Soon Scarecrow stopped

" little cottage right of us," , "built of logs and branches Shall we go there ? "

"Yes, indeed," answered the child " all tired out "

So the Scarecrow led her trees until they reached the cottage, and Dorothy entered and found bed of dried leaves in one corner She lay down at once, and with Toto beside her soon fell into sound sleep The Scarecrow, who was never tired, stood up in another corner and waited patiently until morning came

5 The Rescue Tin Woodman

When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels She sat up and looked around her Scarecrow, still standing patiently corner, waiting for her

" go and search for water," she said to him

"Why water ? " he asked

"To wash my face clean dust road, and to drink, so the dry bread will not stick in my throat "

"It inconvenient made of flesh," said the Scarecrow thoughtfully, "for sleep, and eat and drink However, brains, and worth lot of bother properly "

They left the cottage and walked trees until they found little spring of clear water, where Dorothy drank and bathed and ate her breakfast She saw not much bread left basket, girl was thankful the Scarecrow have to eat anything, for scarcely enough for herself and Toto day

When she had finished her meal, and was about back road of yellow brick, she was startled to hear deep groan near by

"What ? " she asked timidly

" imagine," replied the Scarecrow; "but go "

Just then another groan reached their ears, sound seemed from behind them They turned and walked forest few steps, when Dorothy discovered something shining in ray of sunshine that fell trees She ran place and then stopped short, with little cry of surprise

big trees partly chopped through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted axe hands, was man made entirely of tin His head and arms and legs were jointed upon his body, but he stood perfectly motionless, stir at all

Dorothy looked at him in amazement, and so did the Scarecrow, while Toto barked sharply and made snap tin legs, which hurt his teeth

"Did you groan ? " asked Dorothy

"Yes," answered the tin man, " I've been groaning for more than year, and no one has ever heard me before or come to help me "

"What can ? " she inquired softly, for she was moved sad voice man spoke

"Get an oil-can and oil my joints," he answered " rusted so badly that move them at all; if well oiled soon be all right again an oil-can on shelf in my cottage "

Dorothy at once ran back cottage and found the oil-can, and then she returned and asked anxiously, "Where are your joints ? "

"Oil my neck, first," replied the Tin Woodman So she oiled it, and as quite badly rusted the Scarecrow took hold tin head and moved it gently from side to side until it worked freely, and then the man could turn it himself

"Now oil the joints in my arms," And Dorothy oiled them Scarecrow bent them carefully until they were quite free from rust and as good as new

The Tin Woodman gave sigh of satisfaction and lowered his axe, which he leaned against the tree

" great comfort," " holding that axe air I rusted, and I'm glad it down at last Now, oil the joints legs, all right once more "

So they oiled his legs until move them freely; and he thanked them again and again release, for very polite creature, and very grateful

" stood there always come along," ; "so certainly saved my life How did you happen here ? "

" way Emerald City the Great Oz," she answered, "and we stopped at your cottage the night "

"Why wish Oz ? " he asked

" him to send me back to Kansas, Scarecrow wants him few brains into his head," she replied

The Tin Woodman appeared deeply for moment Then :

" suppose Oz could heart ? "

"Why, I guess so," Dorothy answered "It as easy as the Scarecrow brains "

"True," the Tin Woodman returned "So, allow me to join your party, also go Emerald City and ask Oz to help me "

"Come along," said the Scarecrow heartily, and Dorothy added that be pleased his company So the Tin Woodman shouldered his axe all passed forest until they came road that was paved with yellow brick

The Tin Woodman had asked Dorothy the oil-can in her basket "For," , "if get caught rain, and rust again, need the oil-can badly "

bit of good luck their new comrade join the party, for soon after they had begun their journey again they came to place where the trees and branches grew so thick over the road travelers pass But the Tin Woodman set to work axe and chopped that soon he cleared passage entire party

Dorothy was thinking so earnestly walked along that she notice Scarecrow stumbled into hole and rolled over side road Indeed obliged to her to help him up again

"Why didn't you walk around the hole ? " asked the Tin Woodman

"I don't know enough," replied the Scarecrow cheerfully "My head is stuffed with straw, , is why going to Oz to ask him for some brains "

"Oh, ," said the Tin Woodman "But, after all, brains the best things "

" any ? " inquired the Scarecrow

"No, my head is quite empty," answered the Woodman "But once I had brains, and heart also; so, having tried them both, much rather have heart "

"And why ? " asked the Scarecrow

" tell you my story, and then know "

So, while they were walking forest, the Tin Woodman told the following story:

" born the son of woodman who chopped down trees forest and sold the wood for living When I grew up, I too became woodchopper, and after my father died care old mother as long as she lived Then up my mind that instead of living alone marry, I become lonely

" Munchkin girls who was so beautiful that I soon grew to love her with all my heart She, on her part, promised to marry me earn enough money to build better house for her; so I set to work harder than ever But the girl lived with an old woman who want her to marry anyone, for she was so lazy she wished the girl to remain with her and cooking housework So the old woman went Wicked Witch East, and promised her two sheep and cow if prevent the marriage Thereupon the Wicked Witch enchanted my axe, and when chopping away at my best one day, for anxious the new house and my wife , the axe slipped all at once and cut off my left leg

"This at first seemed great misfortune, for one-legged man do as wood-chopper So I went to tinsmith and had him make me new leg out of tin The leg worked , once used But my action angered the Wicked Witch East, for she had promised the old woman I marry the pretty Munchkin girl When I began chopping again, my axe slipped and cut off my right leg Again I went tinsmith, and again me leg out of tin the enchanted axe cut off my arms, one other; but, nothing daunted, I had them replaced with tin ones The Wicked Witch then made the axe slip and cut off my head, and at first that end of me But the tinsmith happened along, and me new head out of tin