"I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Who are you, and why do you seek me?"Now the Scarecrow, who had expected to see the great Head Dorothy hadtold him of, was much astonished; but he answered her bravely."I am only a Scarecrow, stuffed with straw. Therefore I haveno brains, and I come to you praying that you will put brains inmy head instead of straw, so that I may become as much a man asany other in your dominions."
"Why should I do this for you?" asked the Lady."Because you are wise and powerful, and no one else can help me,"answered the Scarecrow.
"I never grant favors without some return," said Oz; "but thismuch I will promise. If you will kill for me the Wicked Witch ofthe West, I will bestow upon you a great many brains, and suchgood brains that you will be the wisest man in all the Land of Oz.""I thought you asked Dorothy to kill the Witch," said the Scarecrow,in surprise.
"So I did. I don't care who kills her. But until she is deadI will not grant your wish. Now go, and do not seek me againuntil you have earned the brains you so greatly desire."The Scarecrow went sorrowfully back to his friends and toldthem what Oz had said; and Dorothy was surprised to find that theGreat Wizard was not a Head, as she had seen him, but a lovely Lady."All the same," said the Scarecrow, "she needs a heart as muchas the Tin Woodman."
On the next morning the soldier with the green whiskers cameto the Tin Woodman and said:
"Oz has sent for you. Follow me."So the Tin Woodman followed him and came to the great ThroneRoom. He did not know whether he would find Oz a lovely Lady or aHead, but he hoped it would be the lovely Lady. "For," he said tohimself, "if it is the head, I am sure I shall not be given aheart, since a head has no heart of its own and therefore cannotfeel for me. But if it is the lovely Lady I shall beg hard for aheart, for all ladies are themselves said to be kindly hearted.But when the Woodman entered the great Throne Room he sawneither the Head nor the Lady, for Oz had taken the shape of amost terrible Beast. It was nearly as big as an elephant, and thegreen throne seemed hardly strong enough to hold its weight. TheBeast had a head like that of a rhinoceros, only there were fiveeyes in its face. There were five long arms growing out of itsbody, and it also had five long, slim legs. Thick, woolly haircovered every part of it, and a more dreadful-looking monstercould not be imagined. It was fortunate the Tin Woodman had noheart at that moment, for it would have beat loud and fast fromterror. But being only tin, the Woodman was not at all afraid,although he was much disappointed.
"I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," spoke the Beast, in a voicethat was one great roar. "Who are you, and why do you seek me?""I am a Woodman, and made of tin. Therefore I have no heart,and cannot love. I pray you to give me a heart that I may be as
