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The Tin Woodman began to turn over the rubbish with the handle of his axe; and, sure enough, what they had first thought only worthless papers were found to be all bills of various denominations, which the mischievous Jackdaws had for years been engaged in stealing from the villages and cities they visited. THE TIN WOODMAN BEGAN TO TURN OVER THE RUBBISH WITH THE HANDLE OF HIS AXE AND SURE ENOUGH WHAT THEY HAD FIRST THOUGHT WERE ONLY WORTHLESS PAPERS WERE FOUND TO BE ALL BILLS OF VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS WHICH THE MISCHIEVOUS JACKDAWS HAD FOR YEARS BEEN ENGAGED IN STEALING FROM THE VILLAGES AND CITIES THEY VISITED
r, for not a vestige of straw remained. The Jackdaws had stolen it to the last wisp and flung it all into the chasm that yawned for hundreds of feet beneath the nest. [Illustration: image249] “My poor, poor friend!” said the Tin Woodman, taking up the Scarecrow’s head and caressing it tenderly; “whoever could imagine you would come to this untimely end?” “I did it to save my friends,” returned the head; “and I am glad that I perished in so noble and unselfish a manner.” “But why are you all so despondent?” inquired the Woggle-Bug. “The Scarecrow’s clothing is still safe.” “Yes,” answered the Tin Woodman; “but our friend’s clothes are useless without stuffing.” “Why not stuff him with money?” asked Tip. “Money!” they all cried, in an amazed chorus. “To be sure,” said the boy. “In the bottom of the nest are thousands of dollar bills—and two-dollar bills—and five-dollar bills—and tens, and twenties, and fifties. There are enough of them to stuff a dozen Scarecrows. Why not use the money?” ODY THE AWFUL QUESTION STARTLED THEM ALL THEY GAZED AROUND THE NEST WITH HORROR FOR NOT A VESTIGE OF STRAW REMAINED THE JACKDAWS HAD STOLEN IT TO THE LAST WISP AND FLUNG IT ALL INTO THE CHASM THAT YAWNED FOR HUNDREDS OF FEET BENEATH THE NEST MY POOR POOR FRIEND SAID THE TIN WOODMAN TAKING UP THE SCARECROW'S HEAD AND CARESSING IT TENDERLY WHOEVER COULD IMAGINE YOU COULD COME TO THIS UNTIMELY END I DID IT TO SAVE MY FRIENDS RETURNED THE HEAD AND I AM GLAD THAT I PERISHED IN SO NOBLE AND UNSELFISH A MANNER BUT WHY ARE YOU ALL SO DESPONDENT INQUIRED THE WOGGLE BUG THE SCARECROW'S CLOTHING IS STILL SAFE YES ANSWERED THE TIN WOODMAN BUT OUR FRIEND'S CLOTHES ARE USELESS WITHOUT STUFFING WHY NOT STUFF HIM WITH MONEY ASKED TIP MONEY THEY ALL CRIED IN AN AMAZED CHORUS TO BE SURE SAID THE BOY IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NEST ARE THOUSANDS OF DOLLAR BILLS AND TWO DOLLAR BILLS AND FIVE DOLLAR BILLS AND TENS AND TWENTIES AND FIFTIES THERE ARE ENOUGH OF THEM TO STUFF A DOZEN SCARECROWS WHY NOT USE THE MONEY
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