Волшебник страны Оз
The Road Through the Forest
"True,"theTinWoodmanreturned. "So,ifyouwillallowmetojoinyourparty,IwillalsogototheEmeraldCityandaskOztohelpme."
"Comealong,"saidtheScarecrowheartily,andDorothyaddedthatshewouldbepleasedtohavehiscompany. SotheTinWoodmanshoulderedhisaxeandtheyallpassedthroughtheforestuntiltheycametotheroadthatwaspavedwithyellowbrick.
TheTinWoodmanhadaskedDorothytoputtheoil-caninherbasket. "For,"hesaid,"ifIshouldgetcaughtintherain,andrustagain,Iwouldneedtheoil-canbadly."
Itwasabitofgoodlucktohavetheirnewcomradejointheparty,forsoonaftertheyhadbeguntheirjourneyagaintheycametoaplacewherethetreesandbranchesgrewsothickovertheroadthatthetravelerscouldnotpass. ButtheTinWoodmansettoworkwithhisaxeandchoppedsowellthatsoonheclearedapassagefortheentireparty.
DorothywasthinkingsoearnestlyastheywalkedalongthatshedidnotnoticewhentheScarecrowstumbledintoaholeandrolledovertothesideoftheroad. Indeedhewasobligedtocalltohertohelphimupagain.
"Whydidn’tyouwalkaroundthehole?"askedtheTinWoodman.
"Idon’tknowenough,"repliedtheScarecrowcheerfully. "Myheadisstuffedwithstraw,youknow,andthatiswhyIamgoingtoOztoaskhimforsomebrains."
"Oh,Isee,"saidtheTinWoodman. "But,afterall,brainsarenotthebestthingsintheworld."
