The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

freshed and full of hope, and Dorothy breakfasted like pri

ough they had suffered many discouragements; but before them was a lo

one, and after the Tin Woodman had cut a few more logs and fastened them together with wooden pin

d heavy; but the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman stood upon the other end to stead

swift current swept the raft downstream, farther and farther away from the road of ye

the land we shall be carried into the country of the Wicked Wit

d get no brains,"

no courage," said

t no heart," said

er get back to Kan

long pole that it stuck fast in the mud at the bottom of the river. Then, before he could pull it out again—

e him. Indeed, the Tin Woodman began to cry, but fortunately rememb

was a bad thing

nfield, where I could make-believe scare the crows, at any rate. But surely there is no use for a Scar

en the Lion said: "Something must be done to save us. I think I can swim to the s

with all his might toward the shore. It was hard work, although he was so big; but by and by they were drawn

upon the pretty green grass, and they also knew that the stream had carried

Tin Woodman, as the Lion lay down o

to the road, in som

ong the riverbank until we come to

from which the river had carried them. It was a lovely country, with plenty of flowers and fruit trees and su

only stopping once to pick a beautiful flower; a

e Scarecrow perched upon his pole in the midd

o to save him?"

o they sat down upon the bank and gazed wistfully at the Scarecrow until a

where are you goin

are my friends, the Tin Woodman and the Cowar

ork, as she twisted her long neck a

we have lost the Scarecrow, and are w

he?" aske

he river," answer

heavy I would get him fo

he is stuffed with straw; and if you will bring him

if I find he is too heavy to carry I sha

over the water till she came to where t

e arm and carried him up into the air and back to the bank, wher

ain, he was so happy that he hugged them all, even the

every step,

aid, "but the kind Stork saved me, and if I ever get any brains

like to help anyone in trouble. But I must go now, for my babies are waiting in t

d then the kind Stork flew into t

ly colored birds and looking at the lovely flowers which

oms, besides great clusters of scarlet poppies, which were

l asked, as she breathed in the s

arecrow. "When I have brains, I

t, I should love them,

"They of seem so helpless and frail. But ther

s, and fewer and fewer of the other flowers; and soon they

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 flower

ecrow agreed with him. So they kept walking until Dorothy could stand no longer. Her eyes cl

e do?" asked t

e smell of the flowers is killing us all. I myself can s

ad fallen down besid

n, not being made of flesh, were not

adly flower bed as soon as you can. We will bring the little girl wi

unded forward as fast as he could g

oto and put the dog in Dorothy's lap, and then they made a chair with their hands for the se

ver, 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

is much too heavy to lift. We must leave him here to sleep on for

the sleeping girl to a pretty spot beside the river, far enough from the poppy field to prevent her breathing any more of