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2 The yellow brick road Dorothy and Toto walked along the yellow brick road for a long time.

When they were tired, they stopped in a field by the road. Not far away, there was a scarecrow, and Dorothy and Toto walked across to look at it. '

Good day,'

said the Scarecrow. '

Oh!'

said Dorothy. '

You can speak!'

'

Of course I can speak,'

said the Scarecrow. '

But I can'

t move, up here on this pole... I'

d like to get down. Can you help me?'

Carefully, Dorothy took the Scarecrow off his pole. '

Thank you very much,'

said the Scarecrow. He moved his arms and legs, and straw went everywhere. '

Who are you?'

he asked. '

And where are you going?'

'

I'

m Dorothy, and I'

m going to the Emerald City. I want to go home to Kansas, but I don'

t know the way. I'

m going to ask the Wizard of Oz for help.'

'

Where is the Emerald City?'

asked the Scarecrow. '

And who is the Wizard of Oz? I don'

t know anything, you see, because I have no brains in my head-only straw.'

'

Oh dear!'

said Dorothy. '

I'

m very sorry.'

'

I would very much like to have some brains,'

the Scarecrow said. '

Can I go to the Emerald City with you? Perhaps the Wizard of Oz can give me some brains. What do you think?'

'

I don'

t know,'

said Dorothy. '

But yes, please come with me. He'

s a famous wizard, so perhaps he can help you.'

She felt very sorry for the Scarecrow. '

Don'

t be afraid of Toto,'

she said. '

He never hurts people.'

'

Nothing can hurt me,'

said the Scarecrow. '

I'

m not afraid of anything... Well, that'

s not true. I am afraid of fire, of course.'

Dorothy walked along the road with her new friend. Soon she began to feel hungry, so she sat down and she and Toto ate some bread and apples. '

Would you like some, Scarecrow?'

said Dorothy. '

No, thank you,'

said the Scarecrow. '

I don'

t need to eat or drink. You can'

t eat when you'

re made of straw... Now, tell me about your home.'

So Dorothy told him about Kansas, and Uncle Henry and Aunt Em, and the cyclone. '

But why do you want to leave this beautiful country?'

asked the Scarecrow. '

Kansas, you say, has no trees, no green hills, no gardens. I don'

t understand.'

'

That'

s because you have no brains,'

said Dorothy. '

Kansas is my home. We say, East, west-home'

s best , and it'

s true. I want to go home.'

They walked along the road for some hours, and then it got dark. Dorothy was tired, and soon the Scarecrow saw a little house behind some trees. There was nobody there, so they went in. Dorothy and Toto slept, but the Scarecrow just stood all night with his eyes open. '

Scarecrows don'

t sleep,'

he said. * * * In the morning Dorothy looked for water. '

Why do you want water?'

asked the Scarecrow. '

Toto and I are thirsty. And I need to wash.'

'

I'

m sorry for you,'

said the Scarecrow. '

You need a lot of things! But you have brains, and you can think, and that'

s wonderful.'

They found some water, and Dorothy washed. Then she and Toto ate some bread. Suddenly, they heard a shout from the trees near the house, and they all ran out of the house to look. They saw a man by a big tree, with an axe in his hand. He was made of tin. He stood very still and shouted '