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fortune. for | knew a one-lesHed man
could not do very well as wood,
chopper. So went to tin-smith ana
had him nmke me y new leg out ot
tin. The leg worked very well. once
| was used to IL: but my action an
gered the wicked Witch of the East.
for she had promised the old woman
| should not marry tn" pretty MUNICH
Kin girl when began chopping
again my AK slipped and cut on my
right leg Again | went to the tin
ner. and again he made me leg out
OF tin After this tn" enchanted AK
cut on my arms. one after the other:
but. nothing damnted. | had them re-
placed with tin ones The wicked
witch then made the aN slip and cut
on my head and at FIRST ] thonsht
that was the end OF III" l'ut III" tin
ner happened to com" along. and he
made me new head ont Of tin.
Il thought | had beaten the wicked
Witch then. and | worked harder than
ever: but | little knew how cruel nv
enemy could he. She thought OF a
new way to Kill my love for the beau
iiiul Munchkin maiden. and made NV
AK slip again. SO that II cut right
through my body. splitting me in'o
two halves Once more the timer
came to my help and made me body
of tin, fastening my tin arms and legs
and head to IL. by means OF joints. so
that | could mov" around as well hs
ever. Hut alas had now no heart
so that lost all my lov" for III"
Munchkiu girl. and did not Ca,"
whether | married her or not. | sup.
pose sh. is srill living with the old
woman. waiting Tor me Ia come after
her.
My body shon" 81 brightly In tho
sun that felt very proud OF II ami It
did not matter now II my aN slrp"i
for 1t could not cut me There WLS
only one danE"r--that my joints womb
rust. hut | kept AN o!l-Can in my cot
iaSe aud took care 10 oil myself NhrE.
ever | needed II. However. thrIs
came a day when forgot to do THIS
and being caught in a rainstorm h,.
fore thought OF tn" danger my joiuIs
had rustrd. and WAS l"f, to stand IN
N''N '''''' hAA'i' NA'a AsAbtiH w Is'lll NV
II was terrible thing to undergo but
during the year stood there had
time TO think that the greatest loss
had known was the loss OF my heart
While | was In love | was the hap
piest man on earth. but no one can
love who has not a heart. and SO am
resolved TO ask Oz to give me one II
he does, ! will 20 back TO the MUNICH.
kin maiden and marry her"
Both Dorothy and the Scarecrov
had been greatly Interested in thu
story OF the Tin Woodman. and now
they knew why hc was so anxious 10
get new heart
"All the same" said the Scarecrov.
Il shall ask for brains instead OF a
heart: for fool would not know wha,
10 do with heart II he had one"
shall take the heart" returned
! The Tin Woodman: for brains do not
make one happy. and happiness is tho
best thing in the world"
Dorothy did not say anything for
she was puzzled to know which o, bsr
two friends was right. and she de.
cided II she could only get back 10
Kansas and Aunt E.m it did not matter
SO much whether the Woodnan had
no brains and the Scarecrow no heart.
or each got what he wanted
What worried her most was that tho
bread was nearly gone. and another
meal for herself and Toto would
empty the basket. To be sure neither
the Woodman nor the Scarecrow ever
ate anything. but she was not made of
tin nor straw. and could not live un-
less she was fed.