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The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
The Classic Novel by Frank L Baum
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 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.
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The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
The Classic Novel by Frank L Baum
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 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.
You will get an Instant Digital Download after your purchase of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
PRICE IS ONLY £0.89
The Wizard Of Oz is an ebook in PDF format which can be read on your computer or printed out with Adobe Acrobat Reader. You should have this installed on your computer. If not visit www.adobe.com IT'S FREE
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
