Woodman sharpened his axe on a green grindstone and had all his joints
properly oiled. The Scarecrow stuffed himself with fresh straw and Dorothy put
new paint on his eyes that he might see better. The green girl, who was very kind
to them, filled Dorothy’s basket with good things to eat, and fastened a little bell
around Toto’s neck with a green ribbon.
They went to bed quite early and slept soundly until daylight, when they were
awakened by the crowing of a green cock that lived in the back yard of the
Palace, and the cackling of a hen that had laid a green egg.