The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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 t

and Toto to a good drink of the cool, clear water, she set

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. S

said. And Toto looked up into her face with his little bl

n the table the silver shoes that h

Toto. "They would be just the thing to take

ried on the silver ones, which fitted her

e picked up

go to the Emerald City and ask the Gre

lly in the pocket of her dress. And so, with Toto trott

paved with yellow bricks. Within a short time she was walking briskly toward t

early so bad as you might think a little girl would who had been suddenly wh

ntly 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 W

r 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

them; for this was the home of one of the richest Munchkins in the land, and his friend

the rich Munchkin himself, whose name was Boq. The

shoes he said, "You mus

asked

e Wicked Witch. Besides, you have white in your fr

checked," said Dorothy, smoo

e is the color of the Munchkins, and white is the

o think her a witch, and she knew very well she was only an ordinary l

g, Boq led her into the house, where he

othy slept soundly in them till morning, wit

n baby, who played with Toto and pulled his tail and c

to all the people, for they

o the Emerald Cit

ss they have business with him. But it is a long way to the Emerald City, and it will take you many days. The country he

t only the Great Oz could help her get to Kansas

ught she would stop to rest, and so climbed to the top of the fence beside the road and sat down. There was a great corn

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 wi

at her. She thought she must have been mistaken at first, for none of the scarecrows in Kansas ever wink; but presently the figure nodd

he Scarecrow, in a

k?" asked the

ered the Scarecrow

thank you," repli

do y

ell," said the Scar

ing perched up here night a

get down?" a

k. If you will please take away the po

ed the figure off the pole, for, being

recrow, when he had been set down on

ded queer to hear a stuffed man speak, an

w when he had stretched himself an

nd I am going to the Emerald City, to as

ald City?" he inqui

know?" she retu

. You see, I am stuffed, so I have

thy, "I'm awfull

go to the Emerald City with you,

with me, if you like. If Oz will not give you any

't mind my legs and arms and body being stuffed, because I cannot get hurt. If anyo

my head stays stuffed with straw instead of with b

rl, who was truly sorry for him. "If you will co

" he answere

him over the fence, and they started along t

und the stuffed man as if he suspected there might be a nest of rats i

d Dorothy to her new fr

that basket for you. I shall not mind it, for I can't get tired. I'll tell you a secret,

Dorothy; "the Munchki

e Scarecrow; "it's