Волшебник страны Оз
The Search for the Wicked Witch
"Wemusttrytofindhim,"saidthegirl.
SoshecalledtheWinkiestohelpher,andtheywalkedallthatdayandpartofthenextuntiltheycametothetalltreeinthebranchesofwhichtheWingedMonkeyshadtossedthecarecrow’sclothes.
Itwasaverytalltree,andthetrunkwassosmooththatnoonecouldclimbit; buttheWoodmansaidatonce, "I’llchopitdown,andthenwecangettheScarecrow’sclothes."
NowwhilethetinsmithshadbeenatworkmendingtheWoodmanhimself,anotheroftheWinkies,whowasagoldsmith,hadmadeanaxe-handleofsolidgoldandfittedittotheWoodman’saxe,insteadoftheoldbrokenhandle. Otherspolishedthebladeuntilalltherustwasremovedanditglistenedlikeburnishedsilver.
Assoonashehadspoken,theTinWoodmanbegantochop,andinashorttimethetreefelloverwithacrash,whereupontheScarecrow’sclothesfelloutofthebranchesandrolledoffontheground.
DorothypickedthemupandhadtheWinkiescarrythembacktothecastle,wheretheywerestuffedwithnice,cleanstraw;andbehold! herewastheScarecrow,asgoodasever,thankingthemoverandoveragainforsavinghim.
Nowthattheywerereunited,DorothyandherfriendsspentafewhappydaysattheYellowCastle,wheretheyfoundeverythingtheyneededtomakethemcomfortable.
ButonedaythegirlthoughtofAuntEm,andsaid, "WemustgobacktoOz,andclaimhispromise."
