The Scarecrow of Oz

ht of th

y weighed so little that the Ork flew without effort. Yet they were both somewhat nervous about

rot," remarked Cap'n Bill

ugh; "but as long as we have the purple

in a sunbonnet-high up in the air-sailin' over a big, unknow

he slight swaying of the sunbonnet made Cap'n Bill drowsy, and he began to doze. Trot, however,

e land anywhe

hich direction the nearest land to that island lies; but if I keep

ent as possible; that is, Cap'n Bill dozed and Trot tried to remember her geog

with his eyes the horizon of the ocean for land. Cap'n Bill was fast asleep and snorin

ght a glimpse of

elves. Cap'n Bill stood up and tried t

t look like?

aid the Ork; "but I can judge

ands, since we visited tha

made another

oo," said he. "But I won't stop, because I s

n Bill. "The bigger the land,

e, during which he did not decrease the speed of his flight. "I w

t hear her-"for I shouldn't like to be in a country where only Orks live.

s of flying the Ork cal

have wandered far and wide. It seems to be all mountains and deserts and green

hat," commented Cap'n Bill

s a mountain peak just ahead of me. Wh

nd Trot were getting tired of riding in the sunbo

t they were scarcely jarred at all. Then the creature squatted down until the sunbonnet

e tied at the back of the Ork's neck, just where his cl

you out, and there is

aging, but after a little

I can cut a slit in your

't matter, 'cause I can sew it u

was, and after considerable trouble managed to cut a long slit in the sunbonnet

erries which they had brought with them. Two of these Trot had guarded carefully during th

p'n Bill, "but hunger doesn't count, in this case. It's like taking med

n to grow in size-slowly but steadily. The bigger they grew the easier it was for them to eat the berries, which

faction; for, although they had seen the effect of the berries on the Ork, they had not been sure the magic fruit would ha

picked up her sunbonnet, marveling that she had ever been small e

t have no effect at all; but then, contrarywise, they might. One of 'em has got badly jammed, so I'll throw it away,

The sailor had kept an assortment of nails, of various sizes, in this box, but those he

hey found time to look about them and see wh