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The Deadly Poppy Field
Afteragreatdealofhardwork,fortheLionwasheavy,theymanagedtogethimuponthetruck. ThentheQueenhurriedlygaveherpeopletheordertostart,forshefearedifthemicestayedamongthepoppiestoolongtheyalsowouldfallasleep.
Atfirstthelittlecreatures,manythoughtheywere,couldhardlystirtheheavilyloadedtruck; buttheWoodmanandtheScarecrowbothpushedfrombehind,andtheygotalongbetter. SoontheyrolledtheLionoutofthepoppybedtothegreenfields,wherehecouldbreathethesweet,freshairagain,insteadofthepoisonousscentoftheflowers.
Dorothycametomeetthemandthankedthelittlemicewarmlyforsavinghercompanionfromdeath. ShehadgrownsofondofthebigLionshewasgladhehadbeenrescued.
Thenthemicewereunharnessedfromthetruckandscamperedawaythroughthegrasstotheirhomes. TheQueenoftheMicewasthelasttoleave.
"Ifeveryouneedusagain,"shesaid,"comeoutintothefieldandcall,andweshallhearyouandcometoyourassistance. Good-bye!"
"Good-bye!"theyallanswered,andawaytheQueenran,whileDorothyheldTototightlylestheshouldrunafterherandfrightenher.
AfterthistheysatdownbesidetheLionuntilheshouldawaken; andtheScarecrowbroughtDorothysomefruitfromatreenearby,whichsheateforherdinner.
