"Well, go to Oz and get my heart," said the Woodman So he walked Throne Room and knocked door

"Come in," called Oz, Woodman entered and said, " come heart "

" ," answered the little man "But to cut hole in your breast, so put your heart right place it won't hurt you "

"Oh, no," answered the Woodman " feel it at all "

So Oz brought pair of tinsmith's shears and cut small, square hole left side Tin Woodman's breast Then, going to chest of drawers, out pretty heart, made entirely of silk and stuffed with sawdust

"Isn't it beauty ? " he asked

" , indeed ! " replied the Woodman, who was greatly pleased "But kind heart ? "

"Oh, very ! " answered Oz He put the heart Woodman's breast and then replaced the square of tin, soldering it neatly together where it cut

"There," said he; "now heart that any man proud of I'm sorry I had patch breast, but it really couldn't be helped "

"Never mind the patch," exclaimed the happy Woodman " very grateful , and shall never forget your kindness "

"Don't speak of it," replied Oz

Then the Tin Woodman went back friends, who wished him every joy on account good fortune

The Lion now walked Throne Room and knocked door

"Come in," said Oz

" come courage," announced the Lion, entering the room

" ," answered the little man; " get it "

He went to cupboard and reaching high shelf took down square green bottle, the contents he poured into green-gold dish, beautifully carved Placing this Cowardly Lion, who sniffed at it like it, the Wizard said:

"Drink "

" it ? " asked the Lion

"Well," answered Oz, " were inside of you, it courage , , that courage is always inside one; so really called courage until swallowed it Therefore I advise you to drink it "

The Lion hesitated no longer, but drank till the dish was empty

"How feel now ? " asked Oz

"Full of courage," replied the Lion, who went joyfully back friends them good fortune

Oz, left to himself, smiled success in giving the Scarecrow Tin Woodman Lion exactly what they thought they wanted "How can I help being humbug," , "when all these people make me do things that everybody knows can't ? easy to Scarecrow Lion Woodman happy, because they imagined do anything But take more than imagination to carry Dorothy back to Kansas, and I'm sure I don't know how it "

17 How the Balloon Was Launched

For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz These were sad days little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts head; but say what they were because no one could understand them but himself Tin Woodman walked about his heart rattling around breast; and Dorothy he had discovered it kinder and more tender heart one he had owned when he of flesh The Lion declared afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or dozen fierce Kalidahs

Thus each little party was satisfied except Dorothy, who longed more than ever back to Kansas

fourth day, to her great joy, Oz sent for her, and when she entered the Throne Room he greeted her pleasantly:

"Sit down, my dear; found the way you out country "

"And back to Kansas ? " she asked eagerly

"Well, I'm not sure about Kansas," said Oz, "for I haven't the faintest notion it lies But the first thing is to cross the desert, and then it easy your way home "

"How can I cross the desert ? " she inquired

"Well, I'll tell you what ," said the little man " , when country in balloon You also came air, being carried by cyclone So I believe the best way across the desert air Now, quite beyond my powers cyclone; but I've been thinking the matter over, and I believe make balloon "

"How ? " asked Dorothy

"A balloon," said Oz, "is made of silk, coated with glue the gas plenty of silk Palace, so no trouble to balloon But in all this country no gas the balloon with, it float "

" won't float," remarked Dorothy, " of no use "

"True," answered Oz "But another way it float, it with hot air Hot air isn't as good as gas, for air should get cold the balloon would come down desert, and lost "

"We ! " exclaimed the girl " going with me ? "

"Yes, ," replied Oz " tired of being such humbug If go out Palace my people would soon discover not Wizard, and then vexed with me for having deceived them So to stay shut up rooms all day, and it gets tiresome I'd much rather go back to Kansas and be in circus again "

" your company," said Dorothy

" ," he answered "Now, help me sew the silk together, begin to work balloon "

So Dorothy took needle and thread, and as fast as Oz cut the strips of silk into proper shape the girl sewed them neatly together First strip of light green silk, then strip of dark green and then strip of emerald green; for Oz had fancy to balloon in different shades color It took three days to sew all the strips together, but when finished they had big bag of green silk more than twenty feet long

Then Oz painted it inside with coat of thin glue, it airtight, after which he announced balloon was ready

"But basket to ride in," So he sent the soldier green whiskers for big clothes basket, which he fastened with many ropes bottom balloon

When all ready, Oz sent word people that going visit to great brother Wizard who lived clouds The news spread rapidly city and everyone came the wonderful sight

Oz ordered the balloon carried out in front Palace, people gazed upon it with much curiosity The Tin Woodman had chopped big pile of wood, and now fire of it, and Oz held the bottom balloon over the fire so hot air that arose caught silken bag Gradually the balloon swelled out and rose air, until finally the basket just touched the ground

Then Oz got basket and said to all the people in loud voice:

" now going away visit While gone the Scarecrow will rule over you I command you to obey him me "

The balloon was tugging hard rope that held it ground, air within hot, and this made it lighter in weight air without pulled hard to rise sky