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THE SCARECROW of OZ
Dedicated to
"The uplifters" of Los Angeles, California, in grateful appreciation of
the pleasure I have derived from association with them, and in
recognition of their sincere endeavor to uplift humanity through
kindness, consideration and good-fellowship. They are big men--all of
them--and all with the generous hearts of little children.

L. Frank Baum

THE SCARECROW of OZ by L. Frank Baum
"TWIXT YOU AND ME
The Army of Children which besieged the Postoffice, conquered the
Postmen and delivered to me its imperious Commands, insisted that
Trot and Cap'n Bill be admitted to the Land of Oz, where Trot could
enjoy the society of Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin and Ozma, while the one-
legged sailor-man might become a comrade of the Tin Woodman, the
Shaggy Man, Tik-Tok and all the other quaint people who inhabit this
wonderful fairyland.
It was no easy task to obey this order and land Trot and Cap'n Bill
safely in Oz, as you will discover by reading this book. Indeed, it
required the best efforts of our dear old friend, the Scarecrow, to save
them from a dreadful fate on the journey; but the story leaves them
happily located in Ozma's splendid palace and Dorothy has promised
me that Button-Bright and the three girls are sure to encounter, in the
near future, some marvelous adventures in the Land of Oz, which I
hope to be permitted to relate to you in the next Oz Book.
Meantime, I am deeply grateful to my little readers for their continued
enthusiasm over the Oz stories, as evinced in the many letters they send
me, all of which are lovingly cherished. It takes more and more Oz
Books every year to satisfy the demands of old and new readers, and
there have been formed many "Oz Reading Societies," where the Oz
Books owned by different members are read aloud. All this is very
gratifying to me and encourages me to write more stories. When the
children have had enough of them, I hope they will let me know, and
then I'll try to write something different.
L. Frank Baum "Royal Historian of Oz." "OZCOT" at HOLLYWOOD
in CALIFORNIA, 1915.

LIST OF CHAPTERS 1 - The Great Whirlpool 2 - The Cavern Under
the Sea 3 - Daylight at Last: 4 - The Little Old Man of the Island 5 -
The Flight of the Midgets 6 - The Dumpy Man 7 - Button-Bright is
Lost, and Found Again 8 - The Kingdom of Jinxland 9 - Pan, the
Gardener's Boy 10 - The Wicked King and Googly-Goo 11 - The
Wooden-Legged Grasshopper 12 - Glinda the Good and the Scarecrow
of Oz 13 - The Frozen Heart 14 - Trot Meets the Scarecrow 15 - Pon
Summons the King to Surrender 16 - The Ork Rescues Button-Bright
17 - The Scarecrow Meets an Enemy 18 - The Conquest of the Witch
19 - Queen Gloria 20 - Dorothy, Betsy and Ozma 21 - The Waterfall 22
- The Land of Oz 23 - The Royal Reception

Chapter One
The Great Whirlpool
"Seems to me," said Cap'n Bill, as he sat beside Trot under the big
acacia tree, looking out over the blue ocean, "seems to me, Trot, as how
the more we know, the more we find we don't know."
"I can't quite make that out, Cap'n Bill," answered the little girl in a
serious voice, after a moment's thought, during which her eyes
followed those of the old sailor-man across the glassy surface of the sea.
"Seems to me that all we learn is jus' so much gained."
"I know; it looks that way at first sight," said the