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“ I cannot tell , ” she returned , “ but you may come with me , if you like . If Oz will not give you any brains you will be no worse off than you are now . ” “ That is true , ” said the Scarecrow . “ You see , ” he continued confidentially , “ I don’t mind my legs and arms and body being stuffed , because I cannot get hurt . If anyone treads on my toes or sticks a pin into me , it doesn’t matter , for I can’t feel it . But I do not want people to call me a fool , and if my head stays stuffed with straw instead of with brains , as yours is , how am I ever to know anything ? ” “ I understand how you feel , ” said the little girl , who was truly sorry for him . “ If you will come with me I’ll ask Oz to do all he can for you . ” “ Thank you , ” he answered gratefully . They walked back to the road . Dorothy helped him over the fence , and they started along the path of yellow brick for the Emerald City . Toto did not like this addition to the party at first . He smelled around the stuffed man as if he suspected there might be a nest of rats in the straw , and he often growled in an unfriendly way at the Scarecrow . “ Don’t mind Toto , ” said Dorothy to her new friend . “ He never bites . ” “ Oh , I’m not afraid , ” replied the Scarecrow . “ He can’t hurt the straw . Do let me carry that basket for you . I shall not mind it , for I can’t get tired . I’ll tell you a secret , ” he continued , as he walked along . “ There is only one thing in the world I am afraid of . ” “ What is that ? ” asked Dorothy ; “ the Munchkin farmer who made you ? ” “ No , ” answered the Scarecrow ; “ it’s a lighted match . ” Chapter IV The Road Through the Forest After a few hours the road began to be rough , and the walking grew so difficult that the Scarecrow often stumbled over the yellow bricks , which were here very uneven . Sometimes , indeed , they were broken or missing altogether , leaving holes that Toto jumped across and Dorothy walked around . As for the Scarecrow , having no brains , he walked straight ahead , and so stepped into the holes and fell at full length on the hard bricks . It never hurt him , however , and Dorothy would pick him up and set him upon his feet again , while he joined her in laughing merrily at his own mishap . The farms were not nearly so well cared for here as they were farther back . There were fewer houses and fewer fruit trees , and the farther they went the more dismal and lonesome the country became . At noon they sat down by the roadside , near a little brook , and Dorothy opened her basket and got out some bread . She offered a piece to the Scarecrow , but he refused . “ I am never hungry , ” he said , “ and it is a lucky thing I am not , for my mouth is only painted , and if I should cut a hole in it so I could eat , the straw I am stuffed with would come out , and that would spoil the shape of my head . ”
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