(384) Tin Woodman's story

I didn’t know that the real name of Tin man is “Tin Woodman”. He looks like a robot but he was an ordinary man who had fallen in love with a beautiful Munchkin girl. Tin Woodman is one of characters in a Fairy tale, The Wonderful Wizard of OZ.

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"But, after all, brains are not the best things in the world."   "No, my head is quite empty," answered the Woodman. "But once I had brains, and a heart also; so, having tried them both, I should much rather have a heart." "And why is that?" asked the Scarecrow. "I will tell you my story, and then you will know." So, while they were walking through the forest, the Tin Woodman told the following story: "I was born the son of a woodman who chopped down trees in the forest and sold the wood for a living. When I grew up, I too became a woodchopper, and after my father died I took care of my old mother as long as she lived. Then I made up my mind that instead of living alone I would marry, so that I might not become lonely. "There was one of the Munchkin girls who was so beautiful that I soon grew to love her with all my heart. She, on her part, promised to marry me as soon as I could earn enough money to build a better house for her; so I set to work harder than ever. But the girl lived with an old woman who did not want her to marry anyone, for she was so lazy she wished the girl to remain with her and do the cooking and the housework. So the old woman went to the Wicked Witch of the East, and promised her two sheep and a cow if she would prevent the marriage. Thereupon the Wicked Witch enchanted my axe, and when I was chopping away at my best one day, for I was anxious to get the new house and my wife as soon as possible, the axe slipped all at once and cut off my left leg. "This at first seemed a great misfortune, for I knew a one-legged man could not do very well as a wood-chopper. So I went to a tinsmith and had him make me a new leg out of tin. The leg worked very well, once I was used to it. But my action angered the Wicked Witch of the East, for she had promised the old woman I should not marry the pretty Munchkin girl. When I began chopping again, my axe slipped and cut off my right leg. Again I went to the tinsmith, and again he made me a leg out of tin. After this the enchanted axe cut off my arms, one after the other; but, nothing daunted, I had them replaced with tin ones. The Wicked Witch then made the axe slip and cut off my head, and at first I thought that was the end of me. But the tinsmith happened to come along, and he made me a new head out of tin. "I thought I had beaten the Wicked Witch then, and I worked harder than ever; but I little knew how cruel my enemy could be. She thought of a new way to kill my love for the beautiful Munchkin maiden, and made my axe slip again, so that it cut right through my body, splitting me into two halves. Once more the tinsmith came to my help and made me a body of tin, fastening my tin arms and legs and head to it, by means of joints, so that I could move around as well as ever. But, alas! I had now no heart, so that I lost all my love for the Munchkin girl, and did not care whether I married her or not. I suppose she is still living with the old woman, waiting for me to come after her.

"But, after all, brains are not the best thing in the world. "   "No, my head is quite empty, " answered the Woodman. "But once I had brains, and a heart also. So, having tried them both, I would much rather have a heart. " "And why is that? " asked the Scarecrow. "I will tell you my story, and then you will understand. " So, while they were waling through the forest, the Tin Woodman told the following story: "I was born the son of a Woodman who cut down trees in the forest and sold the wood.__________           _____When I grew up I also became a woodcutter,  and after my father died I took care of my old mother as long as she lived. Then I decided to marry so that I would not be lonely. "   "There was one  Munchkin girl who was so beautiful that I soon grew to love her with all my heart. She __________promised to marry me as soon as I  had  enough money to build a better house for her. So I worked harder than ever.  But the girl lived with an old woman who did not want her to marry anyone. She wanted the girl to stay with he and do the cooking and the cleaning. So the old woman went to the Wicked  Witch of the East, and promised to give her two animals if she would stop me marrying the girl. So the Wicked Witch made my ax fall and cut off my left leg. " "This seemed to be a great problem  for I knew a one-legged man could not be a woodcutter. So I went to a tin-maker and asked him to make me a tin leg. ____________  __________________________       ________________________But this angered  the  Wicked  Witch of the East, for she had promised the old woman I would not marry the pretty Munchkin girl.  When I began cutting again my ax fall and cut off my right leg.  Again  I went  to the tin-maker and again he made me a leg out of tin. After this the witch made the ax fall and cut off my arms, one after the other, _________    ___________________________  ___________________________  and then  my head, and finally my body. But every time I went to the tin-maker and he gave me a new part. But I had no heart because I was made of tin. So I lost all my love for the Munchkin girl and did not care whether I married her or not. I suppose she is still living with the old woman, waiting for me to come.

Original Story	オズの魔法使い　訳　守屋陽一
I was born the son of a woodman	私はきこりのむすことして生まれました 例文：Born the son of a Seneca chief, Samuel Eli Parker was the first Native American to raise to the rank of general in the U.S. Army.　 Seneca長官の息子として生まれ、Samuel Eli Parkerはアメリカ陸軍において将官の地位までのぼりつめた最初のネイティブアメリカン(旧インディアンの事)となった
promised her two sheep and a cow	ヒツジ二頭とめ牛をやると、約束した
I was chopping away at my best one day,	ある日、私が一生懸命、木を切っていると
but, nothing daunted, I had them replaced with tin ones.	daunted: feeling afraid or worried しかし私は少しもへこたれないで、そのつど、ブリキの腕を作ってもらいました。

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