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10. The Giant with the Hammer
"For-ward--march!"shoutedtheTinWoodman,wavinghisaxe,andtheprocessionstartedjustasDorothyhadoncemoregrabbedBillinainherarms.
"Isn’tanyonegoingtogetmyegg?"criedthehen,ingreatexcitement.
"I’llgetit,"saidtheScarecrow;andathiscommandtheSawhorseprancedintothebushes.Thestrawmansoonfoundtheegg,whichheplacedinhisjacketpocket.Thecavalcade,havingmovedrapidlyon,waseventhenfarinadvance;butitdidnottaketheSawhorselongtocatchupwithit,andpresentlytheScarecrowwasridinginhisaccustomedplacebehindOzma’schariot.
"WhatshallIdowiththeegg?"heaskedDorothy.
"Idonotknow,"thegirlanswered."PerhapstheHungryTigerwouldlikeit."
"Itwouldnotbeenoughtofilloneofmybackteeth,"remarkedtheTiger."Abushelofthem,hardboiled,mighttakealittleoftheedgeoffmyappetite;butoneeggisn’tgoodforanythingatall,thatIknowof."
"No;itwouldn’tevenmakeaspongecake,"saidtheScarecrow,thoughtfully."TheTinWoodmanmightcarryitwithhisaxeandhatchit;butafterallImayaswellkeepitmyselfforasouvenir."Soheleftitinhispocket.
TheyhadnowreachedthatpartofthevalleythatlaybetweenthetwohighmountainswhichDorothyhadseenfromhertowerwindow.Atthefarendwasthethirdgreatmountain,whichblockedthevalleyandwasthenorthernedgeoftheLandofEv.ItwasunderneaththismountainthattheNomeKing’spalacewassaidtobe;butitwouldbesometimebeforetheyreachedthatplace.
