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"If water spoils pumpkins," observed Jack, with a deep sigh, "then my days are numbered." "I've never noticed that water spoils pumpkins," returned Tip; "unless the water happens to be boiling. If your head isn't cracked, my friend, you must be in fairly good condition." IF WATER SPOILS PUMPKINS OBSERVED JACK WITH A DEEP SIGH THEN MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED I'VE NEVER NOTICED THAT WATER SPOILS PUMPKINS RETURNED TIP UNLESS THE WATER HAPPENS TO BE BOILING IF YOUR HEAD ISN'T CRACKED MY FRIEND YOU MUST BE IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION
ssing; 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. At that moment it was quite out of Tip’s reach, but after a time it floated nearer and still nearer until the boy was able to reach it with his pole and draw it to the shore. Then he brought it to the top of the bank, carefully wiped the water from its pumpkin face with his handkerchief, and ran with it to Jack and replaced the head upon the man’s neck. “Dear me!” were Jack’s first words. “What a dreadful experience! I wonder if water is liable to spoil pumpkins?” Tip did not think a reply was necessary, for he knew that the Scarecrow also stood in need of his help. So he carefully removed the straw from the King’s body and legs, and spread it out in the sun to dry. The wet clothing he hung over the body of the Saw-Horse. 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 AT THAT MOMENT IT WAS QUITE OUT OF TIP'S REACH BUT AFTER A TIME IT FLOATED NEARER AND STILL NEARER UNTIL THE BOY WAS ABLE TO REACH IT WITH HIS POLE AND DRAG IT TO THE SHORE THEN HE BROUGHT IT TO THE TOP OF THE BANK CAREFULLY WIPED THE WATER FROM ITS PUMPKIN FACE WITH HIS HANDKERCHIEF AND RAN WITH IT TO JACK AND REPLACED THE HEAD UPON THE MAN'S SHOULDER DEAR ME WERE JACK'S FIRST WORDS WHAT A DREADFUL EXPERIENCE I WONDER IF WATER IS LIABLE TO SPOIL PUMPKINS TIP DID NOT THINK A REPLY WAS NECESSARY FOR HE KNEW THAT THE SCARECROW ALSO STOOD IN NEED OF HIS HELP SO HE CAREFULLY REMOVED THE STRAW FROM THE KING'S BODY AND LEGS AND SPREAD IT OUT IN THE SUN TO DRY THE WET CLOTHING HE HUNG OVER THE BODY OF THE SAW HORSE
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