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Chapter XIII The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water , and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free . They went in together to the castle , where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves . There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies , for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch , who had always treated them with great cruelty . They kept this day as a holiday , then and ever after , and spent the time in feasting and dancing . “ If our friends , the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman , were only with us , ” said the Lion , “ I should be quite happy . ” “ Don’t you suppose we could rescue them ? ” asked the girl anxiously . “ We can try , ” answered the Lion . So they called the yellow Winkies and asked them if they would help to rescue their friends , and the Winkies said that they would be delighted to do all in their power for Dorothy , who had set them free from bondage . So she chose a number of the Winkies who looked as if they knew the most , and they all started away . They traveled that day and part of the next until they came to the rocky plain where the Tin Woodman lay , all battered and bent . His axe was near him , but the blade was rusted and the handle broken off short . The Winkies lifted him tenderly in their arms , and carried him back to the Yellow Castle again , Dorothy shedding a few tears by the way at the sad plight of her old friend , and the Lion looking sober and sorry . When they reached the castle Dorothy said to the Winkies : “ Are any of your people tinsmiths ? ” “ Oh , yes . Some of us are very good tinsmiths , ” they told her . “ Then bring them to me , ” she said . And when the tinsmiths came , bringing with them all their tools in baskets , she inquired , “ Can you straighten out those dents in the Tin Woodman , and bend him back into shape again , and solder him together where he is broken ? ” The tinsmiths looked the Woodman over carefully and then answered that they thought they could mend him so he would be as good as ever . So they set to work in one of the big yellow rooms of the castle and worked for three days and four nights , hammering and twisting and bending and soldering and polishing and pounding at the legs and body and head of the Tin Woodman , until at last he was straightened out into his old form , and his joints worked as well as ever . To be sure , there were several patches on him , but the tinsmiths did a good job , and as the Woodman was not a vain man he did not mind the patches at all .
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