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9. The Royal Family of Ev
ThenhejourneyedtotheEmeraldCitytoseeher,andonhearingshewasabouttovisittheLandofEvtosetfreetheroyalfamilyofthatcountry,theCowardlyLionbeggedtogowithher,andbroughtalonghisfriend,theHungryTiger,aswell.
Havingheardthisstory,Dorothyrelatedtothemherownadventures,andthenwentoutwithherfriendstofindtheSawhorse,whichOzmahadcausedtobeshodwithplatesofgold,sothatitslegswouldnotwearout.
TheycameupontheSawhorsestandingmotionlessbesidethegardengate,butwhenDorothywasintroducedtohimhebowedpolitelyandblinkedhiseyes,whichwereknotsofwood,andwaggedhistail,whichwasonlythebranchofatree.
"Whataremarkablething,tobealive!"exclaimedDorothy.
"Iquiteagreewithyou,"repliedtheSawhorse,inaroughbutnotunpleasantvoice."Acreaturelikemehasnobusinesstolive,asweallknow.Butitwasthemagicpowderthatdidit,soIcannotjustlybeblamed."
"Ofcoursenot,"saidDorothy."Andyouseemtobeofsomeuse,’causeInoticedtheScarecrowridinguponyourback."
"Oh,yes;I’mofuse,"returnedtheSawhorse;"andInevertire,neverhavetobefed,orcaredforinanyway."
"Areyouintel’gent?"askedthegirl.
"Notvery,"saidthecreature."ItwouldbefoolishtowasteintelligenceonacommonSawhorse,whensomanyprofessorsneedit.ButIknowenoughtoobeymymasters,andtogid-dup,orwhoa,whenI’mtoldto.SoI’mprettywellsatisfied.
