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Old Mombi had thought herself very wise to choose the form of a Griffin, for its legs were exceedingly fleet and its strength more enduring than that of other animals. But she had not reckoned on the untiring energy of the Saw Horse, whose wooden limbs could run for days without slacking their speed. OLD MOMBY HAD THOUGHT HERSELF VERY WISE TO CHOOSE THE FORM OF A GRIFFIN FOR ITS LEGS WERE EXCEEDINGLY FLEET AND ITS STRENGTH MORE ENDURING THAN THAT OF OTHER ANIMALS BUT SHE HAD NOT RECKONED ON THE UNTIRING ENERGY OF THE SAW HORSE WHOSE WOODEN LIMBS COULD RUN FOR DAYS WITHOUT SLACKING THEIR SPEED
place where the Gump was lying and quickly tumbled aboard. “Fly!” commanded Tip, eagerly. “Where to?” asked the Gump, in its calm voice. “I don’t know,” returned Tip, who was very nervous at the delay; “but if you will mount into the air I think we can discover which way Glinda has gone.” “Very well,” returned the Gump, quietly; and it spread its great wings and mounted high into the air. [Illustration: image295] Far away, across the meadows, they could now see two tiny specks, speeding one after the other; and they knew these specks must be the Griffin and the Saw-Horse. So Tip called the Gump’s attention to them and bade the creature try to overtake the Witch and the Sorceress. But, swift as was the Gump’s flight, the pursued and pursuer moved more swiftly yet, and within a few moments were blotted out against the dim horizon. “Let us continue to follow them, nevertheless,” said the Scarecrow. “for the Land of Oz is of small extent, and sooner or later they must both come to a halt.” OUT OF SIGHT COME LET US FOLLOW CRIED THE SCARECROW THEY RAN TO THE PLACE WHERE THE GUMP WAS LYING AND QUICKLY TUMBLED ABOARD FLY COMMANDED TIP EAGERLY WHERE TO ASKED THE GUM IN ITS CALM VOICE I DON'T KNOW RETURNED TIP WHO WAS VERY NERVOUS AT THE DELAY BUT IF YOU WILL MOUNT INTO THE AIR I THINK WE CAN DISCOVER WHICH WAY GLINDA HAS GONE VERY WELL RETURNED THE GUM QUIETLY AND IT SPREAD ITS GREAT WINGS AND MOUNTED HIGH INTO THE AIR FAR AWAY ACROSS THE MEADOWS THEY COULD NOW SEE TWO TINY SPECKS SPEEDING ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND THEY KNEW THESE SPECKS MUST BE THE GRIFFIN AND THE SAW HORSE SO TIP CALLED THE GUMPS ATTENTION TO THEM AND BADE THE CREATURE TRY TO OVERTAKE THE WITCH AND THE SORCERESS BUT SWIFT AS WAS THE GUMP'S FLIGHT THE PURSUED AND THE PURSUER MOVED MORE SWIFTLY YET AND WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS WERE BLOTTED OUT AGAINST THE DIM HORIZON LET US CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THEM NEVERTHELESS SAID THE SCARECROW FOR THE LAND OF OZ IS OF SMALL EXTENT AND SOONER OR LATER THEY MUST BOTH COME TO A HALT
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