The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

re broken or missing altogether, leaving holes that Toto jumped across and Dorothy walked around. As for the Scarecrow, having no brains, he walked straight ahead, and so stepped into the holes

ther back. There were fewer houses and fewer fruit trees, and the

le brook, and Dorothy opened her basket and got out

h is only painted, and if I should cut a hole in it so I could eat, the straw

s was true, so she only nodde

ow, when she had finished her dinner. So she told him all about Kansas, and how gra

nderstand why you should wish to leave this beautiful co

you have no brains

of flesh and blood would rather live there than inme br

h is only painted, and if I should cut a hole in it so I could eat, the straw

s was true, so she only nodde

ow, when she had finished her dinner. So she told him all about Kansas, and how gra

nderstand why you should wish to leave this beautiful co

you have no brains

flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other co

arecrow

raw, like mine, you would probably all live in the beautiful places, and then Kan

story, while we are re

ed at her reproachf

short that I really

time is all unknown to me. Luckily, when the farmer made my head, one of the

nd the first thing I heard was the farm

straight," ans

er. "They are ears just the

soon as it was finished I found myself looking at him and at everything aroun

the Munchkin who was watching the farmer

made my nose and my mouth. But I did not speak, because at that time I didn't know what a mouth was for. I had the fun of watching them make

ows fast enough," said the farm

r carried me under his arm to the cornfield, and set me up on a tall stick, w

ad nothing to think of, having been made such a little while before. Many crows and other birds flew into the cornfield, but as soon as they saw me they flew away again, thinking I was a Mu

ly stuffed with straw." Then he hopped down at my feet and ate all the corn he wanted. The other birds, seeing

saying, "If you only had brains in your head you would be as good a man as any of them, and a better man than

me brains. By good luck you came along and pulled me off the stake, and from what you

y earnestly, "since you s

he Scarecrow. "It is such an uncomfo

et us go." And she handed

forest, where the trees grew so big and close together that their branches met over the road of yellow brick. It was almost

Scarecrow, "and as the Emerald City is at the othe

d know that,"

why I know it," ret

to figure it out, I ne

rothy could not see at all, but Toto could, for some dogs see very well in the dark; and the Scarecrow d

n pass the night," she said, "you must tell me;

the Scarec

ght of us," he said, "built of log

wered the child. "I

bed of dried leaves in one corner. She lay down at once, and with Toto beside her soon fell into a sound s