Chapter III. How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow · page 21 2101They walked back to the road.102Dorothy helped him over the fence, and they started along the path of yellow brick for the Emerald City.103Toto did not like this addition to the party at first.104He smelled around the stuffed man as if he suspected there might be a nest of rats in the straw, and he often growled in an unfriendly way at the Scarecrow.105“Don’t mind Toto,” said Dorothy to her new friend.106“He never bites.”107“Oh, I’m not afraid,” replied the Scarecrow.108“He can’t hurt the straw.109Do let me carry that basket for you.110I shall not mind it, for I can’t get tired.111I’ll tell you a secret,” he continued, as he walked along.112“There is only one thing in the world I am afraid of.”113“What is that?” asked Dorothy; “the Munchkin farmer who made you?”114“No,” answered the Scarecrow; “it’s a lighted match.”1 2← previous“let Dorothy Go to the City of Emeralds”next →Chapter IV. The Road Through the Forest↑ back to The Wonderful Wizard of OzThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg55/5/page/2/