"Oh, yes; sit down in that chair, please," replied Oz. "You must excuse me for taking your head off, but I shall have to do it in order to put your brains in their proper place.""That"s all right," said the Scarecrow. "You are quite welcome to take my head off, as long as it will be a better one when you put it on again."So the Wizard unfastened his head and emptied out the straw. Then he entered the back room and took up a measure of bran, which he mixed with a great many pins and needles. Having shaken them together thoroughly, he filled the top of theScarecrow"s head with the mixture and stuffed the rest of the space with straw, to holdit in place.
When he had fastened the Scarecrow"s head on his body again he said to him, "Hereafter you will be a great man, for I have given you a lot of bran-new brains."The Scarecrow was both pleased and proud at the fulfillment of his greatest wish,and having thanked Oz warmly he went back to his friends.
Dorothy looked at him curiously. His head was quite bulged out at the top with brains.
"How do you feel?" she asked.
"I feel wise indeed," he answered earnestly. "When I get used to my brains I shall know everything.""Why are those needles and pins sticking out of your head?" asked the Tin Woodman.
"That is proof that he is sharp," remarked the Lion.
"Well, I must go to Oz and get my heart," said the Woodman. So he walked to the Throne Room and knocked at the door.