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Help!'

again and again. '

What can I do for you?'

asked Dorothy. '

I can'

t move,'

said the Tin Man. '

Please oil me. There'

s an oil-can in my house.'

At once Dorothy ran back to the house and found the oil-can. Then she came back and, with the Scarecrow'

s help, she carefully oiled the Tin Man. Slowly, he began to move, first his head, and then his arms and legs. '

Thank you,'

he said. '

I feel better now.'

He put down his axe. '

I went out in the rain, you see, and water is very bad for a tin body. I was there for a long time, and nobody came to help me.'

'

We stopped at your house for the night,'

Dorothy said, '

and we heard your shout this morning.'

'

Where are you going?'

asked the Tin Man. So Dorothy told him about the Wizard of Oz. '

I want to go back to Kansas, and the Scarecrow wants some brains,'

she said. The Tin Man was very interested. '

Can the Wizard give me a heart, do you think? I have no heart, so I can'

t love, or feel... I would very much like to have a heart.'

'

Come with us,'

said the Scarecrow. '

Yes,'

said Dorothy. '

And then you can ask the Wizard for help, too.'

So they all walked along the yellow brick road. There were many tall trees next to the road, and sometimes the three friends heard noises from animals behind the trees. Dorothy did not like these noises very much. '

How far is it to the Emerald City?'

she asked the Tin Man. '

Do you know?'

'

It'

s a long way, I think,'

said the Tin Man. '

And we must be careful because-'

But just then a big lion suddenly ran out from the trees, into the road. It opened its mouth-it had long yellow teeth-and began to run after Toto. Dorothy was afraid for Toto. She ran up to the lion and hit it on the nose with her bag. '

Don'

t hurt my dog!'

she cried angrily. '

He'

s smaller than you!'

'

I didn'

t hurt him,'

said the Lion. '

Don'

t hit me again- please!'

'

Why-you'

re afraid!'

said Dorothy. '

Be quiet, Toto, he isn'

t going to hurt you. He'

s more afraid than you are. ........