\"No,\"sheanswered,\"oneisoftin,andoneofstraw;oneisagirlandanotheraLion。Noneofthemisfittowork,soyoumaytearthemintosmallpieces。\"
\"Verywell,\"saidthewolf,andhedashedawayatfullspeed,followedbytheothers。
ItwasluckytheScarecrowandtheWoodmanwerewideawakeandheardthewolvescoming。
\"Thisismyfight,\"saidtheWoodman,\"sogetbehindmeandI
willmeetthemastheycome。\"
Heseizedhisaxe,whichhehadmadeverysharp,andastheleaderofthewolvescameontheTinWoodmanswunghisarmandchoppedthewolf’sheadfromitsbody,sothatitimmediatelydied。
Assoonashecouldraisehisaxeanotherwolfcameup,andhealsofellunderthesharpedgeoftheTinWoodman’sweapon。Therewerefortywolves,andfortytimesawolfwaskilled,sothatatlasttheyalllaydeadinaheapbeforetheWoodman。
ThenheputdownhisaxeandsatbesidetheScarecrow,whosaid,\"Itwasagoodfight,friend。\"
TheywaiteduntilDorothyawokethenextmorning。Thelittlegirlwasquitefrightenedwhenshesawthegreatpileofshaggywolves,buttheTinWoodmantoldherall。Shethankedhimforsavingthemandsatdowntobreakfast,afterwhichtheystartedagainupontheirjourney。
NowthissamemorningtheWickedWitchcametothedoorofhercastleandlookedoutwithheroneeyethatcouldseefaroff。
Shesawallherwolveslyingdead,andthestrangersstilltravelingthroughhercountry。Thismadeherangrierthanbefore,andsheblewhersilverwhistletwice。
Straightwayagreatflockofwildcrowscameflyingtowardher,enoughtodarkenthesky。
AndtheWickedWitchsaidtotheKingCrow,\"Flyatoncetothestrangers;peckouttheireyesandtearthemtopieces。\"
ThewildcrowsflewinonegreatflocktowardDorothyandhercompanions。Whenthelittlegirlsawthemcomingshewasafraid。
ButtheScarecrowsaid,\"Thisismybattle,soliedownbesidemeandyouwillnotbeharmed。\"
SotheyalllayuponthegroundexcepttheScarecrow,andhestoodupandstretchedouthisarms。Andwhenthecrowssawhimtheywerefrightened,asthesebirdsalwaysarebyscarecrows,anddidnotdaretocomeanynearer。ButtheKingCrowsaid:
\"Itisonlyastuffedman。Iwillpeckhiseyesout。\"
TheKingCrowflewattheScarecrow,whocaughtitbytheheadandtwisteditsneckuntilitdied。Andthenanothercrowflewathim,andtheScarecrowtwisteditsneckalso。Therewerefortycrows,andfortytimestheScarecrowtwistedaneck,untilatlastallwerelyingdeadbesidehim。Thenhecalledtohiscompanionstorise,andagaintheywentupontheirjourney。
WhentheWickedWitchlookedoutagainandsawallhercrowslyinginaheap,shegotintoaterriblerage,andblewthreetimesuponhersilverwhistle。
Forthwiththerewasheardagreatbuzzingintheair,andaswarmofblackbeescameflyingtowardher。
\"Gotothestrangersandstingthemtodeath!\"commandedtheWitch,andthebeesturnedandflewrapidlyuntiltheycametowhereDorothyandherfriendswerewalking。ButtheWoodmanhadseenthemcoming,andtheScarecrowhaddecidedwhattodo。
\"TakeoutmystrawandscatteritoverthelittlegirlandthedogandtheLion,\"hesaidtotheWoodman,\"andthebeescannotstingthem。\"ThistheWoodmandid,andasDorothylayclosebesidetheLionandheldTotoinherarms,thestrawcoveredthementirely。
ThebeescameandfoundnoonebuttheWoodmantosting,sotheyflewathimandbrokeoffalltheirstingsagainstthetin,withouthurtingtheWoodmanatall。Andasbeescannotlivewhentheirstingsarebrokenthatwastheendoftheblackbees,andtheylayscatteredthickabouttheWoodman,likelittleheapsoffinecoal。
ThenDorothyandtheLiongotup,andthegirlhelpedtheTinWoodmanputthestrawbackintotheScarecrowagain,untilhewasasgoodasever。Sotheystartedupontheirjourneyoncemore。
TheWickedWitchwassoangrywhenshesawherblackbeesinlittleheapslikefinecoalthatshestampedherfootandtoreherhairandgnashedherteeth。Andthenshecalledadozenofherslaves,whoweretheWinkies,andgavethemsharpspears,tellingthemtogotothestrangersanddestroythem。
TheWinkieswerenotabravepeople,buttheyhadtodoastheyweretold。SotheymarchedawayuntiltheycameneartoDorothy。ThentheLiongaveagreatroarandsprangtowardsthem,andthepoorWinkiesweresofrightenedthattheyranbackasfastastheycould。
WhentheyreturnedtothecastletheWickedWitchbeatthemwellwithastrap,andsentthembacktotheirwork,afterwhichshesatdowntothinkwhatsheshoulddonext。Shecouldnotunderstandhowallherplanstodestroythesestrangershadfailed;
butshewasapowerfulWitch,aswellasawickedone,andshesoonmadeuphermindhowtoact。
Therewas,inhercupboard,aGoldenCap,withacircleofdiamondsandrubiesrunningroundit。ThisGoldenCaphadacharm。
WhoeverowneditcouldcallthreetimesupontheWingedMonkeys,whowouldobeyanyordertheyweregiven。Butnopersoncouldcommandthesestrangecreaturesmorethanthreetimes。
TwicealreadytheWickedWitchhadusedthecharmoftheCap。
OncewaswhenshehadmadetheWinkiesherslaves,andsetherselftoruleovertheircountry。TheWingedMonkeyshadhelpedherdothis。ThesecondtimewaswhenshehadfoughtagainsttheGreatOzhimself,anddrivenhimoutofthelandoftheWest。
TheWingedMonkeyshadalsohelpedherindoingthis。OnlyoncemorecouldsheusethisGoldenCap,forwhichreasonshedidnotliketodosountilallherotherpowerswereexhausted。Butnowthatherfiercewolvesandherwildcrowsandherstingingbeesweregone,andherslaveshadbeenscaredawaybytheCowardlyLion,shesawtherewasonlyonewaylefttodestroyDorothyandherfriends。
SotheWickedWitchtooktheGoldenCapfromhercupboardandplacedituponherhead。Thenshestooduponherleftfootandsaidslowly:
\"Ep-pe,pep-pe,kak-ke!\"
Nextshestooduponherrightfootandsaid:
\"Hil-lo,hol-lo,hel-lo!\"
Afterthisshestooduponbothfeetandcriedinaloudvoice:
\"Ziz-zy,zuz-zy,zik!\"
Nowthecharmbegantowork。Theskywasdarkened,andalowrumblingsoundwasheardintheair。Therewasarushingofmanywings,agreatchatteringandlaughing,andthesuncameoutofthedarkskytoshowtheWickedWitchsurroundedbyacrowdofmonkeys,eachwithapairofimmenseandpowerfulwingsonhisshoulders。
One,muchbiggerthantheothers,seemedtobetheirleader。
HeflewclosetotheWitchandsaid,\"Youhavecalledusforthethirdandlasttime。Whatdoyoucommand?\"
\"GotothestrangerswhoarewithinmylandanddestroythemallexcepttheLion,\"saidtheWickedWitch。\"Bringthatbeasttome,forIhaveamindtoharnesshimlikeahorse,andmakehimwork。\"
\"Yourcommandsshallbeobeyed,\"saidtheleader。Then,withagreatdealofchatteringandnoise,theWingedMonkeysflewawaytotheplacewhereDorothyandherfriendswerewalking。
SomeoftheMonkeysseizedtheTinWoodmanandcarriedhimthroughtheairuntiltheywereoveracountrythicklycoveredwithsharprocks。HeretheydroppedthepoorWoodman,whofellagreatdistancetotherocks,wherehelaysobatteredanddentedthathecouldneithermovenorgroan。
OthersoftheMonkeyscaughttheScarecrow,andwiththeirlongfingerspulledallofthestrawoutofhisclothesandhead。
Theymadehishatandbootsandclothesintoasmallbundleandthrewitintothetopbranchesofatalltree。
TheremainingMonkeysthrewpiecesofstoutropearoundtheLionandwoundmanycoilsabouthisbodyandheadandlegs,untilhewasunabletobiteorscratchorstruggleinanyway。
ThentheyliftedhimupandflewawaywithhimtotheWitch’scastle,wherehewasplacedinasmallyardwithahighironfencearoundit,sothathecouldnotescape。
ButDorothytheydidnotharmatall。Shestood,withTotoinherarms,watchingthesadfateofhercomradesandthinkingitwouldsoonbeherturn。TheleaderoftheWingedMonkeysflewuptoher,hislong,hairyarmsstretchedoutandhisuglyfacegrinningterribly;buthesawthemarkoftheGoodWitch’skissuponherforeheadandstoppedshort,motioningtheothersnottotouchher。
\"Wedarenotharmthislittlegirl,\"hesaidtothem,\"forsheisprotectedbythePowerofGood,andthatisgreaterthanthePowerofEvil。AllwecandoistocarryhertothecastleoftheWickedWitchandleaveherthere。\"
So,carefullyandgently,theyliftedDorothyintheirarmsandcarriedherswiftlythroughtheairuntiltheycametothecastle,wheretheysetherdownuponthefrontdoorstep。
ThentheleadersaidtotheWitch:
\"Wehaveobeyedyouasfaraswewereable。TheTinWoodmanandtheScarecrowaredestroyed,andtheLionistiedupinyouryard。
Thelittlegirlwedarenotharm,northedogshecarriesinherarms。
Yourpoweroverourbandisnowended,andyouwillneverseeusagain。\"
ThenalltheWingedMonkeys,withmuchlaughingandchatteringandnoise,flewintotheairandweresoonoutofsight。
TheWickedWitchwasbothsurprisedandworriedwhenshesawthemarkonDorothy’sforehead,forsheknewwellthatneithertheWingedMonkeysnorshe,herself,darehurtthegirlinanyway。
ShelookeddownatDorothy’sfeet,andseeingtheSilverShoes,begantotremblewithfear,forsheknewwhatapowerfulcharmbelongedtothem。AtfirsttheWitchwastemptedtorunawayfromDorothy;butshehappenedtolookintothechild’seyesandsawhowsimplethesoulbehindthemwas,andthatthelittlegirldidnotknowofthewonderfulpowertheSilverShoesgaveher。SotheWickedWitchlaughedtoherself,andthought,\"Icanstillmakehermyslave,forshedoesnotknowhowtouseherpower。\"
ThenshesaidtoDorothy,harshlyandseverely:
\"Comewithme;andseethatyoumindeverythingItellyou,forifyoudonotIwillmakeanendofyou,asIdidoftheTinWoodmanandtheScarecrow。\"
Dorothyfollowedherthroughmanyofthebeautifulroomsinhercastleuntiltheycametothekitchen,wheretheWitchbadehercleanthepotsandkettlesandsweepthefloorandkeepthefirefedwithwood。
Dorothywenttoworkmeekly,withhermindmadeuptoworkashardasshecould;forshewasgladtheWickedWitchhaddecidednottokillher。
WithDorothyhardatwork,theWitchthoughtshewouldgointothecourtyardandharnesstheCowardlyLionlikeahorse;itwouldamuseher,shewassure,tomakehimdrawherchariotwhenevershewishedtogotodrive。ButassheopenedthegatetheLiongavealoudroarandboundedathersofiercelythattheWitchwasafraid,andranoutandshutthegateagain。
\"IfIcannotharnessyou,\"saidtheWitchtotheLion,speakingthroughthebarsofthegate,\"Icanstarveyou。
YoushallhavenothingtoeatuntilyoudoasIwish。\"
SoafterthatshetooknofoodtotheimprisonedLion;
buteverydayshecametothegateatnoonandasked,\"Areyoureadytobeharnessedlikeahorse?\"
AndtheLionwouldanswer,\"No。Ifyoucomeinthisyard,I
willbiteyou。\"
ThereasontheLiondidnothavetodoastheWitchwishedwasthateverynight,whilethewomanwasasleep,Dorothycarriedhimfoodfromthecupboard。Afterhehadeatenhewouldliedownonhisbedofstraw,andDorothywouldliebesidehimandputherheadonhissoft,shaggymane,whiletheytalkedoftheirtroublesandtriedtoplansomewaytoescape。Buttheycouldfindnowaytogetoutofthecastle,foritwasconstantlyguardedbytheyellowWinkies,whoweretheslavesoftheWickedWitchandtooafraidofhernottodoasshetoldthem。
Thegirlhadtoworkhardduringtheday,andoftentheWitchthreatenedtobeatherwiththesameoldumbrellashealwayscarriedinherhand。But,intruth,shedidnotdaretostrikeDorothy,becauseofthemarkuponherforehead。Thechilddidnotknowthis,andwasfulloffearforherselfandToto。OncetheWitchstruckTotoablowwithherumbrellaandthebravelittledogflewatherandbitherleginreturn。TheWitchdidnotbleedwhereshewasbitten,forshewassowickedthatthebloodinherhaddriedupmanyyearsbefore。
Dorothy’slifebecameverysadasshegrewtounderstandthatitwouldbeharderthanevertogetbacktoKansasandAuntEmagain。
Sometimesshewouldcrybitterlyforhours,withTotosittingatherfeetandlookingintoherface,whiningdismallytoshowhowsorryhewasforhislittlemistress。TotodidnotreallycarewhetherhewasinKansasortheLandofOzsolongasDorothywaswithhim;
butheknewthelittlegirlwasunhappy,andthatmadehimunhappytoo。
NowtheWickedWitchhadagreatlongingtohaveforherowntheSilverShoeswhichthegirlalwayswore。Herbeesandhercrowsandherwolveswerelyinginheapsanddryingup,andshehadusedupallthepoweroftheGoldenCap;butifshecouldonlygetholdoftheSilverShoes,theywouldgivehermorepowerthanalltheotherthingsshehadlost。ShewatchedDorothycarefully,toseeifsheevertookoffhershoes,thinkingshemightstealthem。
Butthechildwassoproudofherprettyshoesthatshenevertookthemoffexceptatnightandwhenshetookherbath。TheWitchwastoomuchafraidofthedarktodaregoinDorothy’sroomatnighttotaketheshoes,andherdreadofwaterwasgreaterthanherfearofthedark,soshenevercamenearwhenDorothywasbathing。
Indeed,theoldWitchnevertouchedwater,noreverletwatertouchherinanyway。
Butthewickedcreaturewasverycunning,andshefinallythoughtofatrickthatwouldgiveherwhatshewanted。Sheplacedabarofironinthemiddleofthekitchenfloor,andthenbyhermagicartsmadetheironinvisibletohumaneyes。SothatwhenDorothywalkedacrossthefloorshestumbledoverthebar,notbeingabletoseeit,andfellatfulllength。
Shewasnotmuchhurt,butinherfalloneoftheSilverShoescameoff;andbeforeshecouldreachit,theWitchhadsnatcheditawayandputitonherownskinnyfoot。
Thewickedwomanwasgreatlypleasedwiththesuccessofhertrick,foraslongasshehadoneoftheshoessheownedhalfthepoweroftheircharm,andDorothycouldnotuseitagainsther,evenhadsheknownhowtodoso。
Thelittlegirl,seeingshehadlostoneofherprettyshoes,grewangry,andsaidtotheWitch,\"Givemebackmyshoe!\"
\"Iwillnot,\"retortedtheWitch,\"foritisnowmyshoe,andnotyours。\"
\"Youareawickedcreature!\"criedDorothy。\"Youhavenorighttotakemyshoefromme。\"
\"Ishallkeepit,justthesame,\"saidtheWitch,laughingather,\"andsomedayIshallgettheotheronefromyou,too。\"
ThismadeDorothysoveryangrythatshepickedupthebucketofwaterthatstoodnearanddasheditovertheWitch,wettingherfromheadtofoot。
Instantlythewickedwomangavealoudcryoffear,andthen,asDorothylookedatherinwonder,theWitchbegantoshrinkandfallaway。
\"Seewhatyouhavedone!\"shescreamed。\"InaminuteIshallmeltaway。\"
\"I’mverysorry,indeed,\"saidDorothy,whowastrulyfrightenedtoseetheWitchactuallymeltingawaylikebrownsugarbeforeherveryeyes。
\"Didn’tyouknowwaterwouldbetheendofme?\"askedtheWitch,inawailing,despairingvoice。
\"Ofcoursenot,\"answeredDorothy。\"HowshouldI?\"
\"Well,inafewminutesIshallbeallmelted,andyouwillhavethecastletoyourself。Ihavebeenwickedinmyday,butI
neverthoughtalittlegirllikeyouwouldeverbeabletomeltmeandendmywickeddeeds。Lookout——hereIgo!\"
WiththesewordstheWitchfelldowninabrown,melted,shapelessmassandbegantospreadoverthecleanboardsofthekitchenfloor。Seeingthatshehadreallymeltedawaytonothing,Dorothydrewanotherbucketofwaterandthrewitoverthemess。
Shethensweptitalloutthedoor。Afterpickingoutthesilvershoe,whichwasallthatwasleftoftheoldwoman,shecleanedanddrieditwithacloth,andputitonherfootagain。Then,beingatlastfreetodoasshechose,sheranouttothecourtyardtotelltheLionthattheWickedWitchoftheWesthadcometoanend,andthattheywerenolongerprisonersinastrangeland。
13。TheRescueTheCowardlyLionwasmuchpleasedtohearthattheWickedWitchhadbeenmeltedbyabucketofwater,andDorothyatonceunlockedthegateofhisprisonandsethimfree。Theywentintogethertothecastle,whereDorothy’sfirstactwastocallalltheWinkiestogetherandtellthemthattheywerenolongerslaves。
TherewasgreatrejoicingamongtheyellowWinkies,fortheyhadbeenmadetoworkhardduringmanyyearsfortheWickedWitch,whohadalwaystreatedthemwithgreatcruelty。Theykeptthisdayasaholiday,thenandeverafter,andspentthetimeinfeastinganddancing。
\"Ifourfriends,theScarecrowandtheTinWoodman,wereonlywithus,\"saidtheLion,\"Ishouldbequitehappy。\"
\"Don’tyousupposewecouldrescuethem?\"askedthegirlanxiously。
\"Wecantry,\"answeredtheLion。
SotheycalledtheyellowWinkiesandaskedthemiftheywouldhelptorescuetheirfriends,andtheWinkiessaidthattheywouldbedelightedtodoallintheirpowerforDorothy,whohadsetthemfreefrombondage。SoshechoseanumberoftheWinkieswholookedasiftheyknewthemost,andtheyallstartedaway。TheytraveledthatdayandpartofthenextuntiltheycametotherockyplainwheretheTinWoodmanlay,allbatteredandbent。Hisaxewasnearhim,butthebladewasrustedandthehandlebrokenoffshort。
TheWinkiesliftedhimtenderlyintheirarms,andcarriedhimbacktotheYellowCastleagain,Dorothysheddingafewtearsbythewayatthesadplightofheroldfriend,andtheLionlookingsoberandsorry。WhentheyreachedthecastleDorothysaidtotheWinkies:
\"Areanyofyourpeopletinsmiths?\"
\"Oh,yes。Someofusareverygoodtinsmiths,\"theytoldher。
\"Thenbringthemtome,\"shesaid。Andwhenthetinsmithscame,bringingwiththemalltheirtoolsinbaskets,sheinquired,\"CanyoustraightenoutthosedentsintheTinWoodman,andbendhimbackintoshapeagain,andsolderhimtogetherwhereheisbroken?\"
ThetinsmithslookedtheWoodmanovercarefullyandthenansweredthattheythoughttheycouldmendhimsohewouldbeasgoodasever。Sotheysettoworkinoneofthebigyellowroomsofthecastleandworkedforthreedaysandfournights,hammeringandtwistingandbendingandsolderingandpolishingandpoundingatthelegsandbodyandheadoftheTinWoodman,untilatlasthewasstraightenedoutintohisoldform,andhisjointsworkedaswellasever。Tobesure,therewereseveralpatchesonhim,butthetinsmithsdidagoodjob,andastheWoodmanwasnotavainmanhedidnotmindthepatchesatall。
When,atlast,hewalkedintoDorothy’sroomandthankedherforrescuinghim,hewassopleasedthathewepttearsofjoy,andDorothyhadtowipeeverytearcarefullyfromhisfacewithherapron,sohisjointswouldnotberusted。Atthesametimeherowntearsfellthickandfastatthejoyofmeetingheroldfriendagain,andthesetearsdidnotneedtobewipedaway。AsfortheLion,hewipedhiseyessooftenwiththetipofhistailthatitbecamequitewet,andhewasobligedtogooutintothecourtyardandholditinthesuntillitdried。
\"IfweonlyhadtheScarecrowwithusagain,\"saidtheTinWoodman,whenDorothyhadfinishedtellinghimeverythingthathadhappened,\"Ishouldbequitehappy。\"
\"Wemusttrytofindhim,\"saidthegirl。
SoshecalledtheWinkiestohelpher,andtheywalkedallthatdayandpartofthenextuntiltheycametothetalltreeinthebranchesofwhichtheWingedMonkeyshadtossedthecarecrow’sclothes。
Itwasaverytalltree,andthetrunkwassosmooththatnoonecouldclimbit;buttheWoodmansaidatonce,\"I’llchopitdown,andthenwecangettheScarecrow’sclothes。\"
NowwhilethetinsmithshadbeenatworkmendingtheWoodmanhimself,anotheroftheWinkies,whowasagoldsmith,hadmadeanaxe-handleofsolidgoldandfittedittotheWoodman’saxe,insteadoftheoldbrokenhandle。Otherspolishedthebladeuntilalltherustwasremovedanditglistenedlikeburnishedsilver。
Assoonashehadspoken,theTinWoodmanbegantochop,andinashorttimethetreefelloverwithacrash,whereupontheScarecrow’sclothesfelloutofthebranchesandrolledoffontheground。
DorothypickedthemupandhadtheWinkiescarrythembacktothecastle,wheretheywerestuffedwithnice,cleanstraw;andbehold!herewastheScarecrow,asgoodasever,thankingthemoverandoveragainforsavinghim。
Nowthattheywerereunited,DorothyandherfriendsspentafewhappydaysattheYellowCastle,wheretheyfoundeverythingtheyneededtomakethemcomfortable。
ButonedaythegirlthoughtofAuntEm,andsaid,\"WemustgobacktoOz,andclaimhispromise。\"
\"Yes,\"saidtheWoodman,\"atlastIshallgetmyheart。\"
\"AndIshallgetmybrains,\"addedtheScarecrowjoyfully。
\"AndIshallgetmycourage,\"saidtheLionthoughtfully。
\"AndIshallgetbacktoKansas,\"criedDorothy,clappingherhands。
\"Oh,letusstartfortheEmeraldCitytomorrow!\"
Thistheydecidedtodo。ThenextdaytheycalledtheWinkiestogetherandbadethemgood-bye。TheWinkiesweresorrytohavethemgo,andtheyhadgrownsofondoftheTinWoodmanthattheybeggedhimtostayandruleoverthemandtheYellowLandoftheWest。
Findingtheyweredeterminedtogo,theWinkiesgaveTotoandtheLioneachagoldencollar;andtoDorothytheypresentedabeautifulbraceletstuddedwithdiamonds;andtotheScarecrowtheygaveagold-headedwalkingstick,tokeephimfromstumbling;andtotheTinWoodmantheyofferedasilveroil-can,inlaidwithgoldandsetwithpreciousjewels。
EveryoneofthetravelersmadetheWinkiesaprettyspeechinreturn,andallshookhandswiththemuntiltheirarmsached。
DorothywenttotheWitch’scupboardtofillherbasketwithfoodforthejourney,andthereshesawtheGoldenCap。Shetrieditonherownheadandfoundthatitfittedherexactly。ShedidnotknowanythingaboutthecharmoftheGoldenCap,butshesawthatitwaspretty,soshemadeuphermindtowearitandcarryhersunbonnetinthebasket。
Then,beingpreparedforthejourney,theyallstartedfortheEmeraldCity;andtheWinkiesgavethemthreecheersandmanygoodwishestocarrywiththem。
14。TheWingedMonkeysYouwillremembertherewasnoroad——notevenapathway——
betweenthecastleoftheWickedWitchandtheEmeraldCity。
WhenthefourtravelerswentinsearchoftheWitchshehadseenthemcoming,andsosenttheWingedMonkeystobringthemtoher。
Itwasmuchhardertofindtheirwaybackthroughthebigfieldsofbuttercupsandyellowdaisiesthanitwasbeingcarried。
Theyknew,ofcourse,theymustgostraighteast,towardtherisingsun;andtheystartedoffintherightway。Butatnoon,whenthesunwasovertheirheads,theydidnotknowwhichwaseastandwhichwaswest,andthatwasthereasontheywerelostinthegreatfields。Theykeptonwalking,however,andatnightthemooncameoutandshonebrightly。Sotheylaydownamongthesweetsmellingyellowflowersandsleptsoundlyuntilmorning——
allbuttheScarecrowandtheTinWoodman。
Thenextmorningthesunwasbehindacloud,buttheystartedon,asiftheywerequitesurewhichwaytheyweregoing。
\"Ifwewalkfarenough,\"saidDorothy,\"Iamsureweshallsometimecometosomeplace。\"
Butdaybydaypassedaway,andtheystillsawnothingbeforethembutthescarletfields。TheScarecrowbegantogrumbleabit。
\"Wehavesurelylostourway,\"hesaid,\"andunlesswefinditagainintimetoreachtheEmeraldCity,Ishallnevergetmybrains。\"
\"NorImyheart,\"declaredtheTinWoodman。\"ItseemstomeI
canscarcelywaittillIgettoOz,andyoumustadmitthisisaverylongjourney。\"
\"Yousee,\"saidtheCowardlyLion,withawhimper,\"Ihaven’tthecouragetokeeptrampingforever,withoutgettinganywhereatall。\"
ThenDorothylostheart。Shesatdownonthegrassandlookedathercompanions,andtheysatdownandlookedather,andTotofoundthatforthefirsttimeinhislifehewastootiredtochaseabutterflythatflewpasthishead。SoheputouthistongueandpantedandlookedatDorothyasiftoaskwhattheyshoulddonext。
\"Supposewecallthefieldmice,\"shesuggested。\"TheycouldprobablytellusthewaytotheEmeraldCity。\"
\"Tobesuretheycould,\"criedtheScarecrow。\"Whydidn’twethinkofthatbefore?\"
DorothyblewthelittlewhistleshehadalwayscarriedabouthernecksincetheQueenoftheMicehadgivenittoher。Inafewminutestheyheardthepatteringoftinyfeet,andmanyofthesmallgraymicecamerunninguptoher。AmongthemwastheQueenherself,whoasked,inhersqueakylittlevoice:
\"WhatcanIdoformyfriends?\"
\"Wehavelostourway,\"saidDorothy。\"CanyoutelluswheretheEmeraldCityis?\"
\"Certainly,\"answeredtheQueen;\"butitisagreatwayoff,foryouhavehaditatyourbacksallthistime。\"ThenshenoticedDorothy’sGoldenCap,andsaid,\"Whydon’tyouusethecharmoftheCap,andcalltheWingedMonkeystoyou?TheywillcarryyoutotheCityofOzinlessthananhour。\"
\"Ididn’tknowtherewasacharm,\"answeredDorothy,insurprise。\"Whatisit?\"
\"ItiswritteninsidetheGoldenCap,\"repliedtheQueenoftheMice。\"ButifyouaregoingtocalltheWingedMonkeyswemustrunaway,fortheyarefullofmischiefandthinkitgreatfuntoplagueus。\"
\"Won’ttheyhurtme?\"askedthegirlanxiously。
\"Oh,no。TheymustobeytheweareroftheCap。Good-bye!\"
Andshescamperedoutofsight,withallthemicehurryingafterher。
DorothylookedinsidetheGoldenCapandsawsomewordswrittenuponthelining。These,shethought,mustbethecharm,soshereadthedirectionscarefullyandputtheCapuponherhead。
\"Ep-pe,pep-pe,kak-ke!\"shesaid,standingonherleftfoot。
\"Whatdidyousay?\"askedtheScarecrow,whodidnotknowwhatshewasdoing。
\"Hil-lo,hol-lo,hel-lo!\"Dorothywenton,standingthistimeonherrightfoot。
\"Hello!\"repliedtheTinWoodmancalmly。
\"Ziz-zy,zuz-zy,zik!\"saidDorothy,whowasnowstandingonbothfeet。Thisendedthesayingofthecharm,andtheyheardagreatchatteringandflappingofwings,asthebandofWingedMonkeysflewuptothem。
TheKingbowedlowbeforeDorothy,andasked,\"Whatisyourcommand?\"
\"WewishtogototheEmeraldCity,\"saidthechild,\"andwehavelostourway。\"
\"Wewillcarryyou,\"repliedtheKing,andnosoonerhadhespokenthantwooftheMonkeyscaughtDorothyintheirarmsandflewawaywithher。OtherstooktheScarecrowandtheWoodmanandtheLion,andonelittleMonkeyseizedTotoandflewafterthem,althoughthedogtriedhardtobitehim。
TheScarecrowandtheTinWoodmanwereratherfrightenedatfirst,fortheyrememberedhowbadlytheWingedMonkeyshadtreatedthembefore;buttheysawthatnoharmwasintended,sotheyrodethroughtheairquitecheerfully,andhadafinetimelookingattheprettygardensandwoodsfarbelowthem。
DorothyfoundherselfridingeasilybetweentwoofthebiggestMonkeys,oneofthemtheKinghimself。Theyhadmadeachairoftheirhandsandwerecarefulnottohurther。
\"WhydoyouhavetoobeythecharmoftheGoldenCap?\"sheasked。
\"Thatisalongstory,\"answeredtheKing,withaWingedlaugh;
\"butaswehavealongjourneybeforeus,Iwillpassthetimebytellingyouaboutit,ifyouwish。\"
\"Ishallbegladtohearit,\"shereplied。
\"Once,\"begantheleader,\"wewereafreepeople,livinghappilyinthegreatforest,flyingfromtreetotree,eatingnutsandfruit,anddoingjustaswepleasedwithoutcallinganybodymaster。Perhapssomeofuswererathertoofullofmischiefattimes,flyingdowntopullthetailsoftheanimalsthathadnowings,chasingbirds,andthrowingnutsatthepeoplewhowalkedintheforest。Butwewerecarelessandhappyandfulloffun,andenjoyedeveryminuteoftheday。
Thiswasmanyyearsago,longbeforeOzcameoutofthecloudstoruleoverthisland。
\"Therelivedherethen,awayattheNorth,abeautifulprincess,whowasalsoapowerfulsorceress。Allhermagicwasusedtohelpthepeople,andshewasneverknowntohurtanyonewhowasgood。
HernamewasGayelette,andshelivedinahandsomepalacebuiltfromgreatblocksofruby。Everyonelovedher,buthergreatestsorrowwasthatshecouldfindnoonetoloveinreturn,sinceallthemenweremuchtoostupidanduglytomatewithonesobeautifulandwise。Atlast,however,shefoundaboywhowashandsomeandmanlyandwisebeyondhisyears。Gayelettemadeuphermindthatwhenhegrewtobeamanshewouldmakehimherhusband,soshetookhimtoherrubypalaceandusedallhermagicpowerstomakehimasstrongandgoodandlovelyasanywomancouldwish。
Whenhegrewtomanhood,Quelala,ashewascalled,wassaidtobethebestandwisestmaninalltheland,whilehismanlybeautywassogreatthatGayelettelovedhimdearly,andhastenedtomakeeverythingreadyforthewedding。
\"MygrandfatherwasatthattimetheKingoftheWingedMonkeyswhichlivedintheforestnearGayelette’spalace,andtheoldfellowlovedajokebetterthanagooddinner。Oneday,justbeforethewedding,mygrandfatherwasflyingoutwithhisbandwhenhesawQuelalawalkingbesidetheriver。Hewasdressedinarichcostumeofpinksilkandpurplevelvet,andmygrandfatherthoughthewouldseewhathecoulddo。
AthiswordthebandflewdownandseizedQuelala,carriedhimintheirarmsuntiltheywereoverthemiddleoftheriver,andthendroppedhimintothewater。
\"`Swimout,myfinefellow,’criedmygrandfather,`andseeifthewaterhasspottedyourclothes。’Quelalawasmuchtoowisenottoswim,andhewasnotintheleastspoiledbyallhisgoodfortune。Helaughed,whenhecametothetopofthewater,andswamintoshore。ButwhenGayelettecamerunningouttohimshefoundhissilksandvelvetallruinedbytheriver。
\"Theprincesswasangry,andsheknew,ofcourse,whodidit。
ShehadalltheWingedMonkeysbroughtbeforeher,andshesaidatfirstthattheirwingsshouldbetiedandtheyshouldbetreatedastheyhadtreatedQuelala,anddroppedintheriver。Butmygrandfatherpleadedhard,forheknewtheMonkeyswoulddrownintheriverwiththeirwingstied,andQuelalasaidakindwordforthemalso;sothatGayelettefinallysparedthem,onconditionthattheWingedMonkeysshouldeverafterdothreetimesthebiddingoftheowneroftheGoldenCap。ThisCaphadbeenmadeforaweddingpresenttoQuelala,anditissaidtohavecosttheprincesshalfherkingdom。OfcoursemygrandfatherandalltheotherMonkeysatonceagreedtothecondition,andthatishowithappensthatwearethreetimestheslavesoftheowneroftheGoldenCap,whosoeverhemaybe。\"
\"Andwhatbecameofthem?\"askedDorothy,whohadbeengreatlyinterestedinthestory。
\"QuelalabeingthefirstowneroftheGoldenCap,\"repliedtheMonkey,\"hewasthefirsttolayhiswishesuponus。Ashisbridecouldnotbearthesightofus,hecalledusalltohimintheforestafterhehadmarriedherandorderedusalwaystokeepwhereshecouldneveragainseteyesonaWingedMonkey,whichweweregladtodo,forwewereallafraidofher。
\"ThiswasallweeverhadtodountiltheGoldenCapfellintothehandsoftheWickedWitchoftheWest,whomadeusenslavetheWinkies,andafterwarddriveOzhimselfoutoftheLandoftheWest。NowtheGoldenCapisyours,andthreetimesyouhavetherighttolayyourwishesuponus。\"
AstheMonkeyKingfinishedhisstoryDorothylookeddownandsawthegreen,shiningwallsoftheEmeraldCitybeforethem。
ShewonderedattherapidflightoftheMonkeys,butwasgladthejourneywasover。ThestrangecreaturessetthetravelersdowncarefullybeforethegateoftheCity,theKingbowedlowtoDorothy,andthenflewswiftlyaway,followedbyallhisband。
\"Thatwasagoodride,\"saidthelittlegirl。
\"Yes,andaquickwayoutofourtroubles,\"repliedtheLion。
\"HowluckyitwasyoubroughtawaythatwonderfulCap!\"
15。TheDiscoveryofOz,theTerribleThefourtravelerswalkeduptothegreatgateofEmeraldCityandrangthebell。Afterringingseveraltimes,itwasopenedbythesameGuardianoftheGatestheyhadmetbefore。
\"What!areyoubackagain?\"heasked,insurprise。
\"Doyounotseeus?\"answeredtheScarecrow。
\"ButIthoughtyouhadgonetovisittheWickedWitchoftheWest。\"
\"Wedidvisither,\"saidtheScarecrow。
\"Andsheletyougoagain?\"askedtheman,inwonder。
\"Shecouldnothelpit,forsheismelted,\"explainedtheScarecrow。
\"Melted!Well,thatisgoodnews,indeed,\"saidtheman。
\"Whomeltedher?\"
\"ItwasDorothy,\"saidtheLiongravely。
\"Goodgracious!\"exclaimedtheman,andhebowedverylowindeedbeforeher。
Thenheledthemintohislittleroomandlockedthespectaclesfromthegreatboxonalltheireyes,justashehaddonebefore。
AfterwardtheypassedonthroughthegateintotheEmeraldCity。
WhenthepeopleheardfromtheGuardianoftheGatesthatDorothyhadmeltedtheWickedWitchoftheWest,theyallgatheredaroundthetravelersandfollowedtheminagreatcrowdtothePalaceofOz。
Thesoldierwiththegreenwhiskerswasstillonguardbeforethedoor,buthelettheminatonce,andtheywereagainmetbythebeautifulgreengirl,whoshowedeachofthemtotheiroldroomsatonce,sotheymightrestuntiltheGreatOzwasreadytoreceivethem。
ThesoldierhadthenewscarriedstraighttoOzthatDorothyandtheothertravelershadcomebackagain,afterdestroyingtheWickedWitch;butOzmadenoreply。TheythoughttheGreatWizardwouldsendforthematonce,buthedidnot。Theyhadnowordfromhimthenextday,northenext,northenext。Thewaitingwastiresomeandwearing,andatlasttheygrewvexedthatOzshouldtreattheminsopoorafashion,aftersendingthemtoundergohardshipsandslavery。SotheScarecrowatlastaskedthegreengirltotakeanothermessagetoOz,sayingifhedidnotletthemintoseehimatoncetheywouldcalltheWingedMonkeystohelpthem,andfindoutwhetherhekepthispromisesornot。
WhentheWizardwasgiventhismessagehewassofrightenedthathesentwordforthemtocometotheThroneRoomatfourminutesafternineo’clockthenextmorning。HehadoncemettheWingedMonkeysintheLandoftheWest,andhedidnotwishtomeetthemagain。
Thefourtravelerspassedasleeplessnight,eachthinkingofthegiftOzhadpromisedtobestowonhim。Dorothyfellasleeponlyonce,andthenshedreamedshewasinKansas,whereAuntEmwastellingherhowgladshewastohaveherlittlegirlathomeagain。
Promptlyatnineo’clockthenextmorningthegreen-whiskeredsoldiercametothem,andfourminuteslatertheyallwentintotheThroneRoomoftheGreatOz。
OfcourseeachoneofthemexpectedtoseetheWizardintheshapehehadtakenbefore,andallweregreatlysurprisedwhentheylookedaboutandsawnooneatallintheroom。Theykeptclosetothedoorandclosertooneanother,forthestillnessoftheemptyroomwasmoredreadfulthananyoftheformstheyhadseenOztake。
PresentlytheyheardasolemnVoice,thatseemedtocomefromsomewherenearthetopofthegreatdome,anditsaid:
\"IamOz,theGreatandTerrible。Whydoyouseekme?\"
Theylookedagainineverypartoftheroom,andthen,seeingnoone,Dorothyasked,\"Whereareyou?\"
\"Iameverywhere,\"answeredtheVoice,\"buttotheeyesofcommonmortalsIaminvisible。Iwillnowseatmyselfuponmythrone,thatyoumayconversewithme。\"Indeed,theVoiceseemedjustthentocomestraightfromthethroneitself;sotheywalkedtowarditandstoodinarowwhileDorothysaid:
\"Wehavecometoclaimourpromise,OOz。\"
\"Whatpromise?\"askedOz。
\"YoupromisedtosendmebacktoKansaswhentheWickedWitchwasdestroyed,\"saidthegirl。
\"Andyoupromisedtogivemebrains,\"saidtheScarecrow。
\"Andyoupromisedtogivemeaheart,\"saidtheTinWoodman。
\"Andyoupromisedtogivemecourage,\"saidtheCowardlyLion。
\"IstheWickedWitchreallydestroyed?\"askedtheVoice,andDorothythoughtittrembledalittle。
\"Yes,\"sheanswered,\"Imeltedherwithabucketofwater。\"
\"Dearme,\"saidtheVoice,\"howsudden!Well,cometometomorrow,forImusthavetimetothinkitover。\"
\"You’vehadplentyoftimealready,\"saidtheTinWoodmanangrily。
\"Weshan’twaitadaylonger,\"saidtheScarecrow。
\"Youmustkeepyourpromisestous!\"exclaimedDorothy。
TheLionthoughtitmightbeaswelltofrightentheWizard,sohegavealarge,loudroar,whichwassofierceanddreadfulthatTotojumpedawayfromhiminalarmandtippedoverthescreenthatstoodinacorner。Asitfellwithacrashtheylookedthatway,andthenextmomentallofthemwerefilledwithwonder。
Fortheysaw,standinginjustthespotthescreenhadhidden,alittleoldman,withabaldheadandawrinkledface,whoseemedtobeasmuchsurprisedastheywere。TheTinWoodman,raisinghisaxe,rushedtowardthelittlemanandcriedout,\"Whoareyou?\"
\"IamOz,theGreatandTerrible,\"saidthelittleman,inatremblingvoice。\"Butdon’tstrikeme——pleasedon’t——andI’lldoanythingyouwantmeto。\"
Ourfriendslookedathiminsurpriseanddismay。
\"IthoughtOzwasagreatHead,\"saidDorothy。
\"AndIthoughtOzwasalovelyLady,\"saidtheScarecrow。
\"AndIthoughtOzwasaterribleBeast,\"saidtheTinWoodman。
\"AndIthoughtOzwasaBallofFire,\"exclaimedtheLion。
\"No,youareallwrong,\"saidthelittlemanmeekly。\"Ihavebeenmakingbelieve。\"
\"Makingbelieve!\"criedDorothy。\"AreyounotaGreatWizard?\"
\"Hush,mydear,\"hesaid。\"Don’tspeaksoloud,oryouwillbeoverheard——andIshouldberuined。I’msupposedtobeaGreatWizard。\"
\"Andaren’tyou?\"sheasked。
\"Notabitofit,mydear;I’mjustacommonman。\"
\"You’remorethanthat,\"saidtheScarecrow,inagrievedtone;
\"you’reahumbug。\"
\"Exactlyso!\"declaredthelittleman,rubbinghishandstogetherasifitpleasedhim。\"Iamahumbug。\"
\"Butthisisterrible,\"saidtheTinWoodman。\"HowshallI
evergetmyheart?\"
\"OrImycourage?\"askedtheLion。
\"OrImybrains?\"wailedtheScarecrow,wipingthetearsfromhiseyeswithhiscoatsleeve。
\"Mydearfriends,\"saidOz,\"Iprayyounottospeakoftheselittlethings。Thinkofme,andtheterribletroubleI’minatbeingfoundout。\"
\"Doesn’tanyoneelseknowyou’reahumbug?\"askedDorothy。
\"Nooneknowsitbutyoufour——andmyself,\"repliedOz。\"I
havefooledeveryonesolongthatIthoughtIshouldneverbefoundout。ItwasagreatmistakemyeverlettingyouintotheThroneRoom。UsuallyIwillnotseeevenmysubjects,andsotheybelieveIamsomethingterrible。\"
\"But,Idon’tunderstand,\"saidDorothy,inbewilderment。
\"HowwasitthatyouappearedtomeasagreatHead?\"
\"Thatwasoneofmytricks,\"answeredOz。\"Stepthisway,please,andIwilltellyouallaboutit。\"
HeledthewaytoasmallchamberintherearoftheThroneRoom,andtheyallfollowedhim。Hepointedtoonecorner,inwhichlaythegreatHead,madeoutofmanythicknessesofpaper,andwithacarefullypaintedface。
\"ThisIhungfromtheceilingbyawire,\"saidOz。\"Istoodbehindthescreenandpulledathread,tomaketheeyesmoveandthemouthopen。\"
\"Buthowaboutthevoice?\"sheinquired。
\"Oh,Iamaventriloquist,\"saidthelittleman。\"IcanthrowthesoundofmyvoicewhereverIwish,sothatyouthoughtitwascomingoutoftheHead。HerearetheotherthingsIusedtodeceiveyou。\"HeshowedtheScarecrowthedressandthemaskhehadwornwhenheseemedtobethelovelyLady。AndtheTinWoodmansawthathisterribleBeastwasnothingbutalotofskins,sewntogether,withslatstokeeptheirsidesout。AsfortheBallofFire,thefalseWizardhadhungthatalsofromtheceiling。Itwasreallyaballofcotton,butwhenoilwaspoureduponittheballburnedfiercely。
\"Really,\"saidtheScarecrow,\"yououghttobeashamedofyourselfforbeingsuchahumbug。\"
\"Iam——Icertainlyam,\"answeredthelittlemansorrowfully;
\"butitwastheonlythingIcoulddo。Sitdown,please,thereareplentyofchairs;andIwilltellyoumystory。\"
Sotheysatdownandlistenedwhilehetoldthefollowingtale。
\"IwasborninOmaha——\"
\"Why,thatisn’tveryfarfromKansas!\"criedDorothy。
\"No,butit’sfartherfromhere,\"hesaid,shakinghisheadathersadly。\"WhenIgrewupIbecameaventriloquist,andatthatIwasverywelltrainedbyagreatmaster。Icanimitateanykindofabirdorbeast。\"HerehemewedsolikeakittenthatTotoprickeduphisearsandlookedeverywheretoseewhereshewas。
\"Afteratime,\"continuedOz,\"Itiredofthat,andbecameaballoonist。\"
\"Whatisthat?\"askedDorothy。
\"Amanwhogoesupinaballoononcircusday,soastodrawacrowdofpeopletogetherandgetthemtopaytoseethecircus,\"
heexplained。
\"Oh,\"shesaid,\"Iknow。\"
\"Well,onedayIwentupinaballoonandtheropesgottwisted,sothatIcouldn’tcomedownagain。Itwentwayupabovetheclouds,sofarthatacurrentofairstruckitandcarrieditmany,manymilesaway。ForadayandanightItraveledthroughtheair,andonthemorningoftheseconddayIawokeandfoundtheballoonfloatingoverastrangeandbeautifulcountry。
\"Itcamedowngradually,andIwasnothurtabit。ButI
foundmyselfinthemidstofastrangepeople,who,seeingmecomefromtheclouds,thoughtIwasagreatWizard。OfcourseIletthemthinkso,becausetheywereafraidofme,andpromisedtodoanythingIwishedthemto。
\"Justtoamusemyself,andkeepthegoodpeoplebusy,I
orderedthemtobuildthisCity,andmyPalace;andtheydiditallwillinglyandwell。ThenIthought,asthecountrywassogreenandbeautiful,IwouldcallittheEmeraldCity;andtomakethenamefitbetterIputgreenspectaclesonallthepeople,sothateverythingtheysawwasgreen。\"
\"Butisn’teverythingheregreen?\"askedDorothy。
\"Nomorethaninanyothercity,\"repliedOz;\"butwhenyouweargreenspectacles,whyofcourseeverythingyouseelooksgreentoyou。TheEmeraldCitywasbuiltagreatmanyyearsago,forIwasayoungmanwhentheballoonbroughtmehere,andIamaveryoldmannow。ButmypeoplehaveworngreenglassesontheireyessolongthatmostofthemthinkitreallyisanEmeraldCity,anditcertainlyisabeautifulplace,aboundinginjewelsandpreciousmetals,andeverygoodthingthatisneededtomakeonehappy。Ihavebeengoodtothepeople,andtheylikeme;
buteversincethisPalacewasbuilt,Ihaveshutmyselfupandwouldnotseeanyofthem。
\"OneofmygreatestfearswastheWitches,forwhileIhadnomagicalpowersatallIsoonfoundoutthattheWitcheswerereallyabletodowonderfulthings。Therewerefouroftheminthiscountry,andtheyruledthepeoplewholiveintheNorthandSouthandEastandWest。Fortunately,theWitchesoftheNorthandSouthweregood,andIknewtheywoulddomenoharm;buttheWitchesoftheEastandWestwereterriblywicked,andhadtheynotthoughtIwasmorepowerfulthantheythemselves,theywouldsurelyhavedestroyedme。Asitwas,Ilivedindeadlyfearofthemformanyyears;soyoucanimaginehowpleasedIwaswhenIheardyourhousehadfallenontheWickedWitchoftheEast。
Whenyoucametome,IwaswillingtopromiseanythingifyouwouldonlydoawaywiththeotherWitch;but,nowthatyouhavemeltedher,IamashamedtosaythatIcannotkeepmypromises。\"
\"Ithinkyouareaverybadman,\"saidDorothy。
\"Oh,no,mydear;I’mreallyaverygoodman,butI’maverybadWizard,Imustadmit。\"
\"Can’tyougivemebrains?\"askedtheScarecrow。
\"Youdon’tneedthem。Youarelearningsomethingeveryday。
Ababyhasbrains,butitdoesn’tknowmuch。Experienceistheonlythingthatbringsknowledge,andthelongeryouareonearththemoreexperienceyouaresuretoget。\"
\"Thatmayallbetrue,\"saidtheScarecrow,\"butIshallbeveryunhappyunlessyougivemebrains。\"
ThefalseWizardlookedathimcarefully。
\"Well,\"hesaidwithasigh,\"I’mnotmuchofamagician,asIsaid;butifyouwillcometometomorrowmorning,Iwillstuffyourheadwithbrains。Icannottellyouhowtousethem,however;youmustfindthatoutforyourself。\"
\"Oh,thankyou——thankyou!\"criedtheScarecrow。\"I’llfindawaytousethem,neverfear!\"
\"Buthowaboutmycourage?\"askedtheLionanxiously。
\"Youhaveplentyofcourage,Iamsure,\"answeredOz。\"Allyouneedisconfidenceinyourself。Thereisnolivingthingthatisnotafraidwhenitfacesdanger。TheTruecourageisinfacingdangerwhenyouareafraid,andthatkindofcourageyouhaveinplenty。\"
\"PerhapsIhave,butI’mscaredjustthesame,\"saidtheLion。
\"Ishallreallybeveryunhappyunlessyougivemethesortofcouragethatmakesoneforgetheisafraid。\"
\"Verywell,Iwillgiveyouthatsortofcouragetomorrow,\"
repliedOz。
\"Howaboutmyheart?\"askedtheTinWoodman。
\"Why,asforthat,\"answeredOz,\"Ithinkyouarewrongtowantaheart。Itmakesmostpeopleunhappy。Ifyouonlyknewit,youareinlucknottohaveaheart。\"
\"Thatmustbeamatterofopinion,\"saidtheTinWoodman。
\"Formypart,Iwillbearalltheunhappinesswithoutamurmur,ifyouwillgivemetheheart。\"
\"Verywell,\"answeredOzmeekly。\"Cometometomorrowandyoushallhaveaheart。IhaveplayedWizardforsomanyyearsthatI
mayaswellcontinuethepartalittlelonger。\"
\"Andnow,\"saidDorothy,\"howamItogetbacktoKansas?\"
\"Weshallhavetothinkaboutthat,\"repliedthelittleman。
\"GivemetwoorthreedaystoconsiderthematterandI’lltrytofindawaytocarryyouoverthedesert。Inthemeantimeyoushallallbetreatedasmyguests,andwhileyouliveinthePalacemypeoplewillwaituponyouandobeyyourslightestwish。ThereisonlyonethingIaskinreturnformyhelp——suchasitis。YoumustkeepmysecretandtellnooneIamahumbug。\"
Theyagreedtosaynothingofwhattheyhadlearned,andwentbacktotheirroomsinhighspirits。EvenDorothyhadhopethat\"TheGreatandTerribleHumbug,\"asshecalledhim,wouldfindawaytosendherbacktoKansas,andifhedidshewaswillingtoforgivehimeverything。
16。TheMagicArtoftheGreatHumbugNextmorningtheScarecrowsaidtohisfriends:
\"Congratulateme。IamgoingtoOztogetmybrainsatlast。
WhenIreturnIshallbeasothermenare。\"
\"Ihavealwayslikedyouasyouwere,\"saidDorothysimply。
\"ItiskindofyoutolikeaScarecrow,\"hereplied。\"Butsurelyyouwillthinkmoreofmewhenyouhearthesplendidthoughtsmynewbrainisgoingtoturnout。\"Thenhesaidgood-byetothemallinacheerfulvoiceandwenttotheThroneRoom,whereherappeduponthedoor。
\"Comein,\"saidOz。
TheScarecrowwentinandfoundthelittlemansittingdownbythewindow,engagedindeepthought。
\"Ihavecomeformybrains,\"remarkedtheScarecrow,alittleuneasily。
\"Oh,yes;sitdowninthatchair,please,\"repliedOz。\"Youmustexcusemefortakingyourheadoff,butIshallhavetodoitinordertoputyourbrainsintheirproperplace。\"
\"That’sallright,\"saidtheScarecrow。\"Youarequitewelcometotakemyheadoff,aslongasitwillbeabetteronewhenyouputitonagain。\"
SotheWizardunfastenedhisheadandemptiedoutthestraw。
Thenheenteredthebackroomandtookupameasureofbran,whichhemixedwithagreatmanypinsandneedles。Havingshakenthemtogetherthoroughly,hefilledthetopoftheScarecrow’sheadwiththemixtureandstuffedtherestofthespacewithstraw,toholditinplace。
WhenhehadfastenedtheScarecrow’sheadonhisbodyagainhesaidtohim,\"Hereafteryouwillbeagreatman,forIhavegivenyoualotofbran-newbrains。\"
TheScarecrowwasbothpleasedandproudatthefulfillmentofhisgreatestwish,andhavingthankedOzwarmlyhewentbacktohisfriends。
Dorothylookedathimcuriously。Hisheadwasquitebulgedoutatthetopwithbrains。
\"Howdoyoufeel?\"sheasked。
\"Ifeelwiseindeed,\"heansweredearnestly。\"WhenIgetusedtomybrainsIshallknoweverything。\"
\"Whyarethoseneedlesandpinsstickingoutofyourhead?\"
askedtheTinWoodman。
\"Thatisproofthatheissharp,\"remarkedtheLion。
\"Well,ImustgotoOzandgetmyheart,\"saidtheWoodman。
SohewalkedtotheThroneRoomandknockedatthedoor。