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"Hm!" said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. "If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?" "I really do not know" replied the man, with a deep sigh. "Perhaps the women are made of castiron." HUM SAID THE SCARECROW THOUGHTFULLY IF IT IS SUCH HARD WORK AS YOU SAY HOW DID THE WOMEN MANAGE IT SO EASILY I REALLY DO NOT KNOW REPLIED THE MAN WITH A DEEP SIGH PERHAPS THE WOMEN ARE MADE OF CAST IRON
own 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.” 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. “Why, we’ve had a revolution, your Majesty as you ought to know very well,” replied the man; “and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I’m glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City.” 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 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 WHY WE'VE HAD A REVOLUTION YOUR MAJESTY AS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW VERY WELL REPLIED THE MAN AND SINCE YOU WENT AWAY THE WOMEN HAVE BEEN RUNNING THINGS TO SUIT THEMSELVES I'M GLAD YOU'VE DECIDED TO COME BACK AND RESTORE ORDER FOR DOING HOUSEWORK AND MINDING THE CHILDREN IS WEARING OUT THE STRENGTH OF EVERY MAN IN THE EMERALD CITY
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