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5. Dorothy Opens the Dinner Pail
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"Hemusthavebeenagreatlosstothiscountry,"saidDorothy,whowasbythistimeeatinghercustardpie.
"Hewas,"acknowledgedTiktok."Alsoheisagreatlosstome.ForifIshouldgetoutofor-derIdonotknowofan-yonea-bletore-pairme,be-causeIamsocom-pli-cat-ed.Youhavenoi-de-ahowfullofma-chin-er-yIam."
"Icanimagineit,"saidDorothy,readily.
"Andnow,"continuedthemachine,"Imuststoptalk-ingandbe-ginthink-inga-gainofawaytoes-capefromthisrock."Soheturnedhalfwayaround,inordertothinkwithoutbeingdisturbed.
"ThebestthinkerIeverknew,"saidDorothytotheyellowhen,"wasascarecrow."
"Nonsense!"snappedBillina.
"Itistrue,"declaredDorothy."ImethimintheLandofOz,andhetraveledwithmetothecityofthegreatWizardofOz,soastogetsomebrains,forhisheadwasonlystuffedwithstraw.Butitseemedtomethathethoughtjustaswellbeforehegothisbrainsashedidafterward."
"DoyouexpectmetobelieveallthatrubbishabouttheLandofOz?"enquiredBillina,whoseemedalittlecross--perhapsbecausebugswerescarce.
"Whatrubbish?"askedthechild,whowasnowfinishinghernutsandraisins.
"Why,yourimpossiblestoriesaboutanimalsthatcantalk,andatinwoodmanwhoisalive,andascarecrowwhocanthink."
"Theyareallthere,"saidDorothy,"forIhaveseenthem."
"Idon’tbelieveit!"criedthehen,withatossofherhead.
"That’s’causeyou’resoign’rant,"repliedthegirl,whowasalittleoffendedatherfriendBillina’sspeech.
