axe

The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.

One of the big trees had been partly chopped through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted axe in his hands, was a man made entirely of tin.

The Tin Woodman gave a sigh of satisfaction and lowered his axe, which he leaned against the tree.

“I have been holding that axe in the air ever since I rusted, and I’m glad to be able to put it down at last.