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Chapter 5

Help me
Figure out the difference
Between right and wrong, weak and strong
Day and night
Where I belong
Help me
Make the right decisions
Know which way to turn, lessons to learn
And just what my purpose is here (just what my purpose is here)

Nick sang as they made their way into the beginning of a forest.

"What a sad song." Amanda said.

Nick shrugged.

"Yeah well with out a brain I need all the help I can get." He said solemly.

"Don't worry. You'll get a brain. The wizard will help both of us." She said patting his shoulder.

"I sure hope you are right. You have no idea what its like to be brainless." Nick sighed.

Amanda smiled and the ventured deeper into the woods.

"I think I see a little cottage up ahead." She announced shading her eyes with a hand to see.

"Oh yeah. You are right." Nick responded.

They walked faster towards the cottage.

"Is that what I think it is?" Amanda asked shading her eyes to see better.

"What?" Nick asked.

"Why, it's a man! A man made out of tin!" Amanda cried an ran close to see it.

"Oil Can!" It said.

"Did you say something?" She asked not understanding.

"Oil can!" It said.

Amanda looked at Nick.

"He said oil can?" She asked him.

"Um, sure why not!" Nick said unsure.

Amanda looked around and saw an oil can. She then oiled his lips.

The tinman then rubbed his lips.

"Me - e, me - e-, My- mmm-my, my, my, my goodness. I can talk again!"

"Yes, you just did." Nick said.

"I'm Kevin, the tin man. Who are you?"

"I'm Amanda, and this here is Nick Carter, he's a scare crow." Amanda said looking him over and oiling the parts of his body that would help him move again.

"Thanks." Kevin told her and began to move about.

Amanda and Nick sat back watching, feeling very pleased with themselves.

"So what brings you to this part of the woods?" Kevin asked them.

"We are off to see the great and mighty Wizard of Oz! He's gonna help me get home!" Amanda said.

"And he's gonna give me a brain!" Nick threw in.

"Do you think I can come?" Kevin asked.

"Why? You are perfect now." Amanda said.

"Perfect? Oh - bang on my chest if you think I'm perfect. Go ahead - bang on it!
It's empty. The tinsmith forgot to give me a heart. All hollow." Kevin said sadly.

Amanda banged on his chest and listened. She felt sad for him.

"Why of course you can come with us!" Amanda told him happily.

Kevin was beyond happy at this poing. He began to sing his song about what he would do if he only had a heart.

"That was quite lovely." Amanda and Nick told him.

"To Oz?"

"TO OZ!"

They all linked arms and began to skip down the road singing their song.

Soon they entered a dark forest.