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"One thing more you might do to serve us," suggested the Tin Woodman; "and that is to run ahead and show us the way to the Emerald City. For some enemy is evidently trying to prevent us from reaching it." "I will do that gladly," returned the Queen. "Are you ready?" The Tin Woodman looked at Tip. "I'm rested," said the boy. "Let us start." ONE THING MORE YOU MIGHT DO TO SERVE US SUGGESTED THE TIN WOODMAN AND THAT IS TO RUN AHEAD AND SHOW US THE WAY TO THE EMERALD CITY FOR SOME ENEMY IS EVIDENTLY TRYING TO PREVENT US FROM REACHING IT I WILL DO THAT GLADLY RETURNED THE QUEEN ARE YOU READY THE TIN WOODMAN LOOKED AT TIP I'M RESTED SAID THE BOY LET US START
as they can. By doing this they will assist me to regain my throne, which the Army of Revolt has taken from me.” “In that case,” said the Queen, “I will not refuse your request. Whenever you are ready, I will call twelve of my most intelligent subjects.” “I am ready now” returned the Scarecrow. Then he lay flat upon the ground and unbuttoned his jacket, displaying the mass of straw with which he was stuffed. The Queen uttered a little piping call, and in an instant a dozen pretty field mice had emerged from their holes and stood before their ruler, awaiting her orders. [Illustration: image181] What the Queen said to them none of our travelers could understand, for it was in the mouse language; but the field mice obeyed without hesitation, running one after the other to the Scarecrow and hiding themselves in the straw of his breast. When all of the twelve mice had thus concealed themselves, the Scarecrow buttoned his Jacket securely and then arose and thanked the Queen for her kindness.  HAVE ONLY TO RUSH OUT AND SCAMPER HOME AGAIN AS FAST AS THEY CAN BY DOING THIS THEY WILL ASSIST ME TO REGAIN MY THRONE WHICH THE ARMY OF REVOLT HAS TAKEN FROM ME IN THAT CASE SAID THE QUEEN I WILL NOT REFUSE YOUR REQUEST WHENEVER YOU ARE READY I WILL CALL TWELVE OF MY MOST INTELLIGENT SUBJECTS I AM READY NOW RETURNED THE SCARECROW THEN HE LAY FLAT UPON THE GROUND AND UNBUTTONED HIS JACKET DISPLAYING THE MASS OF STRAW WITH WHICH HE WAS STUFFED THE QUEEN UTTERED A LITTLE PIPING CALL AND IN AN INSTANT A DOZEN PRETTY FIELD MICE HAD EMERGED FROM THEIR HOLES AND STOOD BEFORE THEIR RULER AWAITING HER ORDERS WHAT THE QUEEN SAID TO THEM NONE OF OUR TRAVELLERS COULD UNDERSTAND FOR IT WAS IN THE MOUSE LANGUAGE BUT THE FIELD MICE OBEYED WITHOUT HESITATION RUNNING ONE AFTER THE OTHER TO THE SCARECROW AND HIDING THEMSELVES IN THE STRAW OF HIS BREAST WHEN ALL THE TWELVE MICE HAD THUS CONCEALED THEMSELVES THE SCARECROW BUTTONED HIS JACKET SECURELY AND THEN AROSE AND THANKED THE QUEEN FOR HER KINDNESS
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