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The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
"AndIamgoingtoaskhimtosendTotoandmebacktoKansas,"addedDorothy.
"DoyouthinkOzcouldgivemecourage?"askedtheCowardlyLion.
"Justaseasilyashecouldgivemebrains,"saidtheScarecrow.
"Orgivemeaheart,"saidtheTinWoodman.
"OrsendmebacktoKansas,"saidDorothy.
"Then,ifyoudon’tmind,I’llgowithyou,"saidtheLion,"formylifeissimplyunbearablewithoutabitofcourage."
"Youwillbeverywelcome,"answeredDorothy,"foryouwillhelptokeepawaytheotherwildbeasts. Itseemstometheymustbemorecowardlythanyouareiftheyallowyoutoscarethemsoeasily."
"Theyreallyare,"saidtheLion,"butthatdoesn’tmakemeanybraver, andaslongasIknowmyselftobeacowardIshallbeunhappy."
Sooncemorethelittlecompanysetoffuponthejourney,theLionwalkingwithstatelystridesatDorothy’sside. Totodidnotapprovethisnewcomradeatfirst,forhecouldnotforgethownearlyhehadbeencrushedbetweentheLion’sgreatjaws. Butafteratimehebecamemoreatease,andpresentlyTotoandtheCowardlyLionhadgrowntobegoodfriends.
Duringtherestofthatdaytherewasnootheradventuretomarthepeaceoftheirjourney. Once,indeed,theTinWoodmansteppeduponabeetlethatwascrawlingalongtheroad,andkilledthepoorlittlething.
