to t Oz

    to camp out t nigree in t, for tree made a good, to protect tin oodman c pile of  a splendid fire t o ate t of t kno.

    quot;If you ;I o t and kill a deer for you. You can roast it by tastes are so peculiar t you prefer cooked food, and t.”

    quot;Dont! Please dont,quot; begged tin oodman. quot;I sainly  again.”

    But t ao t and found  it ion it. And tree full of nuts and filled Dorot  s be ime. S tful of t sily at ture picked up ts. s   as many as  in t. But t mind  took o fill t, for it enabled o keep a get into raance ao cover Doroto sleep.

    t  soundly un- til morning.

    le rip- pling brook, and soon after tarted toy.

    to be an eventful day for travelers. t ditc crossed t as far as t c up to to it t  ttom. teep t none of t it seemed t t end.

    quot; s; asked Dorothy despairingly.

    quot;I  test idea,quot; said tin oodman, and tful.

    But t;e cannot fly, t is certain. Nei- to t ditc jump over it,  stop where we are.”

    quot;I t,quot; said ter measuring tance carefully in his mind.

    quot;t,quot; ans;for you can carry us all over on your back, one at a time.”

    quot;ell, Ill try it,quot; said t;?”

    quot;I ; declared t;for, if you found t you could not jump over tin oodman badly dented on t if I am on your back it  matter so muc  me at all.”

    quot;I am terribly afraid of falling, myself,quot; said t;but I suppose to do but try it. So get on my back and tempt.”

    t upon t o the gulf and crouched down.

    quot; you run and jump?quot; asked the Scarecrow.

    quot;Because t isnt t;  spring,  tly pleased to see , and after t down from ch again.

    Dorot s; so sook toto in igo  moment it seemed as if sime to   t it, s back a time and got tin oodman, and t dos to give t a co rest, for  leaps , and ed like a big dog t oo long.

    t very t looked dark and gloomy. After ted tarted along tly  sunso add to t, trange noises in t, and to t it  of try t the Kalidahs lived.

    quot; are t; asked the girl.

    quot;trous beasts igers,quot; replied t;and  tear me in toto. Im terribly afraid of the Kalidahs.”

    quot;Im not surprised t you are,quot; returned Dorot;t be dreadful beasts.”

    t to reply  t t once  leap across it.

    So t doo consider er serious t the Scarecrow said:

    quot; tree, standing close to tcin oodman can c do it o t easily.”

    quot;t is a first-rate idea,quot; said t;One

    suspect you ead of straw.”

    t to  once, and so s tree  legs against tree and pus, and sloree tipped and fell cs top brancher side.

    t started to cross to to beasts igers.

    quot;t; said to tremble.

    quot;Quick!quot; cried t;Let us cross over.”

    So Dorot first, oto in in oodman follo. tainly afraid, turned to face terrible a roar t Dorots stopped s and looked at him in surprise.

    But, seeing t tree and turned to see . it stopping an instant ts also began to cross tree. And to Dorothy:

    quot;e are lost, for tear us to pieces  stand close be them as long as I am alive.”

    quot;ait a minute!quot; called t  to be done, and no rested on tcin oodman began to use  once, and, just as to tes , and boto pieces on t ttom.

    quot;ell,quot; said t;I see o live a little  must be a very uncomfortable t to be alive. tures frig my  is beating yet.”

    quot;A; said tin oodman sadly, quot;I o   beat.”

    L. Frank Baum

    ture made travelers more anxious to get out of t, and t t Dorotired, and o ride on to t joy trees became ternoon tly just before ter tiful country, ted  florees s. tly pleased to see t- ful country before them.

    quot;; asked Dorothy.

    quot;t is easily done,quot; replied t;tin oodman must build us a raft, so  to ther side.”

    So took o crees to make a raft, and ree full of fine fruit. ten not nuts all day, and sy meal of t.

    But it takes time to make a raft, even iring as tin oodman, and  done. So trees il ty, and of to her own home again.