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“ You have plenty of courage , I am sure , ” answered Oz . “ All you need is confidence in yourself . 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 . ” “ Perhaps I have , but I’m scared just the same , ” said the Lion . “ I shall really be very unhappy unless you give me the sort of courage that makes one forget he is afraid . ” “ Very well , I will give you that sort of courage tomorrow , ” replied Oz . “ How about my heart ? ” asked the Tin Woodman . “ Why , as for that , ” answered Oz , “ I think you are wrong to want a heart . It makes most people unhappy . If you only knew it , you are in luck not to have a heart . ” “ That must be a matter of opinion , ” said the Tin Woodman . “ For my part , I will bear all the unhappiness without a murmur , if you will give me the heart . ” “ Very well , ” answered Oz meekly . “ Come to me tomorrow and you shall have a heart . I have played Wizard for so many years that I may as well continue the part a little longer . ” “ And now , ” said Dorothy , “ how am I to get back to Kansas ? ” “ We shall have to think about that , ” replied the little man . “ Give me two or three days to consider the matter and I’ll try to find a way to carry you over the desert . In the meantime you shall all be treated as my guests , and while you live in the Palace my people will wait upon you and obey your slightest wish . There is only one thing I ask in return for my help — such as it is . You must keep my secret and tell no one I am a humbug . ” They agreed to say nothing of what they had learned , and went back to their rooms in high spirits . Even Dorothy had hope that “ The Great and Terrible Humbug , ” as she called him , would find a way to send her back to Kansas , and if he did she was willing to forgive him everything . Chapter XVI The Magic Art of the Great Humbug Next morning the Scarecrow said to his friends : “ Congratulate me . I am going to Oz to get my brains at last . When I return I shall be as other men are . ” “ I have always liked you as you were , ” said Dorothy simply . “ It is kind of you to like a Scarecrow , ” he replied . “ But surely you will think more of me when you hear the splendid thoughts my new brain is going to turn out . ” Then he said good - bye to them all in a cheerful voice and went to the Throne Room , where he rapped upon the door . “ Come in , ” said Oz . The Scarecrow went in and found the little man sitting down by the window , engaged in deep thought . “ I have come for my brains , ” remarked the Scarecrow , a little uneasily .
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