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This they decided to do . The next day they called the Winkies together and bade them good - bye . The Winkies were sorry to have them go , and they had grown so fond of the Tin Woodman that they begged him to stay and rule over them and the Yellow Land of the West . Finding they were determined to go , the Winkies gave Toto and the Lion each a golden collar ; and to Dorothy they presented a beautiful bracelet studded with diamonds ; and to the Scarecrow they gave a gold - headed walking stick , to keep him from stumbling ; and to the Tin Woodman they offered a silver oil - can , inlaid with gold and set with precious jewels . Every one of the travelers made the Winkies a pretty speech in return , and all shook hands with them until their arms ached . Dorothy went to the Witch’s cupboard to fill her basket with food for the journey , and there she saw the Golden Cap . She tried it on her own head and found that it fitted her exactly . She did not know anything about the charm of the Golden Cap , but she saw that it was pretty , so she made up her mind to wear it and carry her sunbonnet in the basket . Then , being prepared for the journey , they all started for the Emerald City ; and the Winkies gave them three cheers and many good wishes to carry with them . Chapter XIV The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road — not even a pathway — between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City . When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming , and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her . It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried . They knew , of course , they must go straight east , toward the rising sun ; and they started off in the right way . But at noon , when the sun was over their heads , they did not know which was east and which was west , and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields . They kept on walking , however , and at night the moon came out and shone brightly . So they lay down among the sweet smelling yellow flowers and slept soundly until morning — all but the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman . The next morning the sun was behind a cloud , but they started on , as if they were quite sure which way they were going . “ If we walk far enough , ” said Dorothy , “ I am sure we shall sometime come to some place . ” But day by day passed away , and they still saw nothing before them but the scarlet fields . The Scarecrow began to grumble a bit . “ We have surely lost our way , ” he said , “ and unless we find it again in time to reach the Emerald City , I shall never get my brains . ” “ Nor I my heart , ” declared the Tin Woodman . “ It seems to me I can scarcely wait till I get to Oz , and you must admit this is a very long journey . ”
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