Oz 02: The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
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of_course_it_is . can't you_see ? " returned the boy .

"I believe I_must_be color- blind," said the Pumpkinhead, after staring about him .

" well, the grass is purple, and_the trees are purple, and_the houses and fences are purple," explained tip ." even the mud in_the roads is purple . but in_the emerald city everything is green that_is purple here . and in_the country of_the Munchkins, over at_the east, everything is blue; and in_the south country of_the Quadlings everything is red; and in_the west country of_the Winkies, where the tin woodman rules, everything is yellow ."

"Oh ! " said jack . then, after a pause, he asked: " did you say a tin woodman rules the Winkies ? "

" yes; he_was one of_those who helped Dorothy to destroy the wicked witch of_the west, and_the Winkies were so grateful that_they invited him to_become their ruler, -- just as_the people of_the emerald city invited the Scarecrow to rule them ."

" dear me ! " said jack ."I'm getting confused with all this history . who is_the Scarecrow ? "

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" another friend of Dorothy's," replied tip .

" and who_is Dorothy ? "

" she was a girl that came here from Kansas, a place in_the big, outside world . she got blown to_the land of Oz by a cyclone, and while she was here the Scarecrow and_the tin woodman accompanied her on her travels ."

" and where is she now ? " inquired the Pumpkinhead .

"Glinda the good, who rules the Quadlings, sent her home again," said the boy .

"Oh . and what became of_the Scarecrow ? "

" i_told you . he rules the emerald city," answered tip .

" i_thought you said it_was ruled by a wonderful wizard," objected jack, seeming more and more confused .

" well, so I_did . now, pay attention, and I'll explain it," said tip, speaking slowly and looking the smiling Pumpkinhead squarely in_the eye ." Dorothy went to_the emerald city to ask_the wizard to send her back to Kansas; and_the Scarecrow and_the tin woodman went with her . but the wizard couldn't send her back, because he wasn't so_much of a wizard as he_might_have_been . and then they got angry at_the wizard, and threat-

37 ened to expose him; so the wizard made a big balloon and escaped in_it, and no one has ever seen him since ."

" now, that_is very interesting history," said jack, well pleased; " and I understand it perfectly all but the explanation ."

"I'm glad you_do," responded tip ." after_the wizard was gone, the people of_the emerald city made his majesty, the Scarecrow, their king; " and I_have heard that he became a very popular ruler ."

" are we going to_see this queer king ? " asked jack, with interest .

" i_think we_may as_well," replied the boy; " unless you_have something better to_do ."

"Oh, no, dear father," said the Pumpkinhead ." I_am quite willing to_go wherever you please ."

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39 tip Makes an experiment in magic

the boy, small and rather delicate in appearance seemed somewhat embarrassed at being called " father" by_the tall, awkward, pumpkinheaded man, but to deny the relationship would involve another long and tedious explanation; so he changed the subject by asking, abruptly:

" are_you tired ? "

" of_course not ! " replied the other ." but," he continued, after a pause, " it_is quite certain I_shall wear out my wooden joints if I keep on walking ."

tip reflected, as_they journeyed on, that_this was true . he began to regret that he had_not constructed the wooden limbs more carefully and substantially . yet how could he ever have guessed

40 that_the man he had made merely to scare old Mombi with would_be brought to life by_means of a magical powder contained in an old pepper- box ?

so he ceased to reproach himself, and began to_think how he might yet remedy the deficiencies of jack's weak joints .

while thus engaged they came to_the edge of a wood, and_the boy sat down to rest upon an old sawhorse that some woodcutter had left there .

" why don't you sit down ? " he asked the Pumpkinhead .

" won't it strain my joints ? " inquired the other .

" of_course not . it'll rest them," declared the boy .

so jack tried to sit down; but as_soon_as he bent his joints farther than usual they gave way altogether, and he_came clattering to_the ground with_such a crash that tip feared he_was entirely ruined .

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he rushed to_the man, lifted him to_his feet, straightened his arms and legs, and felt of_his head to_see if by chance it had become cracked . but jack seemed to_be in pretty good shape, after all, and tip said to him:

"I guess you'd better remain standing, hereafter . it seems the safest way ."

" very_well, dear father ." just as_you say, replied the smiling jack, who had_been in no wise confused by his tumble .

tip sat down again . presently the Pumpkinhead asked:

" what_is that thing you_are sitting on ? "

"Oh, this_is a horse," replied the boy, carelessly .

" what_is a horse ? " demanded jack .

"A horse ? why, there_are two kinds of horses," returned tip, slightly puzzled how to explain ." one kind of horse is alive, and has four legs and a head and a tail . and people ride upon its back ."

"I understand," said jack, cheerfully " that's the kind of horse you_are now sitting on ."

" no, it isn't," answered tip, promptly .

" why_not ? that one has four legs, and a head, and a tail ." tip looked at_the saw- horse more carefully, and found that_the Pumpkinhead was right . the body

42 had_been formed from a tree- trunk, and a branch had_been left sticking up at one end that looked very_much like a tail . in_the other end were two big knots that resembled eyes, and a place had_been chopped away that might easily be mistaken for_the horse's mouth . as for_the legs, they were four straight limbs cut from trees and stuck fast into_the body, being spread wide apart so that_the saw- horse would stand firmly when a log was laid across it to_be sawed .

" this thing resembles a real horse more than I imagined," said tip, trying to explain ." but a real horse is alive, and trots and prances and eats oats, while this_is nothing more than a dead horse, made of wood, and used to saw logs upon ."

" if_it were alive, wouldn't it trot, and prance, and eat oats ? " inquired the Pumpkinhead .

" it would trot and prance, perhaps; but it wouldn't eat oats," replied the boy, laughing at_the idea ." and of_course it can't ever be alive, because it_is made of wood ."

" so am I," answered the man .

tip looked at him in surprise .

" why, so you_are ! " he exclaimed ." and_the magic powder that brought you to life is here in my pocket ."

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he brought out the pepper box, and eyed it curiously .

"I wonder," said he, musingly, " if_it would bring the saw- horse to life ."

" if_it would," returned jack, calmly for nothing seemed to_surprise him" I_could ride on its back, and that_would save my joints from wearing out ."

"I'll try it ! " cried the boy, jumping up ." but I wonder if I_can remember the words old Mombi said, and_the way she held her hands up ."

he thought it over for a minute, and as he had watched carefully from_the hedge every motion of_the old witch, and listened to her words, he believed he_could repeat exactly what she had said and done .

so he began by sprinkling some_of_the magic powder of life from_the pepper- box upon_the body of_the saw- horse . then he lifted his left_hand, with_the little finger pointing upward, and said: "Weaugh ! "

" what does that mean, dear father ? " asked jack, curiously .

"I don't know," answered tip . then he lifted his right hand, with_the thumb pointing upward and said: "Teaugh ! "

" what's that, dear father ? " inquired jack .

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" it means you_must keep quiet ! " replied the boy, provoked at being interrupted at so important a moment .

" how fast I_am learning ! " remarked the Pumpkinhead, with_his eternal smile .

tip now lifted both hands above his head, with all the fingers and thumbs spread out, and cried in a loud voice: "Peaugh ! "

immediately the saw- horse moved, stretched its legs, yawned with its chopped- out mouth, and shook a few grains of_the powder off its back . the rest of_the powder seemed to_have vanished into_the body of_the horse .

" good ! " called jack, while the boy looked on in astonishment ." you_are a very clever sorcerer, dear father ! "

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47 the Awakening of_the saw- horse

the saw- horse, finding himself alive, seemed even more astonished than tip . he rolled his knotty eyes from side to side, taking a first wondering view of_the world in_which he had now so important an existence . then he tried to look at himself; but he had, indeed, no neck to_turn; so_that in_the endeavor to_see his body he kept circling around and around, without catching even a glimpse of it . his legs were stiff and awkward, for there were no knee-joints in_them; so_that presently he bumped against jack Pumpkinhead and sent that personage tumbling upon_the moss that lined the roadside .

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tip became alarmed at_this accident, as_well as at_the persistence of_the saw- horse in prancing around in a circle; so he_called out:

"Whoa ! Whoa, there ! "

the saw- horse paid no attention whatever to_this command, and_the next instant brought one of_his wooden legs down upon tip's foot so forcibly that_the boy danced away in pain to a safer distance, from where he again yelled:

"Whoa ! Whoa, I_say ! "

jack had now managed to raise himself to asitting position, and he looked at_the saw- horse with much interest .

"I don't believe the animal can hear you," he remarked .

"I shout loud enough, don't I ? " answered tip, angrily .

" yes; but the horse has no ears," said the smiling Pumpkinhead .

" sure enough ! " exclaimed tip, noting the fact for_the first time ." how, then, am I going to stop him ? "

but at_that instant the saw- horse stopped himself, having concluded it_was impossible to_see his own body . he_saw tip, however, and came close to_the boy to observe him more fully .

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it_was really comical to_see the creature walk; for_it moved the legs on its right side together, and those on its left side together, as apacing horse does; and_that made its body rock sidewise, like a cradle .

tip patted it upon_the head, and said " good boy ! good boy ! " in acoaxing tone; and_the saw- horse pranced away to examine with its bulging eyes the form of jack Pumpkinhead .

" I_must find a halter for him," said tip; and having made a search in_his pocket he produced a roll of strong cord .Unwinding this, he approached the saw- horse and tied the cord around its neck, afterward fastening the other end to a large tree . the saw- horse, not understanding the action, stepped backward and snapped the string easily; but it made no attempt to run away .

" he's stronger than i_thought," said the boy, " and rather obstinate, too ."

" why don't you make him some ears ? " asked jack ." then you_can tell him what to_do ."

" that's a splendid idea ! " said tip ." how did you happen to_think of it ? "

" why, I didn't think of it," answered the Pumpkinhead; "I didn't need to, for_it's the simplest and easiest thing to_do ."

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so tip got out his knife and fashioned some ears out_of_the bark of a small tree .

"I mustn't make them too big," he_said, as he whittled, " or our horse would become a donkey ."

" how is_that ? " inquired jack, from_the roadside .

" why, a horse has bigger ears than a man; and a donkey has bigger ears than a horse," explained tip .

" then, if_my ears were longer, would I be a horse ? " asked jack .

" my friend," said tip, gravely, " you'll never be anything but aPumpkinhead, no matter how big your ears are ."

"Oh," returned jack, nodding; " i_think I understand ."

" if_you_do, you're a wonder," remarked the boy " but there's no harm in thinking you understand .I guess these ears are ready now . will_you hold the horse while I stick them on ? "

" certainly, if_you'll help me up," said jack .

so tip raised him to_his feet, and_the Pumpkinhead went to_the horse and held its head while the boy bored two holes in_it with_his knife- blade and inserted the ears .

" they make him look very handsome," said jack, admiringly .

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but those words, spoken close to_the saw- horse, and being the first sounds he had ever heard, so startled the animal that he_made a bound forward and tumbled tip on one side and jack on_the other . then he continued to rush forward as_if frightened by_the clatter of_his own foot-steps .

"Whoa ! " shouted tip, picking himself up; "whoa ! you idiot whoa ! " the saw- horse would probably have paid no attention to_this, but just then it stepped a leg into a gopher- hole and stumbled head- over-heels to_the ground, where it lay upon its back, frantically waving its four legs in_the air .

tip ran up to_it .

" you're a nice sort of a horse, I_must say ! " he exclaimed ." why didn't you stop when I yelled 'whoa ? '"

"Does 'whoa' mean to stop ? " asked the

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