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

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  Speaker 1: Chapter seven, The Journey to the Great Oz. They were
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  Speaker 1: obliged to camp out that night under a large tree
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  Speaker 1: in the forest, for there were no houses near. The
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  Speaker 1: tree made a good thick covering to protect them from
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  Speaker 1: the dew, and the tin woodman chopped a great pile
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  Speaker 1: of wood with his axe, and Dorothy built a splendid
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  Speaker 1: fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
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  Speaker 1: She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and
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  Speaker 1: now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
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  Speaker 1: If you wish, said the lion, I will go into
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  Speaker 1: the forest and kill a deer for you. You can
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  Speaker 1: roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so
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  Speaker 1: peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will
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  Speaker 1: have a very good breakfast. Don't please, don't begged the
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  Speaker 1: tin woodman. I should certainly weep if you kill a
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  Speaker 1: poor deer, and then my jaws would rust again. But
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  Speaker 1: the lion went away into the forest and found his
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  Speaker 1: own supper, and no one ever knew what it was,
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  Speaker 1: for he didn't mention it. And the scarecrow found a
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  Speaker 1: tree full of nuts and filled Dorothy's basket with him
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  Speaker 1: so that she would not be hungry. For a long time.
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  Speaker 1: She thought that this was very kind and thoughtful of
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  Speaker 1: the scarecrow, But he laughed heartily at the awkward way
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  Speaker 1: in which the poor creature picked up the nuts. His
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  Speaker 1: padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small,
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  Speaker 1: that he dropped almost as many as he put in
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  Speaker 1: the basket. But the scarecrow did not mind how long
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  Speaker 1: it took him to fill the basket, for it enabled
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  Speaker 1: him to keep away from the fire, as he feared
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  Speaker 1: a spark might get into his straw and burn him up,
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  Speaker 1: so he kept a good distance away from the flames
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  Speaker 1: and only came near to cover Dorothy with dry leaves
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  Speaker 1: when she lay down to sleep. These kept her very
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  Speaker 1: snug and warm, and she slept soundly until morning. When
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  Speaker 1: it was daylight, the girl bathed her face in a
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  Speaker 1: little rippling brook, and soon after they all started toward
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  Speaker 1: the Emerald City. This was to be an eventful day
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  Speaker 1: for the travelers. They had hardly been walking an hour
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  Speaker 1: when they saw before them a great ditch that crossed
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  Speaker 1: the road and divided the forest as far as they
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  Speaker 1: could see on either side. It was a very wide ditch,
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  Speaker 1: and when they crept up to the edge and looked
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  Speaker 1: into it, they could see that it was also very deep,
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  Speaker 1: and there were many big, jagged rocks at the bottom.
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  Speaker 1: The sides were so steep that none of them could
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  Speaker 1: climb down, and for a moment it seemed that their
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  Speaker 1: journey must end. What shall we do, asked Dorothy despairingly.
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  Speaker 1: I haven't the faintest idea, said the tin woodman, And
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  Speaker 1: the lion shook his shaggy mane and looked thoughtfully. But
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  Speaker 1: the scarecrow said, we cannot fly, that is certain. Neither
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  Speaker 1: can we jump down into the great ditch. Therefore, if
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  Speaker 1: we cannot jump over it, we must stop where we are.
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  Speaker 1: I think I could jump over it, said the cowardly lion,
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  Speaker 1: after measuring the distance carefully in his mind. Then we
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  Speaker 1: are all right, answered the scarecrow, for you can carry
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  Speaker 1: us all over on your back, one at a time. Well,
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  Speaker 1: I'll try it, said the lion, who will go first.
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  Speaker 1: I will, declared the scarecrow. For if you found that
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  Speaker 1: you could not jump over the gulf, Dorothy would be killed,
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  Speaker 1: or the tin woodman badly dentted on the rocks below.
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  Speaker 1: But if I am on your back, it will not
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  Speaker 1: matter so much, for the fall would not hurt me
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  Speaker 1: at all. I am terribly afraid of falling myself, said
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  Speaker 1: the cowardly lion, But I suppose there is nothing to
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  Speaker 1: do but try it. So get on my back and
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  Speaker 1: we will make the attempt. The scarecrow sat upon the
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  Speaker 1: lion's back, and the big beast walked to the edge
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  Speaker 1: of the gulf and crouched down. Why don't you run
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  Speaker 1: and jump, asked the scarecrow, Because that isn't the way
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  Speaker 1: we lions do things, he replied. Then, giving a great spring,
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  Speaker 1: he shot through the air and landed safely on the
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  Speaker 1: other side. They were all greatly pleased to see how
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  Speaker 1: easily he did it, and after the scarecrow had gotten
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  Speaker 1: down from his back, the lion sprang across the ditch again.
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  Speaker 1: Dorothy thought she would go next next, so she took
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  Speaker 1: Toto in her arms and climbed on the lion's back,
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  Speaker 1: holding tightly to his mane with one hand. The next moment,
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  Speaker 1: it seemed as if she were flying through the air,
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  Speaker 1: and then before she had time to think about it,
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  Speaker 1: she was safe on the other side. The lion went
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  Speaker 1: back a third time and got the tin woodman, and
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  Speaker 1: then they all sat down for a few moments to
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  Speaker 1: give the beast a chance to rest, for his great
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  Speaker 1: leaps had made his breath short, and he panted like
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  Speaker 1: a big dog that has been running too long. They
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  Speaker 1: found the forest very thick on this side, and it
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  Speaker 1: looked dark and gloomy. After the lion had rested, they
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  Speaker 1: started along the road of yellow brick, silently, wondering, each
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  Speaker 1: in his own mind if ever they would come to
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  Speaker 1: the end of the woods and reach the bright sunshine again.
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  Speaker 1: To add to their discomfort, they soon heard strange noises
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  Speaker 1: in the depths of the forest, and the lion whispered
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  Speaker 1: to them that it was in this part of the
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  Speaker 1: country that the Kalie Dows lived. What are the Kalidas,
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  Speaker 1: asked the girl. They are monstrous beasts, with bodies like
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  Speaker 1: bears and heads like tigers, replied the lion, and with
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  Speaker 1: claws so long and sharp that they could tear me
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  Speaker 1: in two as easily as I could kill Toto. I'm
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  Speaker 1: terribly afraid of the Kalidas. I'm not surprised that you
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  Speaker 1: are returned, Dorothy. They must be dreadful beasts. The lion
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  Speaker 1: was about to reply, when suddenly they came to another
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  Speaker 1: gulf across the road, but this one was so broad
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  Speaker 1: and deep that the lion knew at once he could
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  Speaker 1: not leap across it. So they sat down to consider
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  Speaker 1: what they should do, and after serious thought, the scarecrow said,
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  Speaker 1: here is a great tree standing close to the ditch.
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  Speaker 1: If the tin woodman can chop it down so that
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  Speaker 1: it will fall to the other side, we can walk
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  Speaker 1: across it easily. That is a first rate idea, said
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  Speaker 1: the lion. One would almost suspect you had brains in
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  Speaker 1: your head instead of straw. The woodman set to work
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  Speaker 1: at once, and so sharp was his axe that the
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  Speaker 1: tree was soon chopped nearly through. Then the lion put
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  Speaker 1: his strong front legs against the tree and pushed with
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  Speaker 1: all his might, and slowly the big tree tipped and
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  Speaker 1: fell with a crash across the ditch, with its top
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  Speaker 1: branches on the other side. They had just started to
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  Speaker 1: cross this queer bridge when a sharp growl made them
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  Speaker 1: all look up, and to their horror they saw running
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  Speaker 1: towards them two great beasts with bodies like bears and
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  Speaker 1: heads like tigers. There the callie dos, said the cowardly lion,
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  Speaker 1: beginning to tremble, quick cried the scarecrow let us cross over.
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  Speaker 1: So Dorothy went first, holding Toto in her arms. The
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  Speaker 1: tin woodman followed, and the scarecrow came next. The lion,
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  Speaker 1: although he was certainly afraid, turned to face the Kalidas,
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  Speaker 1: and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar
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  Speaker 1: that Dorothy screamed and the scarecrow fell over backwards, while
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  Speaker 1: even the fierce beasts stopped short and looked at him
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  Speaker 1: in surprise. But seeing that they were bigger than the lion,
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  Speaker 1: and remembering that there were two of them and only
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  Speaker 1: one of him, the callidas again rushed forward, and the
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  Speaker 1: lion crossed over the tree and turned to see what
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  Speaker 1: they would do next. Without stopping an instant, the fierce
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  Speaker 1: beast also began to cross the tree, and the lion
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  Speaker 1: said to Dorothy, we are lost, for they were surely
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  Speaker 1: tear us to pieces with their sharp claws. But stand
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  Speaker 1: close behind me, and I will fight them as long
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  Speaker 1: as I am alive. Wait a minute, called the scarecrow.
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  Speaker 1: He had been thinking what was best to be done,
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  Speaker 1: and now he asked the woodman to chop away at
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  Speaker 1: the end of the tree that rested on their side
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  Speaker 1: of the ditch. The tin woodman began to use his
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  Speaker 1: axe at once, and just as the two Kalie Dods
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  Speaker 1: were nearly across, the tree fell with a crash into
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  Speaker 1: the gulf, carrying the ugly, snarling brutes with it, and
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  Speaker 1: both were dashed to pieces on the sharp rocks at
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  Speaker 1: the bottom. Well, said the cowardly lion, drawing in a
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  Speaker 1: long breath of relief, I see we are going to
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  Speaker 1: live a little while longer, and I I am glad
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  Speaker 1: of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable thing
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  Speaker 1: not to be alive. Those creatures frightened me so badly
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  Speaker 1: that my heart is beating yet, ah, said the tin woodman, sadly.
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  Speaker 1: I wish I had a heart to beat. This adventure
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  Speaker 1: made the travelers more anxious than ever to get out
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  Speaker 1: of the forest, and they walked so fast that Dorothy
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  Speaker 1: became tired and had to ride on the lion's back
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  Speaker 1: to their great joy. The trees became thinner the farther
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  Speaker 1: they advanced, and in the afternoon they suddenly came upon
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  Speaker 1: a broad river flowing swiftly just before them. On the
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  Speaker 1: other side of the water, they could see the road
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  Speaker 1: of yellow brick running through a beautiful country with green
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  Speaker 1: meadows dotted with bright flowers, and all the road bordered
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  Speaker 1: with trees hanging full of delicious fruits. They were greatly
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  Speaker 1: pleased to see this delightful country before them. How shall
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  Speaker 1: we cross the river, asked Dorothy. That is easily done,
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  Speaker 1: replied the scarecrow. The tin woodman must build us a
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  Speaker 1: raft so that we can float to the other side.
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  Speaker 1: So the woodman took his axe and began to chop
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  Speaker 1: down small trees to make a raft. And while he
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  Speaker 1: was busy at this, the scarecrow found on the river
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  Speaker 1: bank a tree full of fine fruit. This pleased Dorothy,
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  Speaker 1: who had eaten nothing but nuts all day, and she
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  Speaker 1: made a hearty meal of the ripe fruit. But it
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  Speaker 1: takes time to make a raft, even when one is
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  Speaker 1: as industrious and untiring as the tin woodman, And when
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  Speaker 1: night came the work was not done. So they found
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  Speaker 1: a cozy place under the trees, where they slept well
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  Speaker 1: until the morning, and Dorothy dreamed of the emerald city
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  Speaker 1: and of the good wizard Oz, who would soon send
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  Speaker 1: her back to her own home again. End of chapter
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  Speaker 1: seven