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that belonged to the Wicked Witch of the East. They knew that there was some charm connected with them. But they never knew what it was.
2. Dorothy asked those people to help her get back home. But they didn't know how to help her. They told her that everywhere around the Land of Oz there was desert: in the south, in the east, in the west and in the north. They thought that the Great Wizard Oz, who lived in the City of Emeralds could help her. So the girl decided to go to the City of Emeralds. "The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch of the North, "so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz, do not be afraid of him, but tell your story and ask him to help you."
There were several roads nearby, but it did not take Dorothy long to find the road paved with yellow bricks. Within a short time, she was walking quickly toward the Emerald City.
Her trip there was longer than she expected. It lay through fields and forests and on the way Dorothy met a Scarecrow1, the Tin Woodman2, and a Cowardly Lion.
3. Dorothy met the Scarecrow in the field. He had a head which was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face and the rest of the figure was a blue suit of old clothes, which had also been stuffed with straw. On the feet were some old boots. When he heard where Dorothy was going, he wanted to see the Wizard, too and ask him for brains. He didn't want to be stupid.
The Tin Woodman had all parts of the body made of tin. One day he got caught by rain in the forest, got rusted and couldn't move. Dorothy helped him by putting oil on his arms and legs and neck and when he could move
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