The Magic of Oz

The Tin Woodman of Oz

L. Frank Baum, 1918 · illustrated by John R. Neill

  1. 1The Tin Woodman sat on his glittering tin throne in the handsome tin
  2. 2The Emperor of the Winkies paused in his story to reach for an oil-can,
  3. 3Woot the Wanderer slept that night in the tin castle of the Emperor of
  4. 4Toward evening, the travelers found there was no longer a path to guide
  5. 5When they had reached the end of the path, where they had first seen the
  6. 6Woot had seen very little of magic during his wanderings, while the
  7. 7"Now," said the Canary, in a tone more brisk than before, "we may talk
  8. 8"Quick!" cried Polychrome the Canary; "we must hurry, or Mrs. Yoop may
  9. 9The Green Monkey sank gently into the earth for a little way and then
  10. 10"Our best plan," said the Scarecrow Bear, when the Green Monkey had
  11. 11As they followed a path down the blue-grass hillside, the first house
  12. 12In her magnificent palace in the Emerald City, the beautiful girl Ruler
  13. 13The Tin Owl gave a hoot of delight when he saw the Red Wagon draw up
  14. 14They now entered the house, and as an interested group, watched Jinjur,
  15. 15Ozma and Dorothy were quite pleased with Woot the Wanderer, whom they
  16. 16"Are you really a soldier?" asked Woot, when they had all watched this
  17. 17It was not more than a two hours' journey to the house where Nimmie Amee
  18. 18The Tin Woodman had just noticed the cupboards and was curious to know
  19. 19They were proceeding so easily and comfortably on their way to Mount
  20. 20The Land of the Munchkins is full of surprises, as our travelers had
  21. 21On this morning, which ought to be the last of this important journey,
  22. 22We may be sure that at this moment our friends were all anxious to see
  23. 23It didn't rain just then, although the clouds in the sky grew thicker
  24. 24Well, the rest of the story is quickly told, for the return journey of