The travelers spend a night in the forest. The next morning, the yellow brick path leads them to a large ditch. They cannot figure out a way to get across. The Lion says he believes he can jump it and the Scarecrow devises a plan for the Lion to carry them one at a time over the ditch on his back.
On the far side of the ditch, they enter a land inhabited by the Kalidahs. These large beasts have the heads of tigers and the bodies of bears. When the travelers reach another chasm (ditch) across the road, the Tin Woodman cuts down a tree that spans the ditch like a bridge. Just as they begin to cross, two Kalidahs charge toward them. The lion lets out a loud roar, which momentarily slows.....
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