Dorothy went to her house take some bread from cup board, some eatable items. Put on her new dress. There was a tree out side of her house was full of delicious fruits, she gathered and put them in her basket.. She closed the house locked it, put on the Silver shoes in her feet and started her onward journey to City of Emerald with little dog toto. Ahead of so many roads were there and Dorothy took the road one paved with yellow brick tinkling merrily on the hard yellow roadbed. The Sun shone bright and the birds sang sweet. She was not feeling bad and enjoying the journey. She was surprised, as she walked along, to see how pretty the country was about her. There were neat fences at the sides of the road, panted a dainty blue colour and beyond them were fields of grains and vegetables in abundance. It shows that Munchkins were good farmers and able to raise large crops. While she was passing the houses and the people came out to look at her and bow low as she went by' for everyone knew she had been the means of destroying the Wicked witch and setting them free from bondage. All houses were panted blue, for in this country of the East blue was the favorite color.
At evening when Dorothy was tired with her long walk and began to wonder where she should pass the night, she came to a house rather larger than the rest. Men women were dancing. Five little fiddlers played as loudly as possible and the people were laughing and singing, while a big table nearby was loaded with delicious fruits and nuts. People greeted Dorothy kindly, and invited her to supper and to pass the night with them. This house was belong to the richest Munchkins in the land named Boq . Boq saw her Silver Shoes he said "you must be a great sorceress." Why ", asked the girl. Boq, "because you wear Silver shoes and have killed the Wicked Witch. Besides, you have white in your frock, and only witches and sorceresses wear white."Dorothy's dree was blue and white checked. People were thinking her a witch but she knows that she was only a ordinary little girl. Boq gave her a room with a pretty bed in it, Dorothy slept soundly in them till morning. In the morning she ate a hearty breakfast. Since the people of land didn't see dog before toto arrival, they were excited to see a new animal. Toto was a fine curiosity to all the people. Dorothy enquired from the people the distance of City of Emeralds. But no one could answer her question, they only said that "it must be far away from here, the road is rough and dangerous, but you are a brave girl you can clear it easily". She bade her friends goodbye and again started her next journey. When she had gone several miles to take rest she climbed to the top of the fence beside the road and sat down. There was a great corn field beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn. Dorothy leaned her chin upon her hand and gazed thoughtfully at the Scarecrow. Its head was small sack stuffed with straw, with eye, nose and mouth panted on it to represent a face. An old pointed blue hat, that had belong to some munchkins was on his head and rest of figure was blue suit of clothes, worn and faded which was also stuffed with straw. In his feet the old boots and the figure was raised above the stalks of corn by means of the pole stuck up its back. Dorothy was looking earnestly. She surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her. She thought she must have been mistaken at first, it was not possible for a Scarecrow wink his eye. She went near to Scarecrow and the scarecrow nodded its head to her in a friendly way. "Good day", said the Scarecrow. "Did you speak" girl asked.
"Certainly", said the scarecrow. It was a good conversation between girl and the Scarecrow.
"I am not feeling well , for it is very tedious being perched up here night and day to scare away crows", said the scarecrow.
"Cant' you get down " asked Dorothy.
"No, for this pole is stuck up my back . If you will please take away the pole I shall be greatly obliged to you " Scarecrow requested Dorothy.
Dorothy reached up both arms and lifted the figure off the pole; for being stuffed with straw a it was quite light. He thanks to Dorothy and was much please born as a new man. Then they introduced themselves. Dorothy also told him about her purpose of this journey. When he come to know that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a powerful and can give any one any thing he wants. So he was anxious to ask the Wizard for brains so he joins her company and now they were three to go to city of Emeralds. Scarecrow was satisfied with his stuffed body, legs and hands but was sorry for a stuffed with straw head and be a fool. Any how he also became a part of the company.
They walked back to road , Dorothy helped him over the fence and they started along the path of yellow brick. Toto was not happy to this new friend but after some time he mixed with him too. He took the basket from Dorothy and they were happy to move on and on.
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