The days pass. Dorothy works very hard in the kitchen. She remembers Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansas. She remembers her friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman.
She's very sad and she often cries. At night she goes to see the Lion.
The Witch doesn't give him anything to cat or drink, so Dorothy takes him 、food and water from the kitchen. Then she lies down next to him, puts her head on his warm body and slecps till the morning.
The Witch watches Dorothy all the time. She's waiting for the right moment to take the silver shoes. Dorothy wears them all the time. She loves them. The only time she takes them off is when she has a bath. The witch doesn't like water, so she's afraid to go near the girl when she's in the bath.
One day Dorothy is cleaning the kitchen and she slips on the wet floor. She falls over and one of the silver shoes comes off. The Witch is watching. She picks it up quickly and puts it on.
"Give me back my shoe! "Dorothy says.
"No! It's my shoe now, "the Witch replies.
"You are aw icked woman! "Dorothy shouts. "I want my shoe! "
There's a bucket(桶)of water near the door. The girl picks it up and throw" over the water the Witch.
"Aarrgh! "The Witch cries.
"Water is the end of me! "And she starts to disappear(消失)in front of Dorothy's eyes. "I am going, "she says. "Going, going, going. "
— adapted from the Wizard of Oz
