Abby in Oz by Sarah Mlynowski

Author:Sarah Mlynowski
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2020-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

Lion claims to know the way. “Follow me!” he says proudly, and goes racing down the dirt path through the forest.

“Wait for us! Not everyone is as fast as you!” Penny calls out. She is still holding Toto in her arms.

“Oops, sorry!” Lion says, slowing his pace to almost slow motion.

Finally, I see a clearing. And then something yellow glinting in the sun.

The yellow brick road! We’re back.

“Follow the yellow brick road!” I cry. We’re coming for you, Robin and Dorothy!

The sun is up, we’re following the yellow brick road, and we’re on our way to save our friends. I can’t help but smile. Maybe I’m not feeling my healthiest, but I am turning this day around. And look at those beautiful red flowers!

“Ooh!” Penny exclaims, pointing at the flowers. “Pretty!”

“They are pretty!” Frankie says, looking around. For the first time in the past two days, she’s smiling.

“I can give these to the Wizard,” Scarecrow says. “That would be nice, right?” He takes a deep whiff of the flowers. “Ah, smells so lovely!”

I wish I could smell, but my nose is completely stuffed.

Toto and Prince are sniffing the flowers, too, leaping around and chasing each other. At least they seem to be getting along.

Wait. Wasn’t there something important about red flowers in the movie?

What was it?

“Frankie?” I ask. “Aren’t there red flowers in the story?”

Frankie looks up at me, in mid-sniff. Her eyes widen. She looks at the flowers in her hands. “Oh, no. They’re poppies. They’ll put us to sleep!”

Right! Oh, no.

“Penny! Lion! Scarecrow!” I cry. “Stop smelling the flowers!”

“Oh, stop being such a bossypants!” Penny calls over her shoulder.

“But the flowers are gonna put everyone to sleep!” I cry. “We don’t have time to sleep! We have to beat the witches to the Emerald City!”

“It’s worse than that,” Frankie says, dropping her flowers like hot potatoes. “This is the kind of sleep where we might never wake up. We have to get away from the flowers as soon as we …” She sways, and blinks. “I’m soooo tired.”

“Why are my eyes so heavy?” Lion asks, also swaying. “I’m getting sleepy. Can someone make me a cup of coffee? No, a pot of coffee? A swimming pool of coffee?” Without any warning, he face-plants onto the field.

Prince scurries away just in time to avoid getting hit by the falling lion.

Frankie sinks to the ground, and within seconds she is snoring away.

“Oh, no!” I cry.

Penny drops next, also snoring happily.

“What’s wrong with them?” Tin Man asks.

“The flowers are putting them to sleep!” I say. “No!” I cry to my friends. No, no, no! “Stay awake! People, you need to stay awake! We have to get to the Emerald City! Where’s Prince? Toto?”

I look around and spot both dogs curled into little napping balls beside Penny.

Am I going to fall asleep next? Why am I still awake? I look at Tin Man and Scarecrow. We’re standing while Lion, the two dogs, Frankie, and Penny all sleep.

“I don’t understand what’s happening,” Scarecrow says.

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