"Oh! I see," said the Tin Woodman. "In other words, most of our worries never materialize, so why fret constantly over something that in all probability will never occur?" "I think you've got it," said Dorothy. "I think you've got it," echoed the Scarecrow. Everyone laughed uproariously. Then the Tin Woodman broke into song.... "Oh ... never worry worry 'til worry worries you, 'cause if you worry worry your worry'll worry you." Dorothy and the Scarecrow joined in: "Oh ... never worry worry 'til worry worries you, 'cause if you worry worry your worry'll worry you." Suddenly a dark shadow covered their raft, and a piercing scream filled the air. They all looked up to see the Wicked Witch of the Deep South on a huge broomstick sweeping down on them. She had the ugliest, meanest face Dorothy had ever seen. As her eyes met Dorothy's, she pointed a long bony green finger at her and screamed, "I'll get you, Deary! You killed my sisters. You'll never leave Oz alive!" Then she screeched with terrible laughter as she roared away. Everyone except Dorothy was shaking with fright. Dorothy was shaking too, inside, but she didn't show it. "N-n-n-never w-w-worry w-worry 't-t-till worry w-worries y-you," stuttered the Tin Woodman. "Now pull yourself together," ordered Dorothy. "She's gone.... I think I see the Dainty Land of China. We should be there in a few minutes." * Chapter 6: The Dainty Land of China * The Tin Woodman did very well steering the raft to the bank of the river. As the Dainty China Country came into view he became quite excited, but then a little confused. "I wonder what happened to the wall," he said, half to himself. "But looks like there's a welcoming party awaiting us." Dorothy and the Scarecrow stood up at once, almost toppling the Tin Woodman into the water. Sure enough, quite a large entourage was waiting by the dockside. Several china soldiers ran down to the raft as the Tin Woodman steered it into the dock. As everyone disembarked from the raft they heard a big whoosh as the river reversed course to return to its source. They were immediately informed by the soldiers that the King and Queen wished to speak to them. The soldiers took Dorothy and her friends by the arms and escorted them to where the King and Queen were standing. "You are most unwelcome!" snapped the King. "Most Unwelcome!" echoed the Queen. "The last time strangers were here they broke several of our people." "And we had to pay the menders overtime," said the King. "Not to mention the expense of the glue," said the Queen. "And glue's not cheap, you know," said the King. "Not cheap, you know," said the Queen. "We're terribly sorry," said Dorothy. "We'll be extremely careful, won't we everyone?" she said as she looked around at her friends.