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The little party had traveled but a short two miles upon their way when the road of yellow brick was parted by a broad and swift river. THE LITTLE PARTY HAD TRAVELLED BUT A SHORT TWO MILES UPON THEIR WAY WHEN THE ROAD OF YELLOW BRICK WAS PARTED BY A BROAD AND SWIFT RIVER
 may as well watch out and see that no one comes near to disturb us.” Then the boy stretched himself upon the grass beside the Pumpkinhead, and being greatly wearied by the journey was soon fast asleep. [Illustration: image069] [Illustration: image070] [Illustration: image071] Jack Pumpkinhead’s Ride to the Emerald City At daybreak Tip was awakened by the Pumpkinhead. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes, bathed in a little brook, and then ate a portion of his bread and cheese. Having thus prepared for a new day the boy said: “Let us start at once. Nine miles is quite a distance, but we ought to reach the Emerald City by noon if no accidents happen.” So the Pumpkinhead was again perched upon the back of the Saw-Horse and the journey was resumed. Tip noticed that the purple tint of the grass and trees had now faded to a dull lavender, and before long this lavender appeared to take on a greenish tinge that gradually brightened as they drew nearer to the great City where the Scarecrow ruled.  THIS IS A LIVER BOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBER VOX DOT ORG THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ BY L FRANK BOUM CHAPTER SIX JACK PUMPKINHEAD'S RIDE TO THE EMERALD CITY AT DAYBREAK TIP WAS AWAKENED BY THE PUMPKINHEAD HE RUBBED THE SLEEP FROM HIS EYES BATHED IN A LITTLE BROOK AND THEN ATE A PORTION OF HIS BREAD AND CHEESE HAVING THUS PREPARED FOR A NEW DAY THE BOY SAID LET US START AT ONCE NINE MILES IS QUITE A DISTANCE BUT WE OUGHT TO REACH THE EMERALD CITY BY NOON IF NO ACCIDENTS HAPPEN SO THE PUMPKINHEAD WAS AGAIN PERCHED UPON THE BACK OF THE SAW HORSE AND THE JOURNEY WAS RESUMED TIP NOTICED THAT THE PURPLE TINT OF THE GRASS AND TREES HAD NOW FADED TO A DULL LAVENDER AND BEFORE LONG THIS LAVENDER APPEARED TO TAKE ON A GREENISH TINGE THAT GRADUALLY BRIGHTENED AS THEY DREW NEARER TO THE GREAT CITY WHERE THE SCARECROW RULED
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