I forgot to say I do not own Dorothy, Oz or the melodies of the songs. By the way, this is If I only had a HEART.
It took some time before Dorothy realised how foolish it was to ignore the help of the Munchkins. She turned around, wanted to go back, but she froze in horror. There was no village, and no brick road of any color. Only an impenetrable forest. But Dorothy could have sworn that the road had been there, she still stood on it. The forest had been there, too, but only on the sides of the road. Dorothy became very nervous, but she continued walking foward. Then she heard the sound of footsteps, of breaking branches and howling wolfs. She climbed onto a tree and held Toto safe in on of her arms. She did not hide a moment too early. A pack of seven angry wild dogs crossed the road, and they hold their noses near the ground as if they were looking for somebodys scent. After they ran farther into the forest, Dorothy returned to the road.
„That was strange, Toto. I wonder what or who these wolfes were looking for."
„Probably for me." answered a Black Leopard while stepping into the sunlight. „I guess they had a bad hunt, or one of them was hurt, and they wanted to punish me for it."
Dorothy was confused by these words. „Sorry, but I don't understand you. It doesn't sound as if you had something to do with it. And you seem to be quite young, does your family not protect you from them?"
The Leopard sighed. „I have no family any longer."
„Oh, I am sorry. Did – did wolfes kill them?"
The Leopard shook his had and began to sing.
Black Leopard
When a fur, that should be shining,
Is so dark, it makes me whining,
Then life is not a game
My family could not accept me
I wonder if they would have kept me
If I only looked the same.
But because my fur is black
They said 'Leave, and don't come back.'
They said I am a shame.
But I would not feel that sorrow
Could look foward to tomorrow
If I only looked the same.
My family
Abandoned me.
And now that I live all alone
At least my life remains my one.
Life in the wood
It's good
Though for all of the mistakes,
That anyone here makes,
I always am to blame
I could have grown up with my brothers,
If I was golden like the others,
If I only looked the same.
Dorothy could not say anything at the moment, she just looked to the ground sadly.
„Hey girl, it is allright, I have grown accostumed to that treatment."
„No. It is not allright. The color of your fur has nothing to do with your character. If your family does not understand it, she does not deserve you. Would you like to accompany me? I am looking for someone who could bring me home. I do not come from this country, maybe not even from this world. The good witch of the North told me to go to the Wizard of Oz, but I went the wrong way and can not return. And, by the way, my name is Dorothy."
„Dorothy, what a nice name. I really like to come with you, but I have no idea who could help you. Well, the Good witch of the South could have help you. She ruled this country for a long time, but she disappeared many years before I was born."
Dorothy thanked her new friend for that information and proposed walking on the Red Brick Road to reach the end of the forest. She really wanted to avoid another meeting with the wolfes, but she had no idea that much greater dangers waited for her...