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The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
Iftheelephantsandthetigersandthebearshadevertriedtofightme,Ishouldhaverunmyself—I’msuchacoward; butjustassoonastheyhearmeroartheyalltrytogetawayfromme,andofcourseIletthemgo."
"Butthatisn’tright. TheKingofBeastsshouldn’tbeacoward,"saidtheScarecrow.
"Iknowit,"returnedtheLion,wipingatearfromhiseyewiththetipofhistail. "Itismygreatsorrow,andmakesmylifeveryunhappy. Butwheneverthereisdanger,myheartbeginstobeatfast."
"Perhapsyouhaveheartdisease,"saidtheTinWoodman.
"Itmaybe,"saidtheLion.
"Ifyouhave,"continuedtheTinWoodman,"yououghttobeglad,foritprovesyouhaveaheart. Formypart,Ihavenoheart;soIcannothaveheartdisease."
"Perhaps,"saidtheLionthoughtfully,"ifIhadnoheartIshouldnotbeacoward."
"Haveyoubrains?"askedtheScarecrow.
"Isupposeso. I’veneverlookedtosee,"repliedtheLion.
"IamgoingtotheGreatOztoaskhimtogivemesome,"remarkedtheScarecrow,"formyheadisstuffedwithstraw."
"AndIamgoingtoaskhimtogivemeaheart,"saidtheWoodman.
