. The marvelous land of Oz; being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a sequel to the Wizard of Oz . f. It was an old-fashioned piece of furniture, with high back and ends,and it was so heavy that even by resting the greatestweight upon the back of the Saw-Horse, the boy foundhimself out of breath when at last the clumsy sofawas dumped upon the roof. The Pumpkinhead had brought a broom, whichwas the first thing he saw. The Scarecrow arrivedwith a coil of clothes-lines and ropes which he hadtaken from the courtyard, and in his trip up the stairshe had becom
. The marvelous land of Oz; being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a sequel to the Wizard of Oz . f. It was an old-fashioned piece of furniture, with high back and ends,and it was so heavy that even by resting the greatestweight upon the back of the Saw-Horse, the boy foundhimself out of breath when at last the clumsy sofawas dumped upon the roof. The Pumpkinhead had brought a broom, whichwas the first thing he saw. The Scarecrow arrivedwith a coil of clothes-lines and ropes which he hadtaken from the courtyard, and in his trip up the stairshe had become so entangled in the loose ends of theropes that both he and his burden tumbled in a heapupon the roof and might have rolled off if Tip hadnot rescued him. The Tin Woodman appeared last. He also hadbeen to the courtyard, where he had cut four great,spreading leaves from a huge palm-tree that was thepride of all the inhabitants of the Emerald City. My dear Nick! exclaimed the Scarecrow, see-ing what his friend had done; you have beenguilty of the greatest crime any person can commitin the Emerald City. If I remember rightly, the 192. ALL BROUGHT SOMETHING TO THE ROOF. 193 The Astonishing Flight of the Gump penalty for chopping leaves from the royal palm-tree is to be killed seven times and afterward im-prisoned for life. It cannot be helped now, answered the TinWoodman, throwing down the big leaves upon theroof. But it may be one more reason why it isnecessary for us to escape. And now let us seewhat you have found for me to work with. Many were the doubtful looks cast upon the heapof miscellaneous material that now cluttered the roof,and finally the Scarecrow shook his head and re-marked: Well, if friend Nick can manufacture, from thismess of rubbish, a Thing that will fly through theair and carry us to safety, then I will acknowledgehim to be a better mechanic than I suspected. But the Tin Woodman seemed at first by nomeans sure of his powers, and only after polishinghis fore
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