and　I　am　sure　you　will　rule　the　Winkies　wisely　and　well。〃
  Then　the　Witch　looked　at　the　big；　shaggy　Lion　and　asked；　〃When
  Dorothy　has　returned　to　her　own　home；　what　will　become　of　you？〃
  〃Over　the　hill　of　the　Hammer…Heads；〃　he　answered；　〃lies　a
  grand　old　forest；　and　all　the　beasts　that　live　there　have　made　me
  their　King。　　If　I　could　only　get　back　to　this　forest；　I　would　pass
  my　life　very　happily　there。〃
  〃My　third　command　to　the　Winged　Monkeys；〃　said　Glinda；　〃shall
  be　to　carry　you　to　your　forest。　　Then；　having　used　up　the　powers
  of　the　Golden　Cap；　I　shall　give　it　to　the　King　of　the　Monkeys；
  that　he　and　his　band　may　thereafter　be　free　for　evermore。〃
  The　Scarecrow　and　the　Tin　Woodman　and　the　Lion　now　thanked　the
  Good　Witch　earnestly　for　her　kindness；　and　Dorothy　exclaimed：
  〃You　are　certainly　as　good　as　you　are　beautiful！　　But　you　have
  not　yet　told　me　how　to　get　back　to　Kansas。〃
  〃Your　Silver　Shoes　will　carry　you　over　the　desert；〃　replied　Glinda。
  〃If　you　had　known　their　power　you　could　have　gone　back　to　your　Aunt　Em
  the　very　first　day　you　came　to　this　country。〃
  〃But　then　I　should　not　have　had　my　wonderful　brains！〃　cried　the　Scarecrow。
  〃I　might　have　passed　my　whole　life　in　the　farmer's　cornfield。〃
  〃And　I　should　not　have　had　my　lovely　heart；〃　said　the　Tin　Woodman。
  〃I　might　have　stood　and　rusted　in　the　forest　till　the　end　of　the　world。〃
  〃And　I　should　have　lived　a　coward　forever；〃　declared　the　Lion；
  〃and　no　beast　in　all　the　forest　would　have　had　a　good　word　to　say　to　me。〃
  〃This　is　all　true；〃　said　Dorothy；　〃and　I　am　glad　I　was　of　use
  to　these　good　friends。　　But　now　that　each　of　them　has　had　what　he
  most　desired；　and　each　is　happy　in　having　a　kingdom　to　rule　besides；
  I　think　I　should　like　to　go　back　to　Kansas。〃
  〃The　Silver　Shoes；〃　said　the　Good　Witch；　〃have　wonderful　powers。
  And　one　of　the　most　curious　things　about　them　is　that　they　can　carry
  you　to　any　place　in　the　world　in　three　steps；　and　each　step　will　be
  made　in　the　wink　of　an　eye。　　All　you　have　to　do　is　to　knock　the　heels
  together　three　times　and　command　the　shoes　to　carry　you　wherever　you
  wish　to　go。〃
  〃If　that　is　so；〃　said　the　child　joyfully；　〃I　will　ask　them　to
  carry　me　back　to　Kansas　at　once。〃
  She　threw　her　arms　around　the　Lion's　neck　and　kissed　him；
  patting　his　big　head　tenderly。　　Then　she　kissed　the　Tin　Woodman；
  who　was　weeping　in　a　way　most　dangerous　to　his　joints。　　But　she
  hugged　the　soft；　stuffed　body　of　the　Scarecrow　in　her　arms　instead
  of　kissing　his　painted　face；　and　found　she　was　crying　herself　at
  this　sorrowful　parting　from　her　loving　comrades。
  Glinda　the　Good　stepped　down　from　her　ruby　throne　to　give　the
  little　girl　a　good…bye　kiss；　and　Dorothy　thanked　her　for　all　the
  kindness　she　had　shown　to　her　friends　and　herself。
  Dorothy　now　took　Toto　up　solemnly　in　her　arms；　and　having　said
  one　last　good…bye　she　clapped　the　heels　of　her　shoes　together　three
  times；　saying：
  〃Take　me　home　to　Aunt　Em！〃
  Instantly　she　was　whirling　through　the　air；　so　swiftly　that
  all　she　could　see　or　feel　was　the　wind　whistling　past　her　ears。
  The　Silver　Shoes　took　but　three　steps；　and　then　she　stopped　so
  suddenly　that　she　rolled　over　upon　the　grass　several　times　before
  she　knew　where　she　was。
  At　length；　however；　she　sat　up　and　looked　about　her。
  〃Good　gracious！〃　she　cried。
  For　she　was　sitting　on　the　broad　Kansas　prairie；　and　just
  before　her　was　the　new　farmhouse　Uncle　Henry　built　after　the
  cyclone　had　carried　away　the　old　one。　　Uncle　Henry　was　milking　the
  cows　in　the　barnyard；　and　Toto　had　jumped　out　of　her　arms　and　was
  running　toward　the　barn；　barking　furiously。
  Dorothy　stood　up　and　found　she　was　in　her　stocking…feet。
  For　the　Silver　Shoes　had　fallen　off　in　her　flight　through　the　air；
  and　were　lost　forever　in　the　desert。
  24。　　Home　Again
  Aunt　Em　had　just　come　out　of　the　house　to　water　the　cabbages
  when　she　looked　up　and　saw　Dorothy　running　toward　her。
  〃My　darling　child！〃　she　cried；　folding　the　little　girl　in　her
  arms　and　covering　her　face　with　kisses。　　〃Where　in　the　world　did
  you　come　from？〃
  〃From　the　Land　of　Oz；〃　said　Dorothy　gravely。　　〃And　here　is
  Toto；　too。　　And　oh；　Aunt　Em！　　I'm　so　glad　to　be　at　home　again！〃