The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

ring to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that wa

for you. You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar t

n. "I should certainly weep if you killed a p

very kind and thoughtful of the Scarecrow, but she laughed heartily at the awkward way in which the poor creature picked up the nuts. His padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost as many as he put in the basket. But the Scarecrow did not mind

ing. When it was daylight, the girl bathed her face in a little ripp

forest as far as they could see on either side. It was a very wide ditch, and when they crept up to the edge and looked into it they could see it was also very deep,

do?" asked Dorot

the Tin Woodman, and the Lion shook h

Neither can we climb down into this great ditch. Therefo

d the Cowardly Lion, after measuring

he Scarecrow, "for you can carry us

," said the Lion. "

gulf, Dorothy would be killed, or the Tin Woodman badly dented on the rocks below. But

wardly Lion, "but I suppose there is nothing to do but

ack, and the big beast walked to th

un and jump?" ask

t through the air and landed safely on the other side. They were all greatly pleased to see how easily

ere flying through the air; and then, before she had time to think about it, she was safe on the other side. The Lion went back a third time and got the Tin Woodman, and then th

ently wondering, each in his own mind, if ever they would come to the end of the woods and reach the bright sunshine again. To add to their discomfort, t

e Kalidahs?"

replied the Lion, "and with claws so long and sharp that they could tear me

are," returned Dorothy. "Th

ther gulf across the road. But this one was so broad and d

ecrow said: "Here is a great tree, standing close to the ditch. If the Tin Woodman ca

Lion. "One would almost suspect you had

ugh. Then the Lion put his strong front legs against the tree and pushed with all his might, and slow

l made them all look up, and to their horror they saw running towar

!" said the Cowardly Li

he Scarecrow. "Le

hough he was certainly afraid, turned to face the Kalidahs, and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy

rossed over the tree and turned to see what they would do next. Without stopping an instant the fierce beasts also began to cross the tree. And the Lion said t

ree that rested on their side of the ditch. The Tin Woodman began to use his axe at once, and, just as the two Kalidahs were nearly across, the t

live a little while longer, and I am glad of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable th

odman sadly, "I wish I

nner the farther they advanced, and in the afternoon they suddenly came upon a broad river, flowing swiftly just before them. On the other side of the water they could see the road of yellow brick running throu

cross the river

ecrow. "The Tin Woodman must build us a

was busy at this the Scarecrow found on the riverbank a tree full of fine fruit. This pleased

came the work was not done. So they found a cozy place under the trees where they slept well until the morning; and