Озма з країни Оз

           "NowonderIcouldn’tfindtheTinWoodman,"shesaid;"andnowonderthemagicbeltdidn’tmakehimappear,ortheKingcouldn’tfindhim,either!"

           "Whatdoyoumean?"questionedDorothy.

           "Why,thePrincehadhiminhispocket,"criedBillina,cacklingagain.

           "Ididnot!"protestedlittleEvring."Ionlytookthewhistle."

           "Well,then,watchme,"returnedthehen,andreachingoutaclawshetouchedthewhistleandsaid"Ev."

           Swish!

           "Goodafternoon,"saidtheTinWoodman,takingoffhisfunnelcapandbowingtoDorothyandthePrince."IthinkImusthavebeenasleepforthefirsttimesinceIwasmadeoftin,forIdonotrememberourleavingtheNomeKing."

           "Youhavebeenenchanted,"answeredthegirl,throwinganarmaroundheroldfriendandhugginghimtightinherjoy."Butit’sallright,now."

           "Iwantmywhistle!"saidthelittlePrince,beginningtocry.

           "Hush!"cautionedBillina."Thewhistleislost,butyoumayhaveanotherwhenyougethome."

           TheScarecrowhadfairlythrownhimselfuponthebosomofhisoldcomrade,sosurprisedanddelightedwashetoseehimagain,andTiktoksqueezedtheTinWoodman’shandsoearnestlythathedentedsomeofhisfingers.ThentheyhadtomakewayforOzmatowelcomethetinman,andthearmycaughtsightofhimandsetupacheer,andeverybodywasdelightedandhappy.

           FortheTinWoodmanwasagreatfavoritewithallwhoknewhim,andhissuddenrecoveryaftertheyhadthoughthewaslosttothemforeverwasindeedapleasantsurprise