The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by
L. Frank Baum
Contents
Introduction
1. The Cyclone
2. The Council ith the !unchkins
". #o $orothy %a&ed the %carecro
'. The (oad Throu)h the Forest
*. The (escue of the Tin Woodman
+. The Coardly Lion
,. The -ourney to the .reat Oz
/. The $eadly 0o11y Field
2. The 3ueen of the Field !ice
14. The .uardian of the .ates
11. The 5merald City of Oz
12. The %earch for the Wicked Witch
1". The (escue
1'. The Win)ed !onkeys
1*. The $isco&ery of Oz the Terrible
1+. The !a)ic 6rt of the .reat #umbu)
1,. #o the Balloon Was Launched
1/. 6ay to the %outh
12. 6ttacked by the Fi)htin) Trees
24. The $ainty China Country
21. The Lion Becomes the 7in) of Beasts
22. The Country of the 3uadlin)s
2". .linda The .ood Witch .rants $orothy8s Wish
2'. #ome 6)ain
Introduction
Folklore9 le)ends9 myths and fairy tales ha&e folloed childhood
throu)h the a)es9 for e&ery healthy youn)ster has a holesome and
instincti&e lo&e for stories fantastic9 mar&elous and manifestly
unreal. The in)ed fairies of .rimm and 6ndersen ha&e brou)ht more
ha11iness to childish hearts than all other human creations.
:et the old time fairy tale9 ha&in) ser&ed for )enerations9 may no be
classed as ;historical; in the children8s library< for the time has
come for a series of neer ;onder tales; in hich the stereoty1ed
)enie9 darf and fairy are eliminated9 to)ether ith all the horrible
and blood=curdlin) incidents de&ised by their authors to 1oint a
fearsome moral to each tale. !odern education includes morality<
therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its onder tales
and )ladly dis1enses ith all disa)reeable incident.
#a&in) this thou)ht in mind9 the story of ;The Wonderful Wizard of Oz;
as ritten solely to 1lease children of today. It as1ires to bein) a
modernized fairy tale9 in hich the onderment and >oy are retained and
the heartaches and ni)htmares are left out.
L. Frank Baum
Chica)o9 61ril9 1244.
T#5 WO?$5(F@L WIA6($ OF OA
1. The Cyclone
$orothy li&ed in the midst of the )reat 7ansas 1rairies9 ith @ncle
#enry9 ho as a farmer9 and 6unt 5m9 ho as the farmer8s ife. Their
house as small9 for the lumber to build it had to be carried by a)on
many miles. There ere four alls9 a floor and a roof9 hich made one
room< and this room contained a rusty lookin) cooksto&e9 a cu1board for
the dishes9 a table9 three or four chairs9 and the beds. @ncle #enry
and 6unt 5m had a bi) bed in one corner9 and $orothy a little bed in
another corner. There as no )arret at all9 and no cellar==eBce1t a
small hole du) in the )round9 called a cyclone cellar9 here the family
could )o in case one of those )reat hirlinds arose9 mi)hty enou)h to
crush any buildin) in its 1ath. It as reached by a tra1 door in the
middle of the floor9 from hich a ladder led don into the small9 dark
hole.
When $orothy stood in the dooray and looked around9 she could see
nothin) but the )reat )ray 1rairie on e&ery side. ?ot a tree nor a
house broke the broad see1 of flat country that reached to the ed)e of
the sky in all directions. The sun had baked the 1loed land into a
)ray mass9 ith little cracks runnin) throu)h it. 5&en the )rass as
not )reen9 for the sun had burned the to1s of the lon) blades until
they ere the same )ray color to be seen e&eryhere. Once the house
had been 1ainted9 but the sun blistered the 1aint and the rains ashed
it aay9 and no the house as as dull and )ray as e&erythin) else.
When 6unt 5m came there to li&e she as a youn)9 1retty ife. The sun
and ind had chan)ed her9 too. They had taken the s1arkle from her
eyes and left them a sober )ray< they had taken the red from her cheeks
and li1s9 and they ere )ray also. %he as thin and )aunt9 and ne&er
smiled no. When $orothy9 ho as an or1han9 first came to her9 6unt
5m had been so startled by the child8s lau)hter that she ould scream
and 1ress her hand u1on her heart hene&er $orothy8s merry &oice
reached her ears< and she still looked at the little )irl ith onder
that she could find anythin) to lau)h at.
@ncle #enry ne&er lau)hed. #e orked hard from mornin) till ni)ht and
did not kno hat >oy as. #e as )ray also9 from his lon) beard to
his rou)h boots9 and he looked stern and solemn9 and rarely s1oke.
It as Toto that made $orothy lau)h9 and sa&ed her from )roin) as )ray
as her other surroundin)s. Toto as not )ray< he as a little black
do)9 ith lon) silky hair and small black eyes that tinkled merrily on
either side of his funny9 ee nose. Toto 1layed all day lon)9 and
$orothy 1layed ith him9 and lo&ed him dearly.
Today9 hoe&er9 they ere not 1layin). @ncle #enry sat u1on the
doorste1 and looked anBiously at the sky9 hich as e&en )rayer than
usual. $orothy stood in the door ith Toto in her arms9 and looked at
the sky too. 6unt 5m as ashin) the dishes.
From the far north they heard a lo ail of the ind9 and @ncle #enry
and $orothy could see here the lon) )rass boed in a&es before the
comin) storm. There no came a shar1 histlin) in the air from the
south9 and as they turned their eyes that ay they sa ri11les in the
)rass comin) from that direction also.
%uddenly @ncle #enry stood u1.
;There8s a cyclone comin)9 5m9; he called to his ife. ;I8ll )o look
after the stock.; Then he ran toard the sheds here the cos and
horses ere ke1t.
6unt 5m dro11ed her ork and came to the door. One )lance told her of
the dan)er close at hand.
;3uick9 $orothyC; she screamed. ;(un for the cellarC;
Toto >um1ed out of $orothy8s arms and hid under the bed9 and the )irl
started to )et him. 6unt 5m9 badly fri)htened9 thre o1en the tra1
door in the floor and climbed don the ladder into the small9 dark
hole. $orothy cau)ht Toto at last and started to follo her aunt.
When she as halfay across the room there came a )reat shriek from the
ind9 and the house shook so hard that she lost her footin) and sat
don suddenly u1on the floor.
Then a stran)e thin) ha11ened.
The house hirled around to or three times and rose sloly throu)h the
air. $orothy felt as if she ere )oin) u1 in a balloon.
The north and south inds met here the house stood9 and made it the
eBact center of the cyclone. In the middle of a cyclone the air is
)enerally still9 but the )reat 1ressure of the ind on e&ery side of
the house raised it u1 hi)her and hi)her9 until it as at the &ery to1
of the cyclone< and there it remained and as carried miles and miles
aay as easily as you could carry a feather.
It as &ery dark9 and the ind holed horribly around her9 but $orothy
found she as ridin) Duite easily. 6fter the first fe hirls around9
and one other time hen the house ti11ed badly9 she felt as if she ere
bein) rocked )ently9 like a baby in a cradle.
Toto did not like it. #e ran about the room9 no here9 no there9
barkin) loudly< but $orothy sat Duite still on the floor and aited to
see hat ould ha11en.
Once Toto )ot too near the o1en tra1 door9 and fell in< and at first
the little )irl thou)ht she had lost him. But soon she sa one of his
ears stickin) u1 throu)h the hole9 for the stron) 1ressure of the air
as kee1in) him u1 so that he could not fall. %he cre1t to the hole9
cau)ht Toto by the ear9 and dra))ed him into the room a)ain9 afterard
closin) the tra1 door so that no more accidents could ha11en.
#our after hour 1assed aay9 and sloly $orothy )ot o&er her fri)ht<
but she felt Duite lonely9 and the ind shrieked so loudly all about
her that she nearly became deaf. 6t first she had ondered if she
ould be dashed to 1ieces hen the house fell a)ain< but as the hours
1assed and nothin) terrible ha11ened9 she sto11ed orryin) and resol&ed
to ait calmly and see hat the future ould brin). 6t last she
craled o&er the sayin) floor to her bed9 and lay don u1on it< and
Toto folloed and lay don beside her.
In s1ite of the sayin) of the house and the ailin) of the ind9
$orothy soon closed her eyes and fell fast aslee1.
2. The Council ith the !unchkins
%he as aakened by a shock9 so sudden and se&ere that if $orothy had
not been lyin) on the soft bed she mi)ht ha&e been hurt. 6s it as9
the >ar made her catch her breath and onder hat had ha11ened< and
Toto 1ut his cold little nose into her face and hined dismally.
$orothy sat u1 and noticed that the house as not mo&in)< nor as it
dark9 for the bri)ht sunshine came in at the indo9 floodin) the
little room. %he s1ran) from her bed and ith Toto at her heels ran
and o1ened the door.
The little )irl )a&e a cry of amazement and looked about her9 her eyes
)roin) bi))er and bi))er at the onderful si)hts she sa.
The cyclone had set the house don &ery )ently==for a cyclone==in the
midst of a country of mar&elous beauty. There ere lo&ely 1atches of
)reensard all about9 ith stately trees bearin) rich and luscious
fruits. Banks of )or)eous floers ere on e&ery hand9 and birds ith
rare and brilliant 1luma)e san) and fluttered in the trees and bushes.
6 little ay off as a small brook9 rushin) and s1arklin) alon) beteen
)reen banks9 and murmurin) in a &oice &ery )rateful to a little )irl
ho had li&ed so lon) on the dry9 )ray 1rairies.
While she stood lookin) ea)erly at the stran)e and beautiful si)hts9
she noticed comin) toard her a )rou1 of the Dueerest 1eo1le she had
e&er seen. They ere not as bi) as the )ron folk she had alays been
used to< but neither ere they &ery small. In fact9 they seemed about
as tall as $orothy9 ho as a ell=)ron child for her a)e9 althou)h
they ere9 so far as looks )o9 many years older.
Three ere men and one a oman9 and all ere oddly dressed. They ore
round hats that rose to a small 1oint a foot abo&e their heads9 ith
little bells around the brims that tinkled seetly as they mo&ed. The
hats of the men ere blue< the little oman8s hat as hite9 and she
ore a hite )on that hun) in 1leats from her shoulders. O&er it ere
s1rinkled little stars that )listened in the sun like diamonds. The
men ere dressed in blue9 of the same shade as their hats9 and ore
ell=1olished boots ith a dee1 roll of blue at the to1s. The men9
$orothy thou)ht9 ere about as old as @ncle #enry9 for to of them had
beards. But the little oman as doubtless much older. #er face as
co&ered ith rinkles9 her hair as nearly hite9 and she alked rather
stiffly.
When these 1eo1le dre near the house here $orothy as standin) in the
dooray9 they 1aused and his1ered amon) themsel&es9 as if afraid to
come farther. But the little old oman alked u1 to $orothy9 made a
lo bo and said9 in a seet &oiceE
;:ou are elcome9 most noble %orceress9 to the land of the !unchkins.
We are so )rateful to you for ha&in) killed the Wicked Witch of the
5ast9 and for settin) our 1eo1le free from bonda)e.;
$orothy listened to this s1eech ith onder. What could the little
oman 1ossibly mean by callin) her a sorceress9 and sayin) she had
killed the Wicked Witch of the 5astF $orothy as an innocent9 harmless
little )irl9 ho had been carried by a cyclone many miles from home<
and she had ne&er killed anythin) in all her life.
But the little oman e&idently eB1ected her to anser< so $orothy said9
ith hesitation9 ;:ou are &ery kind9 but there must be some mistake. I
ha&e not killed anythin).;
;:our house did9 anyay9; re1lied the little old oman9 ith a lau)h9
;and that is the same thin). %eeC; she continued9 1ointin) to the
corner of the house. ;There are her to feet9 still stickin) out from
under a block of ood.;
$orothy looked9 and )a&e a little cry of fri)ht. There9 indeed9 >ust
under the corner of the )reat beam the house rested on9 to feet ere
stickin) out9 shod in sil&er shoes ith 1ointed toes.
;Oh9 dearC Oh9 dearC; cried $orothy9 clas1in) her hands to)ether in
dismay. ;The house must ha&e fallen on her. Whate&er shall e doF;
;There is nothin) to be done9; said the little oman calmly.
;But ho as sheF; asked $orothy.
;%he as the Wicked Witch of the 5ast9 as I said9; ansered the little
oman. ;%he has held all the !unchkins in bonda)e for many years9
makin) them sla&e for her ni)ht and day. ?o they are all set free9
and are )rateful to you for the fa&or.;
;Who are the !unchkinsF; inDuired $orothy.
;They are the 1eo1le ho li&e in this land of the 5ast
here the Wicked Witch ruled.;
;6re you a !unchkinF; asked $orothy.
;?o9 but I am their friend9 althou)h I li&e in the land of the ?orth.
When they sa the Witch of the 5ast as dead the !unchkins sent a sift
messen)er to me9 and I came at once. I am the Witch of the ?orth.;
;Oh9 )raciousC; cried $orothy. ;6re you a real itchF;
;:es9 indeed9; ansered the little oman. ;But I am a )ood itch9 and
the 1eo1le lo&e me. I am not as 1oerful as the Wicked Witch as ho
ruled here9 or I should ha&e set the 1eo1le free myself.;
;But I thou)ht all itches ere icked9; said the )irl9 ho as half
fri)htened at facin) a real itch. ;Oh9 no9 that is a )reat mistake.
There ere only four itches in all the Land of Oz9 and to of them9
those ho li&e in the ?orth and the %outh9 are )ood itches. I kno
this is true9 for I am one of them myself9 and cannot be mistaken.
Those ho delt in the 5ast and the West ere9 indeed9 icked itches<
but no that you ha&e killed one of them9 there is but one Wicked Witch
in all the Land of Oz==the one ho li&es in the West.;
;But9; said $orothy9 after a moment8s thou)ht9 ;6unt 5m has told me
that the itches ere all dead==years and years a)o.;
;Who is 6unt 5mF; inDuired the little old oman.
;%he is my aunt ho li&es in 7ansas9 here I came from.;
The Witch of the ?orth seemed to think for a time9 ith her head boed
and her eyes u1on the )round. Then she looked u1 and said9 ;I do not
kno here 7ansas is9 for I ha&e ne&er heard that country mentioned
before. But tell me9 is it a ci&ilized countryF;
;Oh9 yes9; re1lied $orothy.
;Then that accounts for it. In the ci&ilized countries I belie&e there
are no itches left9 nor izards9 nor sorceresses9 nor ma)icians. But9
you see9 the Land of Oz has ne&er been ci&ilized9 for e are cut off
from all the rest of the orld. Therefore e still ha&e itches and
izards amon)st us.;
;Who are the izardsF; asked $orothy.
;Oz himself is the .reat Wizard9; ansered the Witch9 sinkin) her &oice
to a his1er. ;#e is more 1oerful than all the rest of us to)ether.
#e li&es in the City of 5meralds.;
$orothy as )oin) to ask another Duestion9 but >ust then the !unchkins9
ho had been standin) silently by9 )a&e a loud shout and 1ointed to the
corner of the house here the Wicked Witch had been lyin).
;What is itF; asked the little old oman9 and looked9 and be)an to
lau)h. The feet of the dead Witch had disa11eared entirely9 and
nothin) as left but the sil&er shoes.
;%he as so old9; eB1lained the Witch of the ?orth9 ;that she dried u1
Duickly in the sun. That is the end of her. But the sil&er shoes are
yours9 and you shall ha&e them to ear.; %he reached don and 1icked u1
the shoes9 and after shakin) the dust out of them handed them to
$orothy.
;The Witch of the 5ast as 1roud of those sil&er shoes9; said one of
the !unchkins9 ;and there is some charm connected ith them< but hat
it is e ne&er kne.;
$orothy carried the shoes into the house and 1laced them on the table.
Then she came out a)ain to the !unchkins and saidE
;I am anBious to )et back to my aunt and uncle9 for I am sure they ill
orry about me. Can you hel1 me find my ayF;
The !unchkins and the Witch first looked at one another9 and then at
$orothy9 and then shook their heads.
;6t the 5ast9 not far from here9; said one9 ;there is a )reat desert9
and none could li&e to cross it.;
;It is the same at the %outh9; said another9 ;for I ha&e been there and
seen it. The %outh is the country of the 3uadlin)s.;
;I am told9; said the third man9 ;that it is the same at the West. 6nd
that country9 here the Winkies li&e9 is ruled by the Wicked Witch of
the West9 ho ould make you her sla&e if you 1assed her ay.;
;The ?orth is my home9; said the old lady9 ;and at its ed)e is the same
)reat desert that surrounds this Land of Oz. I8m afraid9 my dear9 you
ill ha&e to li&e ith us.;
$orothy be)an to sob at this9 for she felt lonely amon) all these
stran)e 1eo1le. #er tears seemed to )rie&e the kind=hearted !unchkins9
for they immediately took out their handkerchiefs and be)an to ee1
also. 6s for the little old oman9 she took off her ca1 and balanced
the 1oint on the end of her nose9 hile she counted ;One9 to9 three;
in a solemn &oice. 6t once the ca1 chan)ed to a slate9 on hich as
ritten in bi)9 hite chalk marksE
;L5T $O(OT#: .O TO T#5 CIT: OF 5!5(6L$%;
The little old oman took the slate from her nose9 and ha&in) read the
ords on it9 asked9 ;Is your name $orothy9 my dearF;
;:es9; ansered the child9 lookin) u1 and dryin) her tears.
;Then you must )o to the City of 5meralds. 0erha1s Oz ill hel1 you.;
;Where is this cityF; asked $orothy.
;It is eBactly in the center of the country9 and is ruled by Oz9 the
.reat Wizard I told you of.;
;Is he a )ood manF; inDuired the )irl anBiously.
;#e is a )ood Wizard. Whether he is a man or not I cannot tell9 for I
ha&e ne&er seen him.;
;#o can I )et thereF; asked $orothy.
;:ou must alk. It is a lon) >ourney9 throu)h a country that is
sometimes 1leasant and sometimes dark and terrible. #oe&er9 I ill
use all the ma)ic arts I kno of to kee1 you from harm.;
;Won8t you )o ith meF; 1leaded the )irl9 ho had be)un to look u1on
the little old oman as her only friend.
;?o9 I cannot do that9; she re1lied9 ;but I ill )i&e you my kiss9 and
no one ill dare in>ure a 1erson ho has been kissed by the Witch of
the ?orth.;
%he came close to $orothy and kissed her )ently on the forehead. Where
her li1s touched the )irl they left a round9 shinin) mark9 as $orothy
found out soon after.
;The road to the City of 5meralds is 1a&ed ith yello brick9; said the
Witch9 ;so you cannot miss it. When you )et to Oz do not be afraid of
him9 but tell your story and ask him to hel1 you. .ood=bye9 my dear.;
The three !unchkins boed lo to her and ished her a 1leasant >ourney9
after hich they alked aay throu)h the trees. The Witch )a&e $orothy
a friendly little nod9 hirled around on her left heel three times9 and
strai)htay disa11eared9 much to the sur1rise of little Toto9 ho
barked after her loudly enou)h hen she had )one9 because he had been
afraid e&en to )rol hile she stood by.
But $orothy9 knoin) her to be a itch9 had eB1ected her to disa11ear
in >ust that ay9 and as not sur1rised in the least.
". #o $orothy %a&ed the %carecro
When $orothy as left alone she be)an to feel hun)ry. %o she ent to
the cu1board and cut herself some bread9 hich she s1read ith butter.
%he )a&e some to Toto9 and takin) a 1ail from the shelf she carried it
don to the little brook and filled it ith clear9 s1arklin) ater.
Toto ran o&er to the trees and be)an to bark at the birds sittin)
there. $orothy ent to )et him9 and sa such delicious fruit han)in)
from the branches that she )athered some of it9 findin) it >ust hat
she anted to hel1 out her breakfast.
Then she ent back to the house9 and ha&in) hel1ed herself and Toto to
a )ood drink of the cool9 clear ater9 she set about makin) ready for
the >ourney to the City of 5meralds.
$orothy had only one other dress9 but that ha11ened to be clean and as
han)in) on a 1e) beside her bed. It as )in)ham9 ith checks of hite
and blue< and althou)h the blue as somehat faded ith many ashin)s9
it as still a 1retty frock. The )irl ashed herself carefully9
dressed herself in the clean )in)ham9 and tied her 1ink sunbonnet on
her head. %he took a little basket and filled it ith bread from the
cu1board9 layin) a hite cloth o&er the to1. Then she looked don at
her feet and noticed ho old and orn her shoes ere.
;They surely ill ne&er do for a lon) >ourney9 Toto9; she said. 6nd
Toto looked u1 into her face ith his little black eyes and a))ed his
tail to sho he kne hat she meant.
6t that moment $orothy sa lyin) on the table the sil&er shoes that had
belon)ed to the Witch of the 5ast.
;I onder if they ill fit me9; she said to Toto. ;They ould be >ust
the thin) to take a lon) alk in9 for they could not ear out.;
%he took off her old leather shoes and tried on the sil&er ones9 hich
fitted her as ell as if they had been made for her.
Finally she 1icked u1 her basket.
;Come alon)9 Toto9; she said. ;We ill )o to the 5merald City and ask
the .reat Oz ho to )et back to 7ansas a)ain.;
%he closed the door9 locked it9 and 1ut the key carefully in the 1ocket
of her dress. 6nd so9 ith Toto trottin) alon) soberly behind her9 she
started on her >ourney.
There ere se&eral roads near by9 but it did not take her lon) to find
the one 1a&ed ith yello bricks. Within a short time she as alkin)
briskly toard the 5merald City9 her sil&er shoes tinklin) merrily on
the hard9 yello road=bed. The sun shone bri)ht and the birds san)
seetly9 and $orothy did not feel nearly so bad as you mi)ht think a
little )irl ould ho had been suddenly hisked aay from her on
country and set don in the midst of a stran)e land.
%he as sur1rised9 as she alked alon)9 to see ho 1retty the country
as about her. There ere neat fences at the sides of the road9
1ainted a dainty blue color9 and beyond them ere fields of )rain and
&e)etables in abundance. 5&idently the !unchkins ere )ood farmers and
able to raise lar)e cro1s. Once in a hile she ould 1ass a house9 and
the 1eo1le came out to look at her and bo lo as she ent by< for
e&eryone kne she had been the means of destroyin) the Wicked Witch and
settin) them free from bonda)e. The houses of the !unchkins ere
odd=lookin) dellin)s9 for each as round9 ith a bi) dome for a roof.
6ll ere 1ainted blue9 for in this country of the 5ast blue as the
fa&orite color.
Toard e&enin)9 hen $orothy as tired ith her lon) alk and be)an to
onder here she should 1ass the ni)ht9 she came to a house rather
lar)er than the rest. On the )reen lan before it many men and omen
ere dancin). Fi&e little fiddlers 1layed as loudly as 1ossible9 and
the 1eo1le ere lau)hin) and sin)in)9 hile a bi) table near by as
loaded ith delicious fruits and nuts9 1ies and cakes9 and many other
)ood thin)s to eat.
The 1eo1le )reeted $orothy kindly9 and in&ited her to su11er and to
1ass the ni)ht ith them< for this as the home of one of the richest
!unchkins in the land9 and his friends ere )athered ith him to
celebrate their freedom from the bonda)e of the Wicked Witch.
$orothy ate a hearty su11er and as aited u1on by the rich !unchkin
himself9 hose name as BoD. Then she sat u1on a settee and atched
the 1eo1le dance.
When BoD sa her sil&er shoes he said9 ;:ou must be a )reat sorceress.;
;WhyF; asked the )irl.
;Because you ear sil&er shoes and ha&e killed the Wicked Witch.
Besides9 you ha&e hite in your frock9 and only itches and sorceresses
ear hite.;
;!y dress is blue and hite checked9; said $orothy9 smoothin) out the
rinkles in it.
;It is kind of you to ear that9; said BoD. ;Blue is the color of the
!unchkins9 and hite is the itch color. %o e kno you are a friendly
itch.;
$orothy did not kno hat to say to this9 for all the 1eo1le seemed to
think her a itch9 and she kne &ery ell she as only an ordinary
little )irl ho had come by the chance of a cyclone into a stran)e land.
When she had tired atchin) the dancin)9 BoD led her into the house9
here he )a&e her a room ith a 1retty bed in it. The sheets ere made
of blue cloth9 and $orothy sle1t soundly in them till mornin)9 ith
Toto curled u1 on the blue ru) beside her.
%he ate a hearty breakfast9 and atched a ee !unchkin baby9 ho 1layed
ith Toto and 1ulled his tail and croed and lau)hed in a ay that
)reatly amused $orothy. Toto as a fine curiosity to all the 1eo1le9
for they had ne&er seen a do) before.
;#o far is it to the 5merald CityF; the )irl asked.
;I do not kno9; ansered BoD )ra&ely9 ;for I ha&e ne&er been there.
It is better for 1eo1le to kee1 aay from Oz9 unless they ha&e business
ith him. But it is a lon) ay to the 5merald City9 and it ill take
you many days. The country here is rich and 1leasant9 but you must
1ass throu)h rou)h and dan)erous 1laces before you reach the end of
your >ourney.;
This orried $orothy a little9 but she kne that only the .reat Oz
could hel1 her )et to 7ansas a)ain9 so she bra&ely resol&ed not to turn
back.
%he bade her friends )ood=bye9 and a)ain started alon) the road of
yello brick. When she had )one se&eral miles she thou)ht she ould
sto1 to rest9 and so climbed to the to1 of the fence beside the road
and sat don. There as a )reat cornfield beyond the fence9 and not
far aay she sa a %carecro9 1laced hi)h on a 1ole to kee1 the birds
from the ri1e corn.
$orothy leaned her chin u1on her hand and )azed thou)htfully at the
%carecro. Its head as a small sack stuffed ith stra9 ith eyes9
nose9 and mouth 1ainted on it to re1resent a face. 6n old9 1ointed
blue hat9 that had belon)ed to some !unchkin9 as 1erched on his head9
and the rest of the fi)ure as a blue suit of clothes9 orn and faded9
hich had also been stuffed ith stra. On the feet ere some old
boots ith blue to1s9 such as e&ery man ore in this country9 and the
fi)ure as raised abo&e the stalks of corn by means of the 1ole stuck
u1 its back.
While $orothy as lookin) earnestly into the Dueer9 1ainted face of the
%carecro9 she as sur1rised to see one of the eyes sloly ink at her.
%he thou)ht she must ha&e been mistaken at first9 for none of the
scarecros in 7ansas e&er ink< but 1resently the fi)ure nodded its
head to her in a friendly ay. Then she climbed don from the fence
and alked u1 to it9 hile Toto ran around the 1ole and barked.
;.ood day9; said the %carecro9 in a rather husky &oice.
;$id you s1eakF; asked the )irl9 in onder.
;Certainly9; ansered the %carecro. ;#o do you doF;
;I8m 1retty ell9 thank you9; re1lied $orothy 1olitely. ;#o do you
doF;
;I8m not feelin) ell9; said the %carecro9 ith a smile9 ;for it is
&ery tedious bein) 1erched u1 here ni)ht and day to scare aay cros.;
;Can8t you )et donF; asked $orothy.
;?o9 for this 1ole is stuck u1 my back. If you ill 1lease take aay
the 1ole I shall be )reatly obli)ed to you.;
$orothy reached u1 both arms and lifted the fi)ure off the 1ole9 for9
bein) stuffed ith stra9 it as Duite li)ht.
;Thank you &ery much9; said the %carecro9 hen he had been set don on
the )round. ;I feel like a ne man.;
$orothy as 1uzzled at this9 for it sounded Dueer to hear a stuffed man
s1eak9 and to see him bo and alk alon) beside her.
;Who are youF; asked the %carecro hen he had stretched himself and
yaned. ;6nd here are you )oin)F;
;!y name is $orothy9; said the )irl9 ;and I am )oin) to the 5merald
City9 to ask the .reat Oz to send me back to 7ansas.;
;Where is the 5merald CityF; he inDuired. ;6nd ho is OzF;
;Why9 don8t you knoF; she returned9 in sur1rise.
;?o9 indeed. I don8t kno anythin). :ou see9 I am stuffed9 so I ha&e
no brains at all9; he ansered sadly.
;Oh9; said $orothy9 ;I8m afully sorry for you.;
;$o you think9; he asked9 ;if I )o to the 5merald City ith you9 that
Oz ould )i&e me some brainsF;
;I cannot tell9; she returned9 ;but you may come ith me9 if you like.
If Oz ill not )i&e you any brains you ill be no orse off than you
are no.;
;That is true9; said the %carecro. ;:ou see9; he continued
confidentially9 ;I don8t mind my le)s and arms and body bein) stuffed9
because I cannot )et hurt. If anyone treads on my toes or sticks a 1in
into me9 it doesn8t matter9 for I can8t feel it. But I do not ant
1eo1le to call me a fool9 and if my head stays stuffed ith stra
instead of ith brains9 as yours is9 ho am I e&er to kno anythin)F;
;I understand ho you feel9; said the little )irl9 ho as truly sorry
for him. ;If you ill come ith me I8ll ask Oz to do all he can for
you.;
;Thank you9; he ansered )ratefully.
They alked back to the road. $orothy hel1ed him o&er the fence9 and
they started alon) the 1ath of yello brick for the 5merald City.
Toto did not like this addition to the 1arty at first. #e smelled
around the stuffed man as if he sus1ected there mi)ht be a nest of rats
in the stra9 and he often )roled in an unfriendly ay at the
%carecro.
;$on8t mind Toto9; said $orothy to her ne friend. ;#e ne&er bites.;
;Oh9 I8m not afraid9; re1lied the %carecro. ;#e can8t hurt the stra.
$o let me carry that basket for you. I shall not mind it9 for I can8t
)et tired. I8ll tell you a secret9; he continued9 as he alked alon).
;There is only one thin) in the orld I am afraid of.;
;What is thatF; asked $orothy< ;the !unchkin farmer ho made youF;
;?o9; ansered the %carecro< ;it8s a li)hted match.;
'. The (oad Throu)h the Forest
6fter a fe hours the road be)an to be rou)h9 and the alkin) )re so
difficult that the %carecro often stumbled o&er the yello bricks9
hich ere here &ery une&en. %ometimes9 indeed9 they ere broken or
missin) alto)ether9 lea&in) holes that Toto >um1ed across and $orothy
alked around. 6s for the %carecro9 ha&in) no brains9 he alked
strai)ht ahead9 and so ste11ed into the holes and fell at full len)th
on the hard bricks. It ne&er hurt him9 hoe&er9 and $orothy ould 1ick
him u1 and set him u1on his feet a)ain9 hile he >oined her in lau)hin)
merrily at his on misha1.
The farms ere not nearly so ell cared for here as they ere farther
back. There ere feer houses and feer fruit trees9 and the farther
they ent the more dismal and lonesome the country became.
6t noon they sat don by the roadside9 near a little brook9 and $orothy
o1ened her basket and )ot out some bread. %he offered a 1iece to the
%carecro9 but he refused.
;I am ne&er hun)ry9; he said9 ;and it is a lucky thin) I am not9 for my
mouth is only 1ainted9 and if I should cut a hole in it so I could eat9
the stra I am stuffed ith ould come out9 and that ould s1oil the
sha1e of my head.;
$orothy sa at once that this as true9 so she only nodded and ent on
eatin) her bread.
;Tell me somethin) about yourself and the country you came from9; said
the %carecro9 hen she had finished her dinner. %o she told him all
about 7ansas9 and ho )ray e&erythin) as there9 and ho the cyclone
had carried her to this Dueer Land of Oz.
The %carecro listened carefully9 and said9 ;I cannot understand hy
you should ish to lea&e this beautiful country and )o back to the dry9
)ray 1lace you call 7ansas.;
;That is because you ha&e no brains; ansered the )irl. ;?o matter ho
dreary and )ray our homes are9 e 1eo1le of flesh and blood ould
rather li&e there than in any other country9 be it e&er so beautiful.
There is no 1lace like home.;
The %carecro si)hed.
;Of course I cannot understand it9; he said. ;If your heads ere
stuffed ith stra9 like mine9 you ould 1robably all li&e in the
beautiful 1laces9 and then 7ansas ould ha&e no 1eo1le at all. It is
fortunate for 7ansas that you ha&e brains.;
;Won8t you tell me a story9 hile e are restin)F; asked the child.
The %carecro looked at her re1roachfully9 and anseredE
;!y life has been so short that I really kno nothin) hate&er. I as
only made day before yesterday. What ha11ened in the orld before that
time is all unknon to me. Luckily9 hen the farmer made my head9 one
of the first thin)s he did as to 1aint my ears9 so that I heard hat
as )oin) on. There as another !unchkin ith him9 and the first thin)
I heard as the farmer sayin)9 G#o do you like those earsF8
;GThey aren8t strai)ht98; ansered the other.
;G?e&er mind98; said the farmer. ;GThey are ears >ust the same98;
hich as true enou)h.
;G?o I8ll make the eyes98; said the farmer. %o he 1ainted my ri)ht
eye9 and as soon as it as finished I found myself lookin) at him and
at e&erythin) around me ith a )reat deal of curiosity9 for this as my
first )lim1se of the orld.
;GThat8s a rather 1retty eye98; remarked the !unchkin ho as atchin)
the farmer. ;GBlue 1aint is >ust the color for eyes.8
;GI think I8ll make the other a little bi))er98; said the farmer. 6nd
hen the second eye as done I could see much better than before. Then
he made my nose and my mouth. But I did not s1eak9 because at that
time I didn8t kno hat a mouth as for. I had the fun of atchin)
them make my body and my arms and le)s< and hen they fastened on my
head9 at last9 I felt &ery 1roud9 for I thou)ht I as >ust as )ood a
man as anyone.
;GThis fello ill scare the cros fast enou)h98 said the farmer. G#e
looks >ust like a man.8
;GWhy9 he is a man98 said the other9 and I Duite a)reed ith him. The
farmer carried me under his arm to the cornfield9 and set me u1 on a
tall stick9 here you found me. #e and his friend soon after alked
aay and left me alone.
;I did not like to be deserted this ay. %o I tried to alk after
them. But my feet ould not touch the )round9 and I as forced to stay
on that 1ole. It as a lonely life to lead9 for I had nothin) to think
of9 ha&in) been made such a little hile before. !any cros and other
birds fle into the cornfield9 but as soon as they sa me they fle
aay a)ain9 thinkin) I as a !unchkin< and this 1leased me and made me
feel that I as Duite an im1ortant 1erson. By and by an old cro fle
near me9 and after lookin) at me carefully he 1erched u1on my shoulder
and saidE
;GI onder if that farmer thou)ht to fool me in this clumsy manner.
6ny cro of sense could see that you are only stuffed ith stra.8
Then he ho11ed don at my feet and ate all the corn he anted. The
other birds9 seein) he as not harmed by me9 came to eat the corn too9
so in a short time there as a )reat flock of them about me.
;I felt sad at this9 for it shoed I as not such a )ood %carecro
after all< but the old cro comforted me9 sayin)9 GIf you only had
brains in your head you ould be as )ood a man as any of them9 and a
better man than some of them. Brains are the only thin)s orth ha&in)
in this orld9 no matter hether one is a cro or a man.8
;6fter the cros had )one I thou)ht this o&er9 and decided I ould try
hard to )et some brains. By )ood luck you came alon) and 1ulled me off
the stake9 and from hat you say I am sure the .reat Oz ill )i&e me
brains as soon as e )et to the 5merald City.;
;I ho1e so9; said $orothy earnestly9 ;since you seem anBious to ha&e
them.;
;Oh9 yes< I am anBious9; returned the %carecro. ;It is such an
uncomfortable feelin) to kno one is a fool.;
;Well9; said the )irl9 ;let us )o.; 6nd she handed the basket to the
%carecro.
There ere no fences at all by the roadside no9 and the land as rou)h
and untilled. Toard e&enin) they came to a )reat forest9 here the
trees )re so bi) and close to)ether that their branches met o&er the
road of yello brick. It as almost dark under the trees9 for the
branches shut out the dayli)ht< but the tra&elers did not sto19 and
ent on into the forest.
;If this road )oes in9 it must come out9; said the %carecro9 ;and as
the 5merald City is at the other end of the road9 e must )o here&er
it leads us.;
;6nyone ould kno that9; said $orothy.
;Certainly< that is hy I kno it9; returned the %carecro. ;If it
reDuired brains to fi)ure it out9 I ne&er should ha&e said it.;
6fter an hour or so the li)ht faded aay9 and they found themsel&es
stumblin) alon) in the darkness. $orothy could not see at all9 but
Toto could9 for some do)s see &ery ell in the dark< and the %carecro
declared he could see as ell as by day. %o she took hold of his arm
and mana)ed to )et alon) fairly ell.
;If you see any house9 or any 1lace here e can 1ass the ni)ht9; she
said9 ;you must tell me< for it is &ery uncomfortable alkin) in the
dark.;
%oon after the %carecro sto11ed.
;I see a little cotta)e at the ri)ht of us9; he said9 ;built of lo)s
and branches. %hall e )o thereF;
;:es9 indeed9; ansered the child. ;I am all tired out.;
%o the %carecro led her throu)h the trees until they reached the
cotta)e9 and $orothy entered and found a bed of dried lea&es in one
corner. %he lay don at once9 and ith Toto beside her soon fell into
a sound slee1. The %carecro9 ho as ne&er tired9 stood u1 in another
corner and aited 1atiently until mornin) came.
*. The (escue of the Tin Woodman
When $orothy aoke the sun as shinin) throu)h the trees and Toto had
lon) been out chasin) birds around him and sDuirrels. %he sat u1 and
looked around her. %carecro9 still standin) 1atiently in his corner9
aitin) for her.
;We must )o and search for ater9; she said to him.
;Why do you ant aterF; he asked.
;To ash my face clean after the dust of the road9 and to drink9 so the
dry bread ill not stick in my throat.;
;It must be incon&enient to be made of flesh9; said the %carecro
thou)htfully9 ;for you must slee19 and eat and drink. #oe&er9 you
ha&e brains9 and it is orth a lot of bother to be able to think
1ro1erly.;
They left the cotta)e and alked throu)h the trees until they found a
little s1rin) of clear ater9 here $orothy drank and bathed and ate
her breakfast. %he sa there as not much bread left in the basket9
and the )irl as thankful the %carecro did not ha&e to eat anythin)9
for there as scarcely enou)h for herself and Toto for the day.
When she had finished her meal9 and as about to )o back to the road of
yello brick9 she as startled to hear a dee1 )roan near by.
;What as thatF; she asked timidly.
;I cannot ima)ine9; re1lied the %carecro< ;but e can )o and see.;
-ust then another )roan reached their ears9 and the sound seemed to
come from behind them. They turned and alked throu)h the forest a fe
ste1s9 hen $orothy disco&ered somethin) shinin) in a ray of sunshine
that fell beteen the trees. %he ran to the 1lace and then sto11ed
short9 ith a little cry of sur1rise.
One of the bi) trees had been 1artly cho11ed throu)h9 and standin)
beside it9 ith an u1lifted aBe in his hands9 as a man made entirely
of tin. #is head and arms and le)s ere >ointed u1on his body9 but he
stood 1erfectly motionless9 as if he could not stir at all.
$orothy looked at him in amazement9 and so did the %carecro9 hile
Toto barked shar1ly and made a sna1 at the tin le)s9 hich hurt his
teeth.
;$id you )roanF; asked $orothy.
;:es9; ansered the tin man9 ;I did. I8&e been )roanin) for more than
a year9 and no one has e&er heard me before or come to hel1 me.;
;What can I do for youF; she inDuired softly9 for she as mo&ed by the
sad &oice in hich the man s1oke.
;.et an oil=can and oil my >oints9; he ansered. ;They are rusted so
badly that I cannot mo&e them at all< if I am ell oiled I shall soon
be all ri)ht a)ain. :ou ill find an oil=can on a shelf in my cotta)e.;
$orothy at once ran back to the cotta)e and found the oil=can9 and then
she returned and asked anBiously9 ;Where are your >ointsF;
;Oil my neck9 first9; re1lied the Tin Woodman. %o she oiled it9 and as
it as Duite badly rusted the %carecro took hold of the tin head and
mo&ed it )ently from side to side until it orked freely9 and then the
man could turn it himself.
;?o oil the >oints in my arms9; he said. 6nd $orothy oiled them and
the %carecro bent them carefully until they ere Duite free from rust
and as )ood as ne.
The Tin Woodman )a&e a si)h of satisfaction and loered his aBe9 hich
he leaned a)ainst the tree.
;This is a )reat comfort9; he said. ;I ha&e been holdin) that aBe in
the air e&er since I rusted9 and I8m )lad to be able to 1ut it don at
last. ?o9 if you ill oil the >oints of my le)s9 I shall be all ri)ht
once more.;
%o they oiled his le)s until he could mo&e them freely< and he thanked
them a)ain and a)ain for his release9 for he seemed a &ery 1olite
creature9 and &ery )rateful.
;I mi)ht ha&e stood there alays if you had not come alon)9; he said<
;so you ha&e certainly sa&ed my life. #o did you ha11en to be hereF;
;We are on our ay to the 5merald City to see the .reat Oz9; she
ansered9 ;and e sto11ed at your cotta)e to 1ass the ni)ht.;
;Why do you ish to see OzF; he asked.
;I ant him to send me back to 7ansas9 and the %carecro ants him to
1ut a fe brains into his head9; she re1lied.
The Tin Woodman a11eared to think dee1ly for a moment. Then he saidE
;$o you su11ose Oz could )i&e me a heartF;
;Why9 I )uess so9; $orothy ansered. ;It ould be as easy as to )i&e
the %carecro brains.;
;True9; the Tin Woodman returned. ;%o9 if you ill allo me to >oin
your 1arty9 I ill also )o to the 5merald City and ask Oz to hel1 me.;
;Come alon)9; said the %carecro heartily9 and $orothy added that she
ould be 1leased to ha&e his com1any. %o the Tin Woodman shouldered
his aBe and they all 1assed throu)h the forest until they came to the
road that as 1a&ed ith yello brick.
The Tin Woodman had asked $orothy to 1ut the oil=can in her basket.
;For9; he said9 ;if I should )et cau)ht in the rain9 and rust a)ain9 I
ould need the oil=can badly.;
It as a bit of )ood luck to ha&e their ne comrade >oin the 1arty9 for
soon after they had be)un their >ourney a)ain they came to a 1lace
here the trees and branches )re so thick o&er the road that the
tra&elers could not 1ass. But the Tin Woodman set to ork ith his aBe
and cho11ed so ell that soon he cleared a 1assa)e for the entire 1arty.
$orothy as thinkin) so earnestly as they alked alon) that she did not
notice hen the %carecro stumbled into a hole and rolled o&er to the
side of the road. Indeed he as obli)ed to call to her to hel1 him u1
a)ain.
;Why didn8t you alk around the holeF; asked the Tin Woodman.
;I don8t kno enou)h9; re1lied the %carecro cheerfully. ;!y head is
stuffed ith stra9 you kno9 and that is hy I am )oin) to Oz to ask
him for some brains.;
;Oh9 I see9; said the Tin Woodman. ;But9 after all9 brains are not the
best thin)s in the orld.;
;#a&e you anyF; inDuired the %carecro.
;?o9 my head is Duite em1ty9; ansered the Woodman. ;But once I had
brains9 and a heart also< so9 ha&in) tried them both9 I should much
rather ha&e a heart.;
;6nd hy is thatF; asked the %carecro.
;I ill tell you my story9 and then you ill kno.;
%o9 hile they ere alkin) throu)h the forest9 the Tin Woodman told
the folloin) storyE
;I as born the son of a oodman ho cho11ed don trees in the forest
and sold the ood for a li&in). When I )re u19 I too became a
oodcho11er9 and after my father died I took care of my old mother as
lon) as she li&ed. Then I made u1 my mind that instead of li&in) alone
I ould marry9 so that I mi)ht not become lonely.
;There as one of the !unchkin )irls ho as so beautiful that I soon
)re to lo&e her ith all my heart. %he9 on her 1art9 1romised to
marry me as soon as I could earn enou)h money to build a better house
for her< so I set to ork harder than e&er. But the )irl li&ed ith an
old oman ho did not ant her to marry anyone9 for she as so lazy she
ished the )irl to remain ith her and do the cookin) and the
houseork. %o the old oman ent to the Wicked Witch of the 5ast9 and
1romised her to shee1 and a co if she ould 1re&ent the marria)e.
Thereu1on the Wicked Witch enchanted my aBe9 and hen I as cho11in)
aay at my best one day9 for I as anBious to )et the ne house and my
ife as soon as 1ossible9 the aBe sli11ed all at once and cut off my
left le).
;This at first seemed a )reat misfortune9 for I kne a one=le))ed man
could not do &ery ell as a ood=cho11er. %o I ent to a tinsmith and
had him make me a ne le) out of tin. The le) orked &ery ell9 once I
as used to it. But my action an)ered the Wicked Witch of the 5ast9
for she had 1romised the old oman I should not marry the 1retty
!unchkin )irl. When I be)an cho11in) a)ain9 my aBe sli11ed and cut off
my ri)ht le). 6)ain I ent to the tinsmith9 and a)ain he made me a le)
out of tin. 6fter this the enchanted aBe cut off my arms9 one after
the other< but9 nothin) daunted9 I had them re1laced ith tin ones.
The Wicked Witch then made the aBe sli1 and cut off my head9 and at
first I thou)ht that as the end of me. But the tinsmith ha11ened to
come alon)9 and he made me a ne head out of tin.
;I thou)ht I had beaten the Wicked Witch then9 and I orked harder than
e&er< but I little kne ho cruel my enemy could be. %he thou)ht of a
ne ay to kill my lo&e for the beautiful !unchkin maiden9 and made my
aBe sli1 a)ain9 so that it cut ri)ht throu)h my body9 s1littin) me into
to hal&es. Once more the tinsmith came to my hel1 and made me a body
of tin9 fastenin) my tin arms and le)s and head to it9 by means of
>oints9 so that I could mo&e around as ell as e&er. But9 alasC I had
no no heart9 so that I lost all my lo&e for the !unchkin )irl9 and did
not care hether I married her or not. I su11ose she is still li&in)
ith the old oman9 aitin) for me to come after her.
;!y body shone so bri)htly in the sun that I felt &ery 1roud of it and
it did not matter no if my aBe sli11ed9 for it could not cut me.
There as only one dan)er==that my >oints ould rust< but I ke1t an
oil=can in my cotta)e and took care to oil myself hene&er I needed it.
#oe&er9 there came a day hen I for)ot to do this9 and9 bein) cau)ht
in a rainstorm9 before I thou)ht of the dan)er my >oints had rusted9
and I as left to stand in the oods until you came to hel1 me. It as
a terrible thin) to under)o9 but durin) the year I stood there I had
time to think that the )reatest loss I had knon as the loss of my
heart. While I as in lo&e I as the ha11iest man on earth< but no one
can lo&e ho has not a heart9 and so I am resol&ed to ask Oz to )i&e me
one. If he does9 I ill )o back to the !unchkin maiden and marry her.;
Both $orothy and the %carecro had been )reatly interested in the story
of the Tin Woodman9 and no they kne hy he as so anBious to )et a
ne heart.
;6ll the same9; said the %carecro9 ;I shall ask for brains instead of
a heart< for a fool ould not kno hat to do ith a heart if he had
one.;
;I shall take the heart9; returned the Tin Woodman< ;for brains do not
make one ha11y9 and ha11iness is the best thin) in the orld.;
$orothy did not say anythin)9 for she as 1uzzled to kno hich of her
to friends as ri)ht9 and she decided if she could only )et back to
7ansas and 6unt 5m9 it did not matter so much hether the Woodman had
no brains and the %carecro no heart9 or each )ot hat he anted.
What orried her most as that the bread as nearly )one9 and another
meal for herself and Toto ould em1ty the basket. To be sure neither
the Woodman nor the %carecro e&er ate anythin)9 but she as not made
of tin nor stra9 and could not li&e unless she as fed.
+. The Coardly Lion
6ll this time $orothy and her com1anions had been alkin) throu)h the
thick oods. The road as still 1a&ed ith yello brick9 but these
ere much co&ered by dried branches and dead lea&es from the trees9 and
the alkin) as not at all )ood.
There ere fe birds in this 1art of the forest9 for birds lo&e the
o1en country here there is 1lenty of sunshine. But no and then there
came a dee1 )rol from some ild animal hidden amon) the trees. These
sounds made the little )irl8s heart beat fast9 for she did not kno
hat made them< but Toto kne9 and he alked close to $orothy8s side9
and did not e&en bark in return.
;#o lon) ill it be9; the child asked of the Tin Woodman9 ;before e
are out of the forestF;
;I cannot tell9; as the anser9 ;for I ha&e ne&er been to the 5merald
City. But my father ent there once9 hen I as a boy9 and he said it
as a lon) >ourney throu)h a dan)erous country9 althou)h nearer to the
city here Oz dells the country is beautiful. But I am not afraid so
lon) as I ha&e my oil=can9 and nothin) can hurt the %carecro9 hile
you bear u1on your forehead the mark of the .ood Witch8s kiss9 and that
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