Dorothy friends were all happy as they had got fulfilled their wishes. Scarecrow has now brains, Tin Woodman was happy he got heart, and the Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army of men or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs. On the forth-day , to her great joy, Oz sent for her and when she entered the throne room he said pleasantly, "sit down my dear, I think I have found the way to get you out of this country back to Kansas".
Well I am not sure about Kansas, but first think I am concerned to cross this desert. Any how I have an idea, when I came here I was landed here by a balloon. You also came to through air. So I am being carried by a cyclone. I believe the best way to cross the desert by the balloon." said the Wizard. The Dorothy and Wizard have started to make a strong balloon. Dorothy took a needle and thread and as fast Oz cut the strips of silk into proper shape the girl sewed them neatly together. First there was a strip of light green silk, then a strip of dark green and then a strip of emerald green, for Oz had a fancy to make the balloon is different shades of the color about them. It took 3 days to sew all the strips together, but when it was finished they had a big bag of green silk more than twenty feet long. Oz painted it on the inside with a coat of thin glue to make it airtight. Now the balloon was ready. When it was ready, Oz sent word to his people that he was going to make a visit to a great brother Wizard who lived in the clouds. The news spread rapidly throughout the city and everyone came to see the wonderful sight.
Oz ordered the balloon to be carried out in front of the Palace and the people gazed upon it with much curiosity. The Oz goy into the basket and said to all in a loud voice "I am now going away to make a visit, in my absence the Scarecrow will rule over you. "Come Dorothy !," cried the Wizard"hurry up, or the balloon will fly away," As the tot was not there Dorothy couldn't get into the balloon, dorothy was within a few steps of it and Oz was holding out his hands to help her into the balloon, when crack, went the rope, and the balloon rose into the air without her. Goodbye, Goodbye... and the Oz gone forever.
AWAY TO THE SOUTH
Dorothy wept bitterly at the passing of her hope to get home to Kansas. The wonderful Oz the last hope has also gone. The Scarecrow was now the ruler of the Emerald City, and although he was not a Wizard the people were proud of him for they said, "there is not another city in all the world that is ruled by a stuffed man," and so far they knew, they were quite right. The morning after the balloon had gone up with Oz the four travelers met in the Throne room and talked matters over. The Scarecrow sat in the big throne and the others stood respectfully before him. Now they called for the winged monkeys. When Dorothy asked them to send her her uncle place kansas, the king of winged monkeys cut a sorry figure. "we belong to this country alone and cannot leave it. There has never been a Winged Monkey in Kansas yet and I suppose there never will be, for they don't belong there. We shall be glad to serve you in any way in our power, but we can not , cross the desert. Goodbye"
Now they called for the soldier. So Soldier entered the throne room timidly, for while Oz was alive the soldier was never allowed to come farther then the door. He said to Dorothy to approach Glinda, the witch of South. "She is most powerful of all the witches and rules over the Quadlings. Her castle stands on the edge of the desert, so she may now a way to cross it."
Dorothy "said, "How can I get to her castle ?" Soldier said, "the road is straight to the south, but it is full of dangers to travellers. There are wild beasts in the jungle and a race of queer men who do not like strangers to cross their country.
Lion was ready to go with Dorothy to protect her as he himself is beast and now with getting courage he became strong, then Tin woodman was also accompanied her company and the last Scarecrow was become the part. "We shall go tomorrow morning , so now let us all get ready, for it will be a long journey:" said the Scarecrow.
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