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These tears ran slowly down his face and over the hinges of his jaw , and there they rusted . When Dorothy presently asked him a question the Tin Woodman could not open his mouth , for his jaws were tightly rusted together . He became greatly frightened at this and made many motions to Dorothy to relieve him , but she could not understand . The Lion was also puzzled to know what was wrong . But the Scarecrow seized the oil - can from Dorothy’s basket and oiled the Woodman’s jaws , so that after a few moments he could talk as well as before . “ 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 . ” Thereafter he walked very carefully , with his eyes on the road , and when he saw a tiny ant toiling by he would step over it , so as not to harm it . The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart , and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything . “ You people with hearts , ” he said , “ have something to guide you , and need never do wrong ; but I have no heart , and so I must be very careful . When Oz gives me a heart of course I needn’t mind so much . ” Chapter VII The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest , for there were no houses near . The tree made a good , thick covering to protect them from the dew , and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely . She and Toto ate the last of their bread , and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast . “ If you wish , ” said the Lion , “ I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you . You can roast it by the fire , since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food , and then you will have a very good breakfast . ” “ Don’t ! Please don’t , ” begged the Tin Woodman . “ I should certainly weep if you killed a poor deer , and then my jaws would rust again . ” But the Lion went away into the forest and found his own supper , and no one ever knew what it was , for he didn’t mention it . And the Scarecrow found a tree full of nuts and filled Dorothy’s basket with them , so that she would not be hungry for a long time . She thought this was very kind and thoughtful of the Scarecrow , but she laughed heartily at the awkward way in which the poor creature picked up the nuts . His padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost as many as he put in the basket .
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