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Attacked by the Fighting Trees
Theywalkedcarefullythroughthechinacountry. Thelittleanimalsandallthepeoplescamperedoutoftheirway,fearingthestrangerswouldbreakthem,andafteranhourorsothetravelersreachedtheothersideofthecountryandcametoanotherchinawall.
Itwasnotsohighasthefirst,however,andbystandingupontheLion’sbacktheyallmanagedtoscrambletothetop. ThentheLiongatheredhislegsunderhimandjumpedonthewall; butjustashejumped,heupsetachinachurchwithhistailandsmasheditalltopieces.
"Thatwastoobad,"saidDorothy, "butreallyIthinkwewereluckyinnotdoingtheselittlepeoplemoreharmthanbreakingacow’slegandachurch. Theyareallsobrittle!"
"Theyare,indeed,"saidtheScarecrow, "andIamthankfulIammadeofstrawandcannotbeeasilydamaged. ThereareworsethingsintheworldthanbeingaScarecrow."
