the Deadly Poppy Field
OUR LIttLE PARtY of travelers a morning re- fresed like a princess off peacrees beside the river.
Be ts; but before try t seemed to beckon to ty.
to be sure, t tiful land. But t er tin oodman a feened to- geto start. Dorot do and oto in her arms.
epped upon t it tipped badly, for tin oodman stood upon to steady it, and to pus ter.
t along quite first, but s t doream, farter gre t touctom.
quot;t; said tin oodman, quot;for if get to to try of tc, and s us and make us her slaves.”
quot;And t no brains,quot; said the Scarecrow.
quot;And I s no courage,quot; said the Cowardly Lion.
quot;And I s no ,quot; said tin oodman.
quot;And I s back to Kansas,quot; said Dorothy.
quot;e must certainly get to ty if ; tinued, and it stuck fast in t ttom of t out again?aor let go?at a clinging to the river.
quot;Good-bye!quot; er to leave in oodman began to cry, but for- tunately remembered t rust, and so dried ears on Dorothys apron.
Of course the Scarecrow.
quot;I am no met Dorot; . quot;tuck on a pole in a cornfield, e. But surely tuck on a pole in ter all!”
Doream t floated, and t far behe Lion said:
quot;Somet be done to save us. I to t after me, if you o tip of my tail.”
So o ter, and tin oodman caug ail. to s to of t, and took tin oodmans long pole and to the land.
tired out and stepped off upon tty green grass, and t tream t led to ty.
quot; s; asked tin oodman, as to let the sun dry him.
quot;e must get back to t; said Dorothy.
quot;t plan o il o t; remarked the Lion.
So, and tarted along to t ry, y of flo trees and sunso c felt so sorry for they could have been very happy.
t as topping once to pick a beautiful floer a time tin oodman cried out: quot;Look!”
t ter, looking very lonely and sad.
quot; can o save ; asked Dorothy.
t kno dofully at til a Stork fleo rest at ters edge.
quot;; asked tork.
quot;I am Dorot; ans;and tin oodman and to ty.”
quot;t t; said tork, as sed ty.
quot;I kno,quot; returned Dorot;but him again.”
quot;; asked tork.
quot;Over t; anstle girl.
quot;If so big and ; re- marked tork.
quot; ,quot; said Dorot;for uffed raw; and if you will bring o us, we shank you ever and ever so much.”
quot;ell, Ill try,quot; said tork, quot;but if I find oo o carry I so drop he river again.”
So to ter till so whe Scarecrow was perched upon his pole.
tork clao to tin oodman and toto ting.
oto; and as t;tol- de-ri-de-o; at every step, so gay.
quot;I ay in t; ;but tork saved me, and if I ever get any brains I sork again and do urn.”
quot;ts all rig; said tork, o rouble. But I must go noing in t for me. I y and t Oz will help you.”
quot;t; replied Dorotork fleo t of sight.
tening to tly colored birds and looking at t ted hem.
te and blue and purple blos- soms, besides great clusters of scarlet poppies, dazzled Dorothys eyes.
quot;Arent tiful?quot; t of t flowers.
quot;I suppose so,quot; ans;ter.”
quot;If I only , I s; added tin oodman.
quot;I al; said t;t t so brighese.”
t pop- pies, and fe of a great meadow of poppies.
No is anyone carried a of t Dorot kno a red flo ly s sit doo rest and to sleep.
But tin oodman let his.
quot;e must back to t; il Dorotand no longer. e of w asleep.
quot; s; asked tin oodman.
quot;If ;the dog is asleep already.”
It rue; toto tle mistress.
But tin oodman, not being made of fles troubled by t of the flowers.
quot;Run fast,quot; said to t;and get out of ttle girl if you soo big to be carried.”
So t as of sight.
quot;Let us make a c; said toto and put t and the flowers.
On and on t seemed t t carpet of deadly flo surrounded them would never end.
t last came upon t asleep among too strong for t and last, and fallen only a s distance from t grass spread in beautiful green fields before them.
quot;e can do not; said tin oodman, sadly; quot;for oo o lift. e must leave o sleep on forever, and per last.”
quot;Im sorry,quot; said t;t let us go on.”
to a pretty spot beside to prevent ly on t grass and ed for to waken her.
L. Frank Baum