The Tin Woodman of Oz: A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, Assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter
1918
The Tin Woodman of Oz: A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, Assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter
1918
The Tin Woodman was once Nick Chopper, a flesh-and-blood Munchkin woodchopper who loved a girl named Nimmie Amee. An enchanted axe severed his limbs one by one, each replaced with tin, until he became entirely metal. His heart still beat with love for his sweetheart, but circumstance and time kept them apart. Now he rules as prince of the Winkies in his gleaming tin castle, until a wandering boy named Woot arrives and asks the question no one has dared pose: why hasn't he gone to find her? What follows is a quest across the magical landscapes of Oz, joined by the Scarecrow and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter, through forests where trees speak and cities where nothing is quite as it seems. This is adventure wrapped in melancholy, a story about whether love survives transformation, whether a heart of tin can still ache, and whether we can ever truly return to who we once were.
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“Do not, I beg of you, dampen today's sun with the showers of tomorrow.””
— L. Frank Baum
“One who is Master of himself is always a King, if only to himself.””
— L. Frank Baum
“The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Brains are the only things worth having in this world, no matter whether one is a crow or a man.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Finally, were you all like me, I would consider you so common that I would not care to associate with you. To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another's society; so let us be content.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Then, to their surprise, they found before them a high wall which seemed to be made of white china. It was smooth, like the surface of a dish, and higher than their heads.””
— L. Frank Baum
“There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.””
— L. Frank Baum
“Well," said the Cowardly Lion, drawing a long breath of relief, "I see we are going to live a little while longer, and I am glad of it, for it must be a very uncomfortable thing not to be alive. Those creatures frightened me so badly that my heart is beating yet.””
— L. Frank Baum
“What do you know?" "Well, that is hard to tell," replied Jack. "For although I feel that I know a tremendous lot, I am not yet aware how much there is in the world to find out about. It will take me a little time to discover whether I am very wise or very foolish.””
— L. Frank Baum
