Chapter VII.
to t Ozto camp out t nigree in t, for tree made a good, to protect tin oodman c pile of a splendid fire t o ate t of t kno.
quot;If you ;I o t and kill a deer for you. You can roast it by tastes are so peculiar t you prefer cooked food, and t.”
quot;Dont! Please dont,quot; begged tin oodman. quot;I sainly again.”
But t ao t and found it ion it. And tree full of nuts and filled Dorot s be ime. S tful of t sily at ture picked up ts. s as many as in t. But t mind took o fill t, for it enabled o keep a get into raance ao cover Doroto sleep.
t soundly un- til morning.
le rip- pling brook, and soon after tarted toy.
to be an eventful day for travelers. t ditc crossed t as far as t c up to to it t ttom. teep t none of t it seemed t t end.
quot; s; asked Dorothy despairingly.
quot;I test idea,quot; said tin oodman, and tful.
But t;e cannot fly, t is certain. Nei- to t ditc jump over it, stop where we are.”
quot;I t,quot; said ter measuring tance carefully in his mind.
quot;t,quot; ans;for you can carry us all over on your back, one at a time.”
quot;ell, Ill try it,quot; said t;?”
quot;I ; declared t;for, if you found t you could not jump over tin oodman badly dented on t if I am on your back it matter so muc me at all.”
quot;I am terribly afraid of falling, myself,quot; said t;but I suppose to do but try it. So get on my back and tempt.”
t upon t o the gulf and crouched down.
quot; you run and jump?quot; asked the Scarecrow.
quot;Because t isnt t; spring, tly pleased to see , and after t down from ch again.
Dorot s; so sook toto in igo moment it seemed as if sime to t it, s back a time and got tin oodman, and t dos to give t a co rest, for leaps , and ed like a big dog t oo long.
t very t looked dark and gloomy. After ted tarted along tly sunso add to t, trange noises in t, and to t it of try t the Kalidahs lived.
quot; are t; asked the girl.
quot;trous beasts igers,quot; replied t;and tear me in toto. Im terribly afraid of the Kalidahs.”
quot;Im not surprised t you are,quot; returned Dorot;t be dreadful beasts.”
t to reply t t once leap across it.
So t doo consider er serious t the Scarecrow said:
quot; tree, standing close to tcin oodman can c do it o t easily.”
quot;t is a first-rate idea,quot; said t;One
suspect you ead of straw.”
t to once, and so s tree legs against tree and pus, and sloree tipped and fell cs top brancher side.
t started to cross to to beasts igers.
quot;t; said to tremble.
quot;Quick!quot; cried t;Let us cross over.”
So Dorot first, oto in in oodman follo. tainly afraid, turned to face terrible a roar t Dorots stopped s and looked at him in surprise.
But, seeing t tree and turned to see . it stopping an instant ts also began to cross tree. And to Dorothy:
quot;e are lost, for tear us to pieces stand close be them as long as I am alive.”
quot;ait a minute!quot; called t to be done, and no rested on tcin oodman began to use once, and, just as to tes , and boto pieces on t ttom.
quot;ell,quot; said t;I see o live a little must be a very uncomfortable t to be alive. tures frig my is beating yet.”
quot;A; said tin oodman sadly, quot;I o beat.”
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ture made travelers more anxious to get out of t, and t t Dorotired, and o ride on to t joy trees became ternoon tly just before ter tiful country, ted florees s. tly pleased to see t- ful country before them.
quot;; asked Dorothy.
quot;t is easily done,quot; replied t;tin oodman must build us a raft, so to ther side.”
So took o crees to make a raft, and ree full of fine fruit. ten not nuts all day, and sy meal of t.
But it takes time to make a raft, even iring as tin oodman, and done. So trees il ty, and of to her own home again.