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The Road Through the Forest
Therewasonlyonedanger—thatmyjointswouldrust; butIkeptanoil-caninmycottageandtookcaretooilmyselfwheneverIneededit. However,therecameadaywhenIforgottodothis,and,beingcaughtinarainstorm, beforeIthoughtofthedangermyjointshadrusted,andIwaslefttostandinthewoodsuntilyoucametohelpme. Itwasaterriblethingtoundergo,butduringtheyearIstoodthereIhadtimetothinkthatthegreatestlossIhadknownwasthelossofmyheart. WhileIwasinloveIwasthehappiestmanonearth; butnoonecanlovewhohasnotaheart,andsoIamresolvedtoaskOztogivemeone. Ifhedoes,IwillgobacktotheMunchkinmaidenandmarryher."
BothDorothyandtheScarecrowhadbeengreatlyinterestedinthestoryoftheTinWoodman,andnowtheyknewwhyhewassoanxioustogetanewheart.
"Allthesame,"saidtheScarecrow,"Ishallaskforbrainsinsteadofaheart; forafoolwouldnotknowwhattodowithaheartifhehadone."
"Ishalltaketheheart,"returnedtheTinWoodman; "forbrainsdonotmakeonehappy,andhappinessisthebestthingintheworld."
Dorothydidnotsayanything,forshewaspuzzledtoknowwhichofhertwofriendswasright, andshedecidedifshecouldonlygetbacktoKansasandAuntEm,itdidnotmattersomuchwhethertheWoodmanhadnobrainsandtheScarecrownoheart,oreachgotwhathewanted.
Whatworriedhermostwasthatthebreadwasnearlygone,andanothermealforherselfandTotowouldemptythebasket.
