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17. The Scarecrow Wins the Fight
"Ow!Murder!Treason!"yelledtheKing,whohadbeenhurledagainstseveralofhiswarriorsandwasconsiderablybruised."Whodidthat?"
"Idid,"growledtheSawhorse,viciously."YouletDorothyalone,orI’llkickyouagain."
"We’llseeaboutthat,"repliedtheKing,andatoncehewavedhishandtowardtheSawhorseandmutteredamagicalword."Aha!"hecontinued;"NOWletusseeyoumove,youwoodenmule!"
ButinspiteofthemagictheSawhorsemoved;andhemovedsoquicklytowardtheKing,thatthefatlittlemancouldnotgetoutofhisway.Thump--BANG!camethewoodenheels,rightagainsthisroundbody,andtheKingflewintotheairandfellupontheheadofhiscaptain,wholethimdropflatupontheground.
"Well,well!"saidtheKing,sittingupandlookingsurprised."Whydidn’tmymagicbeltwork,Iwonder?"
"Thecreatureismadeofwood,"repliedthecaptain."Yourmagicwillnotworkonwood,youknow."
"Ah,I’dforgottenthat,"saidtheKing,gettingupandlimpingtohisthrone."Verywell,letthegirlalone.Shecan’tescapeus,anyway."
Thewarriors,whohadbeenratherconfusedbytheseincidents,nowformedtheirranksagain,andtheSawhorseprancedacrosstheroomtoDorothyandtookapositionbesidetheHungryTiger.
AtthatmomentthedoorsthatledtothepalaceflewopenandthepeopleofEvandthepeopleofOzweredisclosedtoview.Theypaused,astonished,atsightofthewarriorsandtheangryNomeKing,seatedintheirmidst.
"Surrender!"criedtheKing,inaloudvoice."Youaremyprisoners."
"Go’long!"answeredBillina,fromtheScarecrow’sshoulder.
