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The Guardian of the Gate
SoDorothydriedhereyesandsaid, "Isupposewemusttryit;butIamsureIdonotwanttokillanybody,eventoseeAuntEmagain."
"Iwillgowithyou;butI’mtoomuchofacowardtokilltheWitch,"saidtheLion.
"Iwillgotoo,"declaredtheScarecrow; "butIshallnotbeofmuchhelptoyou,Iamsuchafool."
"Ihaven’tthehearttoharmevenaWitch,"remarkedtheTinWoodman; "butifyougoIcertainlyshallgowithyou."
Thereforeitwasdecidedtostartupontheirjourneythenextmorning,andtheWoodmansharpenedhisaxeonagreengrindstoneandhadallhisjointsproperlyoiled. TheScarecrowstuffedhimselfwithfreshstrawandDorothyputnewpaintonhiseyesthathemightseebetter. Thegreengirl,whowasverykindtothem,filledDorothy’sbasketwithgoodthingstoeat,andfastenedalittlebellaroundToto’sneckwithagreenribbon.
Theywenttobedquiteearlyandsleptsoundlyuntildaylight,whentheywereawakenedbythecrowingofagreencockthatlivedinthebackyardofthePalace,andthecacklingofahenthathadlaidagreenegg.
