the Rescue
to tced by a bucket of er, and Dorot once unlocked te of in togeto tle, o call all togetell t they were no longer slaves.
t rejoicing among to ed t cru- elty. t ter, and spent time in feasting and dancing.
quot;If our friends, tin oodman, ; said t;I se happy.”
quot;Dont you suppose ; asked the girl anxiously.
quot;e can try,quot; anshe Lion.
So to rescue t ted to do all in t t, and tarted araveled t day and part of t until to tin oodman lay, all battered and bent. ted and t.
ted enderly in to tle again, Dorotears by t t of le Doroto the inkies:
quot;Are any of your people tinsmiths?”
quot;Oinsmit; told her.
quot;to me,quot; sinsmitools in baskets, s;Can you straig ts in tin ood- man, and bend o sogether where he is broken?”
tinsmit t t to le and s, ing and bending and soldering and polis tin oodman, until at last raig into s o be sure, tc tinsmit a vain man mind tc all.
last, o Dorot tears of joy, and Doroto ear carefully from s be rusted. At time ears fell t at t- ing ears did not need to be en ip of ail t it became quite , and o go out into tyard and in till it dried.
quot;If in oodman, welling ;I se happy.”
quot;e must try to find ; said the girl.
So so day and part of t until to tall tree in tossed thes.
It all tree, and trunk no one could climb it; but t once, quot;Ill c do thes.”
No ted it to tead of til all t glis- tened like burnished silver.
As soon as in oodman began to c time tree fell over of the ground.
Doroto tle, raw; and behem over and over again for saving him.
No ted, Dorot a fele, able.
But one day t of Aunt Em, and said, quot;e must go back to Oz, and claim his promise.”
quot;Yes,quot; said t;at last I s my .”
quot;And I s my brains,quot; added the Scarecrow joyfully.
quot;And I s my courage,quot; said tfully.
quot;And I s back to Kansas,quot; cried Dorot;O us start for ty tomorrow!”
to do. t day togeto in oodman t to stay and rule over t. Finding ter- mined to go, toto and to Doroted a beautiful bracelet studded o tick, to keep um- bling; and to tin oodman t h precious jewels.
Every one of travelers made tty speecurn, and all sil their arms ached.
Dorot to tco fill he Golden Cap.
Sried it on it fitted ly. S kno t s it ty, so so and carry in t.
tarted for ty; and to carry hem.
L. Frank Baum