The soldier then left them and the Scarecrow said:
It seems, in spite of dangers, that the best thing Dorothy can do is
to travel to the Land of the South and ask Glinda to help her. For, of
course, if Dorothy stays here she will never get back to Kansas.
You must have been thinking again, remarked the Tin Woodman.
I have, said the Scarecrow.
I shall go with Dorothy, declared the Lion, for I am tired of your
city and long for the woods and the country again. I am really a wild
beast, you know. Besides, Dorothy will need someone to protect her.
That is true, agreed the Woodman. My axe may be of service to her;
so I also will go with her to the Land of the South.
When shall we start? asked the Scarecrow.
Are you going? they asked, in surprise.
Certainly. If it wasn t for Dorothy I should never have had brains.
She lifted me from the pole in the cornfield and brought me to the
Emerald City. So my good luck is all due to her, and I shall never
leave her until she starts back to Kansas for good and all.
Thank you, said Dorothy gratefully. You are all very kind to me. But
I should like to start as soon as possible.
We shall go tomorrow morning, returned the Scarecrow. So now let us
all get ready, for it will be a long journey.
Chapter XIX
Attacked by the Fighting Trees
The next morning Dorothy kissed the pretty green girl good-bye, and
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