Chapter 8

The Deadly Poppy Field

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  1. A broad, swift river separates the dim forest bank from bright flowered meadows beyond

    1 A broad, swift river separates the dim forest bank from bright flowered meadows beyond

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  2. The straw man clings to his pole, planted fast in the middle of the river, while the raft with his friends is swept away to the right.

    4 The straw man clings to his pole, planted fast in the middle of the river, while the raft with his friends is swept away to the right.

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  3. The kind Stork soars over the river with the straw Scarecrow dangling from her claws, carrying him back to his waving friends on the sunny bank.

    7 The kind Stork soars over the river with the straw Scarecrow dangling from her claws, carrying him back to his waving friends on the sunny bank.

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  4. A scarlet poppy meadow stretches along a river bend, the five travelers tiny within it

    8 A scarlet poppy meadow stretches along a river bend, the five travelers tiny within it

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  5. From above, a little girl and her small dog lie sleeping in a sea of scarlet poppies while the tin man, the straw man and the drooping lion stand over them, worried.

    11 From above, a little girl and her small dog lie sleeping in a sea of scarlet poppies while the tin man, the straw man and the drooping lion stand over them, worried.

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  6. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow accept the sleeping Lion is too heavy to carry

    12 The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow accept the sleeping Lion is too heavy to carry

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