Status Updates From The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

They load the lion on the truck and pull him into the grass. All say their good-byes. The three wait for the lion to wake up. The tinman gets some fruit for Dorothy and they wait.

The scarecrow tells the tinman to build a truck to put the lion in for them to pull. The mice come from all directions with a string in its mouth. When Dorothy woke up after the long poppy nap, they get her up to speed on what had happened. The thousand mice tie themselves to the truck and pull it easily, even with the tinman and scarecrow onboard. They reach the poppy field and work quickly.

Toto hears them and runs out barking. The mice are terrified, but the tinman scoops him up and promises that the dog shall not hurt him. Then they ask him if they can do anything to pay him back. The scarecrow asks if they can help them rescue the cowardly lion and they promise he will hurt them. There are thousands of mice in her mischief who can help. The queen orders a mouse to collect the flock.

Ch. 9 The three hear a noise and watch an ugly, red-eyed, yellow wild cat bounding through a field, chasing a little gray mouse. The cat heads toward him and the tinman lops off its head with a clean chop. The mouse turns out to be the queen of the mice and it thanks him. Several mice bow to her with due respect and ask how she escaped. She points to the tinman and says they must serve him since he saved her life.