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"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?" 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
xclaimed a hollow voice. At this they all turned in surprise to look at the Scarecrow’s head, which lay at the back of the nest. “I am completely ruined!” declared the Scarecrow, as he noted their astonishment. “For where is the straw that stuffs my body?” 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. [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.” CAPED VERY NICELY REMARKED THE TIN WOODMAN IN A TONE OF PRIDE NOT SO EXCLAIMED A HOLLOW VOICE AT THIS THEY ALL TURNED IN SURPRISE TO LOOK AT THE SCARECROW'S HEAD WHICH LAY AT THE BACK OF THE NEST I AM COMPLETELY RUINED DECLARED THE SCARECROW AS HE NOTED THEIR ASTONISHMENT FOR WHERE IS THE STRAW THAT STUFFS MY BODY 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
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