The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

emarked the Scarecrow, as he stood beside the girl, "for

ow Wildcat, and the Woodman thought it must be chasing something, for its ears were lying close to its head and its mouth was wide open, showing two rows of ugly teeth, while its red eyes glowed like balls of fire.

e gave it a quick blow that cut the beast's head clean off

s enemy, stopped short; and coming slowly up to

nk you ever so much

have no heart, you know, so I am careful to help all those w

nimal, indignantly. "Why, I am a Qu

said the Woodma

deed, as well as a brave one, in

up as fast as their little legs could carry the

u manage to escape the great Wildcat?" and they all bowed so l

e Wildcat and saved my life. So hereafter you m

akened from his sleep, and seeing all these mice around him he gave one bark of delight and jumped right into

and held him tight, while he called to the mice,

from underneath a clump of grass and asked, in a

back, and Toto did not bark again, although he tried to get out of the Woodman's arms, and would h

" it asked, "to repay you for

ing to think, but could not because his head was stuffed with straw, said, quickly,

little Queen. "Why, h

the Scarecrow; "th

" asked t

never hurt anyone who is our friend. If you will help us to s

Queen, "we trust you.

ice which call you Queen an

e are thousands

re as soon as possible, and let eac

to go at once and get all her people. As soon as they heard he

, "you must go to those trees by the riversid

chopped away all the leaves and branches. He fastened it together with wooden pegs and made the four wheels out of short pieces

mouth. It was about this time that Dorothy woke from her long sleep and opened her eyes. She was greatly astonished to find herself lying upon the grass, with

o the truck, using the strings they had brought. One end of a string was tied around the neck of each mouse and the other end to the truck. Of course the truck was a thousand times bigger than any of the mice who were to draw it;

p on the truck. Then the Queen hurriedly gave her people the order to start, for sh

poppy bed to the green fields, where he could breathe the sweet, fresh air again, instead of the poisonous scent of the flowers. Dorothy came to meet them and thanked the little mice warmly for saving her companion from

out into the field and call, and we shall he

Queen ran, while Dorothy held Toto tightly

ould awaken; and the Scarecrow brought Dorothy some f