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7. Ozma of Oz to the Rescue
Assoonasthelastbitofdesertwaspassedandalltheprocession,fromthebeautifulanddaintyOzmatothelastsoldier,hadreachedthegrassymeadowsoftheLandofEv,themagiccarpetrolleditselftogetherandentirelydisappeared.
ThenthechariotdriverturnedherLionandTigerintoabroadroadwayleadinguptothepalace,andtheothersfollowed,whileDorothystillgazedfromhertowerwindowineagerexcitement.
Theycamequiteclosetothefrontdoorofthepalaceandthenhalted,theScarecrowdismountingfromhisSaw-Horsetoapproachthesignfastenedtothedoor,thathemightreadwhatitsaid.
Dorothy,justabovehim,couldkeepsilentnolonger.
"HereIam!"sheshouted,asloudlyasshecould."Here’sDorothy!"
"Dorothywho?"askedtheScarecrow,tippinghisheadtolookupwarduntilhenearlylosthisbalanceandtumbledoverbackward.
"DorothyGale,ofcourse.YourfriendfromKansas,"sheanswered.
"Why,hello,Dorothy!"saidtheScarecrow."Whatintheworldareyoudoingupthere?"
"Nothing,"shecalleddown,"becausethere’snothingtodo.Saveme,myfriend--saveme!"
"Youseemtobequitesafenow,"repliedtheScarecrow.
"ButI’maprisoner.I’mlockedin,sothatIcan’tgetout,"shepleaded.
"That’sallright,"saidtheScarecrow."Youmightbeworseoff,littleDorothy.Justconsiderthematter.Youcan’tgetdrowned,orberunoverbyaWheeler,orfalloutofanapple-tree.Somefolkswouldthinktheywereluckytobeupthere."
"Well,Idon’t,"declaredthegirl,"andIwanttogetdownimmed’i’tlyandseeyouandtheTinWoodmanandtheCowardlyLion.
