The original tale of the Kansas girl who got swept away to the land of Oz.
Notable Excerpts
“No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home.”
“All the same,” said the Scarecrow, “I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.”
“I shall take the heart,” returned the Tin Woodman; “for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.”
“I see we are going to live a little while longer, and I am glad of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable thing not to be alive.
Then he put down his axe and sat beside the Scarecrow, who said, “It was a good fight, friend.”
“We dare not harm this little girl,” he said to them, “for she is protected by the Power of Good, and that is greater than the Power of Evil.
Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge
“You have plenty of courage, I am sure,” answered Oz. “All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.”
“There are worse things in the world than being a Scarecrow.”