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The Guardian of the Gate
"Inevergrantfavorswithoutsomereturn,"saidOz; "butthismuchIwillpromise. IfyouwillkillformetheWickedWitchoftheWest,Iwillbestowuponyouagreatmanybrains,andsuchgoodbrainsthatyouwillbethewisestmaninalltheLandofOz."
"IthoughtyouaskedDorothytokilltheWitch,"saidtheScarecrow,insurprise.
"SoIdid. Idon’tcarewhokillsher. ButuntilsheisdeadIwillnotgrantyourwish. Nowgo,anddonotseekmeagainuntilyouhaveearnedthebrainsyousogreatlydesire."
TheScarecrowwentsorrowfullybacktohisfriendsandtoldthemwhatOzhadsaid; andDorothywassurprisedtofindthattheGreatWizardwasnotaHead,asshehadseenhim,butalovelyLady.
"Allthesame,"saidtheScarecrow,"sheneedsaheartasmuchastheTinWoodman."
OnthenextmorningthesoldierwiththegreenwhiskerscametotheTinWoodmanandsaid:
"Ozhassentforyou.Followme."
SotheTinWoodmanfollowedhimandcametothegreatThroneRoom. HedidnotknowwhetherhewouldfindOzalovelyLadyoraHead,buthehopeditwouldbethelovelyLady. "For,"hesaidtohimself,"ifitisthehead,IamsureIshallnotbegivenaheart,sinceaheadhasnoheartofitsownandthereforecannotfeelforme. ButifitisthelovelyLadyIshallbeghardforaheart,forallladiesarethemselvessaidtobekindlyhearted.
