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As they passed the rows of houses they saw through the open doors that men were sweeping and dusting and washing dishes, while the women sat around in groups, gossiping and laughing. "What has happened?" the Scarecrow asked a sad looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby carriage along the sidewalk. AS THEY PASSED ROWS OF HOUSES THEY SAW THROUGH THE OPEN DOORS THAT MEN WERE SWEEPING AND DUSTING AND WASHING DISHES WHILE THE WOMEN SAT AROUND IN GROUPS GOSSIPING AND LAUGHING WHAT HAS HAPPENED THE SCARECROW ASKED A SAD LOOKING MAN WITH A BUSHY BEARD WHO WORE AN APRON AND WAS WHEELING A BABY CARRIAGE ALONG THE SIDEWALK
e knitting-needles from their hair and threatening to prod the first that came near. But the Tin Woodman was not afraid. “At the worst they can but scratch my beautiful nickel-plate,” he said. “But there will be no ‘worst,’ for I think I can manage to frighten these absurd soldiers very easily. Follow me closely, all of you!” Then, swinging his axe in a great circle to right and left before him, he advanced upon the gate, and the others followed him without hesitation. The girls, who had expected no resistance whatever, were terrified by the sweep of the glittering axe and fled screaming into the city; so that our travelers passed the gates in safety and marched down the green marble pavement of the wide street toward the royal palace. “At this rate we will soon have your Majesty upon the throne again,” said the Tin Woodman, laughing at his easy conquest of the guards. “Thank you, friend Nick,” returned the Scarecrow, gratefully. “Nothing can resist your kind heart and your sharp axe.” PPOSED THEIR ENTRANCE BY DRAWING THE KNITTING NEEDLES FROM THEIR HAIR AND THREATENING TO PROD THE FIRST THAT CAME NEAR BUT THE TIN WOODMAN WAS NOT AFRAID AT THE WORST THEY CAN BUT SCRATCH MY BEAUTIFUL NICKEL PLATE HE SAID BUT THERE WILL BE NO WORST FOR I THINK I CAN MANAGE TO FRIGHTEN THESE ABSURD SOLDIERS VERY EASILY FOLLOW ME CLOSELY ALL OF YOU THEN SWINGING HIS AXE IN A GREAT CIRCLE TO RIGHT AND LEFT BEFORE HIM HE ADVANCED UPON THE GATE AND THE OTHERS FOLLOWED HIM WITHOUT HESITATION THE GIRLS WHO HAD EXPECTED NO RESISTANCE WHATEVER WERE TERRIFIED BY THE SWEEP OF THE GLITTERING AXE AND FLED SCREAMING INTO THE CITY SO THAT OUR TRAVELLERS PASSED THE GATES IN SAFETY AND MARCHED DOWN THE GREEN MARBLE PAVEMENT OF THE WIDE STREET TOWARD THE ROYAL PALACE AT THIS RATE WE WILL SOON HAVE YOUR MAJESTY UPON THE THRONE AGAIN SAID THE TIN WOODMAN LAUGHING AT HIS EASY CONQUEST OF THE GUARDS THANK YOU FRIEND NICK RETURNED THE SCARECROW GRATEFULLY NOTHING CAN RESIST YOUR KIND HEART AND YOUR SHARP AXE
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