Tin Woodman Wizard of the Emerald City. The Tin Woodman is a character from the fairy tale "The Wizard of the Emerald City"

Ellie woke up. The Scarecrow was sitting on the threshold, and Totoshka was chasing squirrels in the forest.

We must look for water, - said the girl.

Why do you need water?

Wash and drink. The dry piece does not go down the throat.

Fu, how inconvenient to be made of meat and bones! said the Scarecrow thoughtfully. - You must sleep, eat, and drink. However, you have brains, and for them you can endure all this bunch of inconveniences.

They found a stream, and Ellie and Toto had breakfast. There was still some bread left in the basket. Ellie was about to go to the road, when she suddenly heard a groan in the forest.

What is it? she asked fearfully.

I have no idea, replied the Scarecrow. - Let's go see.

The groan sounded again. They began to make their way through the thicket. Soon they saw a figure among the trees. Ellie ran up and stopped with a cry of astonishment.

By the hewn tree, ax held high, stood a man made entirely of iron. His head, arms and legs were attached to the iron torso on hinges; instead of a hat, there was a copper funnel on his head, and an iron tie around his neck. The man stood motionless, eyes wide.

Toto, barking furiously, tried to bite the stranger on the leg and jumped away with a squeal: he almost broke his teeth.

What a disgrace, aw aw aw! he complained. - Is it possible to substitute iron legs for a decent dog? ..

Perhaps this is a forest scarecrow? - guessed the Scarecrow. - I do not understand only what it is guarding here?

Did you moan? Ellie asked.

Yes ... - answered the iron man. “For a whole year no one has come to help me…”

What needs to be done? Ellie asked, touched by the plaintive voice of the stranger.

My joints are rusted and I can't move. But if I get oiled, I'll be as good as new. You will find the butter dish in my hut on the shelf.

Ellie and Toto ran away, while the Scarecrow walked around the Tin Woodman and looked at him curiously.

Tell me, friend, - the Scarecrow asked, - is a year long?

Still would! A year is a long, long time! That's three hundred and sixty-five days!

Three hundred ... sixty ... five ... - repeated the Scarecrow. - Is it more than three?

What a fool you are! answered the woodcutter. You obviously can't count at all!

Wrong! said the Scarecrow proudly. - I'm very good at counting! - And he began to count, bending his fingers: - The owner made me - one! I quarreled with a crow - two! Ellie took me off the stake - three! And nothing else happened to me, so there’s no need to count further!

The Tin Woodman was so surprised that he could not even protest. At this time, Ellie brought a butter dish.

Where to lube? she asked.

First the neck, - answered the Tin Woodman.

And Ellie greased her neck, but it became so rusty that the Scarecrow had to turn the Woodcutter's head right and left for a long time until the neck stopped creaking ...

Now, please, hands!

And Ellie began to lubricate the joints of her hands, and the Scarecrow carefully raised and lowered the Woodcutter's hands until they were really as good as new. Then the Tin Woodman took a deep breath and threw down his axe.

Wow, how good! - he said. “I picked up the ax before it rusted, and I am very glad that I can get rid of it. Well, now give me an oil can, I'll grease my feet, and everything will be all right.

Lubricating his legs so that he could move them freely, the Tin Woodman thanked Ellie many times because he was very polite.

I would stand here until I turned to iron dust. You saved my life. Who you are?

I'm Ellie and these are my friends...

Scarecrow! I'm full of straw!

It is not difficult to guess from your conversations, - the Tin Woodman noticed. - But how did you get here?

We go to the Emerald City to the Great Wizard Goodwin and spent the night in your hut.

Why are you going to Goodwin?

I want Goodwin to take me back to Kansas, to my mom and dad,” Ellie said.

And I want to ask him for a little bit of brains for my straw head, - said the Scarecrow.

And I'm going simply because I love Ellie, and because it's my duty to protect her from her enemies! Toto said.

The Tin Woodman thought deeply.

Do you think Goodwin can give me a heart?

I think so, said Ellie. - It's no more difficult for him than giving the Scarecrow brains.

So, if you accept me in the company, I will go with you to the Emerald City and ask the Great Goodwin to give me a heart. After all, having a heart is my most cherished desire!

Ellie happily exclaimed:

Ah, my friends, how glad I am! Now there are two of you, and you have two cherished desires!

Let's swim ... that is, come with us, - the Scarecrow agreed good-naturedly ...

The Tin Woodman asked Ellie to fill the butter dish to the top with oil and put it in the bottom of the basket.

I can get caught in the rain and rust," he said, "and without an oil can I'll have a hard time...

Then he picked up the ax and they went through the woods to the road paved with yellow bricks.

It was a great happiness for Ellie and the Scarecrow to find such a companion as the Tin Woodman, strong and dexterous.

When the Woodcutter noticed that the Scarecrow was leaning on a gnarled, gnarled club, he immediately cut a straight branch from the tree and made a comfortable strong cane for his comrade.

Soon the travelers came to a place where the road was overgrown with bushes and became impassable. But the Tin Woodman worked with his huge ax and quickly cleared the way.

Ellie walked thoughtfully and did not notice how the Scarecrow fell into the pit. He had to call his friends for help.

Why didn't you go around? asked the Tin Woodman.

Don't know! answered the Scarecrow frankly. - You see, I have a head stuffed with straw, and I'm going to Goodwin to ask for some brains.

So! said the Woodcutter. - In any case, brains are not the best thing in the world.

Here's another! - the Scarecrow was surprised. - Why do you think so?

I used to have brains,” the Tin Woodman explained. “But now that I have to choose between brains and heart, I prefer the heart.

And why? asked the Scarecrow.

Listen to my story, and then you will understand everything.

And as they walked, the Tin Woodman told them his story:

I am a lumberjack. As an adult, I decided to get married. I fell in love with a pretty girl with all my heart, and then I was still made of meat and bones, like all people. But the evil aunt, with whom the girl lived, did not want to part with her, because the girl worked for her. The aunt went to the sorceress Gingem and promised her to pick up a whole basket of the fattest leeches if she upset the wedding ...

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Evil Gingema is dead! interrupted the Scarecrow.

Ellie! She flew in on the Killing House and - crack! crack! - sat down on the sorceress's head.

Too bad it didn't happen sooner! sighed the Tin Woodman, and went on: “Gingema bewitched my axe, and it bounced off the tree and cut off my left leg. I was very sad: because without a leg I could not be a woodcutter. I went to the blacksmith and he made me a beautiful iron leg. Gingema again bewitched my axe, and it cut off my right leg. I again went to the blacksmith. The girl loved me as before and did not refuse to marry me. "We'll save a lot on boots and trousers!" she told me. However, the evil sorceress did not calm down: after all, she really wanted to get a whole basket of leeches. I lost my hands, and the blacksmith made iron ones for me. When the ax cut off my head, I thought I was finished. But the blacksmith found out about this and made me an excellent iron head. I continued to work, and the girl and I still loved each other ...

You, then, were made in pieces, ”the Scarecrow remarked thoughtfully. - And my master made me at once ...

The worst is yet to come,” the Woodcutter went on sadly. - The insidious Gingema, seeing that nothing comes out of her, decided to finally finish me off. She enchanted the ax again, and it cut my torso in half. But, fortunately, the blacksmith found out about this again, made an iron body and attached my head, arms and legs to it on hinges. But - alas! - I no longer had a heart: the blacksmith could not insert it. And I thought that I, a man without a heart, have no right to love a girl. I returned my fiancee to her word and declared that she was free from her promise. For some reason, the strange girl was not at all happy about this, she said that she loved me, as before, and would wait until I changed my mind. What's wrong with her now, I don't know, because I haven't seen her for over a year...

The Tin Woodman sighed and tears rolled from his eyes.

Be careful! cried the Scarecrow in fright, and wiped his tears with a blue handkerchief. - After all, you will rust from tears!

Thank you my friend! - said the Woodcutter, - I forgot that I can not cry. Water is harmful to me in all forms... So, I was proud of my new, iron body and was no longer afraid of the enchanted axe. I was only afraid of rust, but I always carried an oil can with me. Only once I forgot it, got caught in a downpour and got so rusty I couldn't move until you rescued me. I am sure that this downpour was brought down on me by the insidious Gingema ... Oh, how terrible it is to stand in the forest for a whole year and think that you have no heart!

Only sticking out on a stake in the middle of a wheat field can be compared with this, - the Scarecrow interrupted him. - But, it’s true, people walked past me, and it was possible to talk with crows ...

When I was loved, I was the happiest person,” continued the Tin Woodman, sighing. “If Goodwin gives me a heart, I will return to the country of the Munchkins and marry the girl. Maybe she's still waiting for me...

But I, - said the Scarecrow stubbornly, - still prefer brains: after all, when there are no brains, then the heart is useless.

Well, I need a heart! said the Tin Woodman. - Brains do not make a person happy, and happiness is the best thing on earth.

Ellie was silent, because she did not know which of her new friends was right.

How the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman came back to life

The Cowardly Lion was overjoyed when he heard about the unexpected death of Bastinda. Ellie opened the cage, and he happily ran around the yard, stretching his paws.

Totoshka came into the kitchen to look with his own eyes at the remains of the terrible Bastinda.

– Ha-ha-ha! Totoshka admired when he saw a bundle of a dirty dress in the corner. “It turns out that Bastinda was no stronger than those snowmen that our boys make in the winter in Kansas. And what a pity that you, Ellie, did not guess about it earlier.

“I'm glad I didn't guess,” said Ellie. “Otherwise, I would hardly have had the courage to douse the sorceress if I knew that death would happen to her from this ...

“Well, all's well that ends well,” Totoshka agreed cheerfully. “The important thing is that we will return to the Emerald City with a victory!”

Many Winkies from the surrounding area gathered near the Purple Palace, and Ellie announced to them that from now on they were free. The joy of the people was indescribable. The winks danced, snapped their fingers and winked at each other so hard that by the evening their eyes watered and they could no longer see anything around them!

Freed from slavery, Ellie and Leo first of all thought about the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman: they had to take care of saving their true friends.

Several dozen agile Winkers immediately went on a search, led by Ellie and Leo. Toto did not stay in the palace - he sat solemnly on the back of his big four-legged friend. They walked until they reached the site of the battle with the flying monkeys, and there they began to search. The Tin Woodman was dragged out of the ravine along with his axe. A bundle with a dress and the Scarecrow's head, faded and covered with dust, were found on the top of a mountain. Ellie couldn't help but shed tears at the pitiful remains of her faithful friends.

The expedition returned to the palace, and the Winkies set to work. The Scarecrow's costume was washed, sewn up, cleaned, stuffed with fresh straw, and - here you go! – in front of Ellie stood her dear Scarecrow. But he could neither speak nor see, because the color on his face was burned out from the sun and he had neither eyes nor mouth.

The Winkies brought a brush and paints, and Ellie began painting on the Scarecrow's eyes and mouth. As soon as the first eye began to appear, he immediately winked cheerfully at the girl.

- Be patient, my friend! Ellie said softly. - And then you will remain with slanting eyes ...

But the Scarecrow simply could not bear it. His mouth was not yet finished, but he was already talking.

– Prsht... frsht... stsh... prybry... khrybry... I was the Scarecrow, brave, dexterous... Ah, what a joy! I'm back with Ellie!

The merry Scarecrow embraced Ellie, Leo and Totoshka with his soft arms...

Ellie asked the Winkies if any of them were skilled blacksmiths. It turned out that the country has long been famous for its wonderful watchmakers, jewelers, and mechanics. Having learned that it was about the restoration of the iron man, comrade Ellie, the blinkers assured her that each of them was ready to do everything for the saving water fairy - that's what they called the girl.

Restoring the Tin Woodman was not as easy as the Scarecrow. The most skillful craftsmen of the country worked for three days and four nights on a warped complex mechanism. They banged with hammers, sawed with files, riveted, soldered, polished...

And then came the happy moment when the Tin Woodman stood in front of Ellie. It was as good as new, except for a few patches where the iron had broken through the rocks. But the Woodcutter paid no attention to the patches. After the repair, he became even more beautiful. The Winkies had polished it, and it was so shiny that it hurt to look at it. They also repaired his axe, and replaced the broken wooden ax handle with a golden one. Winkers generally liked everything shiny. Then the Tin Woodman was followed by crowds of children and adults, blinking and goggling at him.

Tears of joy flowed from the eyes of the Tin Woodman when he saw his friends again. The Scarecrow and Ellie were wiping his tears with a purple towel, afraid that his jaw would rust. Ellie cried with joy and even the cowardly Lion shed a tear. He wiped his eyes with his tail so often that the tassel at the end of it got wet; The lion had to run to the backyard and dry his tail in the sun.

On the occasion of all these joyful events, a merry feast was arranged in the palace. Ellie and her friends sat in places of honor and many glasses of lemonade and fruit kvass were drunk for their health.

One of the feasters suggested that from now on, in honor of the fairy of saving water, every migun should wash five times a day. After much discussion, we agreed that three times would be enough.

Friends spent a few more fun days in the Purple Palace among the Winkies and began to pack up for the return trip.

- We must go to Goodwin: he must fulfill his promises! Ellie said.

Oh, finally I'll get my brains! shouted the Scarecrow.

- I'm the heart! said the Tin Woodman.

- And I'm courage! roared the cowardly Lion.

“And I’ll go back to my mom and dad in Kansas!” Ellie said and clapped her hands.

“And there I will teach that braggart Hector a lesson,” added Toto.

In the morning they gathered the Winkers and said goodbye to them cordially.

Three grey-bearded old men came out of the crowd, addressed the Tin Woodman and respectfully asked him to become the ruler of their country. The Winkies were terribly fond of the dazzling gleam of the Woodcutter, his slender posture as he walked majestically with a golden ax on his shoulder.

- Stay with us! the blinkers asked him. We are so helpless and timid. We need a sovereign who could protect us from enemies. Suddenly, some evil sorceress will attack us and enslave us again! We are asking you very much!

At the mere thought of the evil sorceress, the Winkies howled in horror.

“There are no more evil sorceresses in Goodwin's country! the Scarecrow retorted proudly. “Ellie and I exterminated them all!”

The Winkies wiped away their tears and continued:

- Think about how convenient such a ruler is: he does not eat, does not drink and, therefore, will not burden us with taxes. And if he gets hurt in the battle with the enemies, we can fix him: we already have experience.

The Tin Woodman was flattered.

“I can't part with Ellie now,” he said. - And I need to get a heart in the Emerald City. But then... I'll think about it and maybe get back to you.

Winkers were delighted and cheerful cries of "Hurrah" saw off the travelers.

The whole company received rich gifts. Ellie brought a bracelet with diamonds. The Tin Woodman was given a beautiful gold butter dish, trimmed with precious stones. The scarecrow, knowing that he was not steady on his feet, the blinkers presented him with a magnificent cane with an ivory knob, and silver bells of a wonderful tone were hung from his hat. The Scarecrow was extremely proud of the gifts. When walking, he threw back his hand with a cane and shook his head to enjoy the wonderful chime of bells. However, he soon got tired of it, and he began to behave as before simply.

Leo and Totoshka received wonderful golden collars. At first, the lion did not like the collar, but one of the miguns told him that all kings wear golden collars, and then the lion came to terms with this unpleasant decoration.

“When I get the courage,” said the Lion. - I will become the king of beasts, so I need to get used to this nasty thing in advance ...

The hero appears in a number of children's books by the American writer Frank Baum about the fabulous land of Oz. Later borrowed by a Soviet writer and involved in the stories about the Emerald City and the Magic Land, which are a retelling of Baum's works.

History of creation

In Frank Baum's series of fairy tales about the magical land of Oz, the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first to be published in 1900. In this work, the Tin Woodman was first introduced. In Baum, this hero is called Tin Woodman - Tin Woodman. The hero becomes "iron" in Volkov's retelling.

At the end of the 19th century in America, anthropomorphic tin figures were used in advertising. And Baum, at the time when he worked on the fairy tale, was editing a specialized magazine about the design of shop windows. Probably, the very tin figurines provoked the birth of the character.

The Tin Woodman was once an ordinary man, but the hero was unlucky - the evil sorceress of the East cast a spell on him. As a result, his own ax quartered the hero, cutting off his arms and legs. The hero survived, but the human "spare parts" had to be replaced with iron ones.

Experiencing a crisis, the hero leaves his own bride, because he is no longer able to experience love - there is no heart in the new iron body. The hero leaves people and settles in the middle of the forest. Once the Tin Woodman is caught in the open air by a downpour, the hero rusts and loses the ability to move.

In this state, the hero spends a year, until one day the girl Dorothy Gale with the dog Totoshka and the stuffed Scarecrow stumble upon him. This company rescues the Tin Woodman and the hero goes with them to the Emerald City. The heroes go there to meet the Wizard of Oz.

Everyone has a secret dream and hopes that Oz will help make it come true. Dorothy wants to go home, the Scarecrow needs brains, and the Tin Woodman hopes that the great sorcerer will give him back his heart. Later, the Cowardly Lion, who needs courage, joins the company.

In the end, the Tin Woodman's dream comes true - he receives from Oz a silk heart stuffed with sawdust. And later, the hero becomes emperor in the Land of Winkies and rules, demonstrating a knightly character.

In Volkov's retelling, the orphan Dorothy from Kansas goes by the name Ellie, and the Tin Woodman turns into the Iron Man.

One of Bauman's stories is entirely dedicated to the hero and is called The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918). There, the hero unexpectedly meets his bride Nimmi, with whom the Woodcutter was in love when he was an ordinary person, before the incident with the enchanted ax. The hero also meets with an old friend, Captain Fighter, and he also has to face a metal monster.

Oz

Frank Baum wrote 14 fairy tales about Oz. The author made several maps to his own fictional universe to clarify the geography. According to these maps, the land of Oz consists of four regions scattered around the world - the Country of Winkers, the Country of Munchkins, the Country of Gillikins and the Country of Quadlings. Four sorceresses live in Oz: in the East and West - evil, in the North and South - good. In addition to these ladies, there are many more characters in Oz who wield magical powers.

The prehistory of the emergence of Oz is as follows. Once these lands were rich and beautiful, but not magical, but quite ordinary. One day a powerful good fairy flew over them and she liked what she sees below.

The fairy decided to make these lands magical and leave one fairy from her own retinue to rule them. The sent fairy was embodied on earth in a human baby, and while she was growing up, her own sorceresses appeared in four parts of the country, and the land was divided.

Only the Emerald City remained behind the father of the little fairy, but even there he was overthrown from the throne when an impostor Wizard appeared in the Emerald City, crashed in a balloon. The new ruler gave the little fairy to an evil sorceress, who turned her into a boy and sent her north to the country of the Gillikins. Later, the fairy returns to power and fairly reigns in the land of Oz.

Screen adaptations

In 1939, an American film adaptation called The Wizard of Oz was released. This is a fabulous film-musical, the role of the Tin Woodman is played by actor Jack Haley. There was a serious problem with the Tin Woodman costume during filming. Buddy Ebsen, the first actor to play the part, worked for just over a week and ended up in the hospital due to poisoning. The suit was covered in toxic aluminum powder and the actor inhaled it.

In 1978, the family musical Wiz was released, which loosely plays on the plot of Baum's fairy tale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The girl Dorothy in this adaptation turns into a young kindergarten teacher from New York. The Tin Woodman is played by Nipsey Russell.

In 1985, Walt Disney Pictures released the family adventure film Return to Oz, based on Baum's fairy tales. The role of the Tin Woodman is played by actor Deep Roy.

The Russian film adaptation of 1994 is based on Volkov's retelling. The film is called The Wizard of the Emerald City. The role of the Tin Woodman is played by an actor.

In 1999-2000, a four-episode Russian cartoon "Adventures in the Emerald City" was released based on the original fairy tales by Frank Baum. The Tin Woodman is voiced by Vadim Gushchin. This is the first project of the Melnitsa animation studio, famous for its series of cartoons about three heroes.

Quotes

"When the ax cut off my head, I thought I was finished."

“Will you give me a heart? asked the Tin Woodman.
“The heart makes many people unhappy,” said Goodwin. - It's not a very big advantage to have a heart.
“That can be argued,” the Tin Woodman resolutely objected. “I will endure all misfortunes meekly if I have a heart.”

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