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After the candle had been lighted Mombi ordered him to build a fire in the hearth, and while Tip was thus engaged the old woman ate her supper. AFTER THE CANDLE HAD BEEN LIGHTED MOMBY ORDERED HIM TO BUILD A FIRE IN THE HEARTH AND WHILE TIP WAS THUS ENGAGED THE OLD WOMAN ATE HER SUPPER
over,” answered Mombi. “But we must get home at once, for it is growing dark. Help the Pumpkinhead to walk.” “Never mind me,” said Jack; “I can walk as well as you can. Haven’t I got legs and feet, and aren’t they jointed?” “Are they?” asked the woman, turning to Tip. “Of course they are; I made ’em myself,” returned the boy, with pride. So they started for the house, but when they reached the farm yard old Mombi led the pumpkin man to the cow stable and shut him up in an empty stall, fastening the door securely on the outside. “I’ve got to attend to you, first,” she said, nodding her head at Tip. Hearing this, the boy became uneasy; for he knew Mombi had a bad and revengeful heart, and would not hesitate to do any evil thing. They entered the house. It was a round, domeshaped structure, as are nearly all the farm houses in the Land of Oz. Mombi bade the boy light a candle, while she put her basket in a cupboard and hung her cloak on a peg. Tip obeyed quickly, for he was afraid of her. HE'S ALIVE ASKED TIP WONDERING I MUST THINK IT OVER ANSWERED MOM BE BUT WE MUST GET HOME AT ONCE FOR IT IS GROWING DARK HELP THE PUMPKINHEAD TO WALK NEVER MIND ME SAID JACK I CAN WALK AS WELL AS YOU CAN HAVE I GOT LEGS AND FEET AND AREN'T THEY JOINTED ARE THEY ASKED THE WOMAN TURNING TO TIP OF COURSE THEY ARE I MADE THEM MYSELF RETURNED THE BOY WITH PRIDE SO THEY STARTED FOR THE HOUSE BUT WHEN THEY REACHED THE FARMYARD OLD MOMBY LED THE PUMPKIN MAN TO THE COUCH STABLE AND SHUT HIM UP IN AN EMPTY STALL FASTENING THE DOOR SECURELY ON THE OUTSIDE I'VE GOT TO ATTEND TO YOU FIRST SHE SAID NODDING HER HEAD AT TIP HEARING THIS THE BOY BECAME UNEASY FOR HE KNEW MOM BE HAD A BAD AND REVENGEFUL HEART AND WOULD NOT HESITATE TO DO ANY EVIL THING THEY ENTERED THE HOUSE IT WAS A ROUND DOME SHAPED STRUCTURE AS ARE NEARLY ALL THE FARM HOUSES IN THE LAND OF OZ MOMBY BADE THE BOY LIGHT A CANDLE WHILE SHE PUT HER BASKET IN A CUPBOARD AND HUNG HER CLOAK ON A PEG TIP OBEYED QUICKLY FOR HE WAS AFRAID OF HER
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