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The Country of the Quadlings
"AndIshouldnothavehadmylovelyheart,"saidtheTinWoodman. "Imighthavestoodandrustedintheforesttilltheendoftheworld."
"AndIshouldhavelivedacowardforever,"declaredtheLion,"andnobeastinalltheforestwouldhavehadagoodwordtosaytome."
"Thisisalltrue,"saidDorothy,"andIamgladIwasofusetothesegoodfriends. Butnowthateachofthemhashadwhathemostdesired,andeachishappyinhavingakingdomtorulebesides,IthinkIshouldliketogobacktoKansas."
"TheSilverShoes,"saidtheGoodWitch,"havewonderfulpowers. Andoneofthemostcuriousthingsaboutthemisthattheycancarryyoutoanyplaceintheworldinthreesteps,andeachstepwillbemadeinthewinkofaneye. Allyouhavetodoistoknocktheheelstogetherthreetimesandcommandtheshoestocarryyouwhereveryouwishtogo."
"Ifthatisso,"saidthechildjoyfully,"IwillaskthemtocarrymebacktoKansasatonce."
ShethrewherarmsaroundtheLion’sneckandkissedhim,pattinghisbigheadtenderly. ThenshekissedtheTinWoodman,whowasweepinginawaymostdangeroustohisjoints. Butshehuggedthesoft,stuffedbodyoftheScarecrowinherarmsinsteadofkissinghispaintedface,andfoundshewascryingherselfatthissorrowfulpartingfromherlovingcomrades.
GlindatheGoodsteppeddownfromherrubythronetogivethelittlegirlagood-byekiss,andDorothythankedherforallthekindnessshehadshowntoherfriendsandherself.
