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Connections Part 3
Writing
Write a paper that explains why the
characters want to meet the wizard. Then
explain whether you think they really need
to and why.
Social Studies
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published
in 1900. Make a poster about important
events happening in the United States at
that time.
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When Dorothy presently asked him a question
Words to Know the Tin Woodman could not open his mouth, for
blunted inconvenient his jaws were tightly rusted together. He became
bother misfortune greatly frightened at this and made many motions
comrade retorted to Dorothy to relieve him, but she could not
understand. The Lion was also puzzled to know
enchanted satisfaction
what was wrong. But the Scarecrow seized the
heedless stately oil-can from Dorothy’s basket and oiled the
impression toiling Woodman’s jaws, so that after a few moments
he could talk as well as before.
Photo Credits:
Title page: © Interim Archives/Archive Photos/Getty Images; page 3: © Victoria
Ryabinina/iStock/Thinkstock “This will serve me a lesson,” said he, “to look
where I step. For if I should kill another bug or
beetle I should surely cry again, and crying rusts
my jaws so that I cannot speak.”
“I cannot imagine,” replied the Scarecrow; “And I am going to ask him to send Toto and
“but we can go and see.” me back to Kansas,” added Dorothy.
Just then another groan reached their ears, “Do you think Oz could give me courage?”
and the sound seemed to come from behind asked the Cowardly Lion.
them. They turned and walked through the forest
“Just as easily as he could give me brains,” said
a few steps, when Dorothy discovered something
the Scarecrow.
shining in a ray of sunshine that fell between the
trees. She ran to the place and then stopped short, “Or give me a heart,” said the Tin Woodman.
with a little cry of surprise.
“Or send me back to Kansas,” said Dorothy.
One of the big trees had been partly chopped
“Then, if you don’t mind, I’ll go with you,” said
through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted
the Lion, “for my life is simply unbearable without
axe in his hands, was a man made entirely of tin.
a bit of courage.”
His head and arms and legs were jointed upon his
body, but he stood perfectly motionless, as if he
could not stir at all.