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The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
WithoneblowofhispawhesenttheScarecrowspinningoverandovertotheedgeoftheroad,andthenhestruckattheTinWoodmanwithhissharpclaws. But,totheLion’ssurprise,hecouldmakenoimpressiononthetin,althoughtheWoodmanfelloverintheroadandlaystill.
LittleToto,nowthathehadanenemytoface,ranbarkingtowardtheLion,andthegreatbeasthadopenedhismouthtobitethedog, whenDorothy,fearingTotowouldbekilled,andheedlessofdanger,rushedforwardandslappedtheLionuponhisnoseashardasshecould,whileshecriedout:
"Don’tyoudaretobiteToto! Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,abigbeastlikeyou,tobiteapoorlittledog!"
"Ididn’tbitehim,"saidtheLion,asherubbedhisnosewithhispawwhereDorothyhadhitit.
"No,butyoutriedto,"sheretorted. "Youarenothingbutabigcoward."
"Iknowit,"saidtheLion,hanginghisheadinshame. "I’vealwaysknownit. ButhowcanIhelpit?"
"Idon’tknow,I’msure. Tothinkofyourstrikingastuffedman,likethepoorScarecrow!"
"Ishestuffed?"askedtheLioninsurprise,ashewatchedherpickuptheScarecrowandsethimuponhisfeet,whileshepattedhimintoshapeagain.
"Ofcoursehe’sstuffed,"repliedDorothy,whowasstillangry.
