The Cowardly Lion slept for a long time. But at last he woke up and looked around him.
"I am very happy to see you all again," he said when he saw his friends. "How did you get me out of the poppy-field?"
"well,we had some help," the Scarecrow said.
Dorothy told the Lion about the field mice and how they had saved him.
The Cowardly Lion laughed.
"I have been happy because I'm so big and strong," he said. "But little flowers nearly killed me and little animals saved me. I must remember that. What will we do now?"
"We must find the yellow brick road again," Dorothy said. "when you are ready, we will be on our way." "I feel find," the Lion said. "On to the Emerald City!" Soon they reached the yellow brick road again and started walking along it. There were houses and farms on either side of the road now. page33