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The Search for the Wicked Witch
"Yes,"saidtheWoodman,"atlastIshallgetmyheart."
"AndIshallgetmybrains,"addedtheScarecrowjoyfully.
"AndIshallgetmycourage,"saidtheLionthoughtfully.
"AndIshallgetbacktoKansas,"criedDorothy,clappingherhands. "Oh,letusstartfortheEmeraldCitytomorrow!"
Thistheydecidedtodo. ThenextdaytheycalledtheWinkiestogetherandbadethemgood-bye. TheWinkiesweresorrytohavethemgo,andtheyhadgrownsofondoftheTinWoodmanthattheybeggedhimtostayandruleoverthemandtheYellowLandoftheWest. Findingtheyweredeterminedtogo,theWinkiesgaveTotoandtheLioneachagoldencollar; andtoDorothytheypresentedabeautifulbraceletstuddedwithdiamonds; andtotheScarecrowtheygaveagold-headedwalkingstick,tokeephimfromstumbling; andtotheTinWoodmantheyofferedasilveroil-can,inlaidwithgoldandsetwithpreciousjewels.
EveryoneofthetravelersmadetheWinkiesaprettyspeechinreturn,andallshookhandswiththemuntiltheirarmsached.
DorothywenttotheWitch’scupboardtofillherbasketwithfoodforthejourney,andthereshesawtheGoldenCap. Shetrieditonherownheadandfoundthatitfittedherexactly. ShedidnotknowanythingaboutthecharmoftheGoldenCap,butshesawthatitwaspretty,soshemadeuphermindtowearitandcarryhersunbonnetinthebasket.
