The story begins in the Land of Oz, where the Tin Woodman, Emperor of the Winkies, is happily ruling his people. One day, his friend Woot the Wanderer, a curious and adventurous boy, arrives at the Tin Castle. Woot asks how the Tin Woodman came to be made of tin, and the Tin Woodman recounts his past—how he was once a human named Nick Chopper and loved a Munchkin girl named Nimmie Amee. However, the Wicked Witch of the East enchanted his axe, causing him to lose his limbs, which were replaced with tin parts by Ku-Klip, a tinsmith. Eventually, he lost his heart and forgot about Nimmie Amee. -