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before. A goldsmith made a golden handle for his axe. "I'll never get my brains now," said the Scarecrow sadly.
The Tin Man smiled. "And what about my heart?" asked the Tin Man.
"Now all I want is a heart," he said. "I don't have the courage to keep on walking like this,"
Then Dorothy told the Winkies about the Scarecrow. the Cowardly Lion said. "I must have a rest."
"Don't worry, we will find him," the Winkies replied. "I have an idea," Dorothy said. "I'll call the field mice!"
The Winkies looked for the Scarecrow for three days. So the girl blew the whistle that the Queen of the field
Finally, they found his blue clothes in a tree. mice had given her. In a few minutes, the little mice were
The Tin Man quickly chopped down the tree. Then they everywhere.
took the clothes back to the castle and stuffed them with "How can we help you, my dear?" the Queen asked.
clean straw. And there was the Scarecrow again! "We cannot find the Emerald City," Dorothy said.
Now all the friends were together and they spent a few "This is because you have been walking the wrong way,"
happy days in the castle. But Dorothy had not forgotten the little Queen said. "Why don't you use the magic of the
Kansas and her Aunt Em. Golden Cap? It is yours now. You can call the Winged
"We must go back to Oz and remind him of his promises," Monkeys. They will carry you to the Emerald City in an
she said. "Then I can get back to Kansas." hour!"
"And I will get my brains," said the Scarecrow. "Is the Golden Cap magic? What must I do?" the girl
"Oz will give me a heart," said the Tin Man. asked.
"And I shall have courage at last," said the Cowardly "The magic words are written inside the cap," the Queen
Lion. said. "If you say them with the cap on your head, the
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"Let's start for the Emerald City at once!" Dorothy cried. Monkeys will come. They have to obey you. But we will go
The friends said goodbye to the Winkies, who were sorry first, because we don't like them. Goodbye!"
to see them go. Dorothy went into the kitchen to look for The Queen ran away quickly, and all the little mice
some food. She saw the Golden Cap and she put it on. Now followed her.
Dorothy was wearing the Silver Shoes and the Golden Cap, Dorothy took off the Golden Cap and looked at the words
but she did not know that they were magic. inside. When she had learned them, she put the cap back on
her head. Then she said the words very loudly. The Winged
There was no road between the castle of the Wicked Witch Monkeys arrived almost at once.
and the Emerald City. The friends followed the sun towards "How can we help you?" said their King.
the east. But when the sun was directly above them, they lost "Please can you take us to the Emerald City?" the girl
their way. asked.
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The next day was overcast . They could not see the sun "That's easy," the King of the Winged Monkeys replied.
because it was hidden behind the clouds. Several days went "We will fly you there. You are the owner of the cap now and
by and they kept on walking through fields full of flowers. But we must obey you three times."
they were no nearer to the Emerald City. So the journey back to the Emerald City was easy after all.

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