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Then he put down his axe and sat beside the scarecrow, who said, “It was a good fight, my friend.”

There were forty wolves, and forty times a wolf was killed, so that at last they all lay dead in a heap before the woodman. As soon as he could raise his axe another wolf came up, who also fell under the sharp edge of the tin woodman’s weapon. He seized his axe, which he had made very sharp, and as the leader of the wolves came on the tin woodman swung his arm and chopped the wolf’s head from its body, so that it immediately died. “This is my fight,” said the woodman, “so get behind me and I will meet them as they come.”

It was lucky the scarecrow and the woodman were wide awake and heard the wolves coming.

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“Very well,” said the wolf, and he dashed away at full speed, followed by the others. None of them are fit to work, so you may tear them into small pieces.” “No,” she answered, “one is of tin, one of straw, one is a girl and another a lion. “Are you not going to make them your slaves?” Asked the leader of the wolves. “Go to those people,” said the witch, “and tear them to pieces.” They had long legs, fierce eyes and sharp teeth. They were a long distance off, but the Wicked Witch was angry to find them in her country so she blew upon a silver whistle that hung around her neck.Īt once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves. So, as she sat in the door of her castle, she happened to look around and saw Dorothy lying asleep, with her friends all about her. Now the Wicked Witch of the West had but one eye, yet that was as powerful as a telescope, and could see everywhere. In the afternoon the sun shone hot in their faces, for there were no trees to offer them shade so that before night time Dorothy, Toto and the Lion were tired, and lay down upon the grass and fell asleep, with the Woodman and Scarecrow keeping watch. As they advanced, the ground became rougher and hillier, for there were no farms or houses in this country of the west, and the ground was untilled. The Emerald City was soon left far behind. The ribbon around Toto’s neck had also lost its green color and was as white as Dorothy’s dress. Dorothy still wore the pretty silk dress she had put on in the palace, but now, to her surprise, she found it was no longer green, but pure white. They thanked him and bade him goodbye, and turned toward the west, walking over fields of soft grass dotted here and there with daisies and buttercups. Keep to the west, where the sun sets, and you cannot fail to find her.” Take care for she is wicked and fierce, and may not allow you to destroy her. “No one has ever destroyed her before, so I naturally thought she would make slaves of you, as she has of the rest. “Oh, that is different,” said the Guardian of the Gates. “Perhaps not,” said the scarecrow, “for we mean to destroy her.” “That will be easy,” replied the man, “for when she knows you are in the country of the Winkies she will find you, and make you all her slaves.” “How, then, are we to find her?” Enquired the girl. “There is no road,” answered the Guardian of the Gates. “Which road leads to the Wicked Witch of the West?” asked Dorothy. This officer unlocked their spectacles to put them back in his great box, and then he politely opened the gate for our friends. The soldier with the green whiskers led them through the streets of the Emerald City until they reached the room where the Guardian of the Gates lived. And this is the story of how they set out to do just that. The wizard agrees to help them, but first they must kill the Wicked Witch of the West. They are all on their way to the Emerald City seek help from the wonderful Wizard of Oz. She walks down a yellow brick road and meets a scarecrow, a tin woodman, and a cowardly lion. One day the farmhouse, with Dorothy and her little dog (Toto) inside, is picked up by a giant wind called a cyclone and she is swept away to the land of Oz. We chose this chapter in the spirit of Halloween - so expect a few scary moments when with wolves, bees, crows, and winged monkeys.Īs we are starting in the middle, we had better tell you the story so far.ĭorothy is an orphan who lives on a farm in the America, in the state of Kansas. Perhaps you have seen the extremely famous musical film, starring Judy Garland (made in 1939). This quintessentially American fairy tale was first published in 1900.

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