The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 5: “The Rescue of the Tin Woodman”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the Scarecorw find the Tin Woodman near a cottage and save him. He tells them how he became a tin woodman and why he desires a heart.
Dorothy and the Scarecorw find the Tin Woodman near a cottage and save him. He tells them how he became a tin woodman and why he desires a heart.
George's work on the Mayoral campaign results in ethically questionable compensation.
Fagin watches Nancy closely, hoping to blackmail her with any information he discovers.
Pip and Herbert attend a play.
Dorothy and her friends are allowed to see the Wizard of Oz individually. He tells each they are to kill the Wicked Witch.
How one brother overcame many trials and finally married his love.
The Truands, having armed themselves, gather at a local tavern. As midnight approaches, Clopin Trouillefou leads the rowdy mob into the streets.
Fagin employs Noah to keep an eye on Nancy.
Dorothy, her cousin Zeb, her kitten, the horse and buggy fall through a crack, which is quite scary, but the animals begin to talk.
Dorothy and her friends fight wolves, crows, and bees, and are captured by the Flying Monkeys. The Wicked Witch tries to take Dorothy’s Silver Shoes but Dorothy throws a bucket of water on her and melts her away!
The author describes the land of Oz to us including the Ozites, the Hammer-Heads, Fighting Trees, and the Kalidahs. Dorothy asks Ozma if Aunt Em and Uncle Henry could live in the Emerald City. She says yes, but to surprise the old couple, for they might be skeptical.
Jim is bitten by a snake, causing Jim to fear that he and Huck have incurred some bad luck. After Jim recovers, Huck goes ashore to get information disguised as a girl.
Ozma transports Dorothy to her. She then sends for the others.
A sudden illness brings Myra and George closer. George receives another invitation to join the Good Citizen's League.
Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow meet the Cowardly Lion. He joins them on their quest to find the Wizard of Oz.
Carols discontent with small town life continues to grow. Vida and Carol continue to argue about life in Gopher Prairie.
"Tim Murphy’s gon’ walkin’ wid Maggie O’Neill,"
The boys wait to take the girls home. The girls come back fully recovered and tease the boys with the fact they caused the accident. Fred’s grandfather warns him that he needs to watch out for girls that are tombys because they cause trouble, however they planned to take the girls with them anyway.
A betrothed princess is betrayed by her waiting maid.
While at school, Tom catches Becky in the act. Becky is not as satisfied by Tom's punishment as she had hoped. Tom decides to take the blame for something he did not do, receiving adoration from Becky in return.
Mrs. Twistytail goes to a neighbor to borrow a spool of thread leaving baby Pinky alone in the house. While she’s gone, a baboon with a bad case of the mumps tries to eat the pig. She accidentally squeezes a lemon and squirts him in the eye causing him to flee.
Claude Frollo ponders the darker side of human nature. As Esmeralda's love triangle continues to intensify, Quasimodo finds himself torn between his devotion to Esmeralda and his debt to Claude Frollo.