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03 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L Frank Baum · Classic Adventure Books - Daily

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  Speaker 1: Chapter three, How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow. When Dorothy was
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  Speaker 1: left alone, she began to feel hungry, so she went
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  Speaker 1: to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she
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  Speaker 1: spread with butter. She gave some to Toto, and taking
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  Speaker 1: a pail from the shelf, she carried it down to
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  Speaker 1: the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
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  Speaker 1: Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark
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  Speaker 1: at the birds sitting there. Dorothy went to get him
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  Speaker 1: and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that
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  Speaker 1: she gathered some of it, finding it just what she
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  Speaker 1: wanted to help out her breakfast. Then she went back
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  Speaker 1: to the house, and having helped herself and Toto to
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  Speaker 1: a good drink of cool, clear water, she set about
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  Speaker 1: making ready for the journey to the city of Emeralds.
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  Speaker 1: Dorothy had only one other dress, but that happened to
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  Speaker 1: be clean, and was hanging on a peg beside her bed.
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  Speaker 1: It was gingham with checks of white and blue, and
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  Speaker 1: although the blue was somewhat faded with many washings, it
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  Speaker 1: was still a pretty The girl washed herself carefully, dressed
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  Speaker 1: herself in the clean gingham, and tied her pink sunbonnet
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  Speaker 1: on her head. She took a little basket and filled
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  Speaker 1: it with bread from the cupboard, laying a white cloth
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  Speaker 1: over the top. Then she looked down at her feet
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  Speaker 1: and noticed how old and worn her shoes were. Do
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  Speaker 1: for a long journey, Toto, she said, And Toto looked
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  Speaker 1: up into her face with his little black eyes and
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  Speaker 1: wagged his tail to show he knew what she meant.
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  Speaker 1: At that moment, Dorothy saw lying on the table the
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  Speaker 1: silver shoes that had belonged to the Witch of the East.
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  Speaker 1: I wonder if they'll fit me, she said to Toto.
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  Speaker 1: They would be just the thing to take a long
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  Speaker 1: walk in, for they could not wear out. She took
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  Speaker 1: off her old leather shoes and tried on the silver ones,
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  Speaker 1: which fit her as well as if they had been
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  Speaker 1: made for. Finally, she picked up her basket. Come along, Toto,
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  Speaker 1: she said, we will go to the Emerald city, and
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  Speaker 1: asked a great oz how to get back to Kansas again.
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  Speaker 1: She closed the door, locked it, and put the key
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  Speaker 1: carefully in the pocket of her dress, and so, with
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  Speaker 1: Toto trotting along soberly behind her, she started on her journey.
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  Speaker 1: There were several roads nearby, but It did not take
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  Speaker 1: her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks.
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  Speaker 1: Within a short time she was walking briskly towards the
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  Speaker 1: Emerald City, her silver shoes tinkling merrily on the hard
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  Speaker 1: yellow roadbed. The sun shone bright, and the birds sang sweetly,
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  Speaker 1: and Dorothy did not feel nearly so bad as you
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  Speaker 1: might think a little girl who had been suddenly whisked
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  Speaker 1: away from her own country and sat down in the
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  Speaker 1: midst of a strange land. She was surprised as she
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  Speaker 1: walked along to see how pretty the country was about her.
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  Speaker 1: There were neat fences at the sides of the road
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  Speaker 1: painted a dainty blue color, and beyond them were fields
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  Speaker 1: of grain and vegetables in abundance. Evidently, the Munchkins were
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  Speaker 1: good farmers and able to raise large crops. Once in
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  Speaker 1: a while she would pass a house, and the people
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  Speaker 1: came out to look at her and bow low as
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  Speaker 1: she went by, for everyone knew she had been the
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  Speaker 1: means of destroying the wicked witch and setting them free
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  Speaker 1: from bondage. The houses of the Munchkins were odd looking dwellings,
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  Speaker 1: for each was round with a big dome for a roof.
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  Speaker 1: All were painted blue for in this country of the east,
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  Speaker 1: blue was the favorite color. Toward evening, when Dorothy was
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  Speaker 1: tired with her long walk and began to wonder where
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  Speaker 1: she should pass the night, she came to a house
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  Speaker 1: rather larger than the rest on the green lawn. Before it,
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  Speaker 1: many men and women were dancing. Five little fiddlers played
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  Speaker 1: as loudly as possible, and the people were laughing and singing,
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  Speaker 1: while a big table near by was loaded with delicious
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  Speaker 1: fruits and nuts, pies and cakes, and many other good
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  Speaker 1: things to eat. People greeted Dorothy kindly and invited her
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  Speaker 1: to supper and to pass the night with them, for
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  Speaker 1: this was the home of one of the richest munchkins
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  Speaker 1: in the land, and his friends were gathered with him
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  Speaker 1: to celebrate their freedom from the bondage of the wicked Witch.
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  Speaker 1: Dorothy ate a hearty supper and was waited upon by
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  Speaker 1: the rich munchkin himself, whose name was back Then she
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  Speaker 1: sat upon a settie and watched the people dance. When
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  Speaker 1: Bok saw her silver shoes, he said, you must be
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  Speaker 1: a great sorceress. Why, asked the girl, because you wear
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  Speaker 1: silver shoes and have killed the wicked witch. Besides, you
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  Speaker 1: have white in your frock, and only witches and sorceresses
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  Speaker 1: wear white. My dress is blue and white, checked, said Dorothy,
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  Speaker 1: smoothing out the wrinkles in it. It is kind of
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  Speaker 1: you to wear that, said Bock. Blue is the color
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  Speaker 1: of the munchkins, and white is the witch color, so
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  Speaker 1: we know you are a friendly witch. Dorothy did not
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  Speaker 1: know what to say to this, for all the people
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  Speaker 1: seemed to think her a witch, and she knew very
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  Speaker 1: well she was only an ordinary little girl who had
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  Speaker 1: come by the chance of a cyclone into a strange land.
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  Speaker 1: When she had tired watching the dancing, Boq led her
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  Speaker 1: into the house, where he gave her a room with
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  Speaker 1: a pretty bed in it. The sheets were made of
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  Speaker 1: blue cloth, and Dorothy slept soundly in them till morning,
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  Speaker 1: with Toto curled up on the blue rug beside her.
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  Speaker 1: She ate a hearty breakfast and watched a wee munchkin
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  Speaker 1: baby who played with Toto and pulled his tail and
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  Speaker 1: crowed and laughed in a way that greatly amused Dorothy.
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  Speaker 1: Toto was a fine curiosity to all the people, for
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  Speaker 1: they had never seen a dog before. How far is
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  Speaker 1: it to the Emerald City, the girl asked, I do
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  Speaker 1: not know, answered Bob gravely, for I have never been there.
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  Speaker 1: It is better for people to keep away from Oz
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  Speaker 1: unless they have business with him. But is a long
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  Speaker 1: way to the Emerald City, and it will take you
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  Speaker 1: many days. The country here is rich and pleasant, but
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  Speaker 1: you must pass through rough and dangerous places before you
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  Speaker 1: reached the end of your journey. This worried Dorothy a little,
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  Speaker 1: but she knew that only the Great Oz could help
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  Speaker 1: get back to Kansas again, so she bravely resolved not
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  Speaker 1: to turn back. She bade her friends goodbye and again
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  Speaker 1: started along the road of Yellow Brick. When she had
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  Speaker 1: gone several miles, she thought she would stop to rest,
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  Speaker 1: and so she climbed to the top of the fence
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  Speaker 1: beside the road and sat down. There was a great
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  Speaker 1: cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw
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  Speaker 1: a scarecrow placed high on a pole to keep the
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  Speaker 1: birds from the ripe corn. Dorothy leaned her chin upon
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  Speaker 1: her hand and gazed thoughtfully at the scarecrow. Its head
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  Speaker 1: was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose,
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  Speaker 1: and mouth painted on it to represent a face. An
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  Speaker 1: old pointed blue hat that had belonged to some munchkin
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  Speaker 1: was perched on his head, and the rest of the
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  Speaker 1: figure was a blue suit of clothes, worn and faded,
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  Speaker 1: which had also been stuffed with straw. On the feet
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  Speaker 1: were some old boots with blue tops, such as every
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  Speaker 1: man wore in this country, and the figure was raised
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  Speaker 1: above the stalks of corn by means of the pole
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  Speaker 1: stuck up its back. While Dorothy was looking earnestly into
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  Speaker 1: the queer painted face of the scarecrow, she was surprised
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  Speaker 1: to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her.
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  Speaker 1: She thought she must have been mistaken at first, for
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  Speaker 1: none of the scarecrows in Kansas ever winked, But presently
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  Speaker 1: the figure nodded its head to her in a friendly way.
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  Speaker 1: Then she climbed down from the fence and walked up
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  Speaker 1: to it, while Toto ran around the pole and barked.
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  Speaker 1: Good day, said the scarecrow in a rather husky voice.
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  Speaker 1: Did you speak, asked the girl in wonder, certainly, answered
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  Speaker 1: the scarecrow, How do you do. I'm pretty well, thank you,
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  Speaker 1: replied Dorothy politely. How do you do. I'm not feeling well,
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  Speaker 1: said the scarecrow with a smile, for it is very
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  Speaker 1: tedious being perched up here night and day to scare
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  Speaker 1: away crows. Can't you get down, asked Dorothy. No, this
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  Speaker 1: pole is stuck up my back. If you will please
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  Speaker 1: take away the pole, I shall be greatly obliged to you.
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  Speaker 1: Dorothy reached up both arms and lifted the figure off
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  Speaker 1: the pole. For being stuffed with straw, it was quite light.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you very much, said the scarecrow, when he had
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  Speaker 1: been set down on the ground. I feel like a
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  Speaker 1: new man. Dorothy was puzzled at this, for it sounded
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  Speaker 1: queer to hear a stuffed man speak and to see
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  Speaker 1: him bow and walk along beside her. Who are you?
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  Speaker 1: Asked the scarecrow when he had stretched himself and yawned.
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  Speaker 1: And where are you going? My name is Dorothy, said
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  Speaker 1: the girl. And I am going to the Emerald City
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  Speaker 1: to ask the Great Oz to send me back to Kansas.
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  Speaker 1: Where's the Emerald City? He inquired? And who is Oz?
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  Speaker 1: Why don't you know? She returned in surprise. No, indeed,
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  Speaker 1: I don't know anything. You see. I am stuffed, so
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  Speaker 1: I have no brains at all, he answered sadly. Oh oh,
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  Speaker 1: said Dorothy. I'm awfully sorry for you. Do you think,
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  Speaker 1: he asked? If I go to the Emerald City with you,
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  Speaker 1: that OZ could give me some brains, I cannot tell,
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  Speaker 1: she returned, But you may come with me if you like.
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  Speaker 1: If the OZ will not give you any brains, you
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  Speaker 1: will be no worse off than you are now. That
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  Speaker 1: is true, said the scarecrow. You see, he continued confidently.
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  Speaker 1: I don't mind my legs and arms and body being
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  Speaker 1: stuffed because I cannot get hurt. If anyone treads on
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  Speaker 1: my toes or sticks a pin into me, it doesn't matter,
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  Speaker 1: for I can't feel it. But I do not want
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  Speaker 1: people to call me a fool. And if my head
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  Speaker 1: stays stuffed with straw instead of with brains as yours is,
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  Speaker 1: how am I ever to know anything. I understand how
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  Speaker 1: you feel, said the little girl, who was truly sorry
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  Speaker 1: for him. If you will come with me, I'll ask
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  Speaker 1: Oz to do all he can for you. Thank you,
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  Speaker 1: he answered rightfully. They walked back to the road. Dorothy
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  Speaker 1: helped him over the fence, and they started along the
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  Speaker 1: path of yellow brick for the Emerald City. Toto did
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  Speaker 1: not like this addition to the party. At first. He
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  Speaker 1: smelled around the stuffed man as if he suspected there
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  Speaker 1: might be a nest of rats in the straw, and
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  Speaker 1: he often growled in an unfriendly way at the scarecrow.
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  Speaker 1: Don't mind Toto, said Dorothy to her new friend. He
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  Speaker 1: never bites. Oh I'm not afraid, replied the scarecrow. He
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  Speaker 1: can't hurt the straw. Do let me carry that basket
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  Speaker 1: for you. I shall not mind it, for I can't
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  Speaker 1: get tired. I'll tell you a secret, he continued as
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  Speaker 1: he walked along. There is only one thing in the
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  Speaker 1: world I am afraid of. What is that? Asked Dorothy,
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  Speaker 1: the Munchkin's farmer. Who made you? No, answered the scarecrow.
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  Speaker 1: It's a lighted match. End of chapter three.