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they were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near. the tree made a good, thick c to protect them from the dew, and the tin woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely. she and toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
"if you wish," said the lion, "i will go into the forest and kill a deer for you. you roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
"dont! please dont," begged the tin woodman. "i should certainly weep if you killed a poor deer, and then my jaws would rust again.”
but the lio away into the forest and found his own supper, and no one ever knew what it was, for he didnt men- tion it. and the scarecrow found a tree full of nuts and filled dorothys basket with them, so that she would not be hungry for a long time. she thought this was very kind and thoughtful of the scarecrow, but she laughed heartily at the awkward way in which the poor creature picked up the nuts. his padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost as many as he put in the basket. but the scarecrow did not mind how long it took him to fill the bas- ket, for it enabled him to keep away from the fire, as he feared a spark might get into his straw and burn him up. so he kept a good distance away from the flames, and only came o cover dorothy with dry leaves when she lay down to sleep.
these kept her very snug and warm, and she slept soundly un- til m.
when it was daylight, the girl bathed her fa a little rip- pling brook, and soon after they all started toward the emer- ald city.
this was to be aful day for the travelers. they had hardly been walking an hour when they saw before them a great ditch that crossed the road and divided the forest as far as they could see oher side. it was a very wide ditch, and when they crept up to the edge and looked into it they could see it was also very deep, and there were many big, jagged rocks at the bottom. the sides were so steep that none of them could climb down, and for a moment it seemed that their jour- ney must end.
"what shall we do?" asked dorothy despairingly.
"i havent the fai idea," said the tin woodman, and the lion shook his shaggy mane and look
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