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But the Scarecrow, however damaged, was all there, while the pumpkin head that was so necessary to Jack's existence was missing; so the boy seized a long pole that fortunately lay near at hand and anxiously turned again toward the river. [Illustration: image128] Far out upon the waters he sighted the golden hue of the pumpkin, which gently bobbed up and down with the motion of the waves. BUT THE SCARECROW HOWEVER DAMAGED WAS ALL THERE WHILE THE PUMPKINHEAD THAT WAS SO NECESSARY TO JACK'S EXISTENCE WAS MISSING SO THE BOY SEIZED A LONG POLE THAT FORTUNATELY LAY NEAR AT HAND AND ANXIOUSLY TURNED AGAIN TOWARD THE RIVER FAR OUT UPON THE WATERS HE SIGHTED THE GOLDEN HUE OF THE PUMPKIN WHICH GENTLY BOBBED UP AND DOWN WITH THE MOTION OF THE WAVES
is pocket and cut the cords that bound the riders to one another and to the wooden horse. He heard the Scarecrow fall to the ground with a mushy sound, and then he himself quickly dismounted and looked at his friend Jack. The wooden body, with its gorgeous clothing, still sat upright upon the horse’s back; but the pumpkin head was gone, and only the sharpened stick that served for a neck was visible. As for the Scarecrow, the straw in his body had shaken down with the jolting and packed itself into his legs and the lower part of his body—which appeared very plump and round while his upper half seemed like an empty sack. Upon his head the Scarecrow still wore the heavy crown, which had been sewed on to prevent his losing it; but the head was now so damp and limp that the weight of the gold and jewels sagged forward and crushed the painted face into a mass of wrinkles that made him look exactly like a Japanese pug dog. Tip would have laughed—had he not been so anxious about his man Jack. IS KNIFE OUT OF HIS POCKET AND CUT THE CORDS THAT BOUND THE RIDER TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO THE WOODEN HORSE HE HEARD THE SCARECROW FALL TO THE GROUND WITH A MUSHY SOUND AND THEN HE HIMSELF QUICKLY DISMOUNTED AND LOOKED AT HIS FRIEND JACK THE WOODEN BODY WITH ITS GORGEOUS CLOTHING STILL SAT UPRIGHT UPON THE HORSE'S BACK BUT THE PUMPKINHEAD WAS GONE AND ONLY THE SHARPENED STICK THAT SERVED FOR A NECK WAS VISIBLE AS FOR THE SCARECROW THE STRAW IN HIS BODY HAD SHAKEN DOWN WITH THE JOLTING AND PACKED ITSELF INTO HIS LEGS AND THE LOWER PART OF HIS BODY WHICH APPEARED VERY PLUMP AND ROUND WHILE HIS UPPER HALF SEEMED LIKE AN EMPTY SACK UPON HIS HEAD THE SCARECROW STILL WORE THE HEAVY CROWN WHICH HAD BEEN SEWN ON TO PREVENT HIS LOSING IT BUT THE HEAD WAS NOW SO DAMP AND LIMP THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE GOLD AND JEWELS SAGGED FORWARD AND CRUSHED THE PAINTED FACE INTO A MASS OF WRINKLES THAT MADE HIM LOOK EXACTLY LIKE A JAPANESE PUG DOG TIP WOULD HAVE LAUGHED HAD HE NOT BEEN SO ANXIOUS ABOUT HIS MAN JACK
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