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The Wonderful City of Oz

           "IfIcannotharnessyou,"saidtheWitchtotheLion,speakingthroughthebarsofthegate, "Icanstarveyou. YoushallhavenothingtoeatuntilyoudoasIwish." 

           SoafterthatshetooknofoodtotheimprisonedLion; buteverydayshecametothegateatnoonandasked, "Areyoureadytobeharnessedlikeahorse?" 

           AndtheLionwouldanswer, "No.Ifyoucomeinthisyard,Iwillbiteyou." 

           ThereasontheLiondidnothavetodoastheWitchwishedwasthateverynight,whilethewomanwasasleep,Dorothycarriedhimfoodfromthecupboard. Afterhehadeatenhewouldliedownonhisbedofstraw,andDorothywouldliebesidehimandputherheadonhissoft,shaggymane,whiletheytalkedoftheirtroublesandtriedtoplansomewaytoescape. Buttheycouldfindnowaytogetoutofthecastle,foritwasconstantlyguardedbytheyellowWinkies,whoweretheslavesoftheWickedWitchandtooafraidofhernottodoasshetoldthem. 

           Thegirlhadtoworkhardduringtheday,andoftentheWitchthreatenedtobeatherwiththesameoldumbrellashealwayscarriedinherhand. But,intruth,shedidnotdaretostrikeDorothy,becauseofthemarkuponherforehead. Thechilddidnotknowthis,andwasfulloffearforherselfandToto. OncetheWitchstruckTotoablowwithherumbrellaandthebravelittledogflewatherandbitherleginreturn. TheWitchdidnotbleedwhereshewasbitten,forshewassowickedthatthebloodinherhaddriedupmanyyearsbefore. 

           Dorothy’slifebecameverysadasshegrewtounderstandthatitwouldbeharderthanevertogetbacktoKansasandAuntEmagain. 

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