Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Lion and Toto continued their journey to the Emerald city. At night they camped under large tree in the forest. The Tinman cut wood with his axe so Dorothy could make fire. The Lion hunted for food and the Scarecrow searched for nuts and berries.
After several days, they arrived at a lovely land. Then they saw a large field of scarlet poppies. Poppies are beautiful flowers, but when they are so many, the smell is very strong.Anyone who breathes it will fall asleep. Dorothy did not know this, and in a very short time she left very sleepy. Her eyes became heavy and she sat down to rest.
The Tinman tried to awaken Dorothy, "Come on. Do not fall asleep. There's no time to rest. We must hurry".
Dorothy was soon asleep. The Poppies did not make the Tinman and the Scarecrow sleepy, because they were not human. They were not made of flesh.
"What shall we do?" asked the Tinman. " We must go back to the yellow Brick Road. If we leave Dorothy here, she will die"
The Scarecrow had an idea. He told the lion to run through the field so he could escape the deadly flowers. Then the Scarecrow and the Tinman carried Dorothy and Toto out of the Poppy field.
After a while, they came to a river. There they found the Lion. He was lying asleep. The smell from the poppies was so strong that the lion had given up and fallen asleep.
the Scarecrow and the Tinman felt very sad. The Lion was very heavy so they could not carry him. They, then, left him there to sleep.
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