The Lion's Forest

Scarecrow, Tin Man, Toto and I made our way through the dark forest. It frightened me so much and I was glad that I had friends to be there with me. The dark woods and the noises around me were surly going to give me nightmares!

"I don't like this forest!" I said in a frighten voice. I couldn't hold my fear in any longer. "It's dark…and…creepy."

"Of course, I don't know, but I think it'll get darker before it gets lighter," Scarecrow replied. He was so frightened that his legs wouldn't move without making him fall with almost every step.

"Do-do you suppose we'll meet any wild animals?" I had never seen many wild animals in Kansas and I was okay with not seeing any today.

"We might." Tin Man answered. He sounded strong in confident in himself. I envied him that.

"Animals that-that eat…straw?" Scarecrow asked shaking.

"Some. But mostly lions, and tigers, and bears."

I gasped. "Lions?"

"And tigers?" Scarecrow shook even more.

"And bears." Tin Man stated.

My fear grew as our group headed on. "Lions and tigers and bears. Oh, my! Lions and tigers and bear. Oh my! Lions and tigers and bears. Oh, my! Lions and tigers and bears. Oh, my! Lions and tigers and bears. Oh my!"

We had made it to a dark groove of trees rather fat with our skipping and chanting that when a lion pounced at us, I screamed. I jumped behind a tree with Toto as Tin Man and Scarecrow fell into the brush. The lion growled at us.

"Put 'em up! Put 'em up!" the lion ordered. He held his fists in front of him ready to fight. "Which one of you first? I'll fight you both together if you want! I'll fight you with one paw behind my back. I'll fight you standing on one foot. I'll fight you with my eyes closed. Oh! Pulling an axe on me, eh?" Lion lounged towards Tin Man. "Sneaking up on me, eh? Why!" Lion turned to Scarecrow.

"Here, here. Go 'way and let us alone!" Tin Man said. I heard the fear in his voice as Lion turned on him.

"How long can you stay fresh in that can?" Lion laughs. How cruel! "Come on. Get up and fight, you shivering junk yard!" he barked at Tin Man. He then looked at Scarecrow who was shaking against the curb of the yellow brick road. "Put your hands up, you lopsided bag of hay!"

"Now that's getting personal, Lion," Scarecrow argued.

"Yes," Tin Man looks at Scarecrow. "Get up and teach him a lesson."

"Well…what's wrong with you teaching him?" Scarecrow asked.

"Well I hardly know him!" Tin Man shot back.

Beside me, Toto saw Lion and started to bark. This only upset the Lion. He turned on us and glared at Toto.

"Well, I'll get you anyway, Pee-Wee."

At Lion's threat, I picked up Toto and hid behind the tree. Lion comes after us and I ran around the tree. Lion followed me around until I slapped his hand away from my dog.

"Shame on you!" I shouted. The Lion cradled his paw and started to cry.

"What-what did you do that for? I didn't bite him."

"No, but you tried to!" I said. I was angry at Lion for trying to hurt Toto. He had enough trouble with Ms. Gulch. "It's bad enough picking on a straw man, but when you go around picking on poor little dogs!"

"Well, you didn't have to go and hit me, did you? Is my nose bleeding?" Lion asked as he removed his tail from his nose.

"Well, of course not." I started to feel sorry for the Lion. "My goodness, what a fuss you're making. Well, naturally when you go around picking on things weaker than you are. Why, you're nothing but a great big coward!" I announced.

"You're right. I am a coward." Lion nodded. "I haven't any courage at all. I even scare myself. Look at the circles under my eyes. I haven't slept in weeks."

"Why don't you try counting sheep?" Tin Man asked.

"That doesn't do any good. I'm afraid of 'em." Lion burst into another round of tears.

"Oh, that's too bad. Don't you think the Wizard could help him, too?" Scarecrow asked me.

"I don't see why not." I replied. "Why don't you come along with us? We're on our way to see the Wizard now. To get him a heart." I pointed to Tin Man.

"And him a brain." Tin Man pointed to Scarecrow.

"I'm sure he could give you some courage," I said.

"Well, wouldn't ou feel degraded to be seen in the company of a cowardly lion? I would!" Lion asked.

"No, of course not!" I said shaking my head.

"Gee, that's awfully nice of you. My life has been simply unbearable.

Yeh, it's sad, believe me, Missy

When you're born to be a sissy

Without the vim and verve.

But I could show my prowess

Be a lion not a mou-ess

If I only had the nerve

I'm afraid there's no deyin

I'm just a dande-lion

A fate I don't deserve

I'd be brave as a blizzard"

(Tin Man) I'd be gentle as a lizard

(Scarecrow) I'd be clever as a gizzard

(Me) If the Wizard is a Wizard who will serve

(S) Then I'm sure to get a brain

(T) a heart

(D) a home

(L) Then nerve

"We're off to see the Wizard

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

We hear he is the whiz of a Wiz

If ever a Wiz there was.

The Wizard of Oz

Is one because, because, because, because, because, because!

Because of the wonderful things he does.

We're off to see the Wizard

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!"

We all walked together with Toto behind us down the yellow brick road and out towards the end of the forest.

There are a lot of line changes in the song and i hope that i didn't confuse you too much. I guess i forgot to mention that i am using the script from the movie for the wizard of oz. I don't know it, i found it on the internet. I hope you like it so far! -SagWarrior