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The Wonderful City of Oz
TheEmeraldCitywassoonleftfarbehind. Astheyadvancedthegroundbecamerougherandhillier,fortherewerenofarmsnorhousesinthiscountryoftheWest,andthegroundwasuntilled.
Intheafternoonthesunshonehotintheirfaces,fortherewerenotreestoofferthemshade; sothatbeforenightDorothyandTotoandtheLionweretired,andlaydownuponthegrassandfellasleep,withtheWoodmanandtheScarecrowkeepingwatch.
NowtheWickedWitchoftheWesthadbutoneeye,yetthatwasaspowerfulasatelescope,andcouldseeeverywhere. So,asshesatinthedoorofhercastle,shehappenedtolookaroundandsawDorothylyingasleep,withherfriendsallabouther. Theywerealongdistanceoff,buttheWickedWitchwasangrytofindtheminhercountry;sosheblewuponasilverwhistlethathungaroundherneck.
Atoncetherecamerunningtoherfromalldirectionsapackofgreatwolves. Theyhadlonglegsandfierceeyesandsharpteeth.
"Gotothosepeople,"saidtheWitch,"andtearthemtopieces."
"Areyounotgoingtomakethemyourslaves?"askedtheleaderofthewolves.
"No,"sheanswered,"oneisoftin,andoneofstraw;oneisagirlandanotheraLion. Noneofthemisfittowork,soyoumaytearthemintosmallpieces."
"Verywell,"saidthewolf,andhedashedawayatfullspeed,followedbytheothers.
