After this sequence, I did some Thinking.
Orders made without notice to
the affected party SCARE Me —
almost as much as barking dogs.
Miss Gulch-extended underscoring
Miss Almira Gulch, goes to Auntie Em and
Uncle Henry’s house to take Dorothy’s dog Toto
to The Sheriff to have him destroyed.
Apparently, Toto bit Gulch on the leg,
resulting in her going to The Sheriff
and getting an order to put him
to sleep (Toto, not The Sheriff).
Dorothy is beside herself, and she exclaims,
“Uncle Henry, you won’t let her, will you?”
Uncle Henry replies confidently, “Of course we won’t.”
Then Gulch suddenly whips out the “sheriff’s order,” authorizing her to confiscate Toto.
An argument ensues when, predictably, Dorothy refuses to hand over The Prisoner.
Gulch admonishes The Family that they had better hand over Toto
forthwith, “unless you want to go against The Law.”
Uncle Henry scans 'The Order' for about two seconds,
and he nods stoically. He reluctantly hands Toto to Gulch,
who carts him away in a basket fastened to her bicycle.
