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At last they were on the river bank and they sat on the The Scarecrow was so happy that he hugged everyone.
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green grass to rest. "Thank you for helping me," the Scarecrow said to the
"What must we do now?" the Tin Man asked Dorothy. Stork. "If I ever get brains, I'll come back and help you too."
"We must get back to the yellow brick road," the girl "That's all right," the Stork said. "I hope that you find the
replied. "If we don't, we'll never find the Emerald City." Emerald City. Get back to the yellow brick road as soon as
"If we walk back along the river bank, we'll come to the you can."
road again," the Lion said. "Let me get dry under the sun. "Yes, we will," Dorothy said. Then the Stork flew slowly
Then we can start." away.
So they all rested and looked at the beautiful country
around them. Dorothy was almost happy again. But then she
thought of the poor Scarecrow and she felt very sad. 7
"Let's go," the Tin Man said at last and they started off.
Soon they saw the Scarecrow in the middle of the river. The Field of Sleep
"We can't leave him standing there. How can we save
him?" Dorothy asked her friends. But no one knew how to he friends walked as fast as they could. As they walked,
save the poor Scarecrow. Tthey looked at all the beautiful things around them.
At that moment, a big bird called a Stork flew by. When Brightly colored birds were flying about and singing in the
the Stork saw the friends, he stopped. trees. The ground was covered with yellow, white, blue and
"Hello," he said to them. "Who are you and where are you
going? I have never seen people like you before." purple flowers. There were lots of bright-red poppies too.
are
poppies
"The
the
flowers,"
Dorothy
most
beautiful
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Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion are my friends. We are all said. "They are so bright and their scent is beautiful." Lion.
have
"I
loved
always
flowers,"
the
Cowardly
said
going to the Emerald City, to see the Wizard of Oz."
"You should be on the yellow brick road," the Stork said. "But these are more beautiful than the ones in the forest."
"Yes, we know," Dorothy replied. "But that Scarecrow in "I would like them more, if I had brains," said the
the river is our friend. He wants to go with us, but we can't Scarecrow.
reach him." "And I would love them too, if I had a heart," said the Tin
The Stork looked across at the Scarecrow. Man.
"I can carry things," he said. "But he is too heavy for me." There were more and more poppies now. Their scent was
"Oh, no, he is not heavy at all," Dorothy said quickly. "He very strong and Dorothy began to feel sleepy. Toto was sleepy
is made of straw. Oh, please do try to help him!" too. Dorothy was in danger, but she did not know it. If she
"Well," the Stork said, "I will try." fell asleep in the poppy field, she might never wake up again.
So the Stork flew slowly across the water and picked up "I'm very tired," Dorothy said. "I must sleep."
the Scarecrow easily. Then he flew back to the bank. "No, you can't sleep here, my dear," the Tin Man told her.
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