\u00ab\u00a0What can I do for you?\u00a0\u00bb she inquired softly, for she was moved by the sad voice in which the man spoke.<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0Get an oil-can and oil my joints,\u00a0\u00bb he answered. \u00ab\u00a0They are rusted so badly that I cannot move them at all; if I am well oiled I shall soon be all right again. You will find an oil-can on a shelf in my cottage.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
Dorothy at once ran back to the cottage and found the oil-can, and then she returned and asked anxiously, \u00ab\u00a0Where are your joints?\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0Oil my neck, first,\u00a0\u00bb replied the Tin Woodman. So she oiled it, and as it was quite badly rusted the Scarecrow took hold of the tin head and moved it gently from side to side until it worked freely, and then the man could turn it himself.<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0Now oil the joints in my arms,\u00a0\u00bb he said. And Dorothy oiled them and the Scarecrow bent them carefully until they were quite free from rust and as good as new.<\/p>\n
The Tin Woodman gave a sigh of satisfaction and lowered his axe, which he leaned against the tree.<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0This is a great comfort,\u00a0\u00bb he said. \u00ab\u00a0I have been holding that axe in the air ever since I rusted, and I’m glad to be able to put it down at last. Now, if you will oil the joints of my legs, I shall be all right once more.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
So they oiled his legs until he could move them freely; and he thanked them again and again for his release, for he seemed a very polite creature, and very grateful.<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0I might have stood there always if you had not come along,\u00a0\u00bb he said; \u00ab\u00a0so you have certainly saved my life. How did you happen to be here?\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0We are on our way to the Emerald City to see the Great Oz,\u00a0\u00bb she answered, \u00ab\u00a0and we stopped at your cottage to pass the night.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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