Волшебник страны Оз
The Rescue
OtherstooktheScarecrowandtheWoodmanandtheLion,andonelittleMonkeyseizedTotoandflewafterthem,althoughthedogtriedhardtobitehim.
TheScarecrowandtheTinWoodmanwereratherfrightenedatfirst,fortheyrememberedhowbadlytheWingedMonkeyshadtreatedthembefore; buttheysawthatnoharmwasintended,sotheyrodethroughtheairquitecheerfully,andhadafinetimelookingattheprettygardensandwoodsfarbelowthem.
DorothyfoundherselfridingeasilybetweentwoofthebiggestMonkeys,oneofthemtheKinghimself. Theyhadmadeachairoftheirhandsandwerecarefulnottohurther.
"WhydoyouhavetoobeythecharmoftheGoldenCap?"sheasked.
"Thatisalongstory,"answeredtheKing,withaWingedlaugh; "butaswehavealongjourneybeforeus,Iwillpassthetimebytellingyouaboutit,ifyouwish."
"Ishallbegladtohearit,"shereplied.
"Once,"begantheleader,"wewereafreepeople,livinghappilyinthegreatforest,flyingfromtreetotree,eatingnutsandfruit,anddoingjustaswepleasedwithoutcallinganybodymaster. Perhapssomeofuswererathertoofullofmischiefattimes,flyingdowntopullthetailsoftheanimalsthathadnowings,chasingbirds,andthrowingnutsatthepeoplewhowalkedintheforest. Butwewerecarelessandhappyandfulloffun,andenjoyedeveryminuteoftheday. Thiswasmanyyearsago,longbeforeOzcameoutofthecloudstoruleoverthisland.
