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How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
Therewerenofencesatallbytheroadsidenow,andthelandwasroughanduntilled. Towardeveningtheycametoagreatforest,wherethetreesgrewsobigandclosetogetherthattheirbranchesmetovertheroadofyellowbrick. Itwasalmostdarkunderthetrees,forthebranchesshutoutthedaylight;butthetravelersdidnotstop,andwentonintotheforest.
"Ifthisroadgoesin,itmustcomeout,"saidtheScarecrow, "andastheEmeraldCityisattheotherendoftheroad,wemustgowhereveritleadsus."
"Anyonewouldknowthat,"saidDorothy.
"Certainly;thatiswhyIknowit,"returnedtheScarecrow. "Ifitrequiredbrainstofigureitout,Inevershouldhavesaidit."
Afteranhourorsothelightfadedaway,andtheyfoundthemselvesstumblingalonginthedarkness. Dorothycouldnotseeatall,butTotocould,forsomedogsseeverywellinthedark;andtheScarecrowdeclaredhecouldseeaswellasbyday. Soshetookholdofhisarmandmanagedtogetalongfairlywell.
"Ifyouseeanyhouse,oranyplacewherewecanpassthenight,"shesaid, "youmusttellme;foritisveryuncomfortablewalkinginthedark."
SoonaftertheScarecrowstopped.
"Iseealittlecottageattherightofus,"hesaid,"builtoflogsandbranches. Shallwegothere?"
"Yes,indeed,"answeredthechild. "Iamalltiredout."
