged -his tail to show he knew what she meant. - - At that moment Dorothy saw lying on the table the silver shoes -that had belonged to the Witch of the East. - - "I wonder if they will fit me," she said to Toto. "They would be -just the thing to take a long walk in, for they could not wear out." - - She took off her old leather shoes and tried on the silver -ones, which fitted her as well as if they had been made for her. - - Finally she picked up her basket. - - "Come along, Toto," she said. "We will go to the Emerald City -and ask the Great Oz how to get back to Kansas again." - - She closed the door, locked it, and put the key carefully in -the pocket of her dress. And so, with Toto trotting along soberly -behind her, she started on her journey. - - There were several roads near by, but it did not take her long -to find the one paved with yellow bricks. Within a short time she -was walking briskly toward the Emerald City, her silver shoes -tinkling merrily on the hard, yellow road-bed. The sun shone -bright and the birds sang sweetly, and Dorothy did not feel -nearly so bad as you might think a little girl would who had -been suddenly whisked away from her own country and set down -in the midst of a strange land. - - She was surprised, as she walked along, to see how pretty the -country was about her. There were neat fences at the sides of the -road, painted a dainty blue color, and beyond them were fields of -grain and vegetables in abundance. Evidently the Munchkins were -good farmers and able to raise large crops. Once in a while she -would pass a house, and the people came out to look at her and bow -low as she went by; for everyone knew she had been the means of -destroying the Wicked Witch and setting them free from bondage. -The houses of the Munchkins were odd-looking dwellings, for each -was round, with a big dome for a roof. All were painted blue, -for in this country of the East blue was the favorite color. - - Toward evening, when Dorothy was tired with her long walk and -began to wonder where she should pass the night, she came to a -house rather larger than the rest. On the green lawn before it -many men and women were dancing. Five little fiddlers played as -loudly as possible, and the people were laughing and singing, -while a big table near by was loaded with delicious fruits and -nuts, pies and cakes, and many other good things to eat. - - The people greeted Dorothy kindly, and invited her to supper and -to pass the night with them; for this was the home of one of the -richest Munchkins in the land, and his friends were gathered with -him to celebrate their freedom from the bondage of the Wicked Witch. - - Dorothy ate a hearty supper and was waited upon by the rich -Munchkin himself, whose name was Boq. Then she sat upon a settee -and watched the people dance. - - When Boq saw her silver shoes he said, "You must be a great sorceress." - - "Why?" asked the girl. - - "Because you wear silver shoes and have killed the Wicked Witch. -Besides, you have white in your frock, and only witches and sorceresses -wear white." - - "My dress is blue and white checked," said Dorothy, smoothing -out the wrinkles in it. - - "It is kind of you to wear that," said Boq. "Blue is the -color of the Munchkins, and white is the witch color. So we know -you are a friendly witch." - - Dorothy did not know what to say to this, for all the people -seemed to think her a witch, and she knew very well she was only -an ordinary little girl who had come by the chance of a cyclone -into a strange land. - - When she had tired watching the dancing, Boq led her into -the house, where he gave her a room with a pretty bed in it. -The sheets were made of blue cloth, and Dorothy slept soundly in -them till morning, with Toto curled up on the blue rug beside her. - - She ate a hearty breakfast, and watched a wee Munchkin baby, -who played with Toto and pulled his tail and crowed and laughed in -a way that greatly amused Dorothy. Toto was a fine curiosity to -all the people, for they had never seen a dog before. - - "How far is it to the Emerald City?" the girl asked. - - "I do not know," answered Boq gravely, "for I have never been -there. It is better for people to keep away from Oz, unless they -have business with him. But it is a long way to the Emerald City, -and it will take you many days. The country here is rich and -pleasant, but you must pass through rough and dangerous places -before you reach the end of your journey." - - This worried Dorothy a little, but she knew that only the -Great Oz could help her get to Kansas again, so she bravely -resolved not to turn back. - - She bade her friends good-bye, and again started along the road -of yellow brick. When she had gone several miles she thought she -would stop to rest, and so climbed to the top of the fence beside -the road and sat down. There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, -and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep -the birds from the ripe corn. - - Dorothy leaned her chin upon her hand and gazed thoughtfully -at the Scarecrow. Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, -with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face. -An old, pointed blue hat, that had belonged to some Munchkin, -was perched on his head, and the rest of the figure was a blue suit -of clothes, worn and faded, which had also been stuffed with straw. -On the feet were some old boots with blue tops, such as every man -wore in this country, and the figure was raised above the stalks -of corn by means of the pole stuck up its back. - - While Dorothy was looking earnestly into the queer, painted -face of the Scarecrow, she was surprised to see one of the eyes -slowly wink at her. She thought she must have been mistaken at first, -for none of the scarecrows in Kansas ever wink; but presently the -figure nodded its head to her in a friendly way. Then she climbed -down from the fence and walked up to it, while Toto ran around the -pole and barked. - - "Good day," said the Scarecrow, in a rather husky voice. - - "Did you speak?" asked the girl, in wonder. - - "Certainly," answered the Scarecrow. "How do you do?" - - "I'm pretty well, thank you," replied Dorothy politely. -"How do you do?" - - "I'm not feeling well," said the Scarecrow, with a smile, -"for it is very tedious being perched up here night and day to -scare away crows." - - "Can't you get down?" asked Dorothy. - - "No, for this pole is stuck up my back. If you will please -take away the pole I shall be greatly obliged to you." - - Dorothy reached up both arms and lifted the figure off the pole, -for, being stuffed with straw, it was quite light. - - "Thank you very much," said the Scarecrow, when he had been -set down on the ground. "I feel like a new man." - - Dorothy was puzzled at this, for it sounded queer to hear a -stuffed man speak, and to see him bow and walk along beside her. - - "Who are you?" asked the Scarecrow when he had stretched -himself and yawned. "And where are you going?" - - "My name is Dorothy," said the girl, "and I am going to the -Emerald City, to ask the Great Oz to send me back to Kansas." - - "Where is the Emerald City?" he inquired. "And who is Oz?" - - "Why, don't you know?" she returned, in surprise. - - "No, indeed. I don't know anything. You see, I am stuffed, -so I have no brains at all," he answered sadly. - - "Oh," said Dorothy, "I'm awfully sorry for you." - - "Do you think," he asked, "if I go to the Emerald City with you, -that Oz would give me some brains?" - - "I cannot tell," she returned, "but you may come with me, -if you like. If Oz will not give you any brains you will be -no worse off than you are now." - - "That is true," said the Scarecrow. "You see," he continued -confidentially, "I don't mind my legs and arms and body being -stuffed, because I cannot get hurt. If anyone treads on my toes -or sticks a pin into me, it doesn't matter, for I can't feel it. -But I do not want people to call me a fool, and if my head stays -stuffed with straw instead of with brains, as yours is, how am I -ever to know anything?" - - "I understand how you feel," said the little girl, who was -truly sorry for him. "If you will come with me I'll ask Oz to -do all he can for you." - - "Thank you," he answered gratefully. - - They walked back to the road. Dorothy helped him over the -fence, and they started along the path of yellow brick for the -Emerald City. - - Toto did not like this addition to the party at first. -He smelled around the stuffed man as if he suspected there -might be a nest of rats in the straw, and he often growled -in an unfriendly way at the Scarecrow. - - "Don't mind Toto," said Dorothy to her new friend. -"He never bites." - - "Oh, I'm not afraid," replied the Scarecrow. "He can't hurt -the straw. Do let me carry that basket for you. I shall not mind -it, for I can't get tired. I'll tell you a secret," he continued, -as he walked along. "There is only one thing in the world I am -afraid of." - - "What is that?" asked Dorothy; "the Munchkin farmer who made you?" - - "No," answered the Scarecrow; "it's a lighted match." - - - - - 4. The Road Through the Forest - - - After a few hours the road began to be rough, and the walking -grew so difficult that the Scarecrow often stumbled over the -yellow bricks, which were here very uneven. Sometimes, indeed, -they were broken or missing altogether, leaving holes that Toto -jumped across and Dorothy walked around. As for the Scarecrow, -having no brains, he walked straight ahead, and so stepped into -the holes and fell at full length on the hard bricks. It never hurt -him, however, and Dorothy would pick him up and set him upon his -feet again, while he joined her in laughing merrily at his own mishap. - - The farms were not nearly so well cared for here as they were -farther back. There were fewer houses and fewer fruit trees, and -the farther they went the more dismal and lonesome the country became. - - At noon they sat down by the roadside, near a little brook, -and Dorothy opened her basket and got out some bread. She offered -a piece to the Scarecrow, but he refused. - - "I am never hungry," he said, "and it is a lucky thing I am not, -for my mouth is only painted, and if I should cut a hole in it so -I could eat, the straw I am stuffed with would come out, and that -would spoil the shape of my head." - - Dorothy saw at once that this was true, so she only nodded and -went on eating her bread. - - "Tell me something about yourself and the country you came from," -said the Scarecrow, when she had finished her dinner. So she told him -all about Kansas, and how gray everything was there, and how the cyclone -had carried her to this queer Land of Oz. - - The Scarecrow listened carefully, and said, "I cannot -understand why you should wish to leave this beautiful country and -go back to the dry, gray place you call Kansas." - - "That is because you have no brains" answered the girl. -"No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of -flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, -be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home." - - The Scarecrow sighed. - - "Of course I cannot understand it," he said. "If your heads -were stuffed with straw, like mine, you would probably all live in -the beautiful places, and then Kansas would have no people at all. -It is fortunate for Kansas that you have brains." - - "Won't you tell me a story, while we are resting?" asked the child. - - The Scarecrow looked at her reproachfully, and answered: - - "My life has been so short that I really know nothing whatever. -I was only made day before yesterday. What happened in the world -before that time is all unknown to me. Luckily, when the farmer -made my head, one of the first things he did was to paint my ears, -so that I heard what was going on. There was another Munchkin with him, -and the first thing I heard was the farmer saying, `How do you like -those ears?' - - "`They aren't straight,'" answered the other. - - "`Never mind,'" said the farmer. "`They are ears just the same,'" -which was true enough. - - "`Now I'll make the eyes,'" said the farmer. So he painted my -right eye, and as soon as it was finished I found myself looking -at him and at everything around me with a great deal of curiosity, -for this was my first glimpse of the world. - - "`That's a rather pretty eye,'" remarked the Munchkin who was -watching the farmer. "`Blue paint is just the color for eyes.' - - "`I think I'll make the other a little bigger,'" said the -farmer. And when the second eye was done I could see much better -than before. Then he made my nose and my mouth. But I did not -speak, because at that time I didn't know what a mouth was for. -I had the fun of watching them make my body and my arms and legs; -and when they fastened on my head, at last, I felt very proud, -for I thought I was just as good a man as anyone. - - "`This fellow will scare the crows fast enough,' said the -farmer. `He looks just like a man.' - - "`Why, he is a man,' said the other, and I quite agreed with him. -The farmer carried me under his arm to the cornfield, and set me up -on a tall stick, where you found me. He and his friend soon after -walked away and left me alone. - - "I did not like to be deserted this way. So I tried to walk -after them. But my feet would not touch the ground, and I was -forced to stay on that pole. It was a lonely life to lead, for I -had nothing to think of, having been made such a little while before. -Many crows and other birds flew into the cornfield, but as soon as -they saw me they flew away again, thinking I was a Munchkin; and this -pleased me and made me feel that I was quite an important person. -By and by an old crow flew near me, and after looking at me carefully -he perched upon my shoulder and said: - - "`I wonder if that farmer thought to fool me in this clumsy -manner. Any crow of sense could see that you are only stuffed -with straw.' Then he hopped down at my feet and ate all the corn -he wanted. The other birds, seeing he was not harmed by me, came -to eat the corn too, so in a short time there was a great flock of -them about me. - - "I felt sad at this, for it showed I was not such a good -Scarecrow after all; but the old crow comforted me, saying, -`If you only had brains in your head you would be as good a man -as any of them, and a better man than some of them. Brains are -the only things worth having in this world, no matter whether one -is a crow or a man.' - - "After the crows had gone I thought this over, and decided I -would try hard to get some brains. By good luck you came along -and pulled me off the stake, and from what you say I am sure the -Great Oz will give me brains as soon as we get to the Emerald City." - - "I hope so," said Dorothy earnestly, "since you seem anxious -to have them." - - "Oh, yes; I am anxious," returned the Scarecrow. "It is such -an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool." - - "Well," said the girl, "let us go." And she handed the basket -to the Scarecrow. - - There were no fences at all by the roadside now, and the land -was rough and untilled. Toward evening they came to a great -forest, where the trees grew so big and close together that their -branches met over the road of yellow brick. It was almost dark -under the trees, for the branches shut out the daylight; but the -travelers did not stop, and went on into the forest. - - "If this road goes in, it must come out," said the Scarecrow, -"and as the Emerald City is at the other end of the road, we must -go wherever it leads us." - - "Anyone would know that," said Dorothy. - - "Certainly; that is why I know it," returned the Scarecrow. -"If it required brains to figure it out, I never should have said it." - - After an hour or so the light faded away, and they found -themselves stumbling along in the darkness. Dorothy could not see -at all, but Toto could, for some dogs see very well in the dark; -and the Scarecrow declared he could see as well as by day. So she -took hold of his arm and managed to get along fairly well. - - "If you see any house, or any place where we can pass the -night," she said, "you must tell me; for it is very uncomfortable -walking in the dark." - - Soon after the Scarecrow stopped. - - "I see a little cottage at the right of us," he said, -"built of logs and branches. Shall we go there?" - - "Yes, indeed," answered the child. "I am all tired out." - - So the Scarecrow led her through the trees until they reached -the cottage, and Dorothy entered and found a bed of dried leaves -in one corner. She lay down at once, and with Toto beside her -soon fell into a sound sleep. The Scarecrow, who was never tired, -stood up in another corner and waited patiently until morning came. - - - - - 5. The Rescue of the Tin Woodman - - - When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and -Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels. -She sat up and looked around her. Scarecrow, still standing -patiently in his corner, waiting for her. - - "We must go and search for water," she said to him. - - "Why do you want water?" he asked. - - "To wash my face clean after the dust of the road, and to -drink, so the dry bread will not stick in my throat." - - "It must be inconvenient to be made of flesh," said the -Scarecrow thoughtfully, "for you must sleep, and eat and drink. -However, you have brains, and it is worth a lot of bother to be -able to think properly." - - They left the cottage and walked through the trees until they -found a little spring of clear water, where Dorothy drank and -bathed and ate her breakfast. She saw there was not much bread -left in the basket, and the girl was thankful the Scarecrow did -not have to eat anything, for there was scarcely enough for -herself and Toto for the day. - - When she had finished her meal, and was about to go back to the -road of yellow brick, she was startled to hear a deep groan near by. - - "What was that?" she asked timidly. - - "I cannot imagine," replied the Scarecrow; "but we can go and see." - - Just then another groan reached their ears, and the sound -seemed to come from behind them. They turned and walked through -the forest a few steps, when Dorothy discovered something shining -in a ray of sunshine that fell between the trees. She ran to the -place and then stopped short, with a little cry of surprise. - - One of the big trees had been partly chopped through, and -standing beside it, with an uplifted axe in his hands, was a man -made entirely of tin. His head and arms and legs were jointed -upon his body, but he stood perfectly motionless, as if he could -not stir at all. - - Dorothy looked at him in amazement, and so did the Scarecrow, -while Toto barked sharply and made a snap at the tin legs, which -hurt his teeth. - - "Did you groan?" asked Dorothy. - - "Yes," answered the tin man, "I did. I've been groaning for more -than a year, and no one has ever heard me before or come to help me." - - "What can I do for you?" she inquired softly, for she was -moved by the sad voice in which the man spoke. - - "Get an oil-can and oil my joints," he answered. "They are -rusted so badly that I cannot move them at all; if I am well oiled -I shall soon be all right again. You will find an oil-can on a -shelf in my cottage." - - Dorothy at once ran back to the cottage and found the oil-can, -and then she returned and asked anxiously, "Where are your joints?" - - "Oil my neck, first," replied the Tin Woodman. So she oiled it, -and as it was quite badly rusted the Scarecrow took hold of the tin -head and moved it gently from side to side until it worked freely, -and then the man could turn it himself. - - "Now oil the joints in my arms," he said. And Dorothy oiled -them and the Scarecrow bent them carefully until they were quite -free from rust and as good as new. - - The Tin Woodman gave a sigh of satisfaction and lowered his -axe, which he leaned against the tree. - - "This is a great comfort," he said. "I have been holding that -axe in the air ever since I rusted, and I'm glad to be able to put -it down at last. Now, if you will oil the joints of my legs, I -shall be all right once more." - - So they oiled his legs until he could move them freely; and he -thanked them again and again for his release, for he seemed a very -polite creature, and very grateful. - - "I might have stood there always if you had not come along," he said; -"so you have certainly saved my life. How did you happen to be here?" - - "We are on our way to the Emerald City to see the Great Oz," -she answered, "and we stopped at your cottage to pass the night." - - "Why do you wish to see Oz?" he asked. - - "I want him to send me back to Kansas, and the Scarecrow wants -him to put a few brains into his head," she replied. - - The Tin Woodman appeared to think deeply for a moment. Then he said: - - "Do you suppose Oz could give me a heart?" - - "Why, I guess so," Dorothy answered. "It would be as easy as -to give the Scarecrow brains." - - "True," the Tin Woodman returned. "So, if you will allow me -to join your party, I will also go to the Emerald City and ask Oz -to help me." - - "Come along," said the Scarecrow heartily, and Dorothy added -that she would be pleased to have his company. So the Tin Woodman -shouldered his axe and they all passed through the forest until -they came to the road that was paved with yellow brick. - - The Tin Woodman had asked Dorothy to put the oil-can in her basket. -"For," he said, "if I should get caught in the rain, and rust again, -I would need the oil-can badly." - - It was a bit of good luck to have their new comrade join the -party, for soon after they had begun their journey again they came -to a place where the trees and branches grew so thick over the -road that the travelers could not pass. But the Tin Woodman set -to work with his axe and chopped so well that soon he cleared a -passage for the entire party. - - Dorothy was thinking so earnestly as they walked along that -she did not notice when the Scarecrow stumbled into a hole and -rolled over to the side of the road. Indeed he was obliged to -call to her to help him up again. - - "Why didn't you walk around the hole?" asked the Tin Woodman. - - "I don't know enough," replied the Scarecrow cheerfully. -"My head is stuffed with straw, you know, and that is why I am -going to Oz to ask him for some brains." - - "Oh, I see," said the Tin Woodman. "But, after all, brains -are not the best things in the world." - - "Have you any?" inquired the Scarecrow. - - "No, my head is quite empty," answered the Woodman. -"But once I had brains, and a heart also; so, having tried -them both, I should much rather have a heart." - - "And why is that?" asked the Scarecrow. - - "I will tell you my story, and then you will know." - - So, while they were walking through the forest, the Tin Woodman -told the following story: - - "I was born the son of a woodman who chopped down trees in the -forest and sold the wood for a living. When I grew up, I too became -a woodchopper, and after my father died I took care of my old mother -as long as she lived. Then I made up my mind that instead of living -alone I would marry, so that I might not become lonely. - - "There was one of the Munchkin girls who was so beautiful -that I soon grew to love her with all my heart. She, on her part, -promised to marry me as soon as I could earn enough money to -build a better house for her; so I set to work harder than ever. -But the girl lived with an old woman who did not want her to marry -anyone, for she was so lazy she wished the girl to remain with her -and do the cooking and the housework. So the old woman went to -the Wicked Witch of the East, and promised her two sheep and a cow -if she would prevent the marriage. Thereupon the Wicked Witch -enchanted my axe, and when I was chopping away at my best one day, -for I was anxious to get the new house and my wife as soon as -possible, the axe slipped all at once and cut off my left leg. - - "This at first seemed a great misfortune, for I knew a -one-legged man could not do very well as a wood-chopper. So I -went to a tinsmith and had him make me a new leg out of tin. The -leg worked very well, once I was used to it. But my action -angered the Wicked Witch of the East, for she had promised the old -woman I should not marry the pretty Munchkin girl. When I began -chopping again, my axe slipped and cut off my right leg. Again I -went to the tinsmith, and again he made me a leg out of tin. -After this the enchanted axe cut off my arms, one after the -other; but, nothing daunted, I had them replaced with tin ones. -The Wicked Witch then made the axe slip and cut off my head, and -at first I thought that was the end of me. But the tinsmith -happened to come along, and he made me a new head out of tin. - - "I thought I had beaten the Wicked Witch then, and I worked -harder than ever; but I little knew how cruel my enemy could be. -She thought of a new way to kill my love for the beautiful -Munchkin maiden, and made my axe slip again, so that it cut right -through my body, splitting me into two halves. Once more the -tinsmith came to my help and made me a body of tin, fastening my -tin arms and legs and head to it, by means of joints, so that I -could move around as well as ever. But, alas! I had now no -heart, so that I lost all my love for the Munchkin girl, and did -not care whether I married her or not. I suppose she is still -living with the old woman, waiting for me to come after her. - - "My body shone so brightly in the sun that I felt very proud -of it and it did not matter now if my axe slipped, for it could -not cut me. There was only one danger--that my joints would -rust; but I kept an oil-can in my cottage and took care to oil -myself whenever I needed it. However, there came a day when I -forgot to do this, and, being caught in a rainstorm, before I -thought of the danger my joints had rusted, and I was left to -stand in the woods until you came to help me. It was a terrible -thing to undergo, but during the year I stood there I had time to -think that the greatest loss I had known was the loss of my heart. -While I was in love I was the happiest man on earth; but no one -can love who has not a heart, and so I am resolved to ask Oz to -give me one. If he does, I will go back to the Munchkin maiden -and marry her." - - Both Dorothy and the Scarecrow had been greatly interested -in the story of the Tin Woodman, and now they knew why he was so -anxious to get a new heart. - - "All the same," said the Scarecrow, "I shall ask for brains -instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a -heart if he had one." - - "I shall take the heart," returned the Tin Woodman; "for -brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing -in the world." - - Dorothy did not say anything, for she was puzzled to know -which of her two friends was right, and she decided if she could -only get back to Kansas and Aunt Em, it did not matter so much -whether the Woodman had no brains and the Scarecrow no heart, -or each got what he wanted. - - What worried her most was that the bread was nearly gone, and -another meal for herself and Toto would empty the basket. To be sure -neither the Woodman nor the Scarecrow ever ate anything, but she was -not made of tin nor straw, and could not live unless she was fed. - - - - - 6. The Cowardly Lion - - - All this time Dorothy and her companions had been walking -through the thick woods. The road was still paved with yellow -brick, but these were much covered by dried branches and dead -leaves from the trees, and the walking was not at all good. - - There were few birds in this part of the forest, for birds -love the open country where there is plenty of sunshine. But now -and then there came a deep growl from some wild animal hidden -among the trees. These sounds made the little girl's heart beat -fast, for she did not know what made them; but Toto knew, and he -walked close to Dorothy's side, and did not even bark in return. - - "How long will it be," the child asked of the Tin Woodman, -"before we are out of the forest?" - - "I cannot tell," was the answer, "for I have never been to the -Emerald City. But my father went there once, when I was a boy, -and he said it was a long journey through a dangerous country, -although nearer to the city where Oz dwells the country is beautiful. -But I am not afraid so long as I have my oil-can, and nothing can hurt -the Scarecrow, while you bear upon your forehead the mark of the -Good Witch's kiss, and that will protect you from harm." - - "But Toto!" said the girl anxiously. "What will protect him?" - - "We must protect him ourselves if he is in danger," replied -the Tin Woodman. - - Just as he spoke there came from the forest a terrible roar, -and the next moment a great Lion bounded into the road. With one -blow of his paw he sent the Scarecrow spinning over and over to -the edge of the road, and then he struck at the Tin Woodman with -his sharp claws. But, to the Lion's surprise, he could make no -impression on the tin, although the Woodman fell over in the road -and lay still. - - Little Toto, now that he had an enemy to face, ran barking -toward the Lion, and the great beast had opened his mouth to bite -the dog, when Dorothy, fearing Toto would be killed, and heedless -of danger, rushed forward and slapped the Lion upon his nose as -hard as she could, while she cried out: - - "Don't you dare to bite Toto! You ought to be ashamed of -yourself, a big beast like you, to bite a poor little dog!" - - "I didn't bite him," said the Lion, as he rubbed his nose with -his paw where Dorothy had hit it. - - "No, but you tried to," she retorted. "You are nothing but a -big coward." - - "I know it," said the Lion, hanging his head in shame. "I've -always known it. But how can I help it?" - - "I don't know, I'm sure. To think of your striking a stuffed -man, like the poor Scarecrow!" - - "Is he stuffed?" asked the Lion in surprise, as he watched her -pick up the Scarecrow and set him upon his feet, while she patted -him into shape again. - - "Of course he's stuffed," replied Dorothy, who was still angry. - - "That's why he went over so easily," remarked the Lion. -"It astonished me to see him whirl around so. Is the other one -stuffed also?" - - "No," said Dorothy, "he's made of tin." And she helped the -Woodman up again. - - "That's why he nearly blunted my claws," said the Lion. -"When they scratched against the tin it made a cold shiver run -down my back. What is that little animal you are so tender of?" - - "He is my dog, Toto," answered Dorothy. - - "Is he made of tin, or stuffed?" asked the Lion. - - "Neither. He's a--a--a meat dog," said the girl. - - "Oh! He's a curious animal and seems remarkably small, -now that I look at him. No one would think of biting such a -little thing, except a coward like me," continued the Lion sadly. - - "What makes you a coward?" asked Dorothy, looking at the great -beast in wonder, for he was as big as a small horse. - - "It's a mystery," replied the Lion. "I suppose I was born -that way. All the other animals in the forest naturally expect me -to be brave, for the Lion is everywhere thought to be the King of -Beasts. I learned that if I roared very loudly every living thing -was frightened and got out of my way. Whenever I've met a man -I've been awfully scared; but I just roared at him, and he has -always run away as fast as he could go. If the elephants and the -tigers and the bears had ever tried to fight me, I should have run -myself--I'm such a coward; but just as soon as they hear me roar -they all try to get away from me, and of course I let them go." - - "But that isn't right. The King of Beasts shouldn't be a coward," -said the Scarecrow. - - "I know it," returned the Lion, wiping a tear from his eye -with the tip of his tail. "It is my great sorrow, and makes my -life very unhappy. But whenever there is danger, my heart begins -to beat fast." - - "Perhaps you have heart disease," said the Tin Woodman. - - "It may be," said the Lion. - - "If you have," continued the Tin Woodman, "you ought to be glad, -for it proves you have a heart. For my part, I have no heart; so I -cannot have heart disease." - - "Perhaps," said the Lion thoughtfully, "if I had no heart I should -not be a coward." - - "Have you brains?" asked the Scarecrow. - - "I suppose so. I've never looked to see," replied the Lion. - - "I am going to the Great Oz to ask him to give me some," -remarked the Scarecrow, "for my head is stuffed with straw." - - "And I am going to ask him to give me a heart," said the Woodman. - - "And I am going to ask him to send Toto and me back to Kansas," -added Dorothy. - - "Do you think Oz could give me courage?" asked the Cowardly Lion. - - "Just as easily as he could give me brains," said the Scarecrow. - - "Or give me a heart," said the Tin Woodman. - - "Or send me back to Kansas," said Dorothy. - - "Then, if you don't mind, I'll go with you," said the Lion, -"for my life is simply unbearable without a bit of courage." - - "You will be very welcome," answered Dorothy, "for you will help -to keep away the other wild beasts. It seems to me they must be more -cowardly than you are if they allow you to scare them so easily." - - "They really are," said the Lion, "but that doesn't make me any braver, -and as long as I know myself to be a coward I shall be unhappy." - - So once more the little company set off upon the journey, the -Lion walking with stately strides at Dorothy's side. Toto did not -approve this new comrade at first, for he could not forget how -nearly he had been crushed between the Lion's great jaws. But -after a time he became more at ease, and presently Toto and the -Cowardly Lion had grown to be good friends. - - During the rest of that day there was no other adventure to -mar the peace of their journey. Once, indeed, the Tin Woodman -stepped upon a beetle that was crawling along the road, and killed -the poor little thing. This made the Tin Woodman very unhappy, -for he was always careful not to hurt any living creature; and as -he walked along he wept several tears of sorrow and regret. These -tears ran slowly down his face and over the hinges of his jaw, and -there they rusted. When Dorothy presently asked him a question -the Tin Woodman could not open his mouth, for his jaws were -tightly rusted together. He became greatly frightened at this and -made many motions to Dorothy to relieve him, but she could not -understand. The Lion was also puzzled to know what was wrong. -But the Scarecrow seized the oil-can from Dorothy's basket and -oiled the Woodman's jaws, so that after a few moments he could -talk as well as before. - - "This will serve me a lesson," said he, "to look where I step. -For if I should kill another bug or beetle I should surely cry again, -and crying rusts my jaws so that I cannot speak." - - Thereafter he walked very carefully, with his eyes on the road, -and when he saw a tiny ant toiling by he would step over it, so as -not to harm it. The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and -therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything. - - "You people with hearts," he said, "have something to guide you, and -need never do wrong; but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful. -When Oz gives me a heart of course I needn't mind so much." - - - - - 7. The Journey to the Great Oz - - - They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in -the forest, for there were no houses near. The tree made a good, -thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman -chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a -splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely. She -and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know -what they would do for breakfast. - - "If you wish," said the Lion, "I will go into the forest and -kill a deer for you. You can roast it by the fire, since your -tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you -will have a very good breakfast." - - "Don't! Please don't," begged the Tin Woodman. "I should -certainly weep if you killed a poor deer, and then my jaws would -rust again." - - But the Lion went away into the forest and found his own supper, -and no one ever knew what it was, for he didn't mention it. And the -Scarecrow found a tree full of nuts and filled Dorothy's basket with them, -so that she would not be hungry for a long time. She thought this was -very kind and thoughtful of the Scarecrow, but she laughed heartily at the -awkward way in which the poor creature picked up the nuts. His padded -hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost -as many as he put in the basket. But the Scarecrow did not mind how long -it took him to fill the basket, for it enabled him to keep away from the fire, -as he feared a spark might get into his straw and burn him up. So he kept a -good distance away from the flames, and only came near to cover Dorothy with -dry leaves when she lay down to sleep. These kept her very snug and warm, -and she slept soundly until morning. - - When it was daylight, the girl bathed her face in a little rippling brook, -and soon after they all started toward the Emerald City. - - This was to be an eventful day for the travelers. They had -hardly been walking an hour when they saw before them a great -ditch that crossed the road and divided the forest as far as they -could see on either side. It was a very wide ditch, and when they -crept up to the edge and looked into it they could see it was also -very deep, and there were many big, jagged rocks at the bottom. -The sides were so steep that none of them could climb down, and -for a moment it seemed that their journey must end. - - "What shall we do?" asked Dorothy despairingly. - - "I haven't the faintest idea," said the Tin Woodman, and the -Lion shook his shaggy mane and looked thoughtful. - - But the Scarecrow said, "We cannot fly, that is certain. -Neither can we climb down into this great ditch. Therefore, -if we cannot jump over it, we must stop where we are." - - "I think I could jump over it," said the Cowardly Lion, after -measuring the distance carefully in his mind. - - "Then we are all right," answered the Scarecrow, "for you can -carry us all over on your back, one at a time." - - "Well, I'll try it," said the Lion. "Who will go first?" - - "I will," declared the Scarecrow, "for, if you found that you -could not jump over the gulf, Dorothy would be killed, or the Tin -Woodman badly dented on the rocks below. But if I am on your back -it will not matter so much, for the fall would not hurt me at all." - - "I am terribly afraid of falling, myself," said the Cowardly -Lion, "but I suppose there is nothing to do but try it. So get on -my back and we will make the attempt." - - The Scarecrow sat upon the Lion's back, and the big beast -walked to the edge of the gulf and crouched down. - - "Why don't you run and jump?" asked the Scarecrow. - - "Because that isn't the way we Lions do these things," he replied. -Then giving a great spring, he shot through the air and landed safely -on the other side. They were all greatly pleased to see how easily -he did it, and after the Scarecrow had got down from his back the Lion -sprang across the ditch again. - - Dorothy thought she would go next; so she took Toto in her -arms and climbed on the Lion's back, holding tightly to his mane -with one hand. The next moment it seemed as if she were flying -through the air; and then, before she had time to think about it, -she was safe on the other side. The Lion went back a third time -and got the Tin Woodman, and then they all sat down for a few -moments to give the beast a chance to rest, for his great leaps -had made his breath short, and he panted like a big dog that has -been running too long. - - They found the forest very thick on this side, and it looked -dark and gloomy. After the Lion had rested they started along the -road of yellow brick, silently wondering, each in his own mind, if -ever they would come to the end of the woods and reach the bright -sunshine again. To add to their discomfort, they soon heard strange -noises in the depths of the forest, and the Lion whispered to them -that it was in this part of the country that the Kalidahs lived. - - "What are the Kalidahs?" asked the girl. - - "They are monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads -like tigers," replied the Lion, "and with claws so long and sharp -that they could tear me in two as easily as I could kill Toto. -I'm terribly afraid of the Kalidahs." - - "I'm not surprised that you are," returned Dorothy. -"They must be dreadful beasts." - - The Lion was about to reply when suddenly they came to another -gulf across the road. But this one was so broad and deep that the -Lion knew at once he could not leap across it. - - So they sat down to consider what they should do, and after -serious thought the Scarecrow said: - - "Here is a great tree, standing close to the ditch. If the -Tin Woodman can chop it down, so that it will fall to the other -side, we can walk across it easily." - - "That is a first-rate idea," said the Lion. "One would almost -suspect you had brains in your head, instead of straw." - - The Woodman set to work at once, and so sharp was his axe that -the tree was soon chopped nearly through. Then the Lion put his -strong front legs against the tree and pushed with all his might, -and slowly the big tree tipped and fell with a crash across the -ditch, with its top branches on the other side. - - They had just started to cross this queer bridge when a sharp growl -made them all look up, and to their horror they saw running toward them -two great beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers. - - "They are the Kalidahs!" said the Cowardly Lion, beginning to tremble. - - "Quick!" cried the Scarecrow. "Let us cross over." - - So Dorothy went first, holding Toto in her arms, the Tin -Woodman followed, and the Scarecrow came next. The Lion, although -he was certainly afraid, turned to face the Kalidahs, and then he -gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy screamed and the -Scarecrow fell over backward, while even the fierce beasts stopped -short and looked at him in surprise. - - But, seeing they were bigger than the Lion, and remembering -that there were two of them and only one of him, the Kalidahs -again rushed forward, and the Lion crossed over the tree and -turned to see what they would do next. Without stopping an -instant the fierce beasts also began to cross the tree. -And the Lion said to Dorothy: - - "We are lost, for they will surely tear us to pieces with -their sharp claws. But stand close behind me, and I will fight -them as long as I am alive." - - "Wait a minute!" called the Scarecrow. He had been thinking -what was best to be done, and now he asked the Woodman to chop -away the end of the tree that rested on their side of the ditch. -The Tin Woodman began to use his axe at once, and, just as the two -Kalidahs were nearly across, the tree fell with a crash into the -gulf, carrying the ugly, snarling brutes with it, and both were -dashed to pieces on the sharp rocks at the bottom. - - "Well," said the Cowardly Lion, drawing a long breath of -relief, "I see we are going to live a little while longer, and I -am glad of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable thing not to be -alive. Those creatures frightened me so badly that my heart is -beating yet." - - "Ah," said the Tin Woodman sadly, "I wish I had a heart to beat." - - This adventure made the travelers more anxious than ever to -get out of the forest, and they walked so fast that Dorothy became -tired, and had to ride on the Lion's back. To their great joy the -trees became thinner the farther they advanced, and in the -afternoon they suddenly came upon a broad river, flowing swiftly -just before them. On the other side of the water they could see -the road of yellow brick running through a beautiful country, with -green meadows dotted with bright flowers and all the road bordered -with trees hanging full of delicious fruits. They were greatly -pleased to see this delightful country before them. - - "How shall we cross the river?" asked Dorothy. - - "That is easily done," replied the Scarecrow. "The Tin Woodman -must build us a raft, so we can float to the other side." - - So the Woodman took his axe and began to chop down small trees -to make a raft, and while he was busy at this the Scarecrow found -on the riverbank a tree full of fine fruit. This pleased Dorothy, -who had eaten nothing but nuts all day, and she made a hearty meal -of the ripe fruit. - - But it takes time to make a raft, even when one is as industrious -and untiring as the Tin Woodman, and when night came the work was not done. -So they found a cozy place under the trees where they slept well until the -morning; and Dorothy dreamed of the Emerald City, and of the good Wizard Oz, -who would soon send her back to her own home again. - - - - - 8. The Deadly Poppy Field - - - Our little party of travelers awakened the next morning -refreshed and full of hope, and Dorothy breakfasted like a -princess off peaches and plums from the trees beside the river. -Behind them was the dark forest they had passed safely through, -although they had suffered many discouragements; but before them -was a lovely, sunny country that seemed to beckon them on to the -Emerald City. - - To be sure, the broad river now cut them off from this -beautiful land. But the raft was nearly done, and after the Tin -Woodman had cut a few more logs and fastened them together with -wooden pins, they were ready to start. Dorothy sat down in the -middle of the raft and held Toto in her arms. When the Cowardly -Lion stepped upon the raft it tipped badly, for he was big and -heavy; but the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman stood upon the other -end to steady it, and they had long poles in their hands to push -the raft through the water. - - They got along quite well at first, but when they reached the -middle of the river the swift current swept the raft downstream, -farther and farther away from the road of yellow brick. And the -water grew so deep that the long poles would not touch the bottom. - - "This is bad," said the Tin Woodman, "for if we cannot get to -the land we shall be carried into the country of the Wicked Witch -of the West, and she will enchant us and make us her slaves." - - "And then I should get no brains," said the Scarecrow. - - "And I should get no courage," said the Cowardly Lion. - - "And I should get no heart," said the Tin Woodman. - - "And I should never get back to Kansas," said Dorothy. - - "We must certainly get to the Emerald City if we can," -the Scarecrow continued, and he pushed so hard on his long pole -that it stuck fast in the mud at the bottom of the river. Then, -before he could pull it out again--or let go--the raft was swept -away, and the poor Scarecrow left clinging to the pole in the -middle of the river. - - "Good-bye!" he called after them, and they were very sorry to leave him. -Indeed, the Tin Woodman began to cry, but fortunately remembered that he -might rust, and so dried his tears on Dorothy's apron. - - Of course this was a bad thing for the Scarecrow. - - "I am now worse off than when I first met Dorothy," he -thought. "Then, I was stuck on a pole in a cornfield, where I -could make-believe scare the crows, at any rate. But surely there -is no use for a Scarecrow stuck on a pole in the middle of a -river. I am afraid I shall never have any brains, after all!" - - Down the stream the raft floated, and the poor Scarecrow was -left far behind. Then the Lion said: - - "Something must be done to save us. I think I can swim to the -shore and pull the raft after me, if you will only hold fast to -the tip of my tail." - - So he sprang into the water, and the Tin Woodman caught fast -hold of his tail. Then the Lion began to swim with all his might -toward the shore. It was hard work, although he was so big; but -by and by they were drawn out of the current, and then Dorothy took -the Tin Woodman's long pole and helped push the raft to the land. - - They were all tired out when they reached the shore at last -and stepped off upon the pretty green grass, and they also knew -that the stream had carried them a long way past the road of -yellow brick that led to the Emerald City. - - "What shall we do now?" asked the Tin Woodman, as the Lion lay -down on the grass to let the sun dry him. - - "We must get back to the road, in some way," said Dorothy. - - "The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we -come to the road again," remarked the Lion. - - So, when they were rested, Dorothy picked up her basket and -they started along the grassy bank, to the road from which the -river had carried them. It was a lovely country, with plenty of -flowers and fruit trees and sunshine to cheer them, and had they -not felt so sorry for the poor Scarecrow, they could have been -very happy. - - They walked along as fast as they could, Dorothy only stopping -once to pick a beautiful flower; and after a time the Tin Woodman -cried out: "Look!" - - Then they all looked at the river and saw the Scarecrow perched -upon his pole in the middle of the water, looking very lonely and sad. - - "What can we do to save him?" asked Dorothy. - - The Lion and the Woodman both shook their heads, for they did -not know. So they sat down upon the bank and gazed wistfully at -the Scarecrow until a Stork flew by, who, upon seeing them, -stopped to rest at the water's edge. - - "Who are you and where are you going?" asked the Stork. - - "I am Dorothy," answered the girl, "and these are my friends, -the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion; and we are going to the -Emerald City." - - "This isn't the road," said the Stork, as she twisted her long -neck and looked sharply at the queer party. - - "I know it," returned Dorothy, "but we have lost the -Scarecrow, and are wondering how we shall get him again." - - "Where is he?" asked the Stork. - - "Over there in the river," answered the little girl. - - "If he wasn't so big and heavy I would get him for you," -remarked the Stork. - - "He isn't heavy a bit," said Dorothy eagerly, "for he is -stuffed with straw; and if you will bring him back to us, we shall -thank you ever and ever so much." - - "Well, I'll try," said the Stork, "but if I find he is too -heavy to carry I shall have to drop him in the river again." - - So the big bird flew into the air and over the water till she -came to where the Scarecrow was perched upon his pole. Then the -Stork with her great claws grabbed the Scarecrow by the arm and -carried him up into the air and back to the bank, where Dorothy -and the Lion and the Tin Woodman and Toto were sitting. - - When the Scarecrow found himself among his friends again, he -was so happy that he hugged them all, even the Lion and Toto; and -as they walked along he sang "Tol-de-ri-de-oh!" at every step, he -felt so gay. - - "I was afraid I should have to stay in the river forever," -he said, "but the kind Stork saved me, and if I ever get any brains -I shall find the Stork again and do her some kindness in return." - - "That's all right," said the Stork, who was flying along -beside them. "I always like to help anyone in trouble. But I -must go now, for my babies are waiting in the nest for me. I hope -you will find the Emerald City and that Oz will help you." - - "Thank you," replied Dorothy, and then the kind Stork flew -into the air and was soon out of sight. - - They walked along listening to the singing of the brightly -colored birds and looking at the lovely flowers which now became -so thick that the ground was carpeted with them. There were big -yellow and white and blue and purple blossoms, besides great -clusters of scarlet poppies, which were so brilliant in color they -almost dazzled Dorothy's eyes. - - "Aren't they beautiful?" the girl asked, as she breathed in -the spicy scent of the bright flowers. - - "I suppose so," answered the Scarecrow. "When I have brains, -I shall probably like them better." - - "If I only had a heart, I should love them," added the Tin Woodman. - - "I always did like flowers," said the Lion. "They of seem so -helpless and frail. But there are none in the forest so bright as these." - - They now came upon more and more of the big scarlet poppies, -and fewer and fewer of the other flowers; and soon they found -themselves in the midst of a great meadow of poppies. Now it is -well known that when there are many of these flowers together -their odor is so powerful that anyone who breathes it falls -asleep, and if the sleeper is not carried away from the scent of -the flowers, he sleeps on and on forever. But Dorothy did not -know this, nor could she get away from the bright red flowers that -were everywhere about; so presently her eyes grew heavy and she -felt she must sit down to rest and to sleep. - - But the Tin Woodman would not let her do this. - - "We must hurry and get back to the road of yellow brick before dark," -he said; and the Scarecrow agreed with him. So they kept walking until -Dorothy could stand no longer. Her eyes closed in spite of herself and -she forgot where she was and fell among the poppies, fast asleep. - - "What shall we do?" asked the Tin Woodman. - - "If we leave her here she will die," said the Lion. "The smell of -the flowers is killing us all. I myself can scarcely keep my eyes open, -and the dog is asleep already." - - It was true; Toto had fallen down beside his little mistress. -But the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, not being made of flesh, -were not troubled by the scent of the flowers. - - "Run fast," said the Scarecrow to the Lion, "and get out of -this deadly flower bed as soon as you can. We will bring the -little girl with us, but if you should fall asleep you are too big -to be carried." - - So the Lion aroused himself and bounded forward as fast as he -could go. In a moment he was out of sight. - - "Let us make a chair with our hands and carry her," said the -Scarecrow. So they picked up Toto and put the dog in Dorothy's -lap, and then they made a chair with their hands for the seat and -their arms for the arms and carried the sleeping girl between them -through the flowers. - - On and on they walked, and it seemed that the great carpet of -deadly flowers that surrounded them would never end. They followed -the bend of the river, and at last came upon their friend the Lion, -lying fast asleep among the poppies. The flowers had been too strong -for the huge beast and he had given up at last, and fallen only a short -distance from the end of the poppy bed, where the sweet grass spread in -beautiful green fields before them. - - "We can do nothing for him," said the Tin Woodman, sadly; "for -he is much too heavy to lift. We must leave him here to sleep on -forever, and perhaps he will dream that he has found courage at last." - - "I'm sorry," said the Scarecrow. "The Lion was a very good -comrade for one so cowardly. But let us go on." - - They carried the sleeping girl to a pretty spot beside the river, -far enough from the poppy field to prevent her breathing any more of -the poison of the flowers, and here they laid her gently on the soft -grass and waited for the fresh breeze to waken her. - - - - - 9. The Queen of the Field Mice - - - "We cannot be far from the road of yellow brick, now," remarked -the Scarecrow, as he stood beside the girl, "for we have come -nearly as far as the river carried us away." - - The Tin Woodman was about to reply when he heard a low growl, -and turning his head (which worked beautifully on hinges) he saw a -strange beast come bounding over the grass toward them. It was, -indeed, a great yellow Wildcat, and the Woodman thought it must -be chasing something, for its ears were lying close to its head -and its mouth was wide open, showing two rows of ugly teeth, while -its red eyes glowed like balls of fire. As it came nearer the Tin -Woodman saw that running before the beast was a little gray field -mouse, and although he had no heart he knew it was wrong for the -Wildcat to try to kill such a pretty, harmless creature. - - So the Woodman raised his axe, and as the Wildcat ran by he gave -it a quick blow that cut the beast's head clean off from its body, -and it rolled over at his feet in two pieces. - - The field mouse, now that it was freed from its enemy, stopped short; -and coming slowly up to the Woodman it said, in a squeaky little voice: - - "Oh, thank you! Thank you ever so much for saving my life." - - "Don't speak of it, I beg of you," replied the Woodman. -"I have no heart, you know, so I am careful to help all those -who may need a friend, even if it happens to be only a mouse." - - "Only a mouse!" cried the little animal, indignantly. -"Why, I am a Queen--the Queen of all the Field Mice!" - - "Oh, indeed," said the Woodman, making a bow. - - "Therefore you have done a great deed, as well as a brave one, -in saving my life," added the Queen. - - At that moment several mice were seen running up as fast as -their little legs could carry them, and when they saw their Queen -they exclaimed: - - "Oh, your Majesty, we thought you would be killed! How did -you manage to escape the great Wildcat?" They all bowed so low to -the little Queen that they almost stood upon their heads. - - "This funny tin man," she answered, "killed the Wildcat and -saved my life. So hereafter you must all serve him, and obey his -slightest wish." - - "We will!" cried all the mice, in a shrill chorus. And then they -scampered in all directions, for Toto had awakened from his sleep, and -seeing all these mice around him he gave one bark of delight and jumped -right into the middle of the group. Toto had always loved to chase mice -when he lived in Kansas, and he saw no harm in it. - - But the Tin Woodman caught the dog in his arms and held him tight, -while he called to the mice, "Come back! Come back! Toto shall not hurt you." - - At this the Queen of the Mice stuck her head out from underneath a clump -of grass and asked, in a timid voice, "Are you sure he will not bite us?" - - "I will not let him," said the Woodman; "so do not be afraid." - - One by one the mice came creeping back, and Toto did not bark again, -although he tried to get out of the Woodman's arms, and would have bitten -him had he not known very well he was made of tin. Finally one of the -biggest mice spoke. - - "Is there anything we can do," it asked, "to repay you for -saving the life of our Queen?" - - "Nothing that I know of," answered the Woodman; but the -Scarecrow, who had been trying to think, but could not because his -head was stuffed with straw, said, quickly, "Oh, yes; you can save -our friend, the Cowardly Lion, who is asleep in the poppy bed." - - "A Lion!" cried the little Queen. "Why, he would eat us all up." - - "Oh, no," declared the Scarecrow; "this Lion is a coward." - - "Really?" asked the Mouse. - - "He says so himself," answered the Scarecrow, "and he would -never hurt anyone who is our friend. If you will help us to save -him I promise that he shall treat you all with kindness." - - "Very well," said the Queen, "we trust you. But what shall we do?" - - "Are there many of these mice which call you Queen and are willing -to obey you?" - - "Oh, yes; there are thousands," she replied. - - "Then send for them all to come here as soon as possible, -and let each one bring a long piece of string." - - The Queen turned to the mice that attended her and told them -to go at once and get all her people. As soon as they heard her -orders they ran away in every direction as fast as possible. - - "Now," said the Scarecrow to the Tin Woodman, "you must go to -those trees by the riverside and make a truck that will carry the Lion." - - So the Woodman went at once to the trees and began to work; -and he soon made a truck out of the limbs of trees, from which he -chopped away all the leaves and branches. He fastened it together -with wooden pegs and made the four wheels out of short pieces of a -big tree trunk. So fast and so well did he work that by the time -the mice began to arrive the truck was all ready for them. - - They came from all directions, and there were thousands of -them: big mice and little mice and middle-sized mice; and each -one brought a piece of string in his mouth. It was about this -time that Dorothy woke from her long sleep and opened her eyes. -She was greatly astonished to find herself lying upon the grass, -with thousands of mice standing around and looking at her timidly. -But the Scarecrow told her about everything, and turning to the -dignified little Mouse, he said: - - "Permit me to introduce to you her Majesty, the Queen." - - Dorothy nodded gravely and the Queen made a curtsy, after -which she became quite friendly with the little girl. - - The Scarecrow and the Woodman now began to fasten the mice to -the truck, using the strings they had brought. One end of a -string was tied around the neck of each mouse and the other end to -the truck. Of course the truck was a thousand times bigger than -any of the mice who were to draw it; but when all the mice had -been harnessed, they were able to pull it quite easily. Even the -Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman could sit on it, and were drawn swiftly -by their queer little horses to the place where the Lion lay asleep. - - After a great deal of hard work, for the Lion was heavy, they -managed to get him up on the truck. Then the Queen hurriedly gave -her people the order to start, for she feared if the mice stayed -among the poppies too long they also would fall asleep. - - At first the little creatures, many though they were, could -hardly stir the heavily loaded truck; but the Woodman and the -Scarecrow both pushed from behind, and they got along better. -Soon they rolled the Lion out of the poppy bed to the green fields, -where he could breathe the sweet, fresh air again, instead of the -poisonous scent of the flowers. - - Dorothy came to meet them and thanked the little mice warmly -for saving her companion from death. She had grown so fond of -the big Lion she was glad he had been rescued. - - Then the mice were unharnessed from the truck and scampered -away through the grass to their homes. The Queen of the Mice was -the last to leave. - - "If ever you need us again," she said, "come out into the -field and call, and we shall hear you and come to your assistance. -Good-bye!" - - "Good-bye!" they all answered, and away the Queen ran, while -Dorothy held Toto tightly lest he should run after her and -frighten her. - - After this they sat down beside the Lion until he should -awaken; and the Scarecrow brought Dorothy some fruit from a tree -near by, which she ate for her dinner. - - - - - 10. The Guardian of the Gate - - - It was some time before the Cowardly Lion awakened, for he had -lain among the poppies a long while, breathing in their deadly -fragrance; but when he did open his eyes and roll off the truck -he was very glad to find himself still alive. - - "I ran as fast as I could," he said, sitting down and yawning, -"but the flowers were too strong for me. How did you get me out?" - - Then they told him of the field mice, and how they had generously -saved him from death; and the Cowardly Lion laughed, and said: - - "I have always thought myself very big and terrible; yet such -little things as flowers came near to killing me, and such small -animals as mice have saved my life. How strange it all is! -But, comrades, what shall we do now?" - - "We must journey on until we find the road of yellow brick again," -said Dorothy, "and then we can keep on to the Emerald City." - - So, the Lion being fully refreshed, and feeling quite himself again, -they all started upon the journey, greatly enjoying the walk through the soft, -fresh grass; and it was not long before they reached the road of yellow brick -and turned again toward the Emerald City where the Great Oz dwelt. - - The road was smooth and well paved, now, and the country about -was beautiful, so that the travelers rejoiced in leaving the -forest far behind, and with it the many dangers they had met in -its gloomy shades. Once more they could see fences built beside -the road; but these were painted green, and when they came to a -small house, in which a farmer evidently lived, that also was -painted green. They passed by several of these houses during the -afternoon, and sometimes people came to the doors and looked at -them as if they would like to ask questions; but no one came near -them nor spoke to them because of the great Lion, of which they -were very much afraid. The people were all dressed in clothing of -a lovely emerald-green color and wore peaked hats like those of -the Munchkins. - - "This must be the Land of Oz," said Dorothy, "and we are -surely getting near the Emerald City." - - "Yes," answered the Scarecrow. "Everything is green here, -while in the country of the Munchkins blue was the favorite color. -But the people do not seem to be as friendly as the Munchkins, and -I'm afraid we shall be unable to find a place to pass the night." - - "I should like something to eat besides fruit," said the girl, -"and I'm sure Toto is nearly starved. Let us stop at the next -house and talk to the people." - - So, when they came to a good-sized farmhouse, Dorothy walked -boldly up to the door and knocked. - - A woman opened it just far enough to look out, and said, -"What do you want, child, and why is that great Lion with you?" - - "We wish to pass the night with you, if you will allow us," -answered Dorothy; "and the Lion is my friend and comrade, and -would not hurt you for the world." - - "Is he tame?" asked the woman, opening the door a little wider. - - "Oh, yes," said the girl, "and he is a great coward, too. -He will be more afraid of you than you are of him." - - "Well," said the woman, after thinking it over and taking -another peep at the Lion, "if that is the case you may come in, -and I will give you some supper and a place to sleep." - - So they all entered the house, where there were, besides the -woman, two children and a man. The man had hurt his leg, and was -lying on the couch in a corner. They seemed greatly surprised to -see so strange a company, and while the woman was busy laying the -table the man asked: - - "Where are you all going?" - - "To the Emerald City," said Dorothy, "to see the Great Oz." - - "Oh, indeed!" exclaimed the man. "Are you sure that Oz will see you?" - - "Why not?" she replied. - - "Why, it is said that he never lets anyone come into his presence. -I have been to the Emerald City many times, and it is a beautiful and -wonderful place; but I have never been permitted to see the Great Oz, -nor do I know of any living person who has seen him." - - "Does he never go out?" asked the Scarecrow. - - "Never. He sits day after day in the great Throne Room of his -Palace, and even those who wait upon him do not see him face to face." - - "What is he like?" asked the girl. - - "That is hard to tell," said the man thoughtfully. "You see, -Oz is a Great Wizard, and can take on any form he wishes. So that -some say he looks like a bird; and some say he looks like an -elephant; and some say he looks like a cat. To others he appears -as a beautiful fairy, or a brownie, or in any other form that -pleases him. But who the real Oz is, when he is in his own form, -no living person can tell." - - "That is very strange," said Dorothy, "but we must try, in -some way, to see him, or we shall have made our journey for nothing." - - "Why do you wish to see the terrible Oz?" asked the man. - - "I want him to give me some brains," said the Scarecrow eagerly. - - "Oh, Oz could do that easily enough," declared the man. -"He has more brains than he needs." - - "And I want him to give me a heart," said the Tin Woodman. - - "That will not trouble him," continued the man, "for Oz has a -large collection of hearts, of all sizes and shapes." - - "And I want him to give me courage," said the Cowardly Lion. - - "Oz keeps a great pot of courage in his Throne Room," said -the man, "which he has covered with a golden plate, to keep it -from running over. He will be glad to give you some." - - "And I want him to send me back to Kansas," said Dorothy. - - "Where is Kansas?" asked the man, with surprise. - - "I don't know," replied Dorothy sorrowfully, "but it is my home, -and I'm sure it's somewhere." - - "Very likely. Well, Oz can do anything; so I suppose he will -find Kansas for you. But first you must get to see him, and that -will be a hard task; for the Great Wizard does not like to see anyone, -and he usually has his own way. But what do YOU want?" he continued, -speaking to Toto. Toto only wagged his tail; for, strange to say, -he could not speak. - - The woman now called to them that supper was ready, so they -gathered around the table and Dorothy ate some delicious porridge -and a dish of scrambled eggs and a plate of nice white bread, and -enjoyed her meal. The Lion ate some of the porridge, but did not -care for it, saying it was made from oats and oats were food for -horses, not for lions. The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman ate -nothing at all. Toto ate a little of everything, and was glad to -get a good supper again. - - The woman now gave Dorothy a bed to sleep in, and Toto lay -down beside her, while the Lion guarded the door of her room so -she might not be disturbed. The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman -stood up in a corner and kept quiet all night, although of course -they could not sleep. - - The next morning, as soon as the sun was up, they started on -their way, and soon saw a beautiful green glow in the sky just -before them. - - "That must be the Emerald City," said Dorothy. - - As they walked on, the green glow became brighter and brighter, -and it seemed that at last they were nearing the end of their travels. -Yet it was afternoon before they came to the great wall that surrounded -the City. It was high and thick and of a bright green color. - - In front of them, and at the end of the road of yellow brick, -was a big gate, all studded with emeralds that glittered so in the -sun that even the painted eyes of the Scarecrow were dazzled by -their brilliancy. - - There was a bell beside the gate, and Dorothy pushed the -button and heard a silvery tinkle sound within. Then the big gate -swung slowly open, and they all passed through and found -themselves in a high arched room, the walls of which glistened -with countless emeralds. - - Before them stood a little man about the same size as the -Munchkins. He was clothed all in green, from his head to his -feet, and even his skin was of a greenish tint. At his side was a -large green box. - - When he saw Dorothy and her companions the man asked, -"What do you wish in the Emerald City?" - - "We came here to see the Great Oz," said Dorothy. - - The man was so surprised at this answer that he sat down to -think it over. - - "It has been many years since anyone asked me to see Oz," -he said, shaking his head in perplexity. "He is powerful and -terrible, and if you come on an idle or foolish errand to bother -the wise reflections of the Great Wizard, he might be angry and -destroy you all in an instant." - - "But it is not a foolish errand, nor an idle one," replied the -Scarecrow; "it is important. And we have been told that Oz is a -good Wizard." - - "So he is," said the green man, "and he rules the Emerald City -wisely and well. But to those who are not honest, or who approach -him from curiosity, he is most terrible, and few have ever dared -ask to see his face. I am the Guardian of the Gates, and since -you demand to see the Great Oz I must take you to his Palace. -But first you must put on the spectacles." - - "Why?" asked Dorothy. - - "Because if you did not wear spectacles the brightness and -glory of the Emerald City would blind you. Even those who live in -the City must wear spectacles night and day. They are all locked -on, for Oz so ordered it when the City was first built, and I have -the only key that will unlock them." - - He opened the big box, and Dorothy saw that it was filled with -spectacles of every size and shape. All of them had green glasses -in them. The Guardian of the Gates found a pair that would just -fit Dorothy and put them over her eyes. There were two golden -bands fastened to them that passed around the back of her head, -where they were locked together by a little key that was at the -end of a chain the Guardian of the Gates wore around his neck. -When they were on, Dorothy could not take them off had she wished, -but of course she did not wish to be blinded by the glare of the -Emerald City, so she said nothing. - - Then the green man fitted spectacles for the Scarecrow and the -Tin Woodman and the Lion, and even on little Toto; and all were -locked fast with the key. - - Then the Guardian of the Gates put on his own glasses and told -them he was ready to show them to the Palace. Taking a big golden -key from a peg on the wall, he opened another gate, and they all -followed him through the portal into the streets of the Emerald City. - - - - - 11. The Wonderful City of Oz - - - Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy -and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the -wonderful City. The streets were lined with beautiful houses all -built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling -emeralds. They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, -and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, -set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun. The -window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had -a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green. - - There were many people--men, women, and children--walking about, -and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins. -They looked at Dorothy and her strangely assorted company with -wondering eyes, and the children all ran away and hid behind -their mothers when they saw the Lion; but no one spoke to them. -Many shops stood in the street, and Dorothy saw that everything -in them was green. Green candy and green pop corn were offered -for sale, as well as green shoes, green hats, and green clothes -of all sorts. At one place a man was selling green lemonade, -and when the children bought it Dorothy could see that they paid -for it with green pennies. - - There seemed to be no horses nor animals of any kind; the men -carried things around in little green carts, which they pushed -before them. Everyone seemed happy and contented and prosperous. - - The Guardian of the Gates led them through the streets until -they came to a big building, exactly in the middle of the City, -which was the Palace of Oz, the Great Wizard. There was a soldier -before the door, dressed in a green uniform and wearing a long -green beard. - - "Here are strangers," said the Guardian of the Gates to him, -"and they demand to see the Great Oz." - - "Step inside," answered the soldier, "and I will carry your -message to him." - - So they passed through the Palace Gates and were led into a -big room with a green carpet and lovely green furniture set with -emeralds. The soldier made them all wipe their feet upon a green -mat before entering this room, and when they were seated he said -politely: - - "Please make yourselves comfortable while I go to the door of -the Throne Room and tell Oz you are here." - - They had to wait a long time before the soldier returned. -When, at last, he came back, Dorothy asked: - - "Have you seen Oz?" - - "Oh, no," returned the soldier; "I have never seen him. -But I spoke to him as he sat behind his screen and gave him your -message. He said he will grant you an audience, if you so desire; -but each one of you must enter his presence alone, and he will -admit but one each day. Therefore, as you must remain in the -Palace for several days, I will have you shown to rooms where you -may rest in comfort after your journey." - - "Thank you," replied the girl; "that is very kind of Oz." - - The soldier now blew upon a green whistle, and at once a young girl, -dressed in a pretty green silk gown, entered the room. She had lovely -green hair and green eyes, and she bowed low before Dorothy as she said, -"Follow me and I will show you your room." - - So Dorothy said good-bye to all her friends except Toto, and -taking the dog in her arms followed the green girl through seven -passages and up three flights of stairs until they came to a room -at the front of the Palace. It was the sweetest little room in -the world, with a soft comfortable bed that had sheets of green -silk and a green velvet counterpane. There was a tiny fountain in -the middle of the room, that shot a spray of green perfume into -the air, to fall back into a beautifully carved green marble basin. -Beautiful green flowers stood in the windows, and there was a shelf -with a row of little green books. When Dorothy had time to open -these books she found them full of queer green pictures that made -her laugh, they were so funny. - - In a wardrobe were many green dresses, made of silk and satin -and velvet; and all of them fitted Dorothy exactly. - - "Make yourself perfectly at home," said the green girl, -"and if you wish for anything ring the bell. Oz will send -for you tomorrow morning." - - She left Dorothy alone and went back to the others. These she -also led to rooms, and each one of them found himself lodged in a -very pleasant part of the Palace. Of course this politeness was -wasted on the Scarecrow; for when he found himself alone in his -room he stood stupidly in one spot, just within the doorway, to -wait till morning. It would not rest him to lie down, and he -could not close his eyes; so he remained all night staring at a -little spider which was weaving its web in a corner of the room, -just as if it were not one of the most wonderful rooms in the world. -The Tin Woodman lay down on his bed from force of habit, for he -remembered when he was made of flesh; but not being able to sleep, -he passed the night moving his joints up and down to make sure they -kept in good working order. The Lion would have preferred a bed of -dried leaves in the forest, and did not like being shut up in a room; -but he had too much sense to let this worry him, so he sprang upon -the bed and rolled himself up like a cat and purred himself asleep -in a minute. - - The next morning, after breakfast, the green maiden came to -fetch Dorothy, and she dressed her in one of the prettiest gowns, -made of green brocaded satin. Dorothy put on a green silk apron -and tied a green ribbon around Toto's neck, and they started -for the Throne Room of the Great Oz. - - First they came to a great hall in which were many ladies and -gentlemen of the court, all dressed in rich costumes. These -people had nothing to do but talk to each other, but they always -came to wait outside the Throne Room every morning, although they -were never permitted to see Oz. As Dorothy entered they looked at -her curiously, and one of them whispered: - - "Are you really going to look upon the face of Oz the Terrible?" - - "Of course," answered the girl, "if he will see me." - - "Oh, he will see you," said the soldier who had taken her -message to the Wizard, "although he does not like to have people -ask to see him. Indeed, at first he was angry and said I should -send you back where you came from. Then he asked me what you -looked like, and when I mentioned your silver shoes he was very -much interested. At last I told him about the mark upon your -forehead, and he decided he would admit you to his presence." - - Just then a bell rang, and the green girl said to Dorothy, -"That is the signal. You must go into the Throne Room alone." - - She opened a little door and Dorothy walked boldly through and -found herself in a wonderful place. It was a big, round room with -a high arched roof, and the walls and ceiling and floor were covered -with large emeralds set closely together. In the center of the roof -was a great light, as bright as the sun, which made the emeralds -sparkle in a wonderful manner. - - But what interested Dorothy most was the big throne of green -marble that stood in the middle of the room. It was shaped like a -chair and sparkled with gems, as did everything else. In the -center of the chair was an enormous Head, without a body to -support it or any arms or legs whatever. There was no hair upon -this head, but it had eyes and a nose and mouth, and was much -bigger than the head of the biggest giant. - - As Dorothy gazed upon this in wonder and fear, the eyes turned -slowly and looked at her sharply and steadily. Then the mouth -moved, and Dorothy heard a voice say: - - "I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Who are you, and why do you -seek me?" - - It was not such an awful voice as she had expected to come -from the big Head; so she took courage and answered: - - "I am Dorothy, the Small and Meek. I have come to you for help." - - The eyes looked at her thoughtfully for a full minute. -Then said the voice: - - "Where did you get the silver shoes?" - - "I got them from the Wicked Witch of the East, when my house -fell on her and killed her," she replied. - - "Where did you get the mark upon your forehead?" continued the voice. - - "That is where the Good Witch of the North kissed me when she -bade me good-bye and sent me to you," said the girl. - - Again the eyes looked at her sharply, and they saw she was -telling the truth. Then Oz asked, "What do you wish me to do?" - - "Send me back to Kansas, where my Aunt Em and Uncle Henry are," -she answered earnestly. "I don't like your country, although it is -so beautiful. And I am sure Aunt Em will be dreadfully worried over -my being away so long." - - The eyes winked three times, and then they turned up to the -ceiling and down to the floor and rolled around so queerly that -they seemed to see every part of the room. And at last they -looked at Dorothy again. - - "Why should I do this for you?" asked Oz. - - "Because you are strong and I am weak; because you are a Great -Wizard and I am only a little girl." - - "But you were strong enough to kill the Wicked Witch of the East," -said Oz. - - "That just happened," returned Dorothy simply; "I could not help it." - - "Well," said the Head, "I will give you my answer. You have no -right to expect me to send you back to Kansas unless you do something -for me in return. In this country everyone must pay for everything -he gets. If you wish me to use my magic power to send you home again -you must do something for me first. Help me and I will help you." - - "What must I do?" asked the girl. - - "Kill the Wicked Witch of the West," answered Oz. - - "But I cannot!" exclaimed Dorothy, greatly surprised. - - "You killed the Witch of the East and you wear the silver shoes, -which bear a powerful charm. There is now but one Wicked Witch left -in all this land, and when you can tell me she is dead I will send -you back to Kansas--but not before." - - The little girl began to weep, she was so much disappointed; -and the eyes winked again and looked upon her anxiously, as if the -Great Oz felt that she could help him if she would. - - "I never killed anything, willingly," she sobbed. "Even if I -wanted to, how could I kill the Wicked Witch? If you, who are Great -and Terrible, cannot kill her yourself, how do you expect me to do it?" - - "I do not know," said the Head; "but that is my answer, and -until the Wicked Witch dies you will not see your uncle and aunt -again. Remember that the Witch is Wicked--tremendously Wicked --and ought to be killed. Now go, and do not ask to see me again -until you have done your task." - - Sorrowfully Dorothy left the Throne Room and went back where -the Lion and the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were waiting to -hear what Oz had said to her. "There is no hope for me," she -said sadly, "for Oz will not send me home until I have killed -the Wicked Witch of the West; and that I can never do." - - Her friends were sorry, but could do nothing to help her; so -Dorothy went to her own room and lay down on the bed and cried -herself to sleep. - - The next morning the soldier with the green whiskers came to -the Scarecrow and said: - - "Come with me, for Oz has sent for you." - - So the Scarecrow followed him and was admitted into the great -Throne Room, where he saw, sitting in the emerald throne, a most -lovely Lady. She was dressed in green silk gauze and wore upon -her flowing green locks a crown of jewels. Growing from her -shoulders were wings, gorgeous in color and so light that they -fluttered if the slightest breath of air reached them. - - When the Scarecrow had bowed, as prettily as his straw stuffing would -let him, before this beautiful creature, she looked upon him sweetly, -and said: - - "I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Who are you, and why do you seek me?" - - Now the Scarecrow, who had expected to see the great Head Dorothy had -told him of, was much astonished; but he answered her bravely. - - "I am only a Scarecrow, stuffed with straw. Therefore I have -no brains, and I come to you praying that you will put brains in -my head instead of straw, so that I may become as much a man as -any other in your dominions." - - "Why should I do this for you?" asked the Lady. - - "Because you are wise and powerful, and no one else can help me," -answered the Scarecrow. - - "I never grant favors without some return," said Oz; "but this -much I will promise. If you will kill for me the Wicked Witch of -the West, I will bestow upon you a great many brains, and such -good brains that you will be the wisest man in all the Land of Oz." - - "I thought you asked Dorothy to kill the Witch," said the Scarecrow, -in surprise. - - "So I did. I don't care who kills her. But until she is dead -I will not grant your wish. Now go, and do not seek me again -until you have earned the brains you so greatly desire." - - The Scarecrow went sorrowfully back to his friends and told -them what Oz had said; and Dorothy was surprised to find that the -Great Wizard was not a Head, as she had seen him, but a lovely Lady. - - "All the same," said the Scarecrow, "she needs a heart as much -as the Tin Woodman." - - On the next morning the soldier with the green whiskers came -to the Tin Woodman and said: - - "Oz has sent for you. Follow me." - - So the Tin Woodman followed him and came to the great Throne -Room. He did not know whether he would find Oz a lovely Lady or a -Head, but he hoped it would be the lovely Lady. "For," he said to -himself, "if it is the head, I am sure I shall not be given a -heart, since a head has no heart of its own and therefore cannot -feel for me. But if it is the lovely Lady I shall beg hard for a -heart, for all ladies are themselves said to be kindly hearted." - - But when the Woodman entered the great Throne Room he saw -neither the Head nor the Lady, for Oz had taken the shape of a -most terrible Beast. It was nearly as big as an elephant, and the -green throne seemed hardly strong enough to hold its weight. The -Beast had a head like that of a rhinoceros, only there were five -eyes in its face. There were five long arms growing out of its -body, and it also had five long, slim legs. Thick, woolly hair -covered every part of it, and a more dreadful-looking monster -could not be imagined. It was fortunate the Tin Woodman had no -heart at that moment, for it would have beat loud and fast from -terror. But being only tin, the Woodman was not at all afraid, -although he was much disappointed. - - "I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," spoke the Beast, in a voice -that was one great roar. "Who are you, and why do you seek me?" - - "I am a Woodman, and made of tin. Therefore I have no heart, -and cannot love. I pray you to give me a heart that I may be as -other men are." - - "Why should I do this?" demanded the Beast. - - "Because I ask it, and you alone can grant my request," -answered the Woodman. - - Oz gave a low growl at this, but said, gruffly: "If you indeed -desire a heart, you must earn it." - - "How?" asked the Woodman. - - "Help Dorothy to kill the Wicked Witch of the West," replied -the Beast. "When the Witch is dead, come to me, and I will then -give you the biggest and kindest and most loving heart in all the -Land of Oz." - - So the Tin Woodman was forced to return sorrowfully to his -friends and tell them of the terrible Beast he had seen. -They all wondered greatly at the many forms the Great Wizard -could take upon himself, and the Lion said: - - "If he is a Beast when I go to see him, I shall roar my -loudest, and so frighten him that he will grant all I ask. And if -he is the lovely Lady, I shall pretend to spring upon her, and so -compel her to do my bidding. And if he is the great Head, he will -be at my mercy; for I will roll this head all about the room until -he promises to give us what we desire. So be of good cheer, my -friends, for all will yet be well." - - The next morning the soldier with the green whiskers led the -Lion to the great Throne Room and bade him enter the presence of Oz. - - The Lion at once passed through the door, and glancing around saw, -to his surprise, that before the throne was a Ball of Fire, so fierce -and glowing he could scarcely bear to gaze upon it. His first thought -was that Oz had by accident caught on fire and was burning up; but when -he tried to go nearer, the heat was so intense that it singed his whiskers, -and he crept back tremblingly to a spot nearer the door. - - Then a low, quiet voice came from the Ball of Fire, and these -were the words it spoke: - - "I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Who are you, and why do you seek me?" - - And the Lion answered, "I am a Cowardly Lion, afraid of everything. -I came to you to beg that you give me courage, so that in reality I may -become the King of Beasts, as men call me." - - "Why should I give you courage?" demanded Oz. - - "Because of all Wizards you are the greatest, and alone have -power to grant my request," answered the Lion. - - The Ball of Fire burned fiercely for a time, and the voice said, -"Bring me proof that the Wicked Witch is dead, and that moment I will -give you courage. But as long as the Witch lives, you must remain a coward." - - The Lion was angry at this speech, but could say nothing in reply, -and while he stood silently gazing at the Ball of Fire it became -so furiously hot that he turned tail and rushed from the room. -He was glad to find his friends waiting for him, and told them -of his terrible interview with the Wizard. - - "What shall we do now?" asked Dorothy sadly. - - "There is only one thing we can do," returned the Lion, "and -that is to go to the land of the Winkies, seek out the Wicked -Witch, and destroy her." - - "But suppose we cannot?" said the girl. - - "Then I shall never have courage," declared the Lion. - - "And I shall never have brains," added the Scarecrow. - - "And I shall never have a heart," spoke the Tin of Woodman. - - "And I shall never see Aunt Em and Uncle Henry," said Dorothy, -beginning to cry. - - "Be careful!" cried the green girl. "The tears will fall on -your green silk gown and spot it." - - So Dorothy dried her eyes and said, "I suppose we must try it; -but I am sure I do not want to kill anybody, even to see Aunt Em again." - - "I will go with you; but I'm too much of a coward to kill the -Witch," said the Lion. - - "I will go too," declared the Scarecrow; "but I shall not be -of much help to you, I am such a fool." - - "I haven't the heart to harm even a Witch," remarked the Tin -Woodman; "but if you go I certainly shall go with you." - - Therefore it was decided to start upon their journey the next -morning, and the Woodman sharpened his axe on a green grindstone -and had all his joints properly oiled. The Scarecrow stuffed -himself with fresh straw and Dorothy put new paint on his eyes -that he might see better. The green girl, who was very kind to -them, filled Dorothy's basket with good things to eat, and -fastened a little bell around Toto's neck with a green ribbon. - - They went to bed quite early and slept soundly until daylight, -when they were awakened by the crowing of a green cock that lived -in the back yard of the Palace, and the cackling of a hen that had -laid a green egg. - - - - - 12. The Search for the Wicked Witch - - - The soldier with the green whiskers led them through the -streets of the Emerald City until they reached the room where the -Guardian of the Gates lived. This officer unlocked their spectacles -to put them back in his great box, and then he politely opened the -gate for our friends. - - "Which road leads to the Wicked Witch of the West?" asked -Dorothy. - - "There is no road," answered the Guardian of the Gates. -"No one ever wishes to go that way." - - "How, then, are we to find her?" inquired the girl. - - "That will be easy," replied the man, "for when she knows you -are in the country of the Winkies she will find you, and make you -all her slaves." - - "Perhaps not," said the Scarecrow, "for we mean to destroy her." - - "Oh, that is different," said the Guardian of the Gates. -"No one has ever destroyed her before, so I naturally thought she -would make slaves of you, as she has of the rest. But take care; -for she is wicked and fierce, and may not allow you to destroy her. -Keep to the West, where the sun sets, and you cannot fail to find her." - - They thanked him and bade him good-bye, and turned toward the West, -walking over fields of soft grass dotted here and there with daisies -and buttercups. Dorothy still wore the pretty silk dress she had put on -in the palace, but now, to her surprise, she found it was no longer green, -but pure white. The ribbon around Toto's neck had also lost its green -color and was as white as Dorothy's dress. - - The Emerald City was soon left far behind. As they advanced -the ground became rougher and hillier, for there were no farms nor -houses in this country of the West, and the ground was untilled. - - In the afternoon the sun shone hot in their faces, for there -were no trees to offer them shade; so that before night Dorothy -and Toto and the Lion were tired, and lay down upon the grass and -fell asleep, with the Woodman and the Scarecrow keeping watch. - - Now the Wicked Witch of the West had but one eye, yet that was as -powerful as a telescope, and could see everywhere. So, as she sat in -the door of her castle, she happened to look around and saw Dorothy -lying asleep, with her friends all about her. They were a long -distance off, but the Wicked Witch was angry to find them in her -country; so she blew upon a silver whistle that hung around her neck. - - At once there came running to her from all directions a pack -of great wolves. They had long legs and fierce eyes and sharp teeth. - - "Go to those people," said the Witch, "and tear them to pieces." - - "Are you not going to make them your slaves?" asked the leader -of the wolves. - - "No," she answered, "one is of tin, and one of straw; one is -a girl and another a Lion. None of them is fit to work, so you -may tear them into small pieces." - - "Very well," said the wolf, and he dashed away at full speed, -followed by the others. - - It was lucky the Scarecrow and the Woodman were wide awake and -heard the wolves coming. - - "This is my fight," said the Woodman, "so get behind me and I -will meet them as they come." - - He seized his axe, which he had made very sharp, and as the -leader of the wolves came on the Tin Woodman swung his arm and -chopped the wolf's head from its body, so that it immediately died. -As soon as he could raise his axe another wolf came up, and he also -fell under the sharp edge of the Tin Woodman's weapon. There were -forty wolves, and forty times a wolf was killed, so that at last -they all lay dead in a heap before the Woodman. - - Then he put down his axe and sat beside the Scarecrow, who said, -"It was a good fight, friend." - - They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little -girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy -wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for -saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started -again upon their journey. - - Now this same morning the Wicked Witch came to the door of her -castle and looked out with her one eye that could see far off. -She saw all her wolves lying dead, and the strangers still -traveling through her country. This made her angrier than before, -and she blew her silver whistle twice. - - Straightway a great flock of wild crows came flying toward her, -enough to darken the sky. - - And the Wicked Witch said to the King Crow, "Fly at once to -the strangers; peck out their eyes and tear them to pieces." - - The wild crows flew in one great flock toward Dorothy and her -companions. When the little girl saw them coming she was afraid. - - But the Scarecrow said, "This is my battle, so lie down beside -me and you will not be harmed." - - So they all lay upon the ground except the Scarecrow, and he -stood up and stretched out his arms. And when the crows saw him -they were frightened, as these birds always are by scarecrows, and -did not dare to come any nearer. But the King Crow said: - - "It is only a stuffed man. I will peck his eyes out." - - The King Crow flew at the Scarecrow, who caught it by the head -and twisted its neck until it died. And then another crow flew at -him, and the Scarecrow twisted its neck also. There were forty -crows, and forty times the Scarecrow twisted a neck, until at last -all were lying dead beside him. Then he called to his companions -to rise, and again they went upon their journey. - - When the Wicked Witch looked out again and saw all her crows -lying in a heap, she got into a terrible rage, and blew three -times upon her silver whistle. - - Forthwith there was heard a great buzzing in the air, and a -swarm of black bees came flying toward her. - - "Go to the strangers and sting them to death!" commanded -the Witch, and the bees turned and flew rapidly until they came -to where Dorothy and her friends were walking. But the Woodman -had seen them coming, and the Scarecrow had decided what to do. - - "Take out my straw and scatter it over the little girl and the -dog and the Lion," he said to the Woodman, "and the bees cannot -sting them." This the Woodman did, and as Dorothy lay close beside -the Lion and held Toto in her arms, the straw covered them entirely. - - The bees came and found no one but the Woodman to sting, so -they flew at him and broke off all their stings against the tin, -without hurting the Woodman at all. And as bees cannot live when -their stings are broken that was the end of the black bees, and -they lay scattered thick about the Woodman, like little heaps of -fine coal. - - Then Dorothy and the Lion got up, and the girl helped the Tin -Woodman put the straw back into the Scarecrow again, until he was -as good as ever. So they started upon their journey once more. - - The Wicked Witch was so angry when she saw her black bees in -little heaps like fine coal that she stamped her foot and tore her -hair and gnashed her teeth. And then she called a dozen of her -slaves, who were the Winkies, and gave them sharp spears, telling -them to go to the strangers and destroy them. - - The Winkies were not a brave people, but they had to do as -they were told. So they marched away until they came near to -Dorothy. Then the Lion gave a great roar and sprang towards them, -and the poor Winkies were so frightened that they ran back as fast -as they could. - - When they returned to the castle the Wicked Witch beat them -well with a strap, and sent them back to their work, after which -she sat down to think what she should do next. She could not -understand how all her plans to destroy these strangers had failed; -but she was a powerful Witch, as well as a wicked one, and she soon -made up her mind how to act. - - There was, in her cupboard, a Golden Cap, with a circle of -diamonds and rubies running round it. This Golden Cap had a charm. -Whoever owned it could call three times upon the Winged Monkeys, -who would obey any order they were given. But no person -could command these strange creatures more than three times. -Twice already the Wicked Witch had used the charm of the Cap. -Once was when she had made the Winkies her slaves, and set herself -to rule over their country. The Winged Monkeys had helped her -do this. The second time was when she had fought against the -Great Oz himself, and driven him out of the land of the West. -The Winged Monkeys had also helped her in doing this. Only once -more could she use this Golden Cap, for which reason she did not -like to do so until all her other powers were exhausted. But now -that her fierce wolves and her wild crows and her stinging bees were -gone, and her slaves had been scared away by the Cowardly Lion, -she saw there was only one way left to destroy Dorothy and her friends. - - So the Wicked Witch took the Golden Cap from her cupboard and -placed it upon her head. Then she stood upon her left foot and -said slowly: - - "Ep-pe, pep-pe, kak-ke!" - - Next she stood upon her right foot and said: - - "Hil-lo, hol-lo, hel-lo!" - - After this she stood upon both feet and cried in a loud voice: - - "Ziz-zy, zuz-zy, zik!" - - Now the charm began to work. The sky was darkened, and a low -rumbling sound was heard in the air. There was a rushing of many -wings, a great chattering and laughing, and the sun came out of the -dark sky to show the Wicked Witch surrounded by a crowd of monkeys, -each with a pair of immense and powerful wings on his shoulders. - - One, much bigger than the others, seemed to be their leader. -He flew close to the Witch and said, "You have called us for the -third and last time. What do you command?" - - "Go to the strangers who are within my land and destroy them -all except the Lion," said the Wicked Witch. "Bring that beast to -me, for I have a mind to harness him like a horse, and make him work." - - "Your commands shall be obeyed," said the leader. Then, with -a great deal of chattering and noise, the Winged Monkeys flew away -to the place where Dorothy and her friends were walking. - - Some of the Monkeys seized the Tin Woodman and carried him -through the air until they were over a country thickly covered -with sharp rocks. Here they dropped the poor Woodman, who fell a -great distance to the rocks, where he lay so battered and dented -that he could neither move nor groan. - - Others of the Monkeys caught the Scarecrow, and with their -long fingers pulled all of the straw out of his clothes and head. -They made his hat and boots and clothes into a small bundle and -threw it into the top branches of a tall tree. - - The remaining Monkeys threw pieces of stout rope around -the Lion and wound many coils about his body and head and legs, -until he was unable to bite or scratch or struggle in any way. -Then they lifted him up and flew away with him to the Witch's castle, -where he was placed in a small yard with a high iron fence around it, -so that he could not escape. - - But Dorothy they did not harm at all. She stood, with Toto in -her arms, watching the sad fate of her comrades and thinking it -would soon be her turn. The leader of the Winged Monkeys flew up -to her, his long, hairy arms stretched out and his ugly face -grinning terribly; but he saw the mark of the Good Witch's kiss -upon her forehead and stopped short, motioning the others not to -touch her. - - "We dare not harm this little girl," he said to them, "for she -is protected by the Power of Good, and that is greater than the -Power of Evil. All we can do is to carry her to the castle of the -Wicked Witch and leave her there." - - So, carefully and gently, they lifted Dorothy in their -arms and carried her swiftly through the air until they came -to the castle, where they set her down upon the front doorstep. -Then the leader said to the Witch: - - "We have obeyed you as far as we were able. The Tin Woodman and -the Scarecrow are destroyed, and the Lion is tied up in your yard. -The little girl we dare not harm, nor the dog she carries in her arms. -Your power over our band is now ended, and you will never see us again." - - Then all the Winged Monkeys, with much laughing and chattering -and noise, flew into the air and were soon out of sight. - - The Wicked Witch was both surprised and worried when she saw -the mark on Dorothy's forehead, for she knew well that neither the -Winged Monkeys nor she, herself, dare hurt the girl in any way. -She looked down at Dorothy's feet, and seeing the Silver Shoes, -began to tremble with fear, for she knew what a powerful charm -belonged to them. At first the Witch was tempted to run away from -Dorothy; but she happened to look into the child's eyes and saw -how simple the soul behind them was, and that the little girl did -not know of the wonderful power the Silver Shoes gave her. So the -Wicked Witch laughed to herself, and thought, "I can still make -her my slave, for she does not know how to use her power." -Then she said to Dorothy, harshly and severely: - - "Come with me; and see that you mind everything I tell you, -for if you do not I will make an end of you, as I did of the Tin -Woodman and the Scarecrow." - - Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in -her castle until they came to the kitchen, where the Witch bade -her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the -fire fed with wood. - - Dorothy went to work meekly, with her mind made up to work as -hard as she could; for she was glad the Wicked Witch had decided -not to kill her. - - With Dorothy hard at work, the Witch thought she would go into -the courtyard and harness the Cowardly Lion like a horse; it would -amuse her, she was sure, to make him draw her chariot whenever she -wished to go to drive. But as she opened the gate the Lion gave a -loud roar and bounded at her so fiercely that the Witch was afraid, -and ran out and shut the gate again. - - "If I cannot harness you," said the Witch to the Lion, -speaking through the bars of the gate, "I can starve you. -You shall have nothing to eat until you do as I wish." - - So after that she took no food to the imprisoned Lion; -but every day she came to the gate at noon and asked, "Are you -ready to be harnessed like a horse?" - - And the Lion would answer, "No. If you come in this yard, I -will bite you." - - The reason the Lion did not have to do as the Witch wished was -that every night, while the woman was asleep, Dorothy carried him -food from the cupboard. After he had eaten he would lie down on -his bed of straw, and Dorothy would lie beside him and put her -head on his soft, shaggy mane, while they talked of their troubles -and tried to plan some way to escape. But they could find no way -to get out of the castle, for it was constantly guarded by the -yellow Winkies, who were the slaves of the Wicked Witch and -too afraid of her not to do as she told them. - - The girl had to work hard during the day, and often the Witch -threatened to beat her with the same old umbrella she always -carried in her hand. But, in truth, she did not dare to strike -Dorothy, because of the mark upon her forehead. The child did not -know this, and was full of fear for herself and Toto. Once the -Witch struck Toto a blow with her umbrella and the brave little -dog flew at her and bit her leg in return. The Witch did not -bleed where she was bitten, for she was so wicked that the blood -in her had dried up many years before. - - Dorothy's life became very sad as she grew to understand that -it would be harder than ever to get back to Kansas and Aunt Em again. -Sometimes she would cry bitterly for hours, with Toto sitting at her -feet and looking into her face, whining dismally to show how sorry -he was for his little mistress. Toto did not really care whether -he was in Kansas or the Land of Oz so long as Dorothy was with him; -but he knew the little girl was unhappy, and that made him unhappy too. - - Now the Wicked Witch had a great longing to have for her own -the Silver Shoes which the girl always wore. Her bees and her -crows and her wolves were lying in heaps and drying up, and she -had used up all the power of the Golden Cap; but if she could -only get hold of the Silver Shoes, they would give her more power -than all the other things she had lost. She watched Dorothy carefully, -to see if she ever took off her shoes, thinking she might steal them. -But the child was so proud of her pretty shoes that she never took -them off except at night and when she took her bath. The Witch was -too much afraid of the dark to dare go in Dorothy's room at night -to take the shoes, and her dread of water was greater than her -fear of the dark, so she never came near when Dorothy was bathing. -Indeed, the old Witch never touched water, nor ever let water -touch her in any way. - - But the wicked creature was very cunning, and she finally thought of -a trick that would give her what she wanted. She placed a bar of iron -in the middle of the kitchen floor, and then by her magic arts made the -iron invisible to human eyes. So that when Dorothy walked across the floor -she stumbled over the bar, not being able to see it, and fell at full length. -She was not much hurt, but in her fall one of the Silver Shoes came off; and -before she could reach it, the Witch had snatched it away and put it on her -own skinny foot. - - The wicked woman was greatly pleased with the success of her trick, -for as long as she had one of the shoes she owned half the power of -their charm, and Dorothy could not use it against her, even had she -known how to do so. - - The little girl, seeing she had lost one of her pretty shoes, -grew angry, and said to the Witch, "Give me back my shoe!" - - "I will not," retorted the Witch, "for it is now my shoe, and -not yours." - - "You are a wicked creature!" cried Dorothy. "You have no right -to take my shoe from me." - - "I shall keep it, just the same," said the Witch, laughing at her, -"and someday I shall get the other one from you, too." - - This made Dorothy so very angry that she picked up the bucket -of water that stood near and dashed it over the Witch, wetting her -from head to foot. - - Instantly the wicked woman gave a loud cry of fear, and then, as -Dorothy looked at her in wonder, the Witch began to shrink and fall away. - - "See what you have done!" she screamed. "In a minute I shall melt away." - - "I'm very sorry, indeed," said Dorothy, who was truly frightened to -see the Witch actually melting away like brown sugar before her very eyes. - - "Didn't you know water would be the end of me?" asked the -Witch, in a wailing, despairing voice. - - "Of course not," answered Dorothy. "How should I?" - - "Well, in a few minutes I shall be all melted, and you will -have the castle to yourself. I have been wicked in my day, but I -never thought a little girl like you would ever be able to melt me -and end my wicked deeds. Look out--here I go!" - - With these words the Witch fell down in a brown, melted, -shapeless mass and began to spread over the clean boards of the -kitchen floor. Seeing that she had really melted away to nothing, -Dorothy drew another bucket of water and threw it over the mess. -She then swept it all out the door. After picking out the silver -shoe, which was all that was left of the old woman, she cleaned -and dried it with a cloth, and put it on her foot again. Then, -being at last free to do as she chose, she ran out to the -courtyard to tell the Lion that the Wicked Witch of the West had -come to an end, and that they were no longer prisoners in a -strange land. - - - - - 13. The Rescue - - - The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked -Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once -unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free. They went in -together to the castle, where Dorothy's first act was to call all -the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves. - - There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they -had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, -who had always treated them with great cruelty. They kept this -day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in -feasting and dancing. - - "If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only -with us," said the Lion, "I should be quite happy." - - "Don't you suppose we could rescue them?" asked the girl anxiously. - - "We can try," answered the Lion. - - So they called the yellow Winkies and asked them if they would -help to rescue their friends, and the Winkies said that they would -be delighted to do all in their power for Dorothy, who had set them -free from bondage. So she chose a number of the Winkies who looked -as if they knew the most, and they all started away. They traveled -that day and part of the next until they came to the rocky plain -where the Tin Woodman lay, all battered and bent. His axe was near him, -but the blade was rusted and the handle broken off short. - - The Winkies lifted him tenderly in their arms, and carried him -back to the Yellow Castle again, Dorothy shedding a few tears by -the way at the sad plight of her old friend, and the Lion looking -sober and sorry. When they reached the castle Dorothy said to the -Winkies: - - "Are any of your people tinsmiths?" - - "Oh, yes. Some of us are very good tinsmiths," they told her. - - "Then bring them to me," she said. And when the tinsmiths came, -bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, -"Can you straighten out those dents in the Tin Woodman, and bend him -back into shape again, and solder him together where he is broken?" - - The tinsmiths looked the Woodman over carefully and then -answered that they thought they could mend him so he would be as -good as ever. So they set to work in one of the big yellow rooms -of the castle and worked for three days and four nights, hammering -and twisting and bending and soldering and polishing and pounding -at the legs and body and head of the Tin Woodman, until at last he -was straightened out into his old form, and his joints worked as -well as ever. To be sure, there were several patches on him, but -the tinsmiths did a good job, and as the Woodman was not a vain -man he did not mind the patches at all. - - When, at last, he walked into Dorothy's room and thanked her -for rescuing him, he was so pleased that he wept tears of joy, -and Dorothy had to wipe every tear carefully from his face with -her apron, so his joints would not be rusted. At the same time -her own tears fell thick and fast at the joy of meeting her old -friend again, and these tears did not need to be wiped away. As -for the Lion, he wiped his eyes so often with the tip of his tail -that it became quite wet, and he was obliged to go out into the -courtyard and hold it in the sun till it dried. - - "If we only had the Scarecrow with us again," said the -Tin Woodman, when Dorothy had finished telling him everything -that had happened, "I should be quite happy." - - "We must try to find him," said the girl. - - So she called the Winkies to help her, and they walked all that day -and part of the next until they came to the tall tree in the branches of -which the Winged Monkeys had tossed the Scarecrow's clothes. - - It was a very tall tree, and the trunk was so smooth that no -one could climb it; but the Woodman said at once, "I'll chop it -down, and then we can get the Scarecrow's clothes." - - Now while the tinsmiths had been at work mending the Woodman -himself, another of the Winkies, who was a goldsmith, had made an -axe-handle of solid gold and fitted it to the Woodman's axe, -instead of the old broken handle. Others polished the blade until -all the rust was removed and it glistened like burnished silver. - - As soon as he had spoken, the Tin Woodman began to chop, and in a -short time the tree fell over with a crash, whereupon the Scarecrow's -clothes fell out of the branches and rolled off on the ground. - - Dorothy picked them up and had the Winkies carry them back to -the castle, where they were stuffed with nice, clean straw; and -behold! here was the Scarecrow, as good as ever, thanking them -over and over again for saving him. - - Now that they were reunited, Dorothy and her friends spent a -few happy days at the Yellow Castle, where they found everything -they needed to make them comfortable. - - But one day the girl thought of Aunt Em, and said, "We must go -back to Oz, and claim his promise." - - "Yes," said the Woodman, "at last I shall get my heart." - - "And I shall get my brains," added the Scarecrow joyfully. - - "And I shall get my courage," said the Lion thoughtfully. - - "And I shall get back to Kansas," cried Dorothy, clapping her hands. -"Oh, let us start for the Emerald City tomorrow!" - - This they decided to do. The next day they called the Winkies -together and bade them good-bye. The Winkies were sorry to have -them go, and they had grown so fond of the Tin Woodman that they -begged him to stay and rule over them and the Yellow Land of the West. -Finding they were determined to go, the Winkies gave Toto and the Lion -each a golden collar; and to Dorothy they presented a beautiful bracelet -studded with diamonds; and to the Scarecrow they gave a gold-headed -walking stick, to keep him from stumbling; and to the Tin Woodman they -offered a silver oil-can, inlaid with gold and set with precious jewels. - - Every one of the travelers made the Winkies a pretty speech in -return, and all shook hands with them until their arms ached. - - Dorothy went to the Witch's cupboard to fill her basket with -food for the journey, and there she saw the Golden Cap. She tried -it on her own head and found that it fitted her exactly. She did -not know anything about the charm of the Golden Cap, but she saw -that it was pretty, so she made up her mind to wear it and carry -her sunbonnet in the basket. - - Then, being prepared for the journey, they all started for the -Emerald City; and the Winkies gave them three cheers and many good -wishes to carry with them. - - - - - 14. The Winged Monkeys - - - You will remember there was no road--not even a pathway-- -between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City. -When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen -them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her. -It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields -of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried. -They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising -sun; and they started off in the right way. But at noon, when the -sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and -which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the -great fields. They kept on walking, however, and at night the -moon came out and shone brightly. So they lay down among the -sweet smelling yellow flowers and slept soundly until morning-- -all but the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. - - The next morning the sun was behind a cloud, but they started -on, as if they were quite sure which way they were going. - - "If we walk far enough," said Dorothy, "I am sure we shall -sometime come to some place." - - But day by day passed away, and they still saw nothing before -them but the scarlet fields. The Scarecrow began to grumble a bit. - - "We have surely lost our way," he said, "and unless we find it -again in time to reach the Emerald City, I shall never get my brains." - - "Nor I my heart," declared the Tin Woodman. "It seems to me I -can scarcely wait till I get to Oz, and you must admit this is a -very long journey." - - "You see," said the Cowardly Lion, with a whimper, "I haven't the -courage to keep tramping forever, without getting anywhere at all." - - Then Dorothy lost heart. She sat down on the grass and looked -at her companions, and they sat down and looked at her, and Toto -found that for the first time in his life he was too tired to -chase a butterfly that flew past his head. So he put out his -tongue and panted and looked at Dorothy as if to ask what they -should do next. - - "Suppose we call the field mice," she suggested. "They could -probably tell us the way to the Emerald City." - - "To be sure they could," cried the Scarecrow. "Why didn't we -think of that before?" - - Dorothy blew the little whistle she had always carried about -her neck since the Queen of the Mice had given it to her. In a -few minutes they heard the pattering of tiny feet, and many of the -small gray mice came running up to her. Among them was the Queen -herself, who asked, in her squeaky little voice: - - "What can I do for my friends?" - - "We have lost our way," said Dorothy. "Can you tell us where -the Emerald City is?" - - "Certainly," answered the Queen; "but it is a great way off, -for you have had it at your backs all this time." Then she -noticed Dorothy's Golden Cap, and said, "Why don't you use the -charm of the Cap, and call the Winged Monkeys to you? They will -carry you to the City of Oz in less than an hour." - - "I didn't know there was a charm," answered Dorothy, in -surprise. "What is it?" - - "It is written inside the Golden Cap," replied the Queen of -the Mice. "But if you are going to call the Winged Monkeys we -must run away, for they are full of mischief and think it great -fun to plague us." - - "Won't they hurt me?" asked the girl anxiously. - - "Oh, no. They must obey the wearer of the Cap. Good-bye!" -And she scampered out of sight, with all the mice hurrying after her. - - Dorothy looked inside the Golden Cap and saw some words written -upon the lining. These, she thought, must be the charm, so she read -the directions carefully and put the Cap upon her head. - - "Ep-pe, pep-pe, kak-ke!" she said, standing on her left foot. - - "What did you say?" asked the Scarecrow, who did not know what -she was doing. - - "Hil-lo, hol-lo, hel-lo!" Dorothy went on, standing this time -on her right foot. - - "Hello!" replied the Tin Woodman calmly. - - "Ziz-zy, zuz-zy, zik!" said Dorothy, who was now standing on -both feet. This ended the saying of the charm, and they heard a -great chattering and flapping of wings, as the band of Winged -Monkeys flew up to them. - - The King bowed low before Dorothy, and asked, "What is your command?" - - "We wish to go to the Emerald City," said the child, "and we have -lost our way." - - "We will carry you," replied the King, and no sooner had he -spoken than two of the Monkeys caught Dorothy in their arms and -flew away with her. Others took the Scarecrow and the Woodman and -the Lion, and one little Monkey seized Toto and flew after them, -although the dog tried hard to bite him. - - The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were rather frightened at -first, for they remembered how badly the Winged Monkeys had -treated them before; but they saw that no harm was intended, so -they rode through the air quite cheerfully, and had a fine time -looking at the pretty gardens and woods far below them. - - Dorothy found herself riding easily between two of the biggest -Monkeys, one of them the King himself. They had made a chair of -their hands and were careful not to hurt her. - - "Why do you have to obey the charm of the Golden Cap?" she asked. - - "That is a long story," answered the King, with a Winged laugh; -"but as we have a long journey before us, I will pass the time by -telling you about it, if you wish." - - "I shall be glad to hear it," she replied. - - "Once," began the leader, "we were a free people, living happily -in the great forest, flying from tree to tree, eating nuts and fruit, -and doing just as we pleased without calling anybody master. Perhaps -some of us were rather too full of mischief at times, flying down to -pull the tails of the animals that had no wings, chasing birds, and -throwing nuts at the people who walked in the forest. But we were -careless and happy and full of fun, and enjoyed every minute of the day. -This was many years ago, long before Oz came out of the clouds to rule -over this land. - - "There lived here then, away at the North, a beautiful princess, -who was also a powerful sorceress. All her magic was used to help -the people, and she was never known to hurt anyone who was good. -Her name was Gayelette, and she lived in a handsome palace built -from great blocks of ruby. Everyone loved her, but her greatest -sorrow was that she could find no one to love in return, since all -the men were much too stupid and ugly to mate with one so beautiful -and wise. At last, however, she found a boy who was handsome and -manly and wise beyond his years. Gayelette made up her mind that -when he grew to be a man she would make him her husband, so she -took him to her ruby palace and used all her magic powers to -make him as strong and good and lovely as any woman could wish. -When he grew to manhood, Quelala, as he was called, was said to -be the best and wisest man in all the land, while his manly beauty -was so great that Gayelette loved him dearly, and hastened to make -everything ready for the wedding. - - "My grandfather was at that time the King of the Winged Monkeys -which lived in the forest near Gayelette's palace, and the old fellow -loved a joke better than a good dinner. One day, just before the wedding, -my grandfather was flying out with his band when he saw Quelala walking -beside the river. He was dressed in a rich costume of pink silk and -purple velvet, and my grandfather thought he would see what he could do. -At his word the band flew down and seized Quelala, carried him in their -arms until they were over the middle of the river, and then dropped him -into the water. - - "`Swim out, my fine fellow,' cried my grandfather, `and see if -the water has spotted your clothes.' Quelala was much too wise -not to swim, and he was not in the least spoiled by all his good -fortune. He laughed, when he came to the top of the water, and -swam in to shore. But when Gayelette came running out to him she -found his silks and velvet all ruined by the river. - - "The princess was angry, and she knew, of course, who did it. -She had all the Winged Monkeys brought before her, and she said at -first that their wings should be tied and they should be treated -as they had treated Quelala, and dropped in the river. But my -grandfather pleaded hard, for he knew the Monkeys would drown in -the river with their wings tied, and Quelala said a kind word for -them also; so that Gayelette finally spared them, on condition -that the Winged Monkeys should ever after do three times the -bidding of the owner of the Golden Cap. This Cap had been made -for a wedding present to Quelala, and it is said to have cost the -princess half her kingdom. Of course my grandfather and all the -other Monkeys at once agreed to the condition, and that is how it -happens that we are three times the slaves of the owner of the -Golden Cap, whosoever he may be." - - "And what became of them?" asked Dorothy, who had been greatly -interested in the story. - - "Quelala being the first owner of the Golden Cap," replied -the Monkey, "he was the first to lay his wishes upon us. As his -bride could not bear the sight of us, he called us all to him in -the forest after he had married her and ordered us always to keep -where she could never again set eyes on a Winged Monkey, which we -were glad to do, for we were all afraid of her. - - "This was all we ever had to do until the Golden Cap fell into -the hands of the Wicked Witch of the West, who made us enslave the -Winkies, and afterward drive Oz himself out of the Land of the -West. Now the Golden Cap is yours, and three times you have the -right to lay your wishes upon us." - - As the Monkey King finished his story Dorothy looked down -and saw the green, shining walls of the Emerald City before them. -She wondered at the rapid flight of the Monkeys, but was glad the -journey was over. The strange creatures set the travelers down -carefully before the gate of the City, the King bowed low to -Dorothy, and then flew swiftly away, followed by all his band. - - "That was a good ride," said the little girl. - - "Yes, and a quick way out of our troubles," replied the Lion. -"How lucky it was you brought away that wonderful Cap!" - - - - - 15. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible - - - The four travelers walked up to the great gate of Emerald City -and rang the bell. After ringing several times, it was opened by -the same Guardian of the Gates they had met before. - - "What! are you back again?" he asked, in surprise. - - "Do you not see us?" answered the Scarecrow. - - "But I thought you had gone to visit the Wicked Witch of the West." - - "We did visit her," said the Scarecrow. - - "And she let you go again?" asked the man, in wonder. - - "She could not help it, for she is melted," explained the Scarecrow. - - "Melted! Well, that is good news, indeed," said the man. -"Who melted her?" - - "It was Dorothy," said the Lion gravely. - - "Good gracious!" exclaimed the man, and he bowed very low indeed -before her. - - Then he led them into his little room and locked the spectacles -from the great box on all their eyes, just as he had done before. -Afterward they passed on through the gate into the Emerald City. -When the people heard from the Guardian of the Gates that Dorothy -had melted the Wicked Witch of the West, they all gathered around -the travelers and followed them in a great crowd to the Palace of Oz. - - The soldier with the green whiskers was still on guard before -the door, but he let them in at once, and they were again met by -the beautiful green girl, who showed each of them to their old -rooms at once, so they might rest until the Great Oz was ready to -receive them. - - The soldier had the news carried straight to Oz that Dorothy -and the other travelers had come back again, after destroying the -Wicked Witch; but Oz made no reply. They thought the Great Wizard -would send for them at once, but he did not. They had no word -from him the next day, nor the next, nor the next. The waiting -was tiresome and wearing, and at last they grew vexed that Oz -should treat them in so poor a fashion, after sending them to -undergo hardships and slavery. So the Scarecrow at last asked the -green girl to take another message to Oz, saying if he did not -let them in to see him at once they would call the Winged Monkeys -to help them, and find out whether he kept his promises or not. -When the Wizard was given this message he was so frightened that he -sent word for them to come to the Throne Room at four minutes after -nine o'clock the next morning. He had once met the Winged Monkeys -in the Land of the West, and he did not wish to meet them again. - - The four travelers passed a sleepless night, each thinking of the -gift Oz had promised to bestow on him. Dorothy fell asleep only once, -and then she dreamed she was in Kansas, where Aunt Em was telling her -how glad she was to have her little girl at home again. - - Promptly at nine o'clock the next morning the green-whiskered -soldier came to them, and four minutes later they all went into -the Throne Room of the Great Oz. - - Of course each one of them expected to see the Wizard in the shape -he had taken before, and all were greatly surprised when they looked -about and saw no one at all in the room. They kept close to the door -and closer to one another, for the stillness of the empty room was more -dreadful than any of the forms they had seen Oz take. - - Presently they heard a solemn Voice, that seemed to come from -somewhere near the top of the great dome, and it said: - - "I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Why do you seek me?" - - They looked again in every part of the room, and then, seeing -no one, Dorothy asked, "Where are you?" - - "I am everywhere," answered the Voice, "but to the eyes of -common mortals I am invisible. I will now seat myself upon my -throne, that you may converse with me." Indeed, the Voice seemed -just then to come straight from the throne itself; so they walked -toward it and stood in a row while Dorothy said: - - "We have come to claim our promise, O Oz." - - "What promise?" asked Oz. - - "You promised to send me back to Kansas when the Wicked Witch -was destroyed," said the girl. - - "And you promised to give me brains," said the Scarecrow. - - "And you promised to give me a heart," said the Tin Woodman. - - "And you promised to give me courage," said the Cowardly Lion. - - "Is the Wicked Witch really destroyed?" asked the Voice, -and Dorothy thought it trembled a little. - - "Yes," she answered, "I melted her with a bucket of water." - - "Dear me," said the Voice, "how sudden! Well, come to me -tomorrow, for I must have time to think it over." - - "You've had plenty of time already," said the Tin Woodman angrily. - - "We shan't wait a day longer," said the Scarecrow. - - "You must keep your promises to us!" exclaimed Dorothy. - - The Lion thought it might be as well to frighten the Wizard, -so he gave a large, loud roar, which was so fierce and dreadful -that Toto jumped away from him in alarm and tipped over the screen -that stood in a corner. As it fell with a crash they looked -that way, and the next moment all of them were filled with wonder. -For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, -a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed -to be as much surprised as they were. The Tin Woodman, raising -his axe, rushed toward the little man and cried out, "Who are you?" - - "I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," said the little man, in a -trembling voice. "But don't strike me--please don't--and I'll -do anything you want me to." - - Our friends looked at him in surprise and dismay. - - "I thought Oz was a great Head," said Dorothy. - - "And I thought Oz was a lovely Lady," said the Scarecrow. - - "And I thought Oz was a terrible Beast," said the Tin Woodman. - - "And I thought Oz was a Ball of Fire," exclaimed the Lion. - - "No, you are all wrong," said the little man meekly. "I have -been making believe." - - "Making believe!" cried Dorothy. "Are you not a Great Wizard?" - - "Hush, my dear," he said. "Don't speak so loud, or you will be -overheard--and I should be ruined. I'm supposed to be a Great Wizard." - - "And aren't you?" she asked. - - "Not a bit of it, my dear; I'm just a common man." - - "You're more than that," said the Scarecrow, in a grieved tone; -"you're a humbug." - - "Exactly so!" declared the little man, rubbing his hands -together as if it pleased him. "I am a humbug." - - "But this is terrible," said the Tin Woodman. "How shall I -ever get my heart?" - - "Or I my courage?" asked the Lion. - - "Or I my brains?" wailed the Scarecrow, wiping the tears from -his eyes with his coat sleeve. - - "My dear friends," said Oz, "I pray you not to speak of these -little things. Think of me, and the terrible trouble I'm in at -being found out." - - "Doesn't anyone else know you're a humbug?" asked Dorothy. - - "No one knows it but you four--and myself," replied Oz. "I -have fooled everyone so long that I thought I should never be -found out. It was a great mistake my ever letting you into the -Throne Room. Usually I will not see even my subjects, and so they -believe I am something terrible." - - "But, I don't understand," said Dorothy, in bewilderment. -"How was it that you appeared to me as a great Head?" - - "That was one of my tricks," answered Oz. "Step this way, -please, and I will tell you all about it." - - He led the way to a small chamber in the rear of the Throne -Room, and they all followed him. He pointed to one corner, in -which lay the great Head, made out of many thicknesses of paper, -and with a carefully painted face. - - "This I hung from the ceiling by a wire," said Oz. "I stood -behind the screen and pulled a thread, to make the eyes move and -the mouth open." - - "But how about the voice?" she inquired. - - "Oh, I am a ventriloquist," said the little man. "I can throw -the sound of my voice wherever I wish, so that you thought it was -coming out of the Head. Here are the other things I used to -deceive you." He showed the Scarecrow the dress and the mask he -had worn when he seemed to be the lovely Lady. And the Tin -Woodman saw that his terrible Beast was nothing but a lot of -skins, sewn together, with slats to keep their sides out. As for -the Ball of Fire, the false Wizard had hung that also from the -ceiling. It was really a ball of cotton, but when oil was poured -upon it the ball burned fiercely. - - "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. - - "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 to draw a -crowd of people together and get them to pay to see the circus," -he explained. - - "Oh," she said, "I know." - - "Well, one day I went up in a balloon and the ropes got -twisted, so that I couldn't come down again. It went way up above -the clouds, so far that a current of air struck it and carried it -many, many miles away. For a day and a night I traveled through -the air, and on the morning of the second day I awoke and found -the balloon floating over a strange and beautiful country. - - "It came down gradually, and I was not hurt a bit. But I -found myself in the midst of a strange people, who, seeing me come -from the clouds, thought I was a great Wizard. Of course I let -them think so, because they were afraid of me, and promised to do -anything I wished them to. - - "Just to amuse myself, and keep the good people busy, I -ordered them to build this City, and my Palace; and they did it -all willingly and well. Then I thought, as the country was so -green and beautiful, I would call it the Emerald City; and to make -the name fit better I put green spectacles on all the people, so -that everything they saw was green." - - "But isn't everything here green?" asked Dorothy. - - "No more than in any other city," replied Oz; "but when you -wear green spectacles, why of course everything you see looks -green to you. The Emerald City was built a great many years ago, -for I was a young man when the balloon brought me here, and I am a -very old man now. But my people have worn green glasses on their -eyes so long that most of them think it really is an Emerald City, -and it certainly is a beautiful place, abounding in jewels and -precious metals, and every good thing that is needed to make -one happy. I have been good to the people, and they like me; -but ever since this Palace was built, I have shut myself up -and would not see any of them. - - "One of my greatest fears was the Witches, for while I had no -magical powers at all I soon found out that the Witches were -really able to do wonderful things. There were four of them in -this country, and they ruled the people who live in the North and -South and East and West. Fortunately, the Witches of the North -and South were good, and I knew they would do me no harm; but the -Witches of the East and West were terribly wicked, and had they -not thought I was more powerful than they themselves, they would -surely have destroyed me. As it was, I lived in deadly fear of -them for many years; so you can imagine how pleased I was when -I heard your house had fallen on the Wicked Witch of the East. -When you came to me, I was willing to promise anything if you -would only do away with the other Witch; but, now that you have -melted her, I am ashamed to say that I cannot keep my promises." - - "I think you are a very bad man," said Dorothy. - - "Oh, no, my dear; I'm really a very good man, but I'm a very -bad Wizard, I must admit." - - "Can't you give me brains?" asked the Scarecrow. - - "You don't need them. You are learning something every day. -A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the -only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth -the more experience you are sure to get." - - "That may all be true," said the Scarecrow, "but I shall be -very unhappy unless you give me brains." - - The false Wizard looked at him carefully. - - "Well," he said with a sigh, "I'm not much of a magician, -as I said; but if you will come to me tomorrow morning, I will -stuff your head with brains. I cannot tell you how to use them, -however; you must find that out for yourself." - - "Oh, thank you--thank you!" cried the Scarecrow. "I'll find -a way to use them, never fear!" - - "But how about my courage?" asked the Lion anxiously. - - "You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need -is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid -when it faces danger. The True courage is in facing danger when you are -afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty." - - "Perhaps I have, but I'm scared just the same," said the Lion. -"I shall really be very unhappy unless you give me the sort of -courage that makes one forget he is afraid." - - "Very well, I will give you that sort of courage tomorrow," -replied Oz. - - "How about my heart?" asked the Tin Woodman. - - "Why, as for that," answered Oz, "I think you are wrong to -want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, -you are in luck not to have a heart." - - "That must be a matter of opinion," said the Tin Woodman. -"For my part, I will bear all the unhappiness without a murmur, -if you will give me the heart." - - "Very well," answered Oz meekly. "Come to me tomorrow and you -shall have a heart. I have played Wizard for so many years that I -may as well continue the part a little longer." - - "And now," said Dorothy, "how am I to get back to Kansas?" - - "We shall have to think about that," replied the little man. -"Give me two or three days to consider the matter and I'll try to -find a way to carry you over the desert. In the meantime you -shall all be treated as my guests, and while you live in the Palace -my people will wait upon you and obey your slightest wish. There is -only one thing I ask in return for my help--such as it is. You must -keep my secret and tell no one I am a humbug." - - They agreed to say nothing of what they had learned, and went -back to their rooms in high spirits. Even Dorothy had hope that -"The Great and Terrible Humbug," as she called him, would find a -way to send her back to Kansas, and if he did she was willing to -forgive him everything. - - - - - 16. The Magic Art of the Great Humbug - - - Next morning the Scarecrow said to his friends: - - "Congratulate me. I am going to Oz to get my brains at last. -When I return I shall be as other men are." - - "I have always liked you as you were," said Dorothy simply. - - "It is kind of you to like a Scarecrow," he replied. "But surely -you will think more of me when you hear the splendid thoughts my new -brain is going to turn out." Then he said good-bye to them all in a -cheerful voice and went to the Throne Room, where he rapped upon the door. - - "Come in," said Oz. - - The Scarecrow went in and found the little man sitting down by -the window, engaged in deep thought. - - "I have come for my brains," remarked the Scarecrow, a little uneasily. - - "Oh, yes; sit down in that chair, please," replied Oz. "You must -excuse me for taking your head off, but I shall have to do it in order -to put your brains in their proper place." - - "That's all right," said the Scarecrow. "You are quite welcome to take -my head off, as long as it will be a better one when you put it on again." - - So the Wizard unfastened his head and emptied out the straw. -Then he entered the back room and took up a measure of bran, which -he mixed with a great many pins and needles. Having shaken them -together thoroughly, he filled the top of the Scarecrow's head with -the mixture and stuffed the rest of the space with straw, to hold -it in place. - - When he had fastened the Scarecrow's head on his body again he -said to him, "Hereafter you will be a great man, for I have given -you a lot of bran-new brains." - - The Scarecrow was both pleased and proud at the fulfillment of -his greatest wish, and having thanked Oz warmly he went back to -his friends. - - Dorothy looked at him curiously. His head was quite bulged -out at the top with brains. - - "How do you feel?" she asked. - - "I feel wise indeed," he answered earnestly. "When I get used -to my brains I shall know everything." - - "Why are those needles and pins sticking out of your head?" -asked the Tin Woodman. - - "That is proof that he is sharp," remarked the Lion. - - "Well, I must go to Oz and get my heart," said the Woodman. -So he walked to the Throne Room and knocked at the door. - - "Come in," called Oz, and the Woodman entered and said, -"I have come for my heart." - - "Very well," answered the little man. "But I shall have to cut -a hole in your breast, so I can put your heart in the right place. -I hope it won't hurt you." - - "Oh, no," answered the Woodman. "I shall not feel it at all." - - So Oz brought a pair of tinsmith's shears and cut a small, -square hole in the left side of the Tin Woodman's breast. -Then, going to a chest of drawers, he took out a pretty heart, -made entirely of silk and stuffed with sawdust. - - "Isn't it a beauty?" he asked. - - "It is, indeed!" replied the Woodman, who was greatly pleased. -"But is it a kind heart?" - - "Oh, very!" answered Oz. He put the heart in the Woodman's -breast and then replaced the square of tin, soldering it neatly -together where it had been cut. - - "There," said he; "now you have a heart that any man might be -proud of. I'm sorry I had to put a patch on your breast, but it -really couldn't be helped." - - "Never mind the patch," exclaimed the happy Woodman. "I am -very grateful to you, and shall never forget your kindness." - - "Don't speak of it," replied Oz. - - Then the Tin Woodman went back to his friends, who wished him -every joy on account of his good fortune. - - The Lion now walked to the Throne Room and knocked at the door. - - "Come in," said Oz. - - "I have come for my courage," announced the Lion, entering the room. - - "Very well," answered the little man; "I will get it for you." - - He went to a cupboard and reaching up to a high shelf took -down a square green bottle, the contents of which he poured into -a green-gold dish, beautifully carved. Placing this before the -Cowardly Lion, who sniffed at it as if he did not like it, the -Wizard said: - - "Drink." - - "What is it?" asked the Lion. - - "Well," answered Oz, "if it were inside of you, it would be courage. -You know, of course, that courage is always inside one; so that this -really cannot be called courage until you have swallowed it. Therefore -I advise you to drink it as soon as possible." - - The Lion hesitated no longer, but drank till the dish was empty. - - "How do you feel now?" asked Oz. - - "Full of courage," replied the Lion, who went joyfully back to -his friends to tell them of his good fortune. - - Oz, left to himself, smiled to think of his success in giving -the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion exactly what they -thought they wanted. "How can I help being a humbug," he said, -"when all these people make me do things that everybody knows -can't be done? It was easy to make the Scarecrow and the Lion -and the Woodman happy, because they imagined I could do anything. -But it will take more than imagination to carry Dorothy back -to Kansas, and I'm sure I don't know how it can be done." - - - - - 17. How the Balloon Was Launched - - - - For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz. These were sad -days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite -happy and contented. The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful -thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because -he knew no one could understand them but himself. When the Tin -Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his -breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder -and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made -of flesh. The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, -and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs. - - Thus each of the little party was satisfied except Dorothy, -who longed more than ever to get back to Kansas. - - On the fourth day, to her great joy, Oz sent for her, and when -she entered the Throne Room he greeted her pleasantly: - - "Sit down, my dear; I think I have found the way to get you -out of this country." - - "And back to Kansas?" she asked eagerly. - - "Well, I'm not sure about Kansas," said Oz, "for I haven't the -faintest notion which way it lies. But the first thing to do is to -cross the desert, and then it should be easy to find your way home." - - "How can I cross the desert?" she inquired. - - "Well, I'll tell you what I think," said the little man. -"You see, when I came to this country it was in a balloon. You also -came through the air, being carried by a cyclone. So I believe -the best way to get across the desert will be through the air. -Now, it is quite beyond my powers to make a cyclone; but I've been -thinking the matter over, and I believe I can make a balloon." - - "How?" asked Dorothy. - - "A balloon," said Oz, "is made of silk, which is coated with -glue to keep the gas in it. I have plenty of silk in the Palace, -so it will be no trouble to make the balloon. But in all this -country there is no gas to fill the balloon with, to make it float." - - "If it won't float," remarked Dorothy, "it will be of no use to us." - - "True," answered Oz. "But there is another way to make it -float, which is to fill it with hot air. Hot air isn't as good as -gas, for if the air should get cold the balloon would come down in -the desert, and we should be lost." - - "We!" exclaimed the girl. "Are you going with me?" - - "Yes, of course," replied Oz. "I am tired of being such a humbug. -If I should go out of this Palace my people would soon discover I am not -a Wizard, and then they would be vexed with me for having deceived them. -So I have to stay shut up in these rooms all day, and it gets tiresome. -I'd much rather go back to Kansas with you and be in a circus again." - - "I shall be glad to have your company," said Dorothy. - - "Thank you," he answered. "Now, if you will help me sew the -silk together, we will begin to work on our balloon." - - So Dorothy took a needle and thread, and as fast as Oz cut the -strips of silk into proper shape the girl sewed them neatly together. -First there was a strip of light green silk, then a strip of dark green -and then a strip of emerald green; for Oz had a fancy to make the balloon -in different shades of the color about them. It took three days to sew -all the strips together, but when it was finished they had a big bag of -green silk more than twenty feet long. - - Then Oz painted it on the inside with a coat of thin glue, to make -it airtight, after which he announced that the balloon was ready. - - "But we must have a basket to ride in," he said. So he sent -the soldier with the green whiskers for a big clothes basket, -which he fastened with many ropes to the bottom of the balloon. - - When it was all ready, Oz sent word to his people that he was -going to make a visit to a great brother Wizard who lived in the clouds. -The news spread rapidly throughout the city and everyone came to see the -wonderful sight. - - Oz ordered the balloon carried out in front of the Palace, -and the people gazed upon it with much curiosity. The Tin Woodman -had chopped a big pile of wood, and now he made a fire of it, -and Oz held the bottom of the balloon over the fire so that the -hot air that arose from it would be caught in the silken bag. -Gradually the balloon swelled out and rose into the air, until -finally the basket just touched the ground. - - Then Oz got into the basket and said to all the people in a -loud voice: - - "I am now going away to make a visit. While I am gone the -Scarecrow will rule over you. I command you to obey him as you -would me." - - The balloon was by this time tugging hard at the rope that -held it to the ground, for the air within it was hot, and this -made it so much lighter in weight than the air without that it -pulled hard to rise into the sky. - - "Come, Dorothy!" cried the Wizard. "Hurry up, or the balloon -will fly away." - - "I can't find Toto anywhere," replied Dorothy, who did not -wish to leave her little dog behind. Toto had run into the crowd -to bark at a kitten, and Dorothy at last found him. She picked -him up and ran towards the balloon. - - She was within a few steps of it, and Oz was holding out his -hands to help her into the basket, when, crack! went the ropes, -and the balloon rose into the air without her. - - "Come back!" she screamed. "I want to go, too!" - - "I can't come back, my dear," called Oz from the basket. -"Good-bye!" - - "Good-bye!" shouted everyone, and all eyes were turned upward -to where the Wizard was riding in the basket, rising every moment -farther and farther into the sky. - - And that was the last any of them ever saw of Oz, the -Wonderful Wizard, though he may have reached Omaha safely, -and be there now, for all we know. But the people remembered -him lovingly, and said to one another: - - "Oz was always our friend. When he was here he built for us -this beautiful Emerald City, and now he is gone he has left the -Wise Scarecrow to rule over us." - - Still, for many days they grieved over the loss of the -Wonderful Wizard, and would not be comforted. - - - - - 18. Away to the South - - - - Dorothy wept bitterly at the passing of her hope to get home -to Kansas again; but when she thought it all over she was glad she -had not gone up in a balloon. And she also felt sorry at losing -Oz, and so did her companions. - - The Tin Woodman came to her and said: - - "Truly I should be ungrateful if I failed to mourn for the -man who gave me my lovely heart. I should like to cry a little -because Oz is gone, if you will kindly wipe away my tears, so that -I shall not rust." - - "With pleasure," she answered, and brought a towel at once. -Then the Tin Woodman wept for several minutes, and she watched the -tears carefully and wiped them away with the towel. When he had -finished, he thanked her kindly and oiled himself thoroughly with -his jeweled oil-can, to guard against mishap. - - The Scarecrow was now the ruler of the Emerald City, -and although he was not a Wizard the people were proud of him. -"For," they said, "there is not another city in all the world -that is ruled by a stuffed man." And, so far as they knew, -they were quite right. - - The morning after the balloon had gone up with Oz, the -four travelers met in the Throne Room and talked matters over. -The Scarecrow sat in the big throne and the others stood -respectfully before him. - - "We are not so unlucky," said the new ruler, "for this Palace -and the Emerald City belong to us, and we can do just as we please. -When I remember that a short time ago I was up on a pole in a farmer's -cornfield, and that now I am the ruler of this beautiful City, I am -quite satisfied with my lot." - - "I also," said the Tin Woodman, "am well-pleased with my new heart; -and, really, that was the only thing I wished in all the world." - - "For my part, I am content in knowing I am as brave as any -beast that ever lived, if not braver," said the Lion modestly. - - "If Dorothy would only be contented to live in the Emerald City," -continued the Scarecrow, "we might all be happy together." - - "But I don't want to live here," cried Dorothy. "I want to go -to Kansas, and live with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry." - - "Well, then, what can be done?" inquired the Woodman. - - The Scarecrow decided to think, and he thought so hard that the -pins and needles began to stick out of his brains. Finally he said: - - "Why not call the Winged Monkeys, and ask them to carry you -over the desert?" - - "I never thought of that!" said Dorothy joyfully. "It's just -the thing. I'll go at once for the Golden Cap." - - When she brought it into the Throne Room she spoke the magic -words, and soon the band of Winged Monkeys flew in through the -open window and stood beside her. - - "This is the second time you have called us," said the Monkey -King, bowing before the little girl. "What do you wish?" - - "I want you to fly with me to Kansas," said Dorothy. - - But the Monkey King shook his head. - - "That cannot be done," he said. "We belong to this country alone, -and cannot leave it. There has never been a Winged Monkey in Kansas yet, -and I suppose there never will be, for they don't belong there. We shall -be glad to serve you in any way in our power, but we cannot cross the desert. -Good-bye." - - And with another bow, the Monkey King spread his wings and -flew away through the window, followed by all his band. - - Dorothy was ready to cry with disappointment. "I have wasted -the charm of the Golden Cap to no purpose," she said, "for the -Winged Monkeys cannot help me." - - "It is certainly too bad!" said the tender-hearted Woodman. - - The Scarecrow was thinking again, and his head bulged out so -horribly that Dorothy feared it would burst. - - "Let us call in the soldier with the green whiskers," he said, -"and ask his advice." - - So the soldier was summoned and entered the Throne Room -timidly, for while Oz was alive he never was allowed to come -farther than the door. - - "This little girl," said the Scarecrow to the soldier, -"wishes to cross the desert. How can she do so?" - - "I cannot tell," answered the soldier, "for nobody has ever -crossed the desert, unless it is Oz himself." - - "Is there no one who can help me?" asked Dorothy earnestly. - - "Glinda might," he suggested. - - "Who is Glinda?" inquired the Scarecrow. - - "The Witch of the South. She is the most powerful of all the -Witches, and rules over the Quadlings. Besides, her castle stands -on the edge of the desert, so she may know a way to cross it." - - "Glinda is a Good Witch, isn't she?" asked the child. - - "The Quadlings think she is good," said the soldier, "and she -is kind to everyone. I have heard that Glinda is a beautiful woman, -who knows how to keep young in spite of the many years she has lived." - - "How can I get to her castle?" asked Dorothy. - - "The road is straight to the South," he answered, "but it is -said to be full of dangers to travelers. There are wild beasts in -the woods, and a race of queer men who do not like strangers to -cross their country. For this reason none of the Quadlings ever -come to the Emerald City." - - The soldier then left them and the Scarecrow said: - - "It seems, in spite of dangers, that the best thing Dorothy -can do is to travel to the Land of the South and ask Glinda to -help her. For, of course, if Dorothy stays here she will never -get back to Kansas." - - "You must have been thinking again," remarked the Tin Woodman. - - "I have," said the Scarecrow. - - "I shall go with Dorothy," declared the Lion, "for I am -tired of your city and long for the woods and the country again. -I am really a wild beast, you know. Besides, Dorothy will need -someone to protect her." - - "That is true," agreed the Woodman. "My axe may be of service -to her; so I also will go with her to the Land of the South." - - "When shall we start?" asked the Scarecrow. - - "Are you going?" they asked, in surprise. - - "Certainly. If it wasn't for Dorothy I should never have had brains. -She lifted me from the pole in the cornfield and brought me to the -Emerald City. So my good luck is all due to her, and I shall never -leave her until she starts back to Kansas for good and all." - - "Thank you," said Dorothy gratefully. "You are all very kind -to me. But I should like to start as soon as possible." - - "We shall go tomorrow morning," returned the Scarecrow. "So -now let us all get ready, for it will be a long journey." - - - - - 19. Attacked by the Fighting Trees - - - The next morning Dorothy kissed the pretty green girl good-bye, -and they all shook hands with the soldier with the green whiskers, -who had walked with them as far as the gate. When the Guardian of -the Gate saw them again he wondered greatly that they could leave -the beautiful City to get into new trouble. But he at once -unlocked their spectacles, which he put back into the green box, -and gave them many good wishes to carry with them. - - "You are now our ruler," he said to the Scarecrow; -"so you must come back to us as soon as possible." - - "I certainly shall if I am able," the Scarecrow replied; -"but I must help Dorothy to get home, first." - - As Dorothy bade the good-natured Guardian a last farewell she said: - - "I have been very kindly treated in your lovely City, and -everyone has been good to me. I cannot tell you how grateful I am." - - "Don't try, my dear," he answered. "We should like to keep -you with us, but if it is your wish to return to Kansas, I hope -you will find a way." He then opened the gate of the outer wall, -and they walked forth and started upon their journey. - - The sun shone brightly as our friends turned their faces -toward the Land of the South. They were all in the best of spirits, -and laughed and chatted together. Dorothy was once more filled with -the hope of getting home, and the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were -glad to be of use to her. As for the Lion, he sniffed the fresh air -with delight and whisked his tail from side to side in pure joy at -being in the country again, while Toto ran around them and chased -the moths and butterflies, barking merrily all the time. - - "City life does not agree with me at all," remarked the Lion, -as they walked along at a brisk pace. "I have lost much flesh -since I lived there, and now I am anxious for a chance to show the -other beasts how courageous I have grown." - - They now turned and took a last look at the Emerald City. -All they could see was a mass of towers and steeples behind the -green walls, and high up above everything the spires and dome -of the Palace of Oz. - - "Oz was not such a bad Wizard, after all," said the Tin -Woodman, as he felt his heart rattling around in his breast. - - "He knew how to give me brains, and very good brains, too," -said the Scarecrow. - - "If Oz had taken a dose of the same courage he gave me," -added the Lion, "he would have been a brave man." - - Dorothy said nothing. Oz had not kept the promise he made her, -but he had done his best, so she forgave him. As he said, he was -a good man, even if he was a bad Wizard. - - The first day's journey was through the green fields and -bright flowers that stretched about the Emerald City on every side. -They slept that night on the grass, with nothing but the stars -over them; and they rested very well indeed. - - In the morning they traveled on until they came to a thick wood. -There was no way of going around it, for it seemed to extend to the -right and left as far as they could see; and, besides, they did not -dare change the direction of their journey for fear of getting lost. -So they looked for the place where it would be easiest to get into -the forest. - - The Scarecrow, who was in the lead, finally discovered a big -tree with such wide-spreading branches that there was room for the -party to pass underneath. So he walked forward to the tree, but -just as he came under the first branches they bent down and twined -around him, and the next minute he was raised from the ground and -flung headlong among his fellow travelers. - - This did not hurt the Scarecrow, but it surprised him, and he -looked rather dizzy when Dorothy picked him up. - - "Here is another space between the trees," called the Lion. - - "Let me try it first," said the Scarecrow, "for it doesn't hurt -me to get thrown about." He walked up to another tree, as he spoke, -but its branches immediately seized him and tossed him back again. - - "This is strange," exclaimed Dorothy. "What shall we do?" - - "The trees seem to have made up their minds to fight us, -and stop our journey," remarked the Lion. - - "I believe I will try it myself," said the Woodman, and -shouldering his axe, he marched up to the first tree that had -handled the Scarecrow so roughly. When a big branch bent down to -seize him the Woodman chopped at it so fiercely that he cut it in two. -At once the tree began shaking all its branches as if in pain, and the -Tin Woodman passed safely under it. - - "Come on!" he shouted to the others. "Be quick!" They all -ran forward and passed under the tree without injury, except Toto, -who was caught by a small branch and shaken until he howled. -But the Woodman promptly chopped off the branch and set the -little dog free. - - The other trees of the forest did nothing to keep them back, -so they made up their minds that only the first row of trees could -bend down their branches, and that probably these were the -policemen of the forest, and given this wonderful power in order -to keep strangers out of it. - - The four travelers walked with ease through the trees until they -came to the farther edge of the wood. Then, to their surprise, they -found before them a high wall which seemed to be made of white china. -It was smooth, like the surface of a dish, and higher than their heads. - - "What shall we do now?" asked Dorothy. - - "I will make a ladder," said the Tin Woodman, "for we certainly -must climb over the wall." - - - - - 20. The Dainty China Country - - - While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found -in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the -long walk. The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay -beside him. - - The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: - - "I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of." - - "Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall," replied the Woodman. -"When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side." - - After a time the ladder was finished. It looked clumsy, but -the Tin Woodman was sure it was strong and would answer their purpose. -The Scarecrow waked Dorothy and the Lion and Toto, and told them that -the ladder was ready. The Scarecrow climbed up the ladder first, but -he was so awkward that Dorothy had to follow close behind and keep him -from falling off. When he got his head over the top of the wall the -Scarecrow said, "Oh, my!" - - "Go on," exclaimed Dorothy. - - So the Scarecrow climbed farther up and sat down on the top of -the wall, and Dorothy put her head over and cried, "Oh, my!" just -as the Scarecrow had done. - - Then Toto came up, and immediately began to bark, but Dorothy -made him be still. - - The Lion climbed the ladder next, and the Tin Woodman came -last; but both of them cried, "Oh, my!" as soon as they looked -over the wall. When they were all sitting in a row on the top -of the wall, they looked down and saw a strange sight. - - Before them was a great stretch of country having a floor as -smooth and shining and white as the bottom of a big platter. -Scattered around were many houses made entirely of china and -painted in the brightest colors. These houses were quite small, -the biggest of them reaching only as high as Dorothy's waist. -There were also pretty little barns, with china fences around them; -and many cows and sheep and horses and pigs and chickens, all made -of china, were standing about in groups. - - But the strangest of all were the people who lived in this -queer country. There were milkmaids and shepherdesses, with -brightly colored bodices and golden spots all over their gowns; -and princesses with most gorgeous frocks of silver and gold and -purple; and shepherds dressed in knee breeches with pink and -yellow and blue stripes down them, and golden buckles on their -shoes; and princes with jeweled crowns upon their heads, wearing -ermine robes and satin doublets; and funny clowns in ruffled gowns, -with round red spots upon their cheeks and tall, pointed caps. -And, strangest of all, these people were all made of china, even to -their clothes, and were so small that the tallest of them was no -higher than Dorothy's knee. - - No one did so much as look at the travelers at first, except -one little purple china dog with an extra-large head, which came -to the wall and barked at them in a tiny voice, afterwards running -away again. - - "How shall we get down?" asked Dorothy. - - They found the ladder so heavy they could not pull it up, so -the Scarecrow fell off the wall and the others jumped down upon him -so that the hard floor would not hurt their feet. Of course they -took pains not to light on his head and get the pins in their feet. -When all were safely down they picked up the Scarecrow, whose body -was quite flattened out, and patted his straw into shape again. - - "We must cross this strange place in order to get to the other side," -said Dorothy, "for it would be unwise for us to go any other way except -due South." - - They began walking through the country of the china people, -and the first thing they came to was a china milkmaid milking a -china cow. As they drew near, the cow suddenly gave a kick and -kicked over the stool, the pail, and even the milkmaid herself, -and all fell on the china ground with a great clatter. - - Dorothy was shocked to see that the cow had broken her leg -off, and that the pail was lying in several small pieces, while -the poor milkmaid had a nick in her left elbow. - - "There!" cried the milkmaid angrily. "See what you have done! -My cow has broken her leg, and I must take her to the mender's -shop and have it glued on again. What do you mean by coming here -and frightening my cow?" - - "I'm very sorry," returned Dorothy. "Please forgive us." - - But the pretty milkmaid was much too vexed to make any answer. -She picked up the leg sulkily and led her cow away, the poor -animal limping on three legs. As she left them the milkmaid cast -many reproachful glances over her shoulder at the clumsy strangers, -holding her nicked elbow close to her side. - - Dorothy was quite grieved at this mishap. - - "We must be very careful here," said the kind-hearted Woodman, -"or we may hurt these pretty little people so they will never get over it." - - A little farther on Dorothy met a most beautifully dressed -young Princess, who stopped short as she saw the strangers and -started to run away. - - Dorothy wanted to see more of the Princess, so she ran after her. -But the china girl cried out: - - "Don't chase me! Don't chase me!" - - She had such a frightened little voice that Dorothy stopped -and said, "Why not?" - - "Because," answered the Princess, also stopping, a safe -distance away, "if I run I may fall down and break myself." - - "But could you not be mended?" asked the girl. - - "Oh, yes; but one is never so pretty after being mended, you know," -replied the Princess. - - "I suppose not," said Dorothy. - - "Now there is Mr. Joker, one of our clowns," continued the -china lady, "who is always trying to stand upon his head. He has -broken himself so often that he is mended in a hundred places, and -doesn't look at all pretty. Here he comes now, so you can see for -yourself." - - Indeed, a jolly little clown came walking toward them, and -Dorothy could see that in spite of his pretty clothes of red and -yellow and green he was completely covered with cracks, running -every which way and showing plainly that he had been mended in -many places. - - The Clown put his hands in his pockets, and after puffing out -his cheeks and nodding his head at them saucily, he said: - - - "My lady fair, - Why do you stare - At poor old Mr. Joker? - You're quite as stiff - And prim as if - You'd eaten up a poker!" - - - "Be quiet, sir!" said the Princess. "Can't you see these are -strangers, and should be treated with respect?" - - "Well, that's respect, I expect," declared the Clown, -and immediately stood upon his head. - - "Don't mind Mr. Joker," said the Princess to Dorothy. "He is -considerably cracked in his head, and that makes him foolish." - - "Oh, I don't mind him a bit," said Dorothy. "But you are so -beautiful," she continued, "that I am sure I could love you dearly. -Won't you let me carry you back to Kansas, and stand you on -Aunt Em's mantel? I could carry you in my basket." - - "That would make me very unhappy," answered the china Princess. -"You see, here in our country we live contentedly, and can talk and -move around as we please. But whenever any of us are taken away our -joints at once stiffen, and we can only stand straight and look pretty. -Of course that is all that is expected of us when we are on mantels and -cabinets and drawing-room tables, but our lives are much pleasanter -here in our own country." - - "I would not make you unhappy for all the world!" exclaimed Dorothy. -"So I'll just say good-bye." - - "Good-bye," replied the Princess. - - They walked carefully through the china country. The little -animals and all the people scampered out of their way, fearing the -strangers would break them, and after an hour or so the travelers -reached the other side of the country and came to another china wall. - - It was not so high as the first, however, and by standing upon -the Lion's back they all managed to scramble to the top. Then the -Lion gathered his legs under him and jumped on the wall; but just -as he jumped, he upset a china church with his tail and smashed it -all to pieces. - - "That was too bad," said Dorothy, "but really I think we were -lucky in not doing these little people more harm than breaking a -cow's leg and a church. They are all so brittle!" - - "They are, indeed," said the Scarecrow, "and I am thankful I -am made of straw and cannot be easily damaged. There are worse -things in the world than being a Scarecrow." - - - - - 21. The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts - - - After climbing down from the china wall the travelers found -themselves in a disagreeable country, full of bogs and marshes and -covered with tall, rank grass. It was difficult to walk without -falling into muddy holes, for the grass was so thick that it hid -them from sight. However, by carefully picking their way, they -got safely along until they reached solid ground. But here the -country seemed wilder than ever, and after a long and tiresome -walk through the underbrush they entered another forest, where the -trees were bigger and older than any they had ever seen. - - "This forest is perfectly delightful," declared the Lion, looking -around him with joy. "Never have I seen a more beautiful place." - - "It seems gloomy," said the Scarecrow. - - "Not a bit of it," answered the Lion. "I should like to live -here all my life. See how soft the dried leaves are under your -feet and how rich and green the moss is that clings to these old -trees. Surely no wild beast could wish a pleasanter home." - - "Perhaps there are wild beasts in the forest now," said Dorothy. - - "I suppose there are," returned the Lion, "but I do not see -any of them about." - - They walked through the forest until it became too dark to go -any farther. Dorothy and Toto and the Lion lay down to sleep, -while the Woodman and the Scarecrow kept watch over them as usual. - - When morning came, they started again. Before they had gone -far they heard a low rumble, as of the growling of many wild animals. -Toto whimpered a little, but none of the others was frightened, -and they kept along the well-trodden path until they came to -an opening in the wood, in which were gathered hundreds of -beasts of every variety. There were tigers and elephants and -bears and wolves and foxes and all the others in the natural -history, and for a moment Dorothy was afraid. But the Lion -explained that the animals were holding a meeting, and he judged -by their snarling and growling that they were in great trouble. - - As he spoke several of the beasts caught sight of him, and at -once the great assemblage hushed as if by magic. The biggest of -the tigers came up to the Lion and bowed, saying: - - "Welcome, O King of Beasts! You have come in good time to -fight our enemy and bring peace to all the animals of the forest -once more." - - "What is your trouble?" asked the Lion quietly. - - "We are all threatened," answered the tiger, "by a fierce -enemy which has lately come into this forest. It is a most -tremendous monster, like a great spider, with a body as big as an -elephant and legs as long as a tree trunk. It has eight of these -long legs, and as the monster crawls through the forest he seizes -an animal with a leg and drags it to his mouth, where he eats it -as a spider does a fly. Not one of us is safe while this fierce -creature is alive, and we had called a meeting to decide how to -take care of ourselves when you came among us." - - The Lion thought for a moment. - - "Are there any other lions in this forest?" he asked. - - "No; there were some, but the monster has eaten them all. And, -besides, they were none of them nearly so large and brave as you." - - "If I put an end to your enemy, will you bow down to me and -obey me as King of the Forest?" inquired the Lion. - - "We will do that gladly," returned the tiger; and all the -other beasts roared with a mighty roar: "We will!" - - "Where is this great spider of yours now?" asked the Lion. - - "Yonder, among the oak trees," said the tiger, pointing with -his forefoot. - - "Take good care of these friends of mine," said the Lion, "and -I will go at once to fight the monster." - - He bade his comrades good-bye and marched proudly away to do -battle with the enemy. - - The great spider was lying asleep when the Lion found him, -and it looked so ugly that its foe turned up his nose in disgust. -Its legs were quite as long as the tiger had said, and its body -covered with coarse black hair. It had a great mouth, with a row -of sharp teeth a foot long; but its head was joined to the pudgy -body by a neck as slender as a wasp's waist. This gave the Lion a -hint of the best way to attack the creature, and as he knew it was -easier to fight it asleep than awake, he gave a great spring and -landed directly upon the monster's back. Then, with one blow of -his heavy paw, all armed with sharp claws, he knocked the spider's -head from its body. Jumping down, he watched it until the long -legs stopped wiggling, when he knew it was quite dead. - - The Lion went back to the opening where the beasts of the -forest were waiting for him and said proudly: - - "You need fear your enemy no longer." - - Then the beasts bowed down to the Lion as their King, and he -promised to come back and rule over them as soon as Dorothy was -safely on her way to Kansas. - - - - - 22. The Country of the Quadlings - - - The four travelers passed through the rest of the forest in -safety, and when they came out from its gloom saw before them a -steep hill, covered from top to bottom with great pieces of rock. - - "That will be a hard climb," said the Scarecrow, "but we must -get over the hill, nevertheless." - - So he led the way and the others followed. They had nearly -reached the first rock when they heard a rough voice cry out, -"Keep back!" - - "Who are you?" asked the Scarecrow. - - Then a head showed itself over the rock and the same voice said, -"This hill belongs to us, and we don't allow anyone to cross it." - - "But we must cross it," said the Scarecrow. "We're going to -the country of the Quadlings." - - "But you shall not!" replied the voice, and there stepped from -behind the rock the strangest man the travelers had ever seen. - - He was quite short and stout and had a big head, which was -flat at the top and supported by a thick neck full of wrinkles. -But he had no arms at all, and, seeing this, the Scarecrow did not -fear that so helpless a creature could prevent them from climbing -the hill. So he said, "I'm sorry not to do as you wish, but we -must pass over your hill whether you like it or not," and he -walked boldly forward. - - As quick as lightning the man's head shot forward and his neck -stretched out until the top of the head, where it was flat, struck -the Scarecrow in the middle and sent him tumbling, over and over, -down the hill. Almost as quickly as it came the head went back to -the body, and the man laughed harshly as he said, "It isn't as -easy as you think!" - - A chorus of boisterous laughter came from the other rocks, and -Dorothy saw hundreds of the armless Hammer-Heads upon the -hillside, one behind every rock. - - The Lion became quite angry at the laughter caused by the -Scarecrow's mishap, and giving a loud roar that echoed like thunder, -he dashed up the hill. - - Again a head shot swiftly out, and the great Lion went rolling -down the hill as if he had been struck by a cannon ball. - - Dorothy ran down and helped the Scarecrow to his feet, and the -Lion came up to her, feeling rather bruised and sore, and said, -"It is useless to fight people with shooting heads; no one can -withstand them." - - "What can we do, then?" she asked. - - "Call the Winged Monkeys," suggested the Tin Woodman. "You -have still the right to command them once more." - - "Very well," she answered, and putting on the Golden Cap she -uttered the magic words. The Monkeys were as prompt as ever, and -in a few moments the entire band stood before her. - - "What are your commands?" inquired the King of the Monkeys, -bowing low. - - "Carry us over the hill to the country of the Quadlings," -answered the girl. - - "It shall be done," said the King, and at once the Winged Monkeys -caught the four travelers and Toto up in their arms and flew away with them. -As they passed over the hill the Hammer-Heads yelled with vexation, and shot -their heads high in the air, but they could not reach the Winged Monkeys, -which carried Dorothy and her comrades safely over the hill and set them -down in the beautiful country of the Quadlings. - - "This is the last time you can summon us," said the leader to -Dorothy; "so good-bye and good luck to you." - - "Good-bye, and thank you very much," returned the girl; and -the Monkeys rose into the air and were out of sight in a twinkling. - - The country of the Quadlings seemed rich and happy. There was -field upon field of ripening grain, with well-paved roads running -between, and pretty rippling brooks with strong bridges across them. -The fences and houses and bridges were all painted bright red, -just as they had been painted yellow in the country of the Winkies -and blue in the country of the Munchkins. The Quadlings themselves, -who were short and fat and looked chubby and good-natured, were -dressed all in red, which showed bright against the green grass -and the yellowing grain. - - The Monkeys had set them down near a farmhouse, and the four -travelers walked up to it and knocked at the door. It was opened -by the farmer's wife, and when Dorothy asked for something to eat -the woman gave them all a good dinner, with three kinds of cake -and four kinds of cookies, and a bowl of milk for Toto. - - "How far is it to the Castle of Glinda?" asked the child. - - "It is not a great way," answered the farmer's wife. -"Take the road to the South and you will soon reach it." - - Thanking the good woman, they started afresh and walked by the -fields and across the pretty bridges until they saw before them a -very beautiful Castle. Before the gates were three young girls, -dressed in handsome red uniforms trimmed with gold braid; and as -Dorothy approached, one of them said to her: - - "Why have you come to the South Country?" - - "To see the Good Witch who rules here," she answered. -"Will you take me to her?" - - "Let me have your name, and I will ask Glinda if she will -receive you." They told who they were, and the girl soldier went -into the Castle. After a few moments she came back to say that -Dorothy and the others were to be admitted at once. - - - - - 23. Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish - - - Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a -room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her -hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the -Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman -polished his tin and oiled his joints. - - When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier -girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies. - - She was both beautiful and young to their eyes. Her hair was -a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders. -Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked -kindly upon the little girl. - - "What can I do for you, my child?" she asked. - - Dorothy told the Witch all her story: how the cyclone had -brought her to the Land of Oz, how she had found her companions, -and of the wonderful adventures they had met with. - - "My greatest wish now," she added, "is to get back to Kansas, -for Aunt Em will surely think something dreadful has happened to me, -and that will make her put on mourning; and unless the crops are better -this year than they were last, I am sure Uncle Henry cannot afford it." - - Glinda leaned forward and kissed the sweet, upturned face of -the loving little girl. - - "Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you -of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added, "But, if I do, -you must give me the Golden Cap." - - "Willingly!" exclaimed Dorothy; "indeed, it is of no use to -me now, and when you have it you can command the Winged Monkeys -three times." - - "And I think I shall need their service just those three times," -answered Glinda, smiling. - - Dorothy then gave her the Golden Cap, and the Witch said to -the Scarecrow, "What will you do when Dorothy has left us?" - - "I will return to the Emerald City," he replied, "for Oz has -made me its ruler and the people like me. The only thing that -worries me is how to cross the hill of the Hammer-Heads." - - "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys -to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for -it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler." - - "Am I really wonderful?" asked the Scarecrow. - - "You are unusual," replied Glinda. - - Turning to the Tin Woodman, she asked, "What will become of -you when Dorothy leaves this country?" - - He leaned on his axe and thought a moment. Then he said, -"The Winkies were very kind to me, and wanted me to rule over them -after the Wicked Witch died. I am fond of the Winkies, and if I -could get back again to the Country of the West, I should like -nothing better than to rule over them forever." - - "My second command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda "will -be that they carry you safely to the land of the Winkies. Your -brain may not be so large to look at as those of the Scarecrow, -but you are really brighter than he is--when you are well polished-- -and I am sure you will rule the Winkies wisely and well." - - Then the Witch looked at the big, shaggy Lion and asked, "When -Dorothy has returned to her own home, what will become of you?" - - "Over the hill of the Hammer-Heads," he answered, "lies a -grand old forest, and all the beasts that live there have made me -their King. If I could only get back to this forest, I would pass -my life very happily there." - - "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall -be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers -of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, -that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore." - - The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the -Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed: - - "You are certainly as good as you are beautiful! But you have -not yet told me how to get back to Kansas." - - "Your Silver Shoes will carry you over the desert," replied Glinda. -"If you had known their power you could have gone back to your Aunt Em -the very first day you came to this country." - - "But then I should not have had my wonderful brains!" cried the Scarecrow. -"I might have passed my whole life in the farmer's cornfield." - - "And I should not have had my lovely heart," said the Tin Woodman. -"I might have stood and rusted in the forest till the end of the world." - - "And I should have lived a coward forever," declared the Lion, -"and no beast in all the forest would have had a good word to say to me." - - "This is all true," said Dorothy, "and I am glad I was of use -to these good friends. But now that each of them has had what he -most desired, and each is happy in having a kingdom to rule besides, -I think I should like to go back to Kansas." - - "The Silver Shoes," said the Good Witch, "have wonderful powers. -And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry -you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be -made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels -together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you -wish to go." - - "If that is so," said the child joyfully, "I will ask them to -carry me back to Kansas at once." - - She threw her arms around the Lion's neck and kissed him, -patting his big head tenderly. Then she kissed the Tin Woodman, -who was weeping in a way most dangerous to his joints. But she -hugged the soft, stuffed body of the Scarecrow in her arms instead -of kissing his painted face, and found she was crying herself at -this sorrowful parting from her loving comrades. - - Glinda the Good stepped down from her ruby throne to give the -little girl a good-bye kiss, and Dorothy thanked her for all the -kindness she had shown to her friends and herself. - - Dorothy now took Toto up solemnly in her arms, and having said -one last good-bye she clapped the heels of her shoes together three -times, saying: - - "Take me home to Aunt Em!" - - Instantly she was whirling through the air, so swiftly that -all she could see or feel was the wind whistling past her ears. - - The Silver Shoes took but three steps, and then she stopped so -suddenly that she rolled over upon the grass several times before -she knew where she was. - - At length, however, she sat up and looked about her. - - "Good gracious!" she cried. - - For she was sitting on the broad Kansas prairie, and just -before her was the new farmhouse Uncle Henry built after the -cyclone had carried away the old one. Uncle Henry was milking the -cows in the barnyard, and Toto had jumped out of her arms and was -running toward the barn, barking furiously. - - Dorothy stood up and found she was in her stocking-feet. -For the Silver Shoes had fallen off in her flight through the air, -and were lost forever in the desert. - - - - - 24. Home Again - - - Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages -when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her. - - "My darling child!" she cried, folding the little girl in her -arms and covering her face with kisses. "Where in the world did -you come from?" - - "From the Land of Oz," said Dorothy gravely. "And here is -Toto, too. And oh, Aunt Em! I'm so glad to be at home again!" - - - -End of The Project Gutenberg Etext of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - |