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I learned that if I roared very loudly every living thing was frightened and got out of my way.”

“But that isn’t right. The King of Beasts shouldn’t be a coward,” said the Scarecrow.

“I know it,” returned the Lion, wiping a tear from his eye with the tip of his tail. “It makes me very unhappy.”

“We’re going to the Emerald City, to ask the Great Oz for help,” said Dorothy.

“Do you think Oz could give me courage?” asked the Cowardly Lion.

“Yes,” said the Scarecrow.

“Then, if you don’t mind, I’ll go with you,” said the Lion, “for I need a bit of courage.

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“You will be very welcome,” answered Dorothy, “for you will help to keep away the other wild beasts.”

So once more the little company set off upon the journey, the Lion walking at Dorothy’s side. Toto did not approve of this new comrade at first. But after a time he became more at ease, and they grew to be good friends.

During the rest of that day there was no other adventure.

Chapter 7

The Journey to the Great Oz

They had to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses nearby.

The Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely. She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.

“If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you. You can roast it by the fire and have a very good breakfast.

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“Don’t! Please don’t,” begged the Tin Woodman. “I will weep if you kill a poor deer, and then my jaws would rust.”

The Scarecrow found a tree full of nuts and filled Dorothy’s basket with them, so that she would not be hungry for a long time. Then they went to sleep.

When it was daylight, the girl washed her face in a little rippling brook, and soon after they all started toward the Emerald City.

This was to be an eventful day for the travelers.

They had hardly been walking an hour when they saw before them a great ditch that crossed the road and divided the forest as far as they could see on either side. It was a very wide ditch, and when they crept up to the edge and looked into it they could see it was also very deep. There were many big, jagged rocks at the bottom. The sides were so steep to climb down.

“What shall we do?” asked Dorothy.

“I don’t know,” said the Tin Woodman.