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15. The Emperor's Tin Castle
Buttheaxeslippedsooftenandcutoffpartsofhim—whichhehadreplacedwithtin—thatfinallytherewasnofleshleft,nothingbuttin;sohebecamearealtinwoodman.ThewonderfulWizardofOzhadgivenhimanexcellenthearttoreplacehisoldone,andhedidn’tatallmindbeingtin.Everyonelovedhim,helovedeveryone;andhewasthereforeashappyasthedaywaslong.
TheEmperorwasproudofhisnewtincastle,andshowedhisvisitorsthroughalltherooms.Everybitofthefurniturewasmadeofbrightlypolishedtin—thetables,chairs,beds,andall—eventhefloorsandwallswereoftin.
"Isuppose,"saidhe,"thattherearenocleverertinsmithsinalltheworldthantheWinkies.ItwouldbehardtomatchthiscastleinKansas;wouldn’tit,littleDorothy?"
"Veryhard,"repliedthechild,gravely.
"Itmusthavecostalotofmoney,"remarkedtheshaggyman.
"Money!MoneyinOz!"criedtheTinWoodman."Whataqueeridea!Didyousupposewearesovulgarastousemoneyhere?"
"Whynot?"askedtheshaggyman.
"Ifweusedmoneytobuythingswith,insteadofloveandkindnessandthedesiretopleaseoneanother,thenweshouldbenobetterthantherestoftheworld,"declaredtheTinWoodman."FortunatelymoneyisnotknownintheLandofOzatall.Wehavenorich,andnopoor;forwhatonewishestheothersalltrytogivehim,inordertomakehimhappy,andnooneinallOzcarestohavemorethanhecanuse."
"Good!"criedtheshaggyman,greatlypleasedtohearthis."Ialsodespisemoney—amaninButterfieldowesmefifteencents,andIwillnottakeitfromhim.