The palace of the Scarecrow was not far distant, on the banks of a river, and this palace was in the shape of an immense ear of corn. It had pretty tin furniture and was surrounded by lovely gardens in which were many tin trees and beds of tin flowers. The Tin Woodman lived in a magnificent tin castle, built on his country estate in the Winkie Land, not far from the Emerald City of Oz. He was known as the Tin Woodman, having at one time been a woodchopper, and everyone loved him because the Wizard had given him an excellent heart of red plush. The other man was made all of tin, his arms and legs and head being cleverly jointed so that he could move them freely. His brains were sharp, for the Wizard of Oz had put pins and needles in the Scarecrow's brains. The Scarecrow had never been much of a success in scaring crows, but he prided himself on being a superior man, because he could feel no pain, was never tired and did not have to eat or drink.

On the head were painted two eyes, two ears, a nose and a mouth. That means he was a suit of blue Munchkin clothes, stuffed with straw, on top of which was fastened a round cloth head, filled with bran to hold it in shape. They were so much happier when together that they were seldom apart yet they liked to separate, once in a while, that they might enjoy the pleasure of meeting again. There lived in the Land of Oz two queerly made men who were the best of friends.

The scarecrow of oz by l frank baum