\"Don’t！Pleasedon’t，\"beggedtheTinWoodman。\"Ishouldcertainlyweepifyoukilledapoordeer，andthenmyjawswouldrustagain。\"
ButtheLionwentawayintotheforestandfoundhisownsupper，andnooneeverknewwhatitwas，forhedidn’tmentionit。AndtheScarecrowfoundatreefullofnutsandfilledDorothy’sbasketwiththem，sothatshewouldnotbehungryforalongtime。ShethoughtthiswasverykindandthoughtfuloftheScarecrow，butshelaughedheartilyattheawkwardwayinwhichthepoorcreaturepickedupthenuts。Hispaddedhandsweresoclumsyandthenutsweresosmallthathedroppedalmostasmanyasheputinthebasket。ButtheScarecrowdidnotmindhowlongittookhimtofillthebasket，foritenabledhimtokeepawayfromthefire，ashefearedasparkmightgetintohisstrawandburnhimup。Sohekeptagooddistanceawayfromtheflames，andonlycameneartocoverDorothywithdryleaveswhenshelaydowntosleep。Thesekeptherverysnugandwarm，andshesleptsoundlyuntilmorning。
Whenitwasdaylight，thegirlbathedherfaceinalittleripplingbrook，andsoonaftertheyallstartedtowardtheEmeraldCity。
Thiswastobeaneventfuldayforthetravelers。Theyhadhardlybeenwalkinganhourwhentheysawbeforethemagreatditchthatcrossedtheroadanddividedtheforestasfarastheycouldseeoneitherside。Itwasaverywideditch，andwhentheycreptuptotheedgeandlookedintoittheycouldseeitwasalsoverydeep，andthereweremanybig，jaggedrocksatthebottom。
Thesidesweresosteepthatnoneofthemcouldclimbdown，andforamomentitseemedthattheirjourneymustend。