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listened with interest to the story。 〃But perhaps
I； who am big and strong； can pull those three
hairs from the Woozy's tail。〃
〃Try it； if you like；〃 said the Woozy。
So the Shaggy Man tried it； but pull as hard
as he could he failed to get the hairs out of the
Woozy's tail。 So he sat down again and wiped
his shaggy face with a shaggy silk handkerchief
and said：
〃It doesn't matter。 If you can keep the Woozy
until you get the rest of the things you need；
you can take the beast and his three hairs to
the Crooked Magician and let him find a way
to extract 'em。 What are the other things you are
to find？〃
〃One；〃 said Ojo； 〃is a six…leaved clover。〃
〃You ought to find that in the fields around
the Emerald City；〃 said the Shaggy Man。
〃There is a Law against picking six…leaved
clovers； but I think I can get Ozma to let you
have one。〃
〃Thank you；〃 replied Ojo。 〃The next thing
is the left wing of a yellow butterfly。〃
〃For that you must go to the Winkle Country；〃
the Shaggy Man declared。 〃I've never noticed any
butterflies there； but that is the yellow country
of Oz and it's ruled； by a good friend of mine；
the Tin Woodman。〃
〃Oh； I've heard of him！〃 exclaimed Ojo。 〃He
must be a wonderful man。〃
〃So he is； and his heart is wonderfully kind。
I'm sure the Tin Woodman will do all in his
power to help you to save your Unc Nunkie
and poor Margolotte。〃
〃The next thing I must find；〃 said the
Munchkin boy； 〃is a gill of water from a dark
well。〃
〃Indeed！ Well； that is more difficult；〃 said
the Shaggy Man； scratching his left ear in a
puzzled way。 〃I've never heard of a dark well；
have you？〃
〃No；〃 said Ojo。
〃Do you know where one may be found？〃 inquired
the Shaggy Man。
〃I can't imagine；〃 said Ojo。
〃Then we must ask the Scarecrow。〃
〃The Scarecrow！ But surely； sir； a scarecrow
can't know anything。〃
〃Most scarecrows don't； I admit；〃 answered
the Shaggy Man。 〃But this Scarecrow of whom
I speak is very intelligent。 He claims to possess
the best brains in all Oz。〃
〃Better than mine？〃 asked Scraps。
〃Better than mine？〃 echoed the Glass Cat。
〃Mine are pink； and you can see 'em work。〃
〃Well； you can't see the Scarecrow's brains
work； but they do a lot of clever thinking；〃
asserted the Shaggy Man。 〃If anyone knows where a
dark well is； it's my friend the Scarecrow。〃
〃Where does he live？〃 inquired Ojo。
〃He has a splendid castle in the Winkle
Country； near to the palace of his friend the
Tin Woodman； and he is often to be found in
the Emerald City； where he visits Dorothy at
the royal palace。〃
〃Then we will ask him about the dark well；〃
said Ojo。
〃But what else does this Crooked Magician
want？〃 asked the Shaggy Man。
〃A drop of oil from a live man's body。〃
〃Oh； but there isn't such a thing。〃
〃That is what I thought；〃 replied Ojo； 〃but
the Crooked Magician said it wouldn't be called
for by the recipe if it couldn't be found； and
therefore I must search until I find it。〃
〃I wish you good luck；〃 said the Shaggy Man；
shaking his head doubtfully； 〃but I imagine
you'll have a hard job getting a drop of oil from
a live man's body。 There's blood in a body； but
no oil。〃
〃There's cotton in mine；〃 said Scraps； dancing
a little jig。
〃I don't doubt it；〃 returned the Shaggy Man
admiringly。 〃You're a regular comforter and as
sweet as patchwork can be。 All you lack is
dignity。〃
〃I hate dignity；〃 cried Scraps； kicking a pebble
high in the air and then trying to catch it as it
fell。 〃Half the fools and all the wise folks are
dignified； and I'm neither the one nor the other。〃
〃She's just crazy；〃 explained the Glass Cat。
The Shaggy Man laughed。
〃She's delightful； in her way；〃 he said。 〃I'm
sure Dorothy will be pleased with her； and the
Scarecrow will dote on her。 Did you say you
were traveling toward the Emerald City？〃
〃Yes；〃 replied Ojo。 〃I thought that the best
place to go； at first； because the six…leaved clover
may be found there。〃
〃I'll go with you；〃 said the Shaggy Man； 〃and
show you the way。〃
〃Thank you；〃 exclaimed Ojo。 〃I hope it won't
put you out any。〃
〃No；〃 said the other； 〃I wasn't going anywhere
in particular。 I've been a rover all my life； and
although Ozma has given me a suite of beautiful
rooms in her palace I still get the wandering
fever once in a while and start out to roam the
country over。 I've been away from the Emerald City
several weeks； this time； and now that I've met
you and your friends I'm sure it will interest me
to accompany you to the great city of Oz and
introduce you to my friends。〃
〃That will be very nice；〃 said the boy；
gratefully。
〃I hope your friends are not dignified；〃
observed Scraps。
〃Some are； and some are not；〃 he answered；
〃but I never criticise my friends。 If they are
really true friends； they may be anything they
like； for all of me。〃
〃There's some sense in that；〃 said Scraps；
nodding her queer head in approval。 〃Come on； and
let's get to the Emerald City as soon as
possible。〃 With this she ran up the path； skipping
and dancing； and then turned to await them。
〃It is quite a distance from here to the Emerald
City；〃 remarked the Shaggy Man； 〃so we shall not
get there to…day； nor to…morrow。 Therefore let us
take the jaunt in an easy manner。 I'm an old
traveler and have found that I never gain anything
by being in a hurry。 'Take it easy' is my motto。
If you can't take it easy； take it as easy as you
can。〃
After walking some distance over the road of
yellow bricks Ojo said he was hungry and would
stop to eat some bread and cheese。 He offered a
portion of the food to the Shaggy Man； who thanked
him but refused it。
〃When I start out on my travels；〃 said he；
〃I carry along enough square meals to last me
several weeks。 Think I'll indulge in one now；
as long as we're stopping anyway。〃
Saying this； he took a bottle from his pocket
and shook from it a tablet about the size of one
of Ojo's finger…nails。
〃That；〃 announced the Shaggy Man； 〃is a square
meal； in condensed form。