Ugh! This was pointless! Why did all those Munchkins have to leave me to try to figure out this dumb endless puzzle? I tossed my bracelet off. "The song did shit, Miss one!" I finally decided to go through the one in the middle, hoping to find some sort of new age portal back home.

No luck. But I did find a scrap heap, and a mysterious figure standing near one of those old buildings.

Wait, a mysterious figure? "Hey, sir!" He looked up, and at me. "Hi, I'm Melanie, I'm not from here, I'm from 2014, and I just wanted to know how to get back home? Do you know how, Sir?" He didn't answer and scurried off. "Hey! Wait!" I tried to run after him, but it was no luck. I dug a small space in the garbage and fell asleep soundly.

Morning struck, and it was finally time for me to ask more people how to get back home. I stretched myself and dusted any particle of garbage off of me. Walking out of the small space and Walking towards the building. Where I heard some noises. Sounded like citizens! I jumped for joy as I ran closer to the noise.

"Delicious and nutritious! Succulent and divine! Brother crows, this is some good stuff!" They didn't sound human. Their voices grated my ears to bits.

"I'm glad you fellas are enjoying your breakfast. Is today the day you're going to get me down from here?"

Except that one..That was really soft and sounded familiar.

"Help you down? What's goin' down in that hayloft you call a head? Didn't we tell you yesterday and the day before that and the day befo' that you can't get down? This is your life, buddy all hung up!" They cackled as I moved closer to get a good look at them all.

"Besides, Clyde, us crows is just thinkin' of you. There ain't nothin' to get down fo!"

"But, I was just thinking, just once fellas, For a little while to walk in my garden? Wouldn't that be terrific?"

"Walk? You can't walk! Why you just a straw paper dummy!"

"You're right, fellas. I was just being selfish."

"AND STUPID AS USUAL!" They called back. Sounds like those ghetto 12 year olds today. But he didn't look stupid to me. He actually looked..Handsome.

Wait, Am I falling for someone in a movie? Gulp! I shook my head. That just can't happen. I'm looking for a way out, not a way in his heart. Although, that would be nice..

This whole 4 minutes I've been sitting watching them, all they've said was terrible things to put him down. Awful things, like I wanted to punch them for it.

"Sounds to me fellas, like old garbage guts here done forgot the crow commandments again!"

"I didn't forget the crow commandments, PLEASE!"

"Run em by me, run em by me."

"Thou shalt honor all crows, Thou shalt stop reading any bits of paper litterature, and thou shalt never, never get off of this here poll."

"YOU GOT IT, CLYDE! AND THE CROW ANTHEM?" He put his head down and murmured "I have to sing that song again?" I felt bad for him, and I felt like I needed to do something about it.

" YOU CAN'T WIN YOU CAN'T BREAK EVEN " " AND YOU CAN'T GET OUTTA THE GAME " " PEOPLE KEEP SAYIN' " " THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE BUT THEY LOOK JUST LIKE " " THEY'RE STAYIN' THE SAME " " YOU GET IN WAY OVER YOUR HEAD " " AND YOU ONLY GOT YOURSELF TO BLAME " " YOU CAN'T WIN CHILD " " YOU CAN'T WIN CHILD " " YOU CAN'T BREAK EVEN " " YOU CAN'T GET OUTTA THE GAME " " YOU CAN'T WIN THE WORLD KEEPS MOVIN' " " AND YOU'RE STANDIN' FAR BEHIND " " PEOPLE KEEP SAYIN' " " THINGS'LL GET BETTER " " JUST TO EASE YOUR STATE OF MIND " " SO YOU LEAN BACK " " AND YOU SMOKE THAT SMOKE " " AND YOU DRINK YOUR GLASS OF WINE " " SAYIN' YOU CAN'T WIN CHILD " " YOU CAN'T BREAK EVEN " " AND YOU CAN'T GET OUTTA THE GAME " " YOU CAN'T WIN " " YOU CAN'T WIN NO WAY IF YOUR STORY STAYS THE SAME " " YOU AIN'T WINNIN' " " OH NO " " BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU I'M AWFULLY GLAD YOU CAME " " BETTER COOL IT 'CAUSE IT AIN'T ABOUT LOSIN' " " THEN THE WORLD HAS GOT NO SHAME " " YOU CAN'T WIN CHILD " " CAN'T BREAK EVEN CAN'T GET OUTTA THE GAME " " YOU CAN'T WIN YOU CAN'T BREAK EVEN " " AIN'T THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE " " YOU'LL BE SPENDIN' YOUR LITTLE BIT OF MONEY " " OH NO " " WHILE SOMEONE ELSE RIDES FOR FREE " - " LEARNED YOUR LESSON " - OOH ! " REFUEL YOUR MIND BEFORE SOME TURKEY BLOWS OUT YOUR FLAME " - " AND YOU CAN'T WIN CHILD " - " NO YOU CAN'T WIN " - " YOU CAN'T WIN CHILD " - " NO YOU CAN'T WIN " - " YOU CAN'T WIN CHILD " - " NO YOU CAN'T WIN " - " YOU CAN'T WIN CHILD " - " NO YOU CAN'T WIN " " YOU CAN'T WIN CHILD CAN'T BREAK EVEN " " AND YOU CAN'T GET OUTTA THE GAME " " YOU CAN'T GET OUTTA THE GAME " " YOU CAN'T GET OUT " OOH ! " OF THE GAME " " NO, NO, NO!" After the song, they laughed. I loved his soft as velvet voice, but
something had to be done.

"Uh, I'll get you down!" His head shot up, "You will?"

I nodded as I looked at the stares of the crows. I glared back at them. "Now
this is just a experiment!" As I took him down, he tried to walk, but failed
They laughed again as he said how much of a failure he was. "Don't worry,"
I told him, "I'll get rid of these crows for you." I looked back at them.

"Get out of here! Shoo! Go on about your business you rotten little vultures!
Scram! Beat it! Don't you ever come back here no more! Shoo!" I pushed one
of them down to the ground and kicked them. "Stop! They've had enough!"
The scarecrow called out as loud as he could. I let the crow go, but not with out
A scowl.

"It's okay, Mister. They're gone now!" I smiled at him warmly as he tried to walk.
"I think I'm gonna make it this time." "You sure are! Just need a little self
confidence and coordination. You'll be fine."

"Are you meaning to tell me this whole time, The only thing standing between
Hanging up there and livin' it up down here was those crows?"

"Damn straight! Those crows were nothing but little cavities that needed to get
filled. You're far from them now."I patted him on his shoulder.
"If only I had a brain, I would of figured that-"
"Stop it."
"What?" He said, getting worried.
"Stop telling yourself all these negative things! It's awful, and could get you
hurt. Besides, everyone has a brain. You're no different."
"Mm mm, I don't have one. Look."He took off his cap, revealing a tied sack of
garbage. I gasped."Oh, garbage! They treated you like how you are.."

He reached in, taking out a small slip of paper."Ignorance, is the night of the
mind, A night with out moon or star. Confucius said that."

"Well, You can't have a better tommorow, if you can't stop thinking of yester-
day." I smiled at him. "Who said that?" I shrugged,"All I know is that it's a
great quote. But listen, I'm on my way to the "Wiz" Whatever that is."

"That's great." He said. "Good luck."
"No, no! Where you going, Clyde?"I stopped him as he was preparing to walk
from me. "Listen, I'm going to find him, and you might need a brain! So he
just might give that to you."

A smile spreaded across his face "Really?" I nodded. "I could sure use some
good company. Besides, have you seen a yellow brick road around here?"

The scarecrow looked around, then found it. "This one?" He said pointing as we
walked over to it. I nodded. "Mmhm."
"Then we might as well get started, Dearest." He smiled. "Dearest is such a
uncommon name, what is your name?"
"Melanie Matthews. I'm trying to get home. I'm stuck inside a DVD."
"Okay, M&M. I'm not sure what a DVD is, but we will get you home."
"And you a brain!" We both laughed as we walked closer to the road.
"Ease on, Ease on down...Ease on.. dow- The road! Look! Don't you carry
nothing, that might be a load. Haha! There it is! Come on Melanie!"
"Where's the music coming from?"
"I don't know and I don't care! Let's go!"

"Come on and,
Ease on down, ease on down the road!
Come on,
Ease on down, ease on down the road! Don't you carry nothing that might,
Be a load,
Come on and, ease on down ease on down the road! Pick your left foot up,
Put your right one down, Come on, legs keep moving, don't you lose no ground
Just keep on keepin on the road that you choose,
Don't give up walking, cause you gave up shoes!
Ease on down, ease on down the road!
Ease on down, ease on down the road,
Don't you carry nothing that might, be a load, come on ease on down,
Ease on down the-
Whoo!
Don't you carry nothing that might be a load, come on, ease on down, ease
on down the road! Ease on down, ease on down the road, Ease on down
Ease on down the road, Don't you carry nothing that might, be a load,
Come on and ease on down the road!"