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The Wonderful City of Oz
"IfIcannotharnessyou,"saidtheWitchtotheLion,speakingthroughthebarsofthegate, "Icanstarveyou. YoushallhavenothingtoeatuntilyoudoasIwish."
SoafterthatshetooknofoodtotheimprisonedLion; buteverydayshecametothegateatnoonandasked, "Areyoureadytobeharnessedlikeahorse?"
AndtheLionwouldanswer, "No.Ifyoucomeinthisyard,Iwillbiteyou."
ThereasontheLiondidnothavetodoastheWitchwishedwasthateverynight,whilethewomanwasasleep,Dorothycarriedhimfoodfromthecupboard. Afterhehadeatenhewouldliedownonhisbedofstraw,andDorothywouldliebesidehimandputherheadonhissoft,shaggymane,whiletheytalkedoftheirtroublesandtriedtoplansomewaytoescape. Buttheycouldfindnowaytogetoutofthecastle,foritwasconstantlyguardedbytheyellowWinkies,whoweretheslavesoftheWickedWitchandtooafraidofhernottodoasshetoldthem.
Thegirlhadtoworkhardduringtheday,andoftentheWitchthreatenedtobeatherwiththesameoldumbrellashealwayscarriedinherhand. But,intruth,shedidnotdaretostrikeDorothy,becauseofthemarkuponherforehead. Thechilddidnotknowthis,andwasfulloffearforherselfandToto. OncetheWitchstruckTotoablowwithherumbrellaandthebravelittledogflewatherandbitherleginreturn. TheWitchdidnotbleedwhereshewasbitten,forshewassowickedthatthebloodinherhaddriedupmanyyearsbefore.
Dorothy’slifebecameverysadasshegrewtounderstandthatitwouldbeharderthanevertogetbacktoKansasandAuntEmagain.
