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"We must climb over this hill to get to the Land of the The Lion roared with anger and ran up the hill. The next
South. I'll go first," the Scarecrow said. moment, a Hammer-Head hit him and the Lion rolled down
They had nearly reached the first rock, when they heard the hill too.
someone say, "I'm sorry," the Lion said. "He was too quick for me."
"Keep back! This hill belongs to us!" "What can we do?" Dorothy asked.
"Who are you?" asked the Scarecrow. "Call the Winged Monkeys!" the Tin Man said.
A short, heavy man stepped out from behind the rock. His "What a good idea!" Dorothy cried.
head was flat at the top. He had a thick neck, but no arms. She put on the Golden Cap and said the magic words.
"We must go over this hill. We are going to the Land of The Winged Monkeys came at once. The King bowed to
the Quadlings and you can't stop us," the Scarecrow said. Dorothy.
"Oh, yes I can," the man said. As he spoke, he stretched "What can we do for you?" he asked.
out his neck and hit the Scarecrow hard with his flat head. "Please carry us to the country of the Quadlings," Dorothy
The poor Scarecrow rolled down the hill. said.
"It isn't that easy!" the man shouted. There was the sound The Winged Monkeys picked up the four friends and
of more laughter from behind every rock. Then Dorothy saw carried them high over the hill. The Hammer-Heads shouted
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that there were hundreds of Hammer-Heads on the hill. and stretched out their necks, but they could not reach them.
Very soon, Dorothy and her friends were standing in the
beautiful country of the Quadlings.
"That was your third wish," the King of the Winged
Monkeys said to Dorothy. "You cannot send for us again.
Goodbye and good luck!"
"Goodbye and thank you!" Dorothy cried.
The country of the Quadlings looked like a rich and
pleasant place. The big fields were full of com. The roads
were good and the farmhouses were all painted bright red.
Some Quadlings were working in the fields. They were
short fat people and they were all smiling. Their clothes
were red.
Dorothy walked up to a farmhouse and knocked at the
door. A Quadling woman opened it and invited the friends
inside.
When Dorothy asked for some food, the woman gave
them three kinds of cake and some fresh milk.
"How far is it to the Castle of Glinda, the Good Witch of
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