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Chapter 4

Amanda was skipping on the road humming the song when she got to a field. By the field was a road. It went two ways. She wondered which road to take.

'Great how to choose?" She wondered.

"That way is good." A voice said. She looked around. The only thing she saw was a scare crow, His arm was pointing to the left. She turned to look down the road.

"However right is good too." The voice said.

Puzzled, Amanda looked at the scare crow. His arm was now pointing to the right.

"Wait a minute." Looked at him carefully.

"Actually either way is good." Pointing both ways arms crossed.

"How can you do that? You are a scare crow." She wondered outloud moving closer to him.

"Hi I'm Nick Carter. I'm a scare crow." He smiled at her.

"You can talk?"

"Well sure. I'm talking now aren't I?" Grinning.

"Um maybe. I could just be imagining all of this." She answered.

"Can you help me down here?"

"Sure." She walked behind him and looked for a way to get him off the pole.

"There is a nail back there. Turn it down and I should slid off." He instructed.

She found the nail and turned it down. Nick fell off the pole.

Once down he faced her.

"So where are you off to?" He asked after he brushed himself off.

"To see the Wizard of Oz. He's going to help me home." She answered.

He became thoughful.

"Do you think that if I went, the Wizard would give me a brain?"

"You don't have a brain? Oh how terrible!"

He nodded grimly.

"If you had a brain, what would you do?"

I could while away the hours, conferrin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain.
And my head I'd be scratchin' while my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
I'd unravel every riddle for any individ'le,
In trouble or in pain.

Amanda listened as he sung. She jumped in and sang.

With the thoughts you'll be thinkin' you could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain.

Nick smiled at her, then took to one knee and sang fully.

Oh, I could tell you why The ocean's near the shore.
I could think of things I never thunk before.
And then I'd sit, and think some more.
I would not be just a nothin' my head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry, life would be a ding-a-derry,
If I only had a brain.

Nick and Amanda danced together.

"Well I can't say no to that. Alright then. You can come with me to find the Wizard."

"I'll do my best." Nick said standing. He nearly fell over.

'You aren't off to a very good start."

"Oh i'll be fine." He answered.

She smiled.

"To Oz?"

"To Oz!"

Linking arms and skipping down the road they began to sing.