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How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
TheScarecrowlistenedcarefully,andsaid, "Icannotunderstandwhyyoushouldwishtoleavethisbeautifulcountryandgobacktothedry,grayplaceyoucallKansas."
"Thatisbecauseyouhavenobrains"answeredthegirl. "Nomatterhowdrearyandgrayourhomesare,wepeopleoffleshandbloodwouldratherlivetherethaninanyothercountry,beiteversobeautiful. Thereisnoplacelikehome."
TheScarecrowsighed.
"OfcourseIcannotunderstandit,"hesaid. "Ifyourheadswerestuffedwithstraw,likemine,youwouldprobablyallliveinthebeautifulplaces,andthenKansaswouldhavenopeopleatall. ItisfortunateforKansasthatyouhavebrains."
"Won’tyoutellmeastory,whileweareresting?"askedthechild.
TheScarecrowlookedatherreproachfully,andanswered:
"MylifehasbeensoshortthatIreallyknownothingwhatever. Iwasonlymadedaybeforeyesterday. Whathappenedintheworldbeforethattimeisallunknowntome. Luckily,whenthefarmermademyhead,oneofthefirstthingshedidwastopaintmyears,sothatIheardwhatwasgoingon. TherewasanotherMunchkinwithhim,andthefirstthingIheardwasthefarmersaying, `Howdoyoulikethoseears?’
"`Theyaren’tstraight,’"answeredtheother.
