<P> The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow . In his first appearance , the Scarecrow reveals that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one . In reality , he is only two days old and merely ignorant . Throughout the course of the novel , he demonstrates that he already has the brains he seeks and is later recognized as `` the wisest man in all of Oz , '' although he continues to credit the Wizard for them . He is , however , wise enough to know his own limitations and all too happy to hand the rulership of Oz , passed to him by the Wizard , to Princess Ozma , to become one of her trusted advisors , though he typically spends more time playing games than advising . </P>
<P> The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow . In his first appearance , the Scarecrow reveals that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one . In reality , he is only two days old and merely ignorant . Throughout the course of the novel , he demonstrates that he already has the brains he seeks and is later recognized as `` the wisest man in all of Oz , '' although he continues to credit the Wizard for them . He is , however , wise enough to know his own limitations and all too happy to hand the rulership of Oz , passed to him by the Wizard , to Princess Ozma , to become one of her trusted advisors , though he typically spends more time playing games than advising . </P>
who needed a brain in the wizard of oz
who needed a brain in the wizard of oz
The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow